Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-02-03
Ntwetef,stss touarsss,
SECOND SESSION,

s.x 40 i1ss ~ t.-sas sr'- 80 Z. ~
Ia the House but little business.
was do,l, il being the day assigned {
far tho consideration Of private hillss
Monday, Jnr. 9s. III Che Senate!
the Colonial Bill WAS presented. and
5000 COPIES Of tho Report OF the
Committee ordered to he prinled.
The Bill from the Honse. appro-
priaying 100000 for relief Of AlcxsI
lria. Was read twice. rs
In the House the same bill WAS
presented. an had been offered in tho
Senate, relative to the Colonial
Trade, snd committed 10 the wholc.
Mr.. Burscs moyed to-posircne Ill,
the orders ofthc day, and. take up
the revolutionary bill---aycs 81. noes
rs. The House then, wfnt into corr
mitttce on motion Of Mr.. Burgcs--
ayes 81. noes 6s.
Mr.. sBurgcs stated that he bad
forty intended 10 go intended to go
into Committee with This bill. solc-
Jy for the purpose Of increasing tho
amnnut of the appropriations. but he
had since changed his design. ard
wonld now desire to mako. in com
mittee some changes in tho features
Of the bill.
Mr.. Condict then proposed an n
menamcnt as "a substitute, giving a
gross aum $1,000 10 each officer, AT
annuity to the suryKing officers for
IIife. and an annuity 10 the widows of
all officers.
Mr.. Powell moved the committes
rise to give time to consider iIls sub
jsct.
I Mr.. Buvges-said he was laf, to
consume lie tine Ut i'e Committee,
He would. therefore. only say. that
il would please him to acquicsce in
1.-The mntion of tho genilcmen frcns
virgiiia, and ia gu ont Of Commit
tee, did he not know, from experi-
ence, how. difficult it is 10 get into
Committee,
The question was then taken. :.
ayes TT, noes Sc.
Thc Committee then rose, tepert-
ell progress, and obtained leave to
sit again. 80
\ PROTECTION OF wooLLETs,
| The House resumed the consider
alton Of Mr.. Buchanan's motIcn t6
discharge the Committee of the
wh"le from this subject.
| M. Mallary opposed II, on tho
ground that all necessary informa-,
tion cemld shortly Lc obtained, and
it other interests ought 10 be brought
in. the bill was open to amendments.
The motion was supported BY
Messrs. Buchanan. lHamilts6 Sie-'
venson. Of Va. Livingston ssl1 Cam
brcleng aud was opposed " Mes
Ests. MaIa,v. B,rges, Stevenson, Of
Pa. McLane, Del. and Davis, Of
Mass.
Tuesday, Jan. IS. In the Senate!
the bill for the relief Of the INDECENT
sufferers bv the late fire at Alexnn-
dria. was taken up aud read third
time. Mr.. Noble called for the yeas
and nays. Yeas 27-nays IL, Messrs
Robbins and Knight, voting in the af-
| firmatitc,
In the Htnse the resolution, rela.
tive to duties.Iaid on the table yester-
day, by MIR. Camlreleng. was called up
read, and agreed to.
Wednesday,, Jan. "a. In the Senate,
the Bankrupt Bill, on Er. Branch's
motion 10 strike out the 93d section.
The debate on this question was re-
sumed, and continued until late hour.
1nsthc House, a resolution 10 abolish
the Office Of Appraiser in Ithc Custom
House, asd transfer that duty to the in
specfOrs, was, after some discussion
aid on the table.
The remainder Of the day was spent
on a motion to discharge the Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union from the fartier consideration
OF the bill for the protection Of the
Woelen Manufac lures.
Messrs. Dwight and MaIlary spoke
against the motion, and Mr., Cambye
leng in favour Of it, At 4 0'cIock the
question WAS takeu ard decided in the
negative, lie to 76.
| Thursday. Jan. 25. Iu Senate,
after some debate relative 10 the .In-
diaus, the BaBkruN bill was aiken uF'
aud The debate concluded on the mo-
ton to strike out the cd section. reta-,
tive to voluntary bankruptcies ant
negstived 10 TO &c.
TxF new TAnrrr. In the House,