Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-04

country in Florida, for the proposed ca
nal and ship channel across the peninsu. !
la, was referred 10 the consideration oil
the committee on Roads and Canals, MIR.
Johnson submitting some explanatory re-
marks relative to the Two routes which
have deem designated. The bills relating
10 the Judiciary system were postponed
and made the order OF the day Tor We'd
nesday next. Mr.. Kane introduced a
bill to compensate the Registers and Re-
ceivers of the Land Offices, for extra
services, rendered under The provisions
of the act oil March I'd, 1921; which was
read and passed to second reading.
House of Representatives.. The dis
cussion on the judicial bill was yesterday
resumed, Mr.. Buchanan having conclud-
ed the observations which he commenced
the day before, and Mr.. Mangum hav-
ing taken the floor in opposition TO the
bill. The amendment offered by Mr..
Campbell OF Ohio, to the rules OF the
House was laid on the table. Several
resolutions were adopted, among which
were-one offered by Mr.. Edwards, N.
c. } on the subject ofequalizing the COM
pensation to Deputy Postmasters one
by Mr.. Owen, (Alabama,) on the sub
lect of giving the assent OF Congress to
an act of the Legislature of Alabama to
prove the navigation oil the bay and
ha Dor of Mobile; and one by Mr. White,
(Florida,) in relation to the sale OF lands
al Tallahassee, for the purpose oil erect
ing public buildings; and on the expe-
dency Of granting to the Territory the
buildings at St. Marks. A resolution
introduced by Mr.. WickIlffe, OF Ky. for
committee to decide on the expedieD-
cy of imposing a TAX on boats and vessels
navigating the Mississippi, for the sup
port Of the sick and infrm in Louisville
| Hospital, was laid on the table.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. III.
Senate. The bill from the House OF
Representatives, to authorize the Legs
iature OF Ohio to sell certain land, here
to.ore appropriated to the use OF schools,
underw cnt some discussion; and was
laid on the table. The objection urged
was, that Congress had no control over
the subject; having, by the compact CIV.
ing lis assent 10 the admission OF OHIO IN
10 the Union, grantee ali lis right and IL
tie 10 the state.
House of Representatives. Exclu-
s,ve oi the discussion on the Judiciary
Bill which called up MIR. Mangum, III
conc fusion OF the remarks he had Offer
ed on the day before and MIR. Wick lie,
OF Kentucky, in reply, the only business
transacted III The House consisted oil the
introduction and adoption OF resolutions.
Mi. Phelps OF Connecticut, introduced a
Iont resolution, proposing an amend
ment TO The Constitution, IN relation 10
the election OF President and Vice Pre-
sidenl, which Was read and ordered 10
be printed. Mr.. Saunders, oil North
| Carolina, laid ON the table resolution
calling lor information from the Depart
men, OF State, as 10 The Newspapers i'll
which the Laws oi the Cnied States
| nave been direcred TO be printed, and The
expense annually paid by that Depari-
men, for publication OF the laws, and
public printing. Resolutions were adopt
cd, OH moiion oil A1r. Cook, OF Illinois,
the Northern Boundary OF the state OF H.
inois: on motion oil Mir. kremer of
| Pennsylvania, to proven, piainuff or de-
iendant III case put down Tor trial, from
conunuIng the same unless sptilclsn.
cause shall be shown Tor such conlinu-
ance; aud on motion OF Mr.. Scott oil
| Missouri, on the subject OF erecting an
Arsenal at or near s.. Louis, Missouri.
! By an arrival a, New York, from the
Brazils, accounts have been received that
Gen. Bolivar has Invaded the Brazilian
territory, and issued proclamation to
The inha ,ltants, inviting them TO "Jom
The standard OF Liberty" The Congress
Of Buenos Ayres, has also, IN effect, de-
clsred war against Brazil.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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