American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-16
.A5ndged from tie National Iou1nai.

| CONGRESS.-In the Senate on Wednesday. Il was
Resoived That the President of the United States be
CURED to assay TO be made of the gold and sye
coins OF all foreign nations whose coins known to ccu
ate or be in in any part of the United States,
cause report distinguishing the respective dates of their
cUnage, TO be made 10 Congress- at their session,
the actual weight of each of those the neness alloy
and component parts of each the and nominal
ue OF each the actual value of each according the
standard and denomination of the coins the United States
and the rate at which each might Justly be made lega
tender.
The resolution declining conference with the House
Of Representatives the Judiciary Bill agreed 10 by
vote Of "a 10 49, The bill relative to the Illinois Cana
was rejected by the casting vote of the VrcEPREsDEsT
In the House of Representatives resolution introduced
by Mr. Forsyth to place the Protest of the Georgia Delega
ton the Journals, agreed 10. An unsuccessful e
fort made by Mr.. Burgess to bring up the bill to pro-
vide tor the Surviving Officers Of the Army Of the Reyou
ton.
In the Senate on Thursday, Mr.. Dtckerson from the
select Committee to whom was referred resolution in
laun to education aud Internal Improvement, made
port accompanied by bill providing for the annual dis
trbuon of of the among the States;
and on motion by Mr.. Holiness three thousand copies of
the report were ordered 10 be printed.
The bill making appropriation to carry effect the
Creek Treaty; and the bill RENTING the duties certain
articles imported for the of the University of Virginia
were read the third time and passed.
The House of Representatives took up the message Of
the Senate, declining conference With the House the
subject the amendment in the Judiciary bill.
MIR. We6ser moved to refer the message to The Com
motion to print the BILL with the proposed amendment of
the Senate.
The House then took the message of the Senate,
sistng its disagree ement the amendment made the
bill for the relief of Joseph Gibson, Of Kentucky, and asking
conference.
Mr. Wood moved that Committee of Conference be APP
pointed, but withdrew his motion The question then
put, renewed motion to appoint conferees-Ayes g.
Noes ST. The Committee then ordered to consist of
three members.
On motion of Mr. McLane of Del. the Committee Of the
Whole discharged from the consideration of the bill
relative to the unclaimed dividends, and it recomm-
ted 10 the Committee on Ways and Means
The bill for the relief Of JAMES MONROE late President
of the United States, taken up in Committee of the
Whole, and reported without amendment 1t then
laid on Inc table, the motion of Mr.. Ingham with the
understanding that it would be called up day. The
bill concerning bridge the Potomac River George
town. defeated by the striking out of the 4h secon
which provided for the raising OF the money by lottery
The hostility which was exhibited not to the improve
men ITSELF but 10 the lottery system, by which it pro-
posed TO carry into effect On this OCCASION Mr. Websfr
lock decided stand against that system and although the
bill zealousy and ably defended by Mr. Powell, OF
Virginia. and Mr.. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. the motion
strike out the section prevailed The bill for the relief
Of MI. Cox the paymaster, by refundng considerable
amount of which be robbed, was also rejected.
In the Senate Friday, the several bills ordered
third readng passed and the House of Repre-
sentatives
In the House Of Representatives the bill for the relief o.
lanes Monroe, late President of the United States,
ordered 10 be engrossed and read third time Satnr
day, after amendment had been adopted striking
he allowance OF interest, which embraces larger
han the reported in the bill
The evening session commenced at half past six, and
continued till after nine O'clock and passed abou 90 pr
ya;e bills through Committee OF the Whole.