The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-03-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, March 20.

1OUSE Of hEP IL ESfIIN y IL v Eio.
MONDAY, March 20.
The subject Of the Michigan election
was discussed in Committee Of the Whole,
| but without coming to any decision. The
report of the Committee on Elections is in
| favor Of the sitting delegate, and a motion
| is before the Committee of the Whole, TO
amend that report, so as to render the O.
lection altogether void. Mr.. Wright OF
Ohio, laid a resolution on the table, calling
! on the President for information, whether
Lany measures have been taken to improve
the navigation over the sand bars in the
Ohio river. MIR. Hayden, of New York,
laid resolution on the table, providing
that no motion for adjournment shall be III
order, for the residue Of the session, until
4 o'clock. On motion Of mr.. Hugunin, OF
New. York, the subject Of reduction Of
certain fees TO collectors of the customs,
was referred to the Committee on Com
merce. On motion Of mr.. Allen, Of Mass.
| the Committee on the militia had the sub
ject Of mstructing the officers Of the mill
tia referred to it. The expediency cf dis
posing of certain tracts of public lands in
| w
/ hio, referred to the confederation of the
Committee OH Public Lands. II was also
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,
on the motion Of mr.. Lawrence, of Penn
sylvania, to provide for the trial OF certain
causes III the District Court of the United
States, for the Western District Of Penn
| sylvania.
The House then adjourned,
| TUESDAY, March u.
| The subject OF adjournment was for a
short time before the House, but without
leading to any dcfnitive result, the subject
being postponed until Monday next, on
motion Of mr.. Webster.
Mr.. Webster proposed to bring for
ward The Bankrupt Bill; and it was also in
timated that the difference between the
State Of Georgia and the government OF
! the United States: the Panama mission:
and the condition of the Indians, would all
be " speech making" subjects, which would
be acted on during the residue Of the ses-
sion.
Together with the subject Of adjourn
ment, resolution, proposed by mr. Wright
Of Ohio, relative to the creation of Joint
committee TO report on the state of the
business before the House, was also post
poned until Monday. From the strength
of the minority. on the question ofpostpone.
ment, it is evident that the House begins
to feel serious disposition to think Of ad-
tournment.
The House subsequently, went into com.
mittee of the whole on the state ofthe Tn.
ion, when the subject of the Amendments
Of the Constitution was again discussed, by
inr. lsacks ofTennessee, and mr.. Lecomp.
te of Kentucky, both in favour Of the reso-
tutions to amend.
WEDNESDAY,, March 90.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONS.
Mr. me Duffic moved that the House re-
solve itself into a committee of the whole
on the state Of the Union. Ayes l05.
The House then resolved itself into Q
Committee ofthe whole on the state Of the
Union, mr.. mcLane, of Del. in the chair.
Mr.. Mitchell, of S. c. then addressed
the committee at some length, against the
proposition to amend made by his col
league.
lie was succeeded by mr.. Mitchell, o.
Ten. who spoke for about two, hours, in
obppNiN VI NuC
After briefexplanation from mr.. Ward
Of n. Y. IN answer to some remarks OF mr.
Mitchell, Of Tennessee, the committee
rose, on motion of mr.. J. s. Barbour, oi
Virginia, reported progress, and obtained
leave TO sit again.
The House then adjourned.
THURSDAY, March %.
The House of Representatives re-
sumed, in Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union, the discussion
Of the Amendments of the Constitution
when mr.. Weems. of Maryland, and mr.. j
S. Barbour, of Virginia, delivered their sen
timents in favor Of the propositions. Ow'
ing TO the indisposition of mr. Barbour, The
Committee rose before he had finished hi'
argument. A bill was reported by the Sc
lect Committee for the rcllefo Of mr.. Monroe
the President, granting him somevha
above $4,000, with about sixteen. year,
interest mr.. J. Johnson, Of Kentucky. OF
iered resolution respecting Nationa
Armory in that state, on which he SPOKE
until the hour allotted 10 resolutions hav
ing elapsed. his remarks were interrupted
by the Speaker. Some private bills wer,
i .fa,,a.l. I'll -, Co,ntnitseC and or