Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-26
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.


third and last reading-Among them, was
bill for the erection of Marine Hospital Tor
the relief of sick and disabled seamen, in Char
lesion, S. c.; bill for the payment Of interest
due 10 the State of Maryland, and bill to COM
pensate Receivers of Public Money, for trans
porting and depositing the same.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the following resolution submitted by Mr..
Branch, Of N. c.
"Whereas the President Of the United States
in his opening message to Congress, asserts,
"that invitations had been accepted, and that
"Mnisters on the part of the United States
"would be commissioned to attend the deliber-
"ations at Panama." without submitting said
nominations to the Senate: And whereas, in an
Executive communication of the Goth day of
Dec. 1925, although he submits the nomina-
tons, yet maiptains the right previously an
uounced in his opening message, that he pos
sesscs an authority to make such appointments,
and 10 commission them without the advice
and consent of the Senate: And whereas a ST.
lent acquiescence on the part OF this body may,
at some future time, be drawn into a danger
Gus precedent: Therefore,
"ReSOiced, That the President Of the United
States does not constitutionally possess either
the right or the power to appoint ambassadors
or other public ministers, but with the advice
and consent of the Senate, except when vacan-
cies may happen in the recess"
The question pending is, "Shal the resolu.
ton be indefinitely postponed?"-
! Mr. Tazewell again took the floor in favor of
the resolution, and spoke for more than two
hours. The argument of the Honorable Scna-
tor, was similar TO that he delivered the other
day, about as logical, and about as fair, in his
treatment of the arguments urged against the
| resolution. Alter few observations from Mr..
Chambers, the Vice President was about to put
the question, when Mr.. Van Buren, moved an
adjournment The Vice President declared the
vote to be, ayes %, noes . !, and the Senate ad-
ourned.
| There is no doubt that the motion for indef-
mite postponement will prevail
liz THE House. OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr
Dwight, from the Committee Of Ways and
| Means, made report on the petition of c. n.
Buck, Consul General Of Hamburg, accompan-
! led by bill to refund certain duties, paid upon
vessels and cargoes belonging TO the City o.
| Hamburg; which bill was read the first and Sc
contl time, and referred 10 Committee Of the
Whole House.
| Mr. Wright, from the Committee appointed
on the 18th inst. to examine, arrange, and report
the business necessary 10 be acted upon during
the remainder of the session, CHASING 1t IN such
manner as 10 facilitate the expeditions action
thereou'-made report, accompanied by re-
| solution, proposing that the orders Of the day,
! in Committee of the Whole House, be taken
up in classes, corresponding with their impor-
! tance to private ard public interest. The re-
port and resolution were laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Hcmphill, from the Committee on Roads
aud Canals, 10 which had been referred the let
ter of the Secretary OF War-commnnicating
| the report of the Ensi"~~-s. -~r,r~::---' - "A,
anime and survey a route Tor National koaa
from The City of Washington TO New Orleans
renorted a bill 10 regulate the laying out and
making the said road, for the safe and expedi-
tious Transportation ofthe u. S. Mail, and other
national purposes. ThePresidcnt OF the Unit
ed States is authorised to appoint three Com
missioncrs for the purpose Of layinSout Road,
eighty feet wide, on, or near, the Middle or
Western route, lately surveyed by the Board OF
ENGINEERS; ichCommissioners are TO receive
six dollars per diem, and are not to be selected
| from either of the States of Virginia North-Ca-
rolina. Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, lennes-
s.e. or the District Of Columbia When the
Commissioners shall have reported, the Prcsi-
den, is authorised TO take prompt and eficctual
measures 10 cause the said Road to be made,
throughout the whole distance, or such part or
parts of the same, as he shall Judge most con-
ducive to the public good. The bill was twice
read and referred to a Committee of the Whole
| House
! Mr.. Stewart of Pennsylvania, submitted re-
solution, which lies one day of course, instruct
ing the Secretary Of War to communicate to
this House the report Of the Engineer recently
employed in exploring the country, and running
! Levels between the Deep Greek and Casselman
SUBMITS, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal;
with view to ascertain the practicability Of
transferring, by feeder, the supply OF water
! from the one summit TO the other
! Mr.. Livingston of Louisiana, submitted q. re-
ISOLATION (which was laid on the table and Or
! dcrcd to BE printed) instructing the Committee
| on the Judiciary 10 enquire into The expediency
| of establishing some mode by which all de-
mands against the United States, for services,
or for articles furnished, or moneys advanced
for their use, (not allowed by the proper &C
counting oHicers) should be submitted to
| Court ofJustice for Investigation and provi-
sional decision; reserving to Congress the right
of finally deciding whether such decisions shall
| be carried into effect And, also, under the like
reservation, for investigating the title Of indi-
viGuals, or bodies corporate, TO lands claimed