Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-03-14

commencing the favorable and early consideration OF
the subject by Congress.
"A message received from the Senate giving in
formation that they had passed the bill making an APP
Propr Inton for the support of Government durinng the
present year, with amendments which amendments
were read anu referred to committee OF the whole for
tomorrow.
Mr. DUTIES resolution proposing 10 amend the Con
shution OF the United States, in relation the mode
OF clccting the President aud Vice President were
again taken mp in committee of the whole, OIL the state
OF The Union. Mr. Catnbrelcng of New York, occu
pied the floor about hour and half in reply TO- or
rather ~ personal aiIac.: upon, his colleague Mr.
Storrs and in the course of his remarks, gave a com
pcndious history OF the various political parties of his
state TO each of which he id his colleague had sue
cessively belonged. He spoke pahctically OF the
downfall of his friend King Caucus, 1--WE use his own
exPesson and dated freely upon the dangerous ten
dency OF allowing the election to be made under anv
cunsances, by the House of Representatives. Mr..
Siorrs made few sarcastic observations in reply DIS
claiming NJ the same time, having made any such u-
sna IN his speech, as had been imputed 10 him by his
colleague.
Mr.. Drayton of South Carolina, next rose and com
uenccd an elaborate argument in favor of the resoIu-
TONS Nhcn lie had spoken about an hour but before
he had concluded, the committee, motion OF Mr..
Bryan of No; Carolina, and obtained leave to sit
again and the House adjourned l.4te1. Phe,,ir.
NAsuINGT0N, March @. .
Tn the Senate the bill King appropriation for certain
notifications ordered to he "sse for its third
dollars for the purchase Of land Throgs Neck with
view the erection ola fort place. was rejected v
vote 20 to 10. An Intellectual motion was made TO
resume the consideration of Executive business.
In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. errick,
of Maine, laid the table resolution proposing a.
meudment the Constitution, providing propositions
10 amend the Constitution shall not be offered than
once la ten years. lie accompanied his resolution with
remarks in which truth sked under the visor
Of humor. Some discussion pla cc on the amend
memts made in the Senate the General Appropria ton
Bill, Of which disagreed and the
senate. In committee ot the whole on the state of the
Union, Mr. Draytnn of South Carolina, concluded his
marks and Mr.. Everett, Of Massachusetts, the
floor for to-day.
March 10
In the Senate tho bill making appropriation for the sup
port of government for the year 1926, returned from
the House of Representatives, and their amendments
insisted on. On motion by Mr. CHAMBERS, the consider
alton Of Executive business resumed.
In the House Of Representatives Yesterday, Mr. WuP-
PIE, OF New.hampshire laid ON the table resolution
calling the President the United States, communi-
information relative officers the revolutionary
army ON hali-ay MI STEWART, of Pennsylvania, offer
81 resolution calling for report of the Board of Eng
in 1919 relative the system National
Gin motion ct MIR. LATHRoF' ct Massachusetts commit
tee odercdto be appointed the subject of adoun
of the present session. and earlier meeting of
After the routine business Of the lav was concluded Mr.
EVERETT, OF Massachusetts, took the floor spoke
nearly three hours in opposition to the resolutions of Mr.
NJ Duic. The expectation of the speech OF Mr. EVERETT
had filled the galleries; and while say, he
hand, that laeriuS aud universal was
paid to any young member, his first serious effort
we may be allowed on the other hand to observe that
attention better compensated than this
sion Taken whole, the speech great an effort
ct the human MIMI as we have witnessed on the floor OF
Congress and the effect which produced appeared to us
10 be uniform and uHrquivocal
Congress Te>JCeedings Of FjJEny.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Forsyth from the committee Foreign Rela-
tions, made a Report unfavorabe to the petition of
sundry inhabitants of East Florida previous the
of that province TO the United States, praying in
demnity for injuries sustained by the invasion OF said
province, in the year 1912; which ordered 10 lie
upon the table, aud to be printed with the accompany
ing documents
The following resolution, offered yesterday by Mr.
Whipple taken up:
he of he fed cfafo
be requested to communicate TO this House any, and
all the information which may be in the possession of
tire Government, relating 10 the resolve of the Revo-
dictionary Congress of the 2ist of October 1880 allow
ing the officers of the Revolutionary army, who
should continue in the service to the end of the war
half pay Tor life; and the resolve Of tie LIST of March
1888, Offering the said officers Eve yc full pay in
lieu of such half pay for life should iey accept the
Also, the manner in which said resolves
carried into effect: the amount of pay received the
certificates issued TO said officers evidence OF their
claims for the five years full pay half pay for life,
where the profered communication not accepted;
the manner in which such certificates were paid or
funded by tho United Sate and any other information
his possession which may shcw the comparative value
between the amount promised by said resolves, and
that actually received by said officers, their asSg-
nces or legal representatives"
The resolution was adopted
The following resolution, laid on the table Yesterday
by Mr.. Stewart of Penn. taken up:
''FcsoiUcd, That the Secretary Of War; be instruct
cl 10 communicate to this House report made in
1919, by the Board Of Engineers who examined the
coasts of the United States, with view general
system Of national defence"
After objections 10 the resolution, the ground
that tie information which il called for already be-
fore the House,
Mr. Stewart modified the resolution, TO ask for
part Of the report made in 1920.
The resolution ordered to lie on the table.
Fir. Gurnsev of New York, offered the following:
Ecsolred That the committee Indian Affairs be
instructed inquire into the cxpediency of making
appropriation for holding a treaty with the Indians
West of the Gcnnessce River, IN the State Of New
York
s debate arose on this resolution, to Which a stop
put BY the expiration Of the hour allotted for the
consideration Of orgina motions; aud the subject lies
over, vi course, for another day.
The amendments of the Senate 10 the General APP
preparation Bill were taken up.
MIR. McLane, Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways