Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-06-09

ses Kenney; bill for the payment OF
interest due to the State of New York,
and bill TO compensate Registers and
Receivers of the t.and Offices, for GER
tain extra services, were ordered to be
engrossed for third reading. A part
OF the day was passed in the consldera-
ton OF Executive business.
House Of Representatives.. The
appropriation bill 10 carry into effect the
Greek Treaty, was passed, alter
wards, protest, signed by the whole
Georgia delegation, was handed in by
Mr.. Forsyth, and read by the Clerk.
The question on the passage OF this bill
was taken by ayes and noes, when there
appeared l67 ayes, and only 10 noes;
these ten being the representatives
from Georgia, and the from Alabama.
Various other bills were passed. About
| 4 private bills were afterwards acted
on in Committee of the Whole and or
dered to be engrossed and read third
time to-day. Mr.. Garnsay made an et-
fort to carry the resolution which was
offered by him in March last, on the
subject of a treaty with the Indians, in
the State OF New-York but a discussion
arose, which continued until The expira-
ton of the hour allow ed for resolutions,
when the Speaker arrested the progress
OF the debate.
WEDNESDAY MAY 10.
Senate. The resolution declining a
conIersnce with the House Of Represent
atives on the Judiciary Bill, was agreed
| to by vote oil IS to 8. The Bill rela-
tive to the Illinois Canal was rejected
by the casting vote of the Vice Presl-
dent: and the bills yesterday ordered
to third reading, were passed and sen,
to the House Of Representatives.
House Of Representatives. A reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Forsyth,
10 place the protest of the Georgia
Delegation on the Journals, was agreed
10. The bills which were acted on in
Committee on the preceding day were
passed; and about sixteen or seventeen
other private bills went through Com
mittee of the Whole, and we're ordered
to be engrossed, and read third time
to- day.-The resolution offered by Mr..
Garnsey, relative 10 the Indians in the
State OF New-York, was finally adopted,
with an amendment. Among the bills
ordered to third reading to-day, is one
to incorporate an Insurance Company
in Georgetown, in the District. An
unsuccessful! effort was made by Mr..
Burgess, to bring up the bill to provide
for the surviving officers of the RevoIu-
ton.
THURSDAY, MAY /.
Senate. The bills ordered to third
reading were passed aud sent to the
House oil Representatives. The bill for
the relief OF Don Carlos Default Deas.
sus, the bill for the relief of sundry per-
sons who have lost property by Indian
depreciation, and the bill to amend The
charter Of the town of Alexandria, were
ordered to third reading. A bill was
introduced by Mr.. Dickerson from the
Select Committee on that subject, to
distribute annually among the several
States, the surplus revenue of the Unit
ed States; and bill by the Judiciary
COMMITTEE, to regulate the process OF
The United States Courts 10 those States
which have been admitted into the Union
since Sept. 1889.
House Of Representatives The bill
for the relief of James Monroe, late Pre-
sident OF the United States, was taken up
in Committee of the Whole, and report
ed without amendment. 1t was then
laid on the table, on the motion of Mr..
Ingham, with the understanding that it
would be called up to-day. The bill
concerning a bridge over the Potomac
river at Geor getown, in the District,
was defeated by the striking out Of the
4h section, which provided for the rails
ing of money by Lottery. The hosti-
lty which was exhibited was not to the
improvement itself, but to the lottery
system, by which it was proposed to carry
it into effect. On this occasion, Mr..
Webster took decided stand against
that system; and although the bill was
zealously and ably defended by Mr.
Powell, Of Virginia, and Mr.. Thompson,
OF Pennsylvania, the motion to strike out
the section prevailed. The bill for the
relief Of Mr.. Cox, the paymaster, by re-
fun ding considerable amount of which
he was robbed, was also rejected. Sc
veral bills were acted on in Committee,
and ordered to be engrossed and read a
third time to-day.
FRIDAY, MAY IL.
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