The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-26
Ememttetts cor9ress.

FIRST SESSION.

Springs, and the sale OF the LedG 9utneS IN
Missouri, and the lease of those en- the Upper
Mississippi.
Mr.. Smith, ofMd submitted resolutions d.
recting the Committee on Commerce to in
quire into. the expediency of extending the
terms of drawback for two years. And also the
expediency of repeating so much of the exist
ing laws, as imposes charge of two and half
per cent on the drawback of goods Also to
enquire into the expediency of authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to cause public
Warehouses to be erected in the principal cities
in the United States.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE. The subject of grant of land to
aid the education of the deaf and dumb, IN
Ohio, was referred to a select Committee.
Mr.. Barnard laid on the table a resolution to
request the President to communicate to the
House, if not incompatible with the public in
terest, the Correspondence ofthis Government
with that of Great Britain relative to the free
navigation of the river St. Lawrence.
On motion of Mr. Ward, of n. Y the memo
rails of the officers of the army in the late war
with Great Britain were referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands, with instructions to
report on the expediency of permitting the said
officers to select body of land to be surveyed
as the public lands are, under the direction of
Which said ana %ht ha $ surveyed fne sha Be
subject to be located by warrants to be issued
to said officers to their legal representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from John Randolph, declining to serve on the
Committee of Ways and Means. On motion
of Mr. M'Dufie, MIR. Randolph was excused
and A. Smith of Va. was afterwards appointed
his stead. Adjourned to Monday.
MONDAY, Dec IL.
SEE1TE. Mr. Woodbury. submitted res
olution instructing the Committee on Com
merce to inquire into the expediency of abol-
ishing all discriminating duties on foreign YES
sells and merchandise belonging to nations who
have adopted or shall adopt similar rule con-
corning the vessels of the United States.
Mr.. Dickerson introduced bill for dstri-
button of portion of the revenue of the Unit
ed States amongst the several States; which
was read and ordered to second reading
The resolutions offered on Friday, by Mr.
Smith of Md relative to Drawbacks and Ware
houses. were taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Haync, of South Carolina, presented the
memorial of sundry citizens of Boston and its
vicinity, praying that no farther duties be
imposed on importations, particularly OF wool
lens. The memorial was read, and on motion
of Mr. Hayne was referred to the Committee
on Manufactures and ordered to be printed
HOUSE The resolution offered by Mr..
ence of this Government with that of Great
Britain, relative to the free navigation of the
river st. Lawrence, was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Duncan, it was resolved,
that the Committee on Indian Affairs be in
structed to inquire into the expediency of max
ing an appropriation for the extinguishment of
the Indian title in the State of Illinois and Mich
igan Territory, to all the mineral lands in the
vicinity of the lead mines on Fever Island, al
SO to a tract of country lying on the MISSISSIPPI
pi River, below said mineral lands or so much
of it as may be necessary for road from the
settlements in the State of Illinois to said lead
mines.
On motion of Mr. Tngersoll, it was resolved,
that the Committee on the Judiciary inquire
into the vnediency of extending the time for
which copy rights may be hereafter secured to
authors, and, also, of affording further protec-
ton to authors against the publication of
abridgements or summaries of works.
q TUESDAY, Dec. IS.
SENATE Mr.. Robbins introduced bill
providing for the adjustment of controversies
arising between the States and the United
States, which was read and passed to second
reading The bill for s. distributing among the
several states portion Of the revenues of the
u. States" was referred to a select committee
of seven. Select committees were also raised
upon the claims of the surviving warriors of
the revolution, and upon French spollatlons.
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.
Woodbury., to consider the expediency of abol-
ishing all discriminating duties on the vessels
Of foreign Powers extending the same measure
to those of this country, was considered and
agreed to.
HOUSE. Mr. Mitchell, Of Tennessee, offer
ed resolution relative to the removal of the
Indians to the west of the Mississippi and
placing then under territorial government.
Several bills were reported, and several petit
tions reported ON unfaVorably. Among the bills
reported was one from the select committee on
that subject, to authorize the occupation of the
mouth of the Oregon river. A bill was also
reported by Mr.. Strong, allowing the Spanish
inhabitants ofT!orida, who were residents when
4he territory was transferred to this country, in
1921 the right of voting in any elections of
Legislative Council, Delegate to Congress, or
any other officer. This bill was ordered to be |
engrossed, and read third time tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10.
SENATE. The bill providing for the adjust !
ment of controversies between the States was /
read second time and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. The bill to abolish
imprisonment for debt was taken up, in Com
mttee of the whole, and was advocated in
speech OF considerable length, by MIR. Johnson,
of KY.
HOUSE Mr. MDufie and Mr. Smith Of
fered Joint resolutions containing propositions
for the amendment of the Constitution as re-
lates to the election of President, which were
read and referred to a Committee of the whole |
on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. Barbour gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up his resolution relative to the
sale of the stock held by the Government in
the U. S. Bank.
THURSDAY, Dec. 90.
SENATE. Mr.. Hendricks submitted the
following resolution: Resolved, that the Com.
mittee on the Public Lands be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of ceding and re-
lnquishing, in full property, the public islands
within the limits of the new States, to the sew
eral States in which they lie
The bill to abolish imprisonment for debt