Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27

House.s Alter passing through COM
ailtee, where the blsuk for the an
|propriation was filled With 81. .oOc
asmotion to isdciinite bst pomcmcr,
was made By Dir. W|||lasns, of n
c Carolina, 6nd ncgatiyed BY Io5 !.
|As. Before, however, any question
could be taken on tI.e cngrossmept
Of the bill, the House adjourned.
- y Nat. JOHrMdI
Tuesday, Magic. In the Senate.
almost the whole day was ucrupicd
in The consideration OF tho Bin TO
graduate the price Of publiek lands
Which WAS laid on the table.
In the House, the Judiciary Bill
after a considerable discussion and
various motions, was inaef fnitcly
postponed, by u vote ofe9 to &c.
The bin for tho appointment Of
Commissioner Of the Revense was
ordered to be engrosscd tor a third
reading. Attbrce o'clock the House
took, a recess until 5 o'clock. y,
| Between FIVE and six o'clock tho
House was again called to ordcr,and
disposed III considerable business.
Wednesday, II. In the Senate,
the bill Tor the erection af a Pcnitcn.
tiary in Columbia District was pas
sed To third reading. al
! In the Heuse, tho bill Dr tie ap.
pointment Of q commissioner OF the
Customs, was laid ON the table after
a brief discussion. The House took
up the bills, to make appropriation
for the public buildings, which ap-
Ipropriatc Si0O.OO0 for tho Capitol,
| S25,O0O for furnishing the large
\ vest room il the Presidents House.
aud a sum for keeping the public
grounds round tho Cspito!in order.
The bill was finally ordered to be
cngrassed and read third time bn
Thursday. 81. ss3
!, An unsuccessful attempt was made
in the House 20 reconsider fhc vote
by which tho Judiciary Bill mas re-
! jcctcd.
+ Mr.. Burgess, Of Rhode Island.
moved to discharge the committee Of
the whole from tic further comside-
ration ofthe joint resolution, report
cd sotc days since. by the commit
tee on Military Pensions, relative 10
} a more equitable construction OF the
laws Of 1918 and 1890, granting
! peusions for evolutionary services.
, Thursday, I8. Mr.. Randolph
reported q set Of resolutions for i'm
proving the convenience and order OF
the Senate. They wcrc refused =
second reading.
Mr Holmes rose and said, lic
|, thought it his duty, at this last stage
vi the scssion, to offer resolution
, tnr consideration, not witt, the in
!, tentionof its being acted on the pres
cnt session, Sut at an eatDy pcried
of the next session ho should call the
: attention of the Senate t0 the subs
ject, and seriously impress on their
D consideration IFS importanec. (.
The bill for the relief of James
Mmroe, was amended by making
|, the sum allowed $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 dollavs. ~
: IN the House, the Committee Of
twenty-lonr on amending tn the Con-
stitution. reported they were unable
to agree and asked to be discharged.
CAPT. PERRY:
: Mr.. Peser.of Maryland, offered tho
r fpllowing resolution.
! Resolved, That tho Secretary Of
Il the Navy be instructed 20 cause tho
! d|rcmains Of Com. Oliver Hazard
Perry, 10 be removed from the Island
of Trinidad, in a public vessel Of the
United States, and to have the same
: conveyed 10 Newport, State Of r.
r Island.
Il Mr.. Peter observed, that in offer
ling the resolution he was about to
submit, he dill not propose to enter
into any thing like a discussion. He
!. would barely remark that gentle.
e man from South Carolina had re-
J. lceised q letter from the willow Of
k Commodore Perry, written since the
: report Of the Eommittce on Naval
i Affairs, in which that Indy had ex-
!, pressed the most anxious desire to
: have removed to the sell ef his ma
ri tive hand, thc remains Of her dcceas.
ed husband. He. therefore, hoped
{ cd resolutioH would pass without op-
e position.