Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-06

btants of the state of Ohio, praying the
passage OF the Bankrupt bill. Some
conversation took place between Mr..
Harrison and Mr.. Hayne, about the re-
ference, in which Mr.. Hayne said that
he regarded it as favorable omen. that
such a memorial should come from the
Western county; part OF the Union
which had been supposed 10 be hostile
to such a measure, and he would there
fore suggest, that it be printed and refer
red to the same committee to which was
referred the bill on that subject. 1t was
accordingly SO ordered.
House Of Representatives. had, this
day, very little business before them, ex-
cepting the Mission 10 Panama. On
that question, Messrs. Wiokliffe, Of KY.
and Carson, OF N. e. spoke against the
resolution as reported by the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and MIR. Wood, Of
New York, in its favor. Mr.. Riyes nov
ed to amend the amendment offered by
Mr.. M'Lane, and with view to have
his amendment printed before he ad-
dressed the committee on the subject,
moved that the committee rise. The
amendment was then ordered 10 be prints
ed, and Mr.. Rivers is entitled to the
floor Tomorrow.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6.
Senate, Mr.. Benton asked and OBJ
tanned leave TO bring in bill TO autho.
rize the President oil the United States 10
sell certain lead, the properly Of the
| United States, in the state OF Missouri.
The bill :or removing distractions in
Mobile harbor was ordered 10 be en-
! crossed.
House OF Representatives. The com.
miltee on Roads and Canals was dis
charged from the further consideration
Of the resolution inslructing them to in
quire into the expediency Of surveying
and marking route OF canal from the
river Wabash 10 the Miami of Lake
Erie--and the resolution laid on the Ia.
BILE. The subject OF the Panama Mis-
sion was discussed in committee, and oc-
cupied the principal part OF the day. Sc
veral gentlemen spoke.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7.
Senate. The Judicial Bill occupied
the Senate nearly all day. The amend
ment proposed by the committee was
| adopted, ayes 81, noes A.. This changes
the circuits SO as to make Kentucky and
Ohio the seventh, and Indiana, Illinois,
and Missouri, the eighth circuit. We
like the change.
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.. Mr..
Eastman, OF N. H. proposed an amend
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services of Judges OF U. S. courts with
in the age OF seventy years. Mr.. New
ton, oil Va. moved an order that the
clerk purchase ten copies OF Niles Re-
gster for the use Of the House-snd
paid the editor a valuable and deserved
compliment. The committee on Pub
lie Lands were instructed TO inquire into
the expediency OF providing for survey
ing and marking the boundary line be.
tween Indiana and Michigan.
SATURDAY, APRIL 8.
Senate did not sit.
House of Rehresenfatipes. Tho
bill for the relief o! VIM. l.. ID. Ewing
was, after several Intellectual atle mpts fer
want ola quorum, again taken up and
read with a report and afidavil-and
was ordered to be engrossed. The
claim Of Massachusetts principally &C.
cuped the day.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
Senate. Israel Pickens, appointed
senator from Alabama in the room OF
Henry Chambers, deceased, appeared
and took his seat. The Judicla Bill
was taken up, and two amendments, pro.
posed by Mr.. Rowan on Friday, were
discussed. One, requiring the concur
renee Of seven judges on any consti,u-
tional question, was lost, 90 10 2i-the
other, prohibiting the courts from issu.
ing any process not specially authorized
by law, was also LOST TO "a.
House Of RehresentaHves. Mr.:
Thompson, of Georgia, offered resolu.
ton inqulring Of the President hetheranv
other government than the United States
had been invited, or would attend, tho
Congress at Panama. Mr.. Bartlett laid
on the table resolution 10 discharge the
Committee OF the Whole from the con.
sideraiion Of the Massachusetts claim,
and refer the subject to the Secretary Of
War. The bill making appropriations
for the relief OF the Florida Indians, was
discussed in committee, reported, again
discussed in the house-and laid on the
table. The bill for the relief of VIM. L.
u. Ewing was passed. Mr.. Hamilton,