Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL EPITOME.
THURSDAY, JAN IL.


THURSDAY, JAN H..
Senate. On motion of Mr.. Thomas,
the committee on public lands was dis
| charged from the consideration OF the
memorials of the Legislatures oil Nilsson
ri and Indiana, praying reduction oil the
price of public lands. Adjourned to
| Monday.
House Of Representatives. Mr..
M'Lsne, from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, reported a bill making APP
propriations for the support OF Govern
ment fer The year 1896: Read twice and
committed. Mr., Cookies resolution,
calling for an eract account OF the ex
pcnses Of court.martials held since jan
uary 1925, sc. was agreed to. The
House was principally occupied IN com
nitIee, on the Judiciary Bill.
FRIDAY, JAN. Is.
The Senate did no. sit.
House Of Representatives. Mr.. NJ
| Lane from the COMMITTEE of Waya anG
Means, reported three appropriation bills
,ey---one Tor the Navy, and one for the
Indian Department. MIR. Cook said he
had received an otlicia, communication
| from the General Land Office, giving a
| statement of all the lands which have
been sold since the Government COM
! nenced as sales, and also the lis, OF lands
surveyed, and which remained for sale ;
which he communicated to the House,
seel which was ordered 10 be laid on the
table and printed Mr.. Van Nensse laer
offered resolution directing the pro
curement of we'll executed portrait o!
| GENERAL, WAsHINGToN, 10 be suspend
ed in the Hal! opposite that oil La lay
ETrE. Laid on The table. The Judi
cia bill was then taken up in committee,
and after some debate, the committee
rose, and the House adjourned to Mon
day. The partition lately erected behind
the chair of the speaker was ordered tic
be removed.
MONDAY JAN l6.
Senate. Mr.. Hayne, from the com
mittee on Naval atfars reported on ca.
| ,
satisfactory reason for the interposiion
of the Senate, and that il was due TO the
preserva ion OF disc ipiine, and to the re-
putsion 81 our officers that such appeals
should not be encouraged. Mr.. Barton
from The Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported unfavorably on the removal of the
Salt River Land Office in Missouri. The
bill to prevent descrtIon IN the army was
passed.
House Of REPRESENTATIVES. Mr.. Bay
lies reported bill to authorize the es-
adjustment OF Military Post on the Pa
ci6c Ocean, and to provide Tor he cx-
ploration OF its coasts and waters. Read
twice and committed. Mr.. Scott Of Mo
laid resolution on the table calling for
an account of balance due the Z. 5. from
Receivers, sc. The House resolved
itself into committee on the bill TO amend
the Judicial system; MIR. Tomlinson in
The chair.
The question being on the motion OF
Mr.. Mercer to ssr!ke out the first sec
| ton
! MIR. COOK said, when the committee rose on
| his motion, he felt much more inclined to adj
dress it than at Present, owing to his state OF
| health. He should, however, OTTER no
other apology for addressing the committee
than the fact of his representing portion OF
the Union to which the provisions OF the pre-
sent judicial system were not extended. The
motion pending was, to strike out the first Sec
ton of the bill, which, in its nature, and from
oh h.I ls.