The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-12-27
Wednesday. Dec. 90.

property by Che French prior to the year 1900
we're referred to a Select Committee.
Mr.. Silsbee, of Mass. presented the petition;
OF Peter G. Brooks and Others, citizens of Mas
sachusetts, praying indemnity for spoliation:
committed onNtbeir property prior to the yeal
1900; which were referred to the Committee
j1st raised.
Similar petitions were also presented by Mr.
Chandler, OF Maine; Mr. Dickerson, of New.
Jersey; and Mr.. Sanford, of New-York; and
referred to the same Committee.
: The Senate then went into consideration o.
Executive business: after which, the doors be-
ing opened, the Senate adjourned.
Thursday, Dec. 81.
No business of importance was transacted
at half past twelve O'Clock the Senate went
INTO consideration OF Executive business.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Il Friday Dee. Is.
The resolution offered Yesterday by Mr..
Buchanan, calling for information in regard TO
the proceedings of the Congress of Panama.
were taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Drayton, of S. G.. offered resolution
for inquiry into the expediency Of so amending
the Judicial System, as that the benefits result
ting from it be equally extended to all the
States in the Union, which was agreed TO-.
I Mr.. Mitchell, of S. c. offered the follow.
ing resolution, which lies one day on the ia
BILE -
ResOirsd, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury be directed TO inform this House of the
amount and description of merchandise an.
nually shipped from each of the United States
to the West-lndia Islands other than those be.
longing to the Government of Great Britain.
from the 3Oth Of September, 1916, to the Both
September, 1926, and the annual amount of
the imposts on importations into each of the
United States, from the aforesaid Islands dur
ing the above period
| On motion Of Mr.. Webster. the bill relative
TO the establishment of an additional Execu-
i've Department, and the report thereon, were
ordered to be printed.
On motion &c Mr.. Buchanan. of Penn. the
Resolution laid on the table yesterday by Mr..
Bartlett, of N. H. was taken up. The reso-
luton, as amended, on motion of Mr.. M'Coy,
OF Va. is as follows:-
"ResolUed, That the Committee of the
whole House he discharged from the further
consideration Of the bill to authorize the set
tlement and payment Of the State of Massa-
ohusetts, for certain services rendered during
OF Massachusetts, for military services, be re-
ferred to the Secretary of War, and that he be
instructed to report 20 This House what class
and what amount of said claim may be allow
ed and paid, upon the principle ard rules
which have been applied TO the adjustment of
claims OF the other States, for military services
during the late wal. and to which the assum.
ed authority of the Governor of that State, TO
control the militia, and to Judge of the neces-
slty OF ordering them into service, does not
apply and also, If any parts of said claim
are disalowed, to state the reasons for which
the same are rejected"
debate of some length, and of some i'm
portance took place on the adoption of this
resolution.
The question was then taken on agreeing to
Mr.. Bartlett's motion, and decided in the af-
nrmdtfv=, Uy a tarsv- a4ujUrity.
Monday, Dec. 10.
Among the petitions and memorials this day
presented, which were thirty-six in number,
was one
By Mr.. Crownnshield, of merchants of Sa-
lem, in Massachusetts,, having claims ON the
Governments of France, Naples, Holland and
Denmark, for spoliations on their lawful COM
merce, claiming the interference of the Gov
eminent of the United States in behalf of their
claims. Referred to the Committee on For.
eign Affairs.
Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Among the resolutions agreed to, was one
from Mr.. Cook, instructing the Committee on
Roads and Canals to inquire into the subject
of granting to the State of Illinois the lead
made at Fever River, to aid in opening Ca
nal from Lake Michigan to the Illinois river
and another offered by Mr.. Mitchell, of South
Carolina, ;nstructing the Committee on Naval
Affairs to inquire into the exepediency of ap-
propriating annually 100000 to the gradu-
al increase Of the Navy.
Aresolution, offered yesterday by MIR. Moore,
Of Alabama, was taken up and agreed to d.
recting the Secretary of War to communicate
to this House the number of Topograp hical and
Civil Engineers, Surveyors,and other individu-
ais composing that corps, and by them employ
ed, and in what State they have been employ |
ed, and the particular objects to which their !
attention has been directed since the passage |
Of the Act of Congress of 1924" appropriate |
ing $4,000 " to procure the necessary sur |
veys, plans and estimates, upon the subjects of |
roads aud canals" was taken up, and agreed
to.
Wednesday, Dec 90.
The Speaker laid before the House com. !
munication from the Secretary of the Treasury
90 the subject Of the importation of sleeps |
wool on the skin.
Thursday, Dec. 81.
Immediately after the reports from Commit
tees had been received, Mr.. Metcalfe, after a |
few remarks on the death of his late COL |
league, Robert P. Henry Mr.. INITIATION, of
Kentucky, after some similar remarks on the |
death of his predecessor, Col. James Johnson
and MI. Miller, Of Pennsylvania, after a few
observations having reference to the death of
his late colleague, Henry Wilson, moved reso-
lutlons that the House, in testimony OF respect
lot these gentlemen, do wear Grape on the
lett arm for thirty days. The resolutions
we're unanimously adopted, and the House
then adjourned