The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-01-04
Nineteenth Congress.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, December 90.

MONDAY, December 26.
John Randolph, of Virginia, took his seat
No business Of interest was transacted
The Chair communicated a Report from
! Secretary of the Navy, together with q
| printed volume, containing the proceedings
Of the Court Martial and Court of Inquiry
relating 20 Commodore Porter, pursuant to
n resolution Of the Senate ofthe 18th inst.
TUESDAY, December 81.
On Tuesday, letter was communicated
by the Vce-P President, from Commodore
Porter, asking for the expression Of an O.
pinion by that body, onthe charges and cen
sures contained in the communications of
messrs Thomas Randall and John Noun
tain, made at the last session. The letter
which was Of some length, was referred,
without reading, TO the Committee on Ma
val Affairs.
Two resolutions were off'ered-one by
mr.. Johnson Of KY, for the division Of that
State into two Judicial districts and the
other by Mr.. Johnston, Of LOUISIANA, III re-
latlon to the eXpediency Of repeating the
law about wrecks on the coast OF Florida
The bill for altering the time of holding
the District Court, in the Northern District
of New-York, was ordered to be engrossed
for its third reading.
Notice was given by Mr. RoBBINs Of
Rhode Island, Of his intention to bring IN u
bill prescribing the mode Of commencing,
prosecuting and deciding controversies be-
tween States" Asmilar bill was introduc-
cd in 1922, by mr.. Dickerson, OF n. Jersey.
Mr.. Holmes, from the Committee Oh FL
nance reported a bill supplementary to an
act for enrolling and licensing vessels en-
gagged in the coasting tsade and fisheries
Also II bill to provide for the seizure and
sale Of property brought into the United
States, in violation of the revenue laws in
ccrt"in cases. Both bills were ordered to
Il second reading.
.H. NILS presented the petition of Rich
ard w. Meade, relative to certain claims
on the Spanish Government; and, on his
motion, it was referred TO a select
committee, by the casting vote of the
chair-thc ayes being i6, and the noes l6.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. %.
On motion of mr.. Chandler, enc Of the
majority, it was agreed to reconsider the
vote OF yesterday, on the bill for the relief
Of Clark MPherrin; and the same was or
dered 10 lie on the table.
The bill to alter the time Of holding the
District Court in the Northern District of
Ncw-York, was read the third time and
passed.
The resolution offered b. Mr.. Johnston
of Lou. proposing an inquiry into the terri
torial laws of Florida, relating to wrecks,
and the propriety Of revising the same, was
tBken up.
Mr. Johnston stated that his object in Of
fcring The resolution, was TO remedy the a
buses which had taken place under tins act
of territorial Legislation. There was n
SUNNI " process at Key West, by which,
before four or five persons all property was
decided, and from seventy to ninety per
cent. salvage was taken. He had under
stood that two foreign governments had
entered complaints OH the subject and that
our own Insurance Companies had also ap-
Piled for redress.
The following resolution offered yester-
day by mr.. Johnson, ct Ken. was taken up
aud adopted:
Resolved, Thatthc Committee on the Ju-
dietary be directed to inquire into the eX-
pediency Of dividing the State OF Kentucky
into two Judicial Districts, and providing
for the holdingta Court in each Judicial dis
trict by the District Judge and, also TO in
quire into the expedicncy of fixing the com
pensaton of the District Judge at the sum
of two thousand dollars per annum.
An Executive message was received, and
the Senate proceeded to its consideration.