The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-08

the Joint stock company, incorporated TO con
struct turnpike road from the city of Wash
lngton to Fredericktown, in Maryland, which
bill was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Coke of Tennessee, the
House proceeded to consider the resolution
submitted by him on Friday, calling on the
PRESIDENT Of the United States for certain in.
formation relative to the accounts of Mr.. Mon
roe already settled at the Treasury Depart
ment.-A short discussion ensued, in the
course of which MIR. Pearce of Rhode-Island
spoke sensibly and periodically of the char
acter and public services of Mr.. Monroe, and
reprooated, in strong terms, the unfair means
made use of by some members to prejudice
the House against the claims of that Justly
celebrated citizen. The debate resulted in
laying the resolution on the table, whence it
Is not probable that it will ever be called.
resolution laid on the table by Mr.. Met
calie, of Kentucky, requesting the President
OF the United States to communicate to the
House, such information relative to the invita-
tion gwen TO this Government, to be represent
ed at the Congress Of Panama, by the Govern
ments OF Mexico, Central America and Colon
5Ia, as may be communicated without detri-
ment to the public interest.
Mr. Reed, of Massachusetts, laid series
OF resolutions on the table, directing the Sec
reiary of War to lay before the House the
survey OF Canal Route between Buzzard's
bay and Barnstable Bay; the Surveyor. at
the Island Of Nantucket for the purpose of
making Harbor there, for the protection of
ships, and the survey Of the harbors of Marc
ienead and Holmes Hole, to ascertain the
practlcsbility and utility of improving those
haroors by the erection of piers.
The House resumed the consideration of the
Dill making appropriations for the sea-board
defence, Mr.. M'Lane, Of Delaware, with his
usual ability defended at large the system of
national defence.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81.
"A message vas received from the President
OF the United States, transmitting a report
rom the Secretary of State, and the correspon-
dence with the British Government, relating
to the boundary of the United States on the
Pacific Ocean.
The resolutions, yesterday laid on the table
by Mr.. Reed of Massachusetts, calling for in
formation relative TO certain surveys. were
agreed to.
Mr.. Metcalfe, of Kentucky, called up the
consideration of the resolution, requesting iu-
formation from the President, in relation to
the proposed Congress at Panama, on which a
general debate ensued.
The House then took up the bill making
appropriations for Notifications on the sea-
board. The blank in clause making an ap
preparation for Fortress Monroe, was filed
with $4,000.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. /.
The following resolution, offered on the in
stance of Mr.. Metcalfe, of KY was taken I'D ::
Resofced, That the President of the United
States be requested to transmit TO this House
copies Of all such documents, or parts of cor
responsiveness (not incompatible with the pub
lie interest,) relating to an invitation which
has been extended to the Government of this
country ''by the Republics of Colombia, Mex
leo, and Central America, 10 join in the DELHI
erations of Congress to be held at the 18TH
mus of Panama." and which induced him TO
signify to this House "that Ministers on the
part of the United States will be commissioned
to join in those deliberations"
Mr.. Livingston, of Louisiana, made an able
speech in favor Of the resolution and the mis-
sion.
The House then resolved itself into COM
mittee on the bill making appropriations for
certain Notifications, to which several amend
mcnts were proposed and negatived.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
The House were entirely occupied in the
discussion of the resolution on the subject OF
the mission to Panama. With view to get
through the discussion, the rule of the House
limiting the consideration of Resolutions for an
hour was not enforced, Mr.. Webster having
moved to postpone all the orders of the day.
The House, however, did not come TO any de-
csion on the resolution, which was amended,
re-amcnded, and dislocated by substitutes, era
sures, and additions, until it became necessary
TO supersede it altogether by new resolution.
Mr.. Everett, of Massachusetts, spoke briefly or
the subject. His manner is modest his style
very chaste, and his diction select and appro
pirate.