Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-08
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1"eSCtty, January -
IN sen ATE.

IN SENATE.
DRAWBACK On Mh>UFACTUREp uEMP
Inc senate then resumed the unfinished bu
siness oil yesterday--the bill for allowinga draw
oack on the expectation of cOr,iape manufactu-
red from imported hemp.
Messrs. D'Nof and LLOYD of Mass spoke in
favor OF the bill, which was opposed by Messrs.
Edwards and Johnson of Ken.
Inc question being taken on engrossinr the
Oil Tor third reading, ii was decided in the
negative, by Yeas and Nays-Yeas I8-Nays
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Internal If'ade ,oiM .Hcrico
The Senate then proceeded to the con,iIera-
Ton vi the bill reported by Mr.. Benton from
the Committee on Indian Affairs on the l;n
INST. To authorize the President TO cause a road
To be marked out from the frontier Of Missouri
TO the confines of New Mexico, and making an
preparations therefor The bill having been
read though
MIR. Benton rose and addressed the Senate at
great leng tn IN favor of the bill.
Mr. Chandler put one or two questions on the
SUBJECT, which was answered by MIR. Benton,
as III distances, &c. after which
lie bill was, motion of Mr.. Chandler
lald over until tomorrow, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TeaH Code 81 the Ctited States.
The House then resumed the unfinished bust
ness of Yesterday, being the bill further TO pro-
vide for the punishment of crimes against the
United States.
Mr. Webster, having signiGed, that, in com
pliance with the suggestion of the honorable
member from New Hampshire, Mr. Liyorrnorel
he had divided the offences in the bill. INTO two
classes: to the first of which only, the punish
IuSnt of death was 10 he annIiad
Mr.. Wickllfie consented to withdraw tine
amendment winch he had offered to the bill.
promising, however, that he was not thereby to
be understood giving his consent that the
punishment of death should be assigned TO any
OF the crimes specified i'll die bill
Mr.. W ebster linen proposed an amendment
to the first section Of the BILL SO as 10 make the
burning Of amy store, barn, or stable, a capital
offence, only wheu such store, barn, &c. was
PARCEL OF dwelling house, or mansion house:
and to amend the second section of the bill. so
that the burning OF Il lighthouse, arsenal, mag
azine, Iope-waik, Warehouse store house.
oiock-house, barrack, or any ship or vessel,
should be punishable BY fine and Imprisonment
The section respecting offences against un-
derwrlters, was slightly amended by mscr:ir.-
after the word person." the words o. 5cdy
politiC.n
And, on motion OF Mr.. Call, of Indiana, the
18th section ot the bill was 50 amended, that, if
there was 10 state prison, or pcnitentian, in the
district where the offender is convicted II shall
be lawful for the court to imprIson him IN the
nearest state prison Or penitentary, III tie Inc
ITS OF any other district. The vote on this
amendment was-Ayes 10, Noes 81.
On motion of Mr.. Forsyth, the 18th section
which provides that the trial of all offences
winch shall be committed upon the high seas,
shall be III the district wherein the offender is
apprehended, or MIC which he may be first
brought, was amended by adding, after the
words ''high seas" the words, ..or without The
Limits. of any state Or 4Trict of 'ho United
Mr. Livingston, of, L.qda then moved to
srtke out from the first sse4ion. Prospecting the
burning ofdweIlIng houses, ST. WITHIN any fort
dock yard, &c. belonging to the United states, !
the words, - shall be deemed guilty of felony
and SHALL, on conviction thereof, suffer death y
and Insert, in lieu thereof, the words, ''shal be
punished by fine, not exceeding five thousand
dollars, and by Imprisonment at hard labor for
a term not csceeding 1 > years"
in support OF this amendment, Mr.. Living
ston went into an extended and eloquent argu.
meRt.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment, aud lost; and alter 4 little further con-
versation between the Chairman of the Judi
clary Committee and the gentleman from Lou!
siana,
On motion of Mr. Dwight, the House adj
journed.
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IN SENATE.
The Senate again proceeded to the consider
alton If the bill to authorize the President ofthc
United States to cause tp be marked ont :, road
from the lIhe ofthe state of Missouri to the con-
fines OF New Mexico.
On motion OF MIR. Lloyd, of Mass to strike
ont the second section Of the bill, (which pro
yides for marking out that part OF the road in
the Mexican territory)a debate arose on the
bill which continued nearly the whole of the
remainder OF the sitting. Finally,
The motion of Mr.. Lloyd was negatiyed
ayes | D, noes %, and
The hill was ordered to be engrosscd and
cad third time, by the following vote:
YEAS-Ncssrs. Barton, Benton, Bouligny.
Brown, D'Wolf, Eaton, Edwards, Elliott,
Holmes, of Miss. Jackson, johnson OF Ken.
Johnston Of Lou. Kelly, Knight, Lanman,
Lloyd of Mass bowric, McIlvalne, Mclean,
Noble, Palmer, Parrot, Rugglcs. Seymour,
Smith, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Van Burcn,
Van Dykc---3O.
NAYS Branch, Chandler, CLAYTON. Cobb.
GaIllard, Hayne, Holmes OF Maine, King of
Ala. King of ". Y. Macon, Tazcwcl, vii
liams-ts.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
RULEs FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIoN.
Mr.. Wright from the Select Committee ap-
pointed to prepare rules to be observed in case
Of the election Vt Pr ~ident aud Vice Presilcu
shall dcvoirc on this House made a report,
which was read ard ordered to lie on the table
j>ITr.p ST t.rrs' PrNAt Cupr
The Beuse then proceeded TO the unfinished
business Of yesterday, which was the bill max