American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-02
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CONGRESS I'm the Senate on Wednesday, the morn
ing was passed in the consideration of private bills TIL
Bill authorizing the payment ofineres due to the State
Deazeare taken up and after few remarks from MI
Clayton it was passed to its third reading The bill m
the apprehension of deserers from French vessels in I'm
ted States ports ordered be engrossed and read
third time Eleven bills passed and sent 10 The Hous
of Representatives, The consideration of Mr.. Branch
resolution resumed when Mr. 1ascsueR and Mr. John
son OF Kentucky spoke in favor Of and Mr. Reed Of Mis-
sssippi against it.
In the House Of Representatives the bill for the relief
the surviving Officers of the Revolutionary War passe
through the Committee of the Whole the Of tn
Union, clogged with numerous amendments The BILL a
amended was ordered to be printed Among the amend
meats adopted in the Committee, extending thu
provisions Of the bill TO the widows and children of deceas
officers: one extending them still further, to troop
which were not of the continental line and another bring
ing within its provisions the Vermont troops.
message received from the President of the Uni
ted States transmitting the Creek Treaty, and bill
ported by the Committee of Ways and Means, making
appropriation for carrying the treaty into effect.
In the Senate Thursday, the bill for the payment
interest due to the State Of Deiaware and the bill for thu
apprehension and delivery Of deserers from French vessel
in United States ports passed. and sent to the Hous
Of Representatives The bill making appropriation 70
Ministers to the Congress at Panama, reported with
out amendment, by the Committee on Finance. Mr.
Berren offered amendment to the BILL in the shape of
provso, similar to that offered by Mr. cLane the Hous
of Representatives Mr.. Branchs resolution agar
discussed by Mr.. Randoph. and Mr.. Branch; when Mr.
Bell with view to put end to further debate, moved
to lay on the tables which was carredayes IS, 81
In the House of Representatives, the resolution Of the
committee appointed to arrange the business to be acet
on during the present session. taken up and agreed to
The report arranges the business to be acted into five
classes. No. l. contains private bills which received the
sanction of commttees-81 in number. No. 2 contains
public bills, which require immediate decision47 mum
ber No contains private bills of less urgent characie
which have passed the Senate, in number No. con
tans public bills similar in their character12 in number
No. contains all the public bills and adverse reports
Committees, which not of very urgent character:
these, the bills are &c, and the reports % in number.
The House afterwards occupied in the discussion
the amendments the bill making for the survv
ing officers of the of The Revolution; but the whole
the amendments were not acted on. motion made
by Mr. .ftcheM of Tennessee, postpone the further
consideration of the bill till the LIST Of July but the motor
negaived-Ayes DO. Noes 1874.
In the Senate. on Friday, the bills ordered to third
reading Thursday, passed and sent to the House
Of Representatives. The Bankrupt Bill taken up, and
motion by Mr.. Branch to postpone it indefinitely, il
determined in the negative-ayes H. nays % The
resolution directing survey of certain routes between
third tme when Mr.. Chandler called for the yeas and nays
its passage. The question decided in the afrma
tive. as follows-Yeas 19-Nays 49, The Vice-Presden
gave the casting vote in favor of the resolution.
Three several resolutions introduced in the House
of Representatives, by Mr. Tucker, of South Carolina
Mr.. Hayden of New York. and Mr. Weems, of Md. the
subject of the revolutionary officers, and the bill which is
before the House for their relief The bill itself moi
called up. We believe it will not be taken up again until
Monday The amendment made by the Senate in the Ju
dietary Bill, disagreed from, motion of Mr.. TVe5
ster after rroracted and undressing discussions by
vote of 10 to 60.
The Senate did not sit on Saturday.
The House of Representatives principally engaged
in passing bills through Committee Of the whole.
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J. p Erwin has been appointed Pest Master at
Nashville and great Glamour has been raised be-
cause Jackson man was not preferred by the Pre-
sident. 1t is very properly asked what peculiar or
exclusive claims have the friends of General Jack
SON on the administration? If the President were
to undertake 10 please them, he should begin al
once by resigning the station of Chief Magistrate,
for nothing short OF that would satisfy them. MIR.
Jefferson's plan was to appoint his friends to office
alWays, and he sometimes turned out his opponents
without ceremony, particularly in the post Office
department, to put them in, giving as an excuse
that " few died and none resigned" Mr.. Adams
ought not to be csnsured for following Jefferson's
At no time had Jefferson's administra-
lion to contend against more factious opposition.
As to Mr. Erwin, it is not likely that better
choice could have been made. He is a gentleman
Of excellent character and qualifications and Gene
raj Jacksons friends themselves last fall elected him
Clerk of the House of Representatives OF the LIE.
gislature Of Tennessee ---LeTfngton Reporter.