American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-02

the City Of Philadelphia. to show The importance o.
me establishment Of Breakwater within the Canes
OF the Delaware
ne statement or table. gives the names of thr.
'een ships eighteen bugs, twenty five schooners
one steamboat, one barge, four sloops-the value oI
winch Is put down at S .792 9S2-and together with
bay' river, and other craft. not enumerated in the
statement, is said to be worth much more than two
millions OF dollars
MT. Bossptt gave notice that he should. on
Wednesday next, move the consideration of the bill
'or erecting Monument TO the memory of Gene
raj Washington.
Tuesday, JANUARY so.
! IN SENATE.
There was nothing Of peculiar interest transacted
10 the senate to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Mercer. from the Committee on Road, and
Ianais, made report on the Memorial of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Convention, accompa.
nled by bill authorizing the Secretary of the Trea-
sury to subscribe, in the and for the use Of the
United States Tor twenty five thousand shares Of the
capital stock Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company
| The bill was twice read and committed.
The eng ossed joint resolution Tor the inspection
and appraisement Of the Notifications erected on
Staten Island al the expense of the State Of New
YORK, was read the third llmc PASSED, and sent to
the Sena'e Tor concurrence.
On motion Of Mr.. .Nallary, the House went in.
TO Committee OF the Whole on the state of the
Union, MIR. buchanan in the Chair, and took up the
bill Tor the protection OF the Wooden Manufactures,
BY vote OF 63 to CO.
Mr.. Pearce add essed the Committee at srea.
length, in behalf OF the bill
Mr. Claiborne addressed the Committee in op-
position 10 the bill
Mr.. .utcheH Of s. c., then rose in opposition
10 the bill aud occupied the floor till past o'clock
lhe question being about to be put on the
amendment oI Mr.. Barney, which, it will be re1ol-
lecled' propose TO alter the second minimum from
81 SO To 81 so
MIR. Uacis moved that the Committee rise, and
they accordingly rose and reported.
UedneSday, JANUARY 81.
IN SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Hoynp The bill for the estab.
iishment OF uniform system OF Bankruptcy
throughou the United States was taken up, and on
the question CT engrossng the bill for third read
ing,
Mr.. Smith. Of South Carolina, delivered his SEN
timeats al great length, against the bill.
lie was followed by Mrs,rs. Berrien and Haync,
On the other side when the question put, and
decided IN the negative, by he following vote
NEAS,-Messrs Baeman Benton, Reirlen, Bouigny,
Edwards HARRISON llayne, Johnson Of Kentucky, Kane,
Knight, NJ U.s. Robbins, ssbee, Smith Of Maryland, and
II omas is.
NAYS S-,Irssrs Barton. Bell. Chandler. Chase, Clay.
ton, Cobb Dckerson Eaton, Hendricks, King Macon,
Marks, Randolph, Reed. R,egeley, Ruggles. Sanford,
Seymour, Smith Of South Carolina, razeS ell, Van Buren,,
White. Wiley, Williams and Woodbury.-25.
So The bill was rejected.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
On motion Of Mr. .Maiiary. the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state
Of the Union.
Mr. .Mallary then moved to take up the bill for
the protection of the Wooden Manufacture.
he motion was opposed by Mr.. Cook (Chair-
man Of the Committee OF Ways and Means) who
was desirous to have the bill taken up. which pro
sidss for on exchange Of stocks but the question
being taken, the motion OF MIR. .hatfary prevailed
Ayes 70, Noes -45.
The Committee accordingly took up the Wooden
bill, and the question being on Mr.. Barney's
amendment, (Which proposes to insert 81 so. in
stead OF 81 so. as the second minimum l-it was,
after long debate, adopted, ayes 80, noea 80.