American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-04-28

Il CONGRESS.--Whath has been done III Con
stess this year Pin the Senate they spent nearly
three months IN organizing regular opposition to
the admnst alton, which had been predetermined
gfron the election OF the President--and in the
4 House they have been cooking up an alteration OF
f,he Constitution, that all knew would come TO no.
thing, for the sake Of giving certain individuals in
that House an opportunity to abuse the President
and Secretary Of State, and thereby to try TO arrange
an opposition theie-A more Improbable session
Dol Congress- up to this time, never existed--in
Euuth, it would seem that those who were determn
4 led to oppose the administration, right or wrong,
Z have made use Of this whole session TO mature
Etbeir schemes. Easton Nd Gazette.
Pav Of 1fp5frs Of Congress.-T'rom the first Congress
Hal 7 inclusive until the 4;h Of March, 1875 Senators
and Representatives received each six dollars per dem
nd SIX dollars for every 30 miles travel From the Al Of
rch 1795 to the 4h OF March, 1916, Senators received
mes travel and Representatives only six dollars. From
THE 4h of March, 1896, until the 4h December, 1915, the
Eper diem six dollars, and the mileage six dollars Sen
anrs and From the 4h December, 1915
Ewt the Attn March, lSl7 each Senator and Represents
ttc received fifteen hundred dollars per annuu,, 18th
proportional deduction for absence for any but sick
Eiess, The President of the Senate pro tempore, and
@Speaker Of the House, three thousand dollars per
ach, From the 4th Of March, 1876 the compensation to
nember of both branches of Congress- has been eight dol
MARS per diem, and eight dollars for every twenty miles
Eraye
II The King OF Portugal is dead, and his successor
ITO the crown is the present Emperor of Braz-the
Independence OF which power has been recognized
Eby Portugal itself This presents curious point!
statesmen to settle. Will the Emperor of Bra
2il renounce that character and be content with the
fceptre OF Portugal will he adhere to his Empe-
rotship OF Brazil and abandon that of King OF Por-
uga; or finally, will he combine both characters
into one, and reign the King of Portugal and the
Emperor Of Brazil? In tina, case, If Portugal de-
'ares war against Brazil, or vice versa, which side
nt the question would this King or Emperor, as the
Ease may be, take in such an emergency
halt. american.
Lord Chief Justice Nmot used to give curious account
n innkeeper Warwick, whom he had tried for hav-
IA poisoned Of his customers with his portwine, by
ihch they had narrowly escaped with their lives and
nat the Indictment quashcd by the mpudcnce of the
eow, who absolutely proved that there had never been
#Arfop Of port-wine in The hogslead.
m The Masonic Association Of the city OF New
York have opened books Tor subscription of stock
#or the erection of splendid hail for Masonic pur
kposes. The Trustees have fixed upon tho site OPP
Rosite the Hospital in Broadway. They will erect
Pan elegant building OF Marble, containing one of
he largest rooms in the country, intended for the
meeting OF the Grand Lodge of the State OF New
ork, and occasionally TO be used Tor the different
'lusical Societes-besides six other elegant rooms
or the use of the different Lodges. The plans and
estimates are for splendid house, which will be a
great ornament to the city. 1t is to be used excu
GA'vely for the above objects.
The Fraternity in Washington City, are about
Hs'so TO erect handsome Masonic EdiGce. They
#haVe purchased large and very eligible lot Tor the
Euspose, en- The corner fronting the City Hall.