The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-01-31
Aatto1tal zegtslature.
Congress, S.cen1 .S.ss;o1
SENATE.


Friday, Jan. 10.
Mr. Harrison, by unanimous consent intro
duced joint resolution to appropriat e 10000
dollars for the relief Of the INDECENT sufferers
by the late fire in Alexandria, which was re-
ferred to the Committee ON the District of
Columbia.
Monday, Jan. %.
Mr. johnson, Of Lou. from the Committee Of
Commerce, made a report, accompanied by
bill "to regulate the commercial intercourse
between the United States and the Colonies
of Great Britain. The bill provides for the
exclusion from our ports of British vessels from
the colonies with which the trade in American
vessels is interdicted.
Tuesday, Jan. %.
The bill appropriating the sum of $4,000
to the relief of the INDECENT sufferers by FIRE in
Alexandra, was passed, yeas 81, nays IL.
The Bankrupt bill was taken up and
discussed ill the Senate adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. "a.
The consideration of the Bankrupt Bill was
continued, but no question was taken on it,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Jan. 10.
The joint resolution making appropriation
for the relief of sufferers by FIRE liz Alexandra
was read secord time, and referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia.
bill was shortly afterwards reported max
ing grant for that purpose, which was taken
up in Committee Of the Whole, and the blank
filled with the sum Of $4,000.
After some discussion, the bill passed TO be
engrossed.-Yeas ITO. nays Sc.
| The bill was then read third time and
passed.
Saturday, Jan. 90
| bill passed 10 allow the citizens of Mich
gan to elect legislative council.
Monday, Jan. %.
| Mr.. Tomlinson, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill similar to that
before the Senate, TO regulate the colonial
trade.
The House took up the bill for the relief of
the surviving officers Of the revolutionary ar
my
| Mr.. Condct said, he had become conviuc-
| ed that the House would not pass the bill 10
its then shape, and he had prepared modi6-
cation of (which was ordered to be printed.
Duties on WoOuens.-The House now re-
sumed the consideration of the motion of Mr..
Buchanan, to discharge the Committee Of the
Whole from the farther consideration of the
bill proposing certain minimum duties on
woollen goods.
discussion ensued, in which Mr.. Buchan-
an Of Penn. and Livingston Of Lou. participant
ed, and postponed the motion, although favor
able TO the tariff system, on the ground that
the object OF the present bill was, not proiec-
] ton, but prohibition, that the subject was
new, and the House was not prepared for it.
Mr.. Davis said that the discussion bad
taken much wider range than could
have been anticipated, by any one &C
quainted with the true nature of the bill.
Gentlemen, however, had entirely mis-.
,aken The character Of the measure.
Both the gentlemen from Pennsylvania,
and the gentlemen from Louisiana, had
wholly mistaken the principle on which
il was founded. The Committee on
Manufactures were told that very extern
sive frauds were practised at the Gus
tom Houses, by which the protecting
duties on domestic cloths were eyaded,
aud the intentions of the law Of 1924