American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-01-05

The the most huIlDc iHINuiai. ~ "c
desired was that should be done IN way not 10 interfere
@ The rights Of some States under the plea Of protecting
the rights of other States. -, ),
&c Ana he instructed to report to this House an abstract
al in force in the District of Columbia IN aywise
affecting the liberty Of the pers.n a.a @'e.her g. any; ~
hv The legislatures Of the States OF Maylai or virginia.
which motion he accompanied with . lew remarks OF
explanation a., H. ur yo,r.u uho
hght i ,mposed an necessary labor the Committee
Of the District Of Columbia and the question beng taken,
it negatived ~, .;;., ,,;
Of Mr.. Tard, and carried by large majority.
Tuesday, JANuARY2.
IN SENATE.
A, half past twelve o'clock the Vice President
,a, annearing to take the Chair OF the Senate,
Mr. Holmes rose, and, addressing the Secretary,
moved that the Senate proceed TO the election OF
President pro 'empoe.
The question being put to the Senate by the Sec
reary, the motion wa agreed to, mem. con- and,
an counting the ballots, it appeared that the whole
number given in was forty six necessary to choice
tventy.four. The following was the state Of the
yote for Mr.. Macon. 24-For MIR. Smith Of Ma
ryland l3-Scauering, 9.
MIR. Macon having received majority OF the
whole number OF woes given, was detlared duly
elected President Of the Senate pro iempore, and
being conducted to the Chair, made his acknowledg-
ments TO The Senate for the honor conferred on him.
and took his scat.
On motion Of Mr. Wuodbury il was ordered that
the Secretary inform the Pre- sd.nt oI the Unltsd
States and the House oil Representatives OF the elec
lion Of Mr. Macon as President OF the Senate pro
tempore.
Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported the bill to prevent desertons from
The Army, and or other purposes, without amend
ment.
Nj. Tan Buren, from the Committee the Ju-
dietary reported the biIl to provide for reports OF
the decisions OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States without amendment.
The order OF the day was called and the bill TO
establish unifo'm m system OF Bankruptcy through
ou the United States was taken up to which eat
number OF verbal amendments we're oferedhy Mr.
H1qle and Mr.. Bprrien. from the Committee, and
were agreed to. Several other amendments were
made on the motions OF Messrs Hdyhe and Deffa
en-
Mr. Holmes said hat he would propose section
10 Be added a, the end pf he bill, whenever it should
be closed 1t was. "And be i, fut,her enacted ha'
this ac shall be, ard continue in force, tor the term
OF five years. from thence 70 the rnd Of the next
session of Congress, and no longer
Mr. Holmps, said that hi, reason ior offering this
section was that the bill now under consideration
wa. merely an experment; he called il so, because
,
House OF r. presenta'ives ny the as ing vote OF the
Speaker 1t was m ed as he proposed to limit this
The bill had not been in optt alton su about three
wears when it repealed by an overwhelming
majority. That experiment feed; aud should this
succeed no better, lie wished that The peiod o u.
existence might be pointed out II u should sue
ceed, il would DC easy to perpetaae u by .utue leg
slation.
The amendment Of Mr. Hqimes ag,eed to
Mr. HaYne moved lha, the bill, vi b ihc amend
ments, be prin'ed; uh,,n was agreed 10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Among The petitions which were very numerous
presented this ,lay there were the following;
By Mr. II ebsier, OF Merchants OF Boston ant
manufactu' ers of rotdagt. irom Russia hemp fo
the allowance OF drawback on the exportaton o
cordagc so made.
BY Mr.. ,Hcieau. Of Ohio, petition signed BY
many hundreGs Of citz-hs OF the States OF Pennsyl
vania, Delaware, MARYLAND. Virginia, and Ohio
praying the aid Of Congress towards a scientihc ex
pedilion to the Northern or Southern Pole
The petition referred to the Commitee OF
Naval Affairs
Mr. WeIster, from the Committee on the Judi
clary, reported bill 10 establish uniform System
Of Bankruptcy throughout the United States; whlcl
was twice read and committed to Committee G
the whole House.
Mr.. Webster said that he should move the con
,idel alton Of this bill on "Wednesday the 18th in
slant.
Mr.. Buckner, from the Committee on Privst
Land Claims, made an unfsvnrable report on III
petition Of Agnes alacke, of London (Eng whic
report was laid on the table.
Mr. Livingston moved the following resolution
Resolved, That the Committee Of Ways an
Means be instructed to prepare and bring IN b'
making appropriation Of $50 600, to be expcnde
under the direction Of the President in the purchas
H. AAr rtp
inhabitants of Greece.
An eloquent debate on this resolrton took place.