Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-24


ayes and noes and lost-ayes co, noes Il9
MIR. Mercer Virginia then offered the following
solution. wlich he read
Resoired, That the bill be rccommilted to the com
nittee that brought with instructions so TO amend
/, as to discharge the Judges the Supreme Court from
attendance the Circuit Courts the United States;
10 provide for tie gradual reduction of their present
number 10 five; and further provide uniform and
efficient system for the administration of Justice in the
inferior Courts of the United States
/ Before any disposition made of the resolution
Mr. Van Rensselacrs motion or adjournment prevailed
| alexandria Gazette.
Friday, january 60
! The Senate did not sit 10 dav
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NAVAL SCHOOL.
MIR. Storrs from the committee on naval affairs no
ported bill for The establishment OF "A Nava. School;
which was read twice committed made the order OF
the day for 10 morrow, and ordered To be printed.
This bill authorizes the President 10 establish n
School for the Improvement and Instruction of the Mid
shipment and other officers of the Navy That the said
school may be located any land held by the Uni
ted States, for Naval Military purposes and shall be
subject TO regulations be prescribed by the President
that il shall be under the command ola Captain of The
Navy 10 be selected by the Prosidcnt-tiat one Proics
sor OF Natural and Experimental Philosophy and As
ticnomy-one Professor OF Mathematics and Naviga
tion--one Teacher of Geography and Iiistory--one
Teacher Of the French and Spanish Languages and
Fencing Master, shall lie appointed by the President
The compcnsaticns Of these Professors and Teachers is
IN biani-and the Scc cary OF thc Navy is authorised
10 provide The necessary books, implements and appar
atus Ter the School, the expense not TO exceed dol
lars
The tia and last section makes an approximation Of
do!iars, Tor reC;ing buildings the pa men, OF sala
RIGS Of Professors and Teachers and for contingent cx
ponses.i
Mr.. Vance of Ohio fro; tic committee on Military
iH&irs reported bill to auioIse the iaying cut and
opening certain roads, IN the Territory Of Michigan.
which read twice committed made the order of The
dag iHr 10 morrow, and ordered 10 be printed
Dir Vancc's bill provides that tie President be ,,I-
iAor"cd TO cause to be laid cut road commencing al
Detroit, and pursuing The most direct and practicable
route to The Saginaw Bay-aso road from Detroit o
Fort Gfatiot at the outlet Of Lake Huron These roads
are 10 be laid OF. and marked by three Commissioners
TO be "npointcd by tie President :icr report 10 be made
to the President and if approved h. him, the routes
shall be considered as established and accented
One OF the Commissioners shall be Surveyor and
they shall each he allowed three dollars per day and their
assistants ono dollar and fifty cents per day each
The bill further provides, that fo ic rurpose of ron
meeting The Detroit and River Kaisin with the Maunicc
and Sandcsky reads, and 10 complete the same there
shall be appropriated - dollars.
And for the opening and construction of the Detroit
and Chicago roal the sum Of dollars shall be an.
pTorratcd.
The following resolution, offered Yesterday, by Mr.
Drayton, OF Scut! Carolina, taken up and agreed
TO:
Resoited, That the Secretary Of War be directed TO
report 10 this House what measures have been talcn G
completing the surveys aad projecting the
fF tie defence OF Charleston, in South Carolina; wlIc
cher the Notifications for the defence of Charleston arc
not considered as belonging 10 the frs class in npor
tancc: and whether il in the contemplation of the De
parment of War 10 commence them within ANY,. o,J
what definite period.
The following resolution, offered yesterday, by Mr.
II0conbe, Of New jersey was taken mn.
ResolceL That the Secretary Of e Nav bo d;-co,
ed 10 furnish this House with estimates of the probahIc
cost of the following lots of live oak timber 70 Inc dc
,ribu.ed in t!, several novr va1c If , ~ ge US
together with the cost of crccl;,,, ,'''eS
neir oroservation f' 'i'"' o'
e;;v r,os for c,o r,,,;
Tmciro f;tin oc SI;n.,r 49,
t,;foo, J;,,a r. t t,rr' W we ,, NE
rr J ~, "eS VI u'e largest Class,
~ - nv. 49, VI n ,u VI T"'
mn le$0'rcn' l,at he Secretary OF The Navy 10
also directed 10 report 10 This House, what further ceis