The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-26
for the abolition of slavery in the state Of
Delaware.
Signed by direction and behalf Of said meeting,
6y ISAAC JACKSON, Clerk.
CONGRESSIONAL MATTER
From the National Journa


reported one for the relief of sundry citi-
zens of Baltimore, whose property was sunk
in the harbour during the late war, and the
other for the relief of Ebenezer Oliver and
others Three others were submitted: one
for the erection of light house at cape Flo
rda and cape Carnavcral, and the other re
lative to the change of a post route in the
State of Delaware. The resolutions offer
ed yesterday were all agreed to.
Ir the House of Representatives. the con-
sidcraton of the Judicial bill was again ta
ken up in Committee, when Mr.. Buckner of
Kentucky, Mr.. Livingston of Louisiana, and
Mr.. Ingersoll of Connecticut, all spoke very
ably in support of the bill. Mr.. lngersoll is
a new member, and attracted great atten-
tion by the pertinence of his remarks, and
the force and chastity of his expression. A
bill was passed for altering the time OF hold
ing the District Court in the Northern Dis
trict of New York. On motion. a resolution
was laid on the table, calling for information
as to the correspondence between Great
Britain and the United States. respecting
that part of the boundary of the United
States bordering on the Pacific Ocean. No
other business of any Importance was trans
acted.
In Senate, on Wednesday, the bill amend
the order of the dav, was ordered to lie on
the table. the chairman of the Judiciary COM
mittee, Mr.. Van Buren, being prevented
from attending by indisposition. The bill for
the relief of sundry citizens Of Baltimore
was ordered to be engrossed for its third
reading, without opposition-and the bill
supplementary to an act TO perfect certain
locations and sales OF public lands in Mssou-
RI" passed April %, 1922, passed and was
sent to the House of Representatives. for con-
currence. Mr.. johnson Of Ken. gave notice
of his intention to bring in bill to author
izc the Columbian College, in the district of
/ Columbia, to raise certain sums by lotteries,
| for the benefit of that institution. A memo
rial was presented from the City Council of
Charleston, for the establishment OF Ma
rine Hospital at that place, tor the use ot
sick and disabled seamen.
An attempt was made to cut short the dis
cussiun in the committee of the House OF Re
representatives., on the Judicial bill. With a
view to bring the debate, which has now oc-
i cupicd the House for a fortnight, to point
Mr.. Mercer, at the suggestion of Mr. Storrs
of New York, withdrew his motion to amend
the bill by striking out the first section. Mr
Storrs then submitted motion TO amend the
Il bill by striking out three additional Jud-
! ges, and inserting two; SO as to make the
whole number Of the Supreme Judges nine
instead of ten, which is the number propos
ed in the bill as it was reported. The mo
tive in making this proposition was, to divert
the discussion from the general principle o
the bill A report i'll part, was made by the
committee on Elections, on the subject of the
Michigan election. The subject Of Post
Road from Baltimore to Philadelphia wa.
referred 10 the Post Office Committee. Mr.
Livingston laid some resolutions on the table
to appoint a committee to report at the mex
session on the expedcncy of consolidating
the existing laws in relation to duties on i'm.
posts and tonnage, and for making uniform
the laws relative to foreign bills of Exchange
4 resolution was also agreed to, directing the
Judiciary committee to inquire into an alleg
; ed professional mislemeanor. 1t is charg
ed against District attorney, that after pro
; scouting public debtor, he received tex
from the debtor himself--or rather his as
sgnee--to render him service in the case
The subject excited some Indignation in th
House, and the Committee was clothed will
authority to send for persons and papers.
In the Senate on Thursday, bill wa
= = reported by the Committee on Naval AT
!, fairs, for the establishment of Naval Acad
envy, and the committee on Roads and Ca
mails. to whom was referred the bill to pro
!, vide for the survey of the proposed cana
and ship channel across the peninsula o
) Florida, reported the same without any ma
= teral amendment, with report of the opin
= = ion of the committee. and long communica
y ton from Mr.. White, the Delegate from
. Florida, on the subject. Mr.. Johnson, o
Kentucky, had leave to bring in his bill TO
the benefit Of the Columbian College. MI
!, Benton, from the select committee, report
y ed resolution proposing an amendment t
:, the Constitution of the United States, on TIL
: election Of President and Vice President, ac
: companied by report nf eighty manuscript
pages, the reading of which occupied abou
y y, an hour and a half. Three thousand copie
), of the report were ordered to be printed
i The bill for therelef OF sundry citizens G
- " Baltimore was laid OH the table, and the bill
! supplementary to the act to regulate tn
=, collection of duties on imports and tonnage
= gives rise to some debate, from which it ap
. peared that confidential agent had bee
= sent to Philadelphia to investigate the tact
= . relative to the recent custom house transac
y y tions in that city.
:. After little more discussion, same day
" in the House of Representatives, on the sub
:, cct of the Judicial Bill on which M
81 Wright Of Ohio. was the principal speaker
> followed briefly by Mr. Wood, of n. y, an
- Mr. Krcmer of PENNSYLVANIA the bill wa