The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-19

CONGRESSIONAL MA 1T IL.

In Senate, on Wednesday,, the bin to amend
the act Of the legislative council Of the Territory
of Florida, respecting wrecks, was ordered to be
cnrrossed for its third rcading-Mr. Van Buren,
submitting the reasons hich induced the Judi |
ciarv committee TO report II. The bill from the
House of Representatives, to authorize the lcgs-
latnre of Ohio to sell certain land, heretofore APP
propriatcd to the use Of schools, under aent some
discussion, and was laid on the table, The oh
lection urged was, that Congress had no control
over the subject; having, by the compact given
its assent to the admission Of Ohio into the Union,
granted all its right and title TO the State. The
other business was uninteresting.
Exclusive to the discussion On the Judiciary
Bill which called up Mr. Mangum, in conclusion
of the remarks he had offered on the day before;
and Mr.. Wicklffc Of Kentucky, in reply, the only
business transacted il the House of Representa-
tives consisted OF the introduction and adoption
Of resolutions. Mr. Phelps, of Come ctlcut, in
troiuced Joint resolution, proposing an amend
mcnt to the Constitutions III relation to the cleo
ton of President and Vice. Pre- sident, which was
read and ordered to be printed. mir. Saunders,
of North Carolina laid on the table resolution
calling 'o- information from the Department OF
State, as to the newspapers in which the Laws Of
the United States have been directed TO be PRINT
cd, and the expense annually paid by that De
partmcnt for publication Of the laws and public
printing. Resolutions were adopted, on motion
Of Mr. Cook of Illinois, on the subject of ascer-
tanning and fixing the Northern Boundary OF the
State of Illinois; ;--un notion of Mr. krcner, OF
Pennsylvania, 70 prevent plaintiff or defendant
in case put down for trial, from continuing the
same unless sufficient cause shall be shown for
such continuance OH motion OF MIR, Garnscy,
1 of New-York, relative 20 the establishment OF a
Circuit Court in the Northern district Of New
Nnfl- and tnf,ttn Nf Ip n
on the snbject Of erecting an Arsenal, at or near
St. Lou $, Missouri
| In the Senate on Thursday, the Bill to prevent
| Dcsertion in the Army, and for ther purposes,
was, after considerable discussion, ordered to its
last reading, by a vote Of 26 TO L.. Thc other
business was not important
The General Appropriation Bill, for the year
1926 was reported i'll thc House OF represents
tivcs Yesterday, by Mr.. M'lane, Of Delaware,
and went through two readings. Mr. Drayton,
Of South Carolina, reported Bill FROM Ne Judi
ciary Committe, 10 divide tho Sonth-Carolna
District INTO two divisions, he Resolution laid
ON the table vcsteItla, ~ Mr.. Saunders, of N.
= Carolina, relative to the Ncwspancrs in which
the Laws arc puLlishrd; and that off red some
time nee by Nr. Cooke, Of Tennessee, respect
mg the expenses oft'le Naval Cour' Martial, were
agreed to. The District OF Colombia Committee
were instructed, on motion of Mr.. Alexander, OF
Virginia to consider the eypcdiency Of Corpo
ration Tax il Georgetown, for the support OF the
Poor; and amend the Act rol,tive to the Turn
pike Roads in the County of Alexandria. A Res
oution was also agreed TO-, on motion of Mr. Dor
sey, Of Maryland, nstructing the Committee or
the Judiciary, on the subj Get ofprovdng for the
paynert hy the Cnitcd States. of costs incurred
by Defendants, IN suits brought by the Untcc
states, in which the judgment is rendered fol
the Defendants
The Senate did NOT sit on Friday.
= r. Powell Of Virginia, and Judge Clarke O
: Kentucky, the former against, and the latter II
favour of the judicial hill occupied the floor yes
tcr'lay, in the committee Of the House of Repre-
d scntatves. The annual appropriation bills, fo
e the military and naval service and the Indian de
{ partlnent, were reported by Mr. M'Lanc, from
It the Committee on Ways and Means. The reso
+ luton offered by Mr.. Vcrplanck Of Ncw-York
d on the subject of rate of damages on bills OF ex
,f change was referred 10 a select committee q
1t s"vcn resolution was laid on the table by Mr.
J. Dorsey Of Maryland, on the subject ofthe Cadet
= at W - ioint, calling TOR list Of names, date
otcon MISSION, &c, resolution offered by MI
i Kremcr on the subject of the appointment c
r referees to determine suits in the courts of tn
! United States, was rejected resolution Offer
y cd by Mr. Van Rensselaer,, directing portrait G
..s general Washington to be procured, and place
- up III the hall opposite to that Of general Iafal
:" ettc was laid on the table for consideration. 4
:" mong the other resolutions adopted were-on
= relative to eduction and equalization of tn
> duties on the several kinds of wines imported
&c one relative to the purchase Of additional land
'e the vicinity offort Washington-and one in ref.
OF ence to change in the mode of compensation
vo deputy post masters
H. The partition erected behind the Speaker
OF chair is ordered to be removed
IS, In the Senate, on Monday, the Bill to prevei
nd desertion in the Army, and for other purpos,
ut was read the third time and passed. The Cor
I'm mittee on Naval Affairs made a report on II
a communication of Com. Porter, accompanied l.
de the expression of their opinion, that there W
er nothing in the caracter of the transactions tn
rl requires the interference of the Senate and that
ed is due to the preservation of aproper discipln
of and to the reputation of our officers that appe.
"a should not be encouraged from the decisions
- the Military Courts
,nd In the House of Representatives, Mr. Ham
ton, of S. c., reported Bill to increase the Cor
oe of Engineers A Bill was also introduced by
n Burgess, of r. l., to provide for persons {
vas gagged in the land and naval service in the Re,
nat lutionary war, in conformity with arecommen,
iCn ton contained in the Presidents Message
en-, Bill was introduced by Mr.. Baylics, of Mas
and to establish military post at the mouth of
lul- Columbia river, and to provide for the cxplc