The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-16

humor. Some discussion took place on the
amendments made in the Senate to the
General Appropriation Bill, some OF which
were disagreed to, and returned to the SEN
ate. In Committee of the whole on the
State of the Union, Mr.. Drayton, OF South
Carolina, concluded his remarks, and Mr.
Everett, of Massachusetts. obtained the floor
for tomorrow.
7nursdav, March o.-In the Senate, the
bill making appropriation for the support
of government for the year 1926, was re-
turned from the House of Representatives,
and their amendments were insisted on. Oh
motion BY Mr.. Chambers, the consideration
of Executive business was resumed.
In the House of Representatives. Mr..
Whipple. of New Hampshire, laid OH the
table resolution calling the President OF the
United States, to communicate information
relativc to officers of the revolutionary army
on half-pav. Mr.. Stewart, of Pennsylvania,
offered resolution calling for report OF
the Board of Engineers in 1919, relative to
the system of National Defence. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Lanthrop, of Massachusetts,
committee was ordered to be appointed on
the subject of an adjournment of the present
session, and an earlier meeting OF the next
| After the routine business of the day was
concluded, Mr.. Everett, of Massachusetts
took the floor, and spoke nearly three hours
in opposition to the resolutions OF Mr.
M'Duffie. The expectation OF the speech OF
MIR. Everette had filled the galleries; and
while we can say, on the one hand, that
more flattering and universal attention was
never paid to any young member, on ms
first serious effort, we may be allowed, on
the other hand, to observe, that never was
attention better compensated than on TINS
occasion. Taken as whole, the speech
was as great an effort OF the human NINA,
as we have witnessed on the floor OF Con-
gress; and the effect which it produced aP-
peared to us to be uniform and universal.
| Priday, March 10.--In the Senate, the
business was wholly Of an Executive nature.
The business in the House OF Representa-
tiyes, was confined TO the amendments in
the Appropriation Bill, as madein the Senate;
and to the Bill for the relief Of the Asylum
for the Deaf and Dumb in Kentucky. a res
olution was adopted, oil molten of Mr. Brent,
of La. directing the Committee on Com
merce to inquire into the expediency ot pro-
viding that vessels at sea Shall carry lights
in the night.
Saturday, March 11.-ln the Senate,
Thomas b. Read, of Mississippi, was quail
during which two reports were made from
the Committee on Public Lands, accompani-
ed with bills and the amendment made to
the appropriation, and disagreed to by the
House, was receded from. the doors were
closed, and the Senate, on motion OF Mr..
Edwards, went into the consideration of ex-
ecutive business.
/ Mr.. Tucker, of South Carolina, laid a
resolution on the table of the House Of Rep
reseptatives, calling for information from the
President as to the expenditures during the
years 1894 and 1927, in laying out and max
ing roads and canals, surveys, maps, &c.
The resolutions offered yesterday by MI.
Stewart of Pennsylvania, calling for the re-
port of the Engineers of survey in 1879
and 1920, was agreed to. The Committee
on Military Pensions were instructed, on
motion of Mr., Powell, of Virginia, to report
on the subject Of relet to the survivors Of
the officers and soldiers who served against
Quebec in 17i5. On motion OF Mr.. Condict,
Of New Jersey, the subject of the NewJer-
sey Asylum was referred to the Select Com
mittee.
The bill for the benefit Of the Kentucky
Asylum, was passed. Some further discus
SION took place on the resolution OF Mr.
Gransev, of New. York. on the subject OF q
treaty with the Seneca Indians in that State
which resulted in laying the resolution OF
the table. The bill authorizing a subscrip-
tion to the Stock of the Dismal Swamp Ca
nal Company was passed, after some discus
sion.
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