American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-06
nineteenth Congress, Second Session.
Thursday, FEBRUARY !.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
m motion of Mr.. Uickprs6n, the bill for he dis
khu,ion of a norton OF the Revenue OF the United
a,es among the several States, was taken up and
ad second time.
MIR. Dicherson explained the objects Of the bill
sosech of great length When, on motion OF
p Renton the bill was laid upon he table.
Mr.. Sanford moved the reconsideration OF the
Ne taken yesterday, on engrossing The Bankrupt,
hi for third reading
A long debate ensued, when the question was put
The motion to re consider, and was carried by the
bllowng vote:
a Yeas-Messr,. Barton, BAenan. Berrien. Boul
INV, CLAYTON, Edwards Findlay, Harrison, Hayne
Hendricks, Holmes johnson, Of KY, Johnston, of
fou, Kane, King, Knight, Mills Robbins, Rowan,
kugsles, Sanford, Seymour, Slsbes, Smith. OF Ma
Hand, Van Buren,, Williams.-26.
vNays- Messrs Branch Chandler, Chase, Cobb,
>ickerson, Eaton, Macon, Marks, Noble, Randolph
eed, Smith, OF South Carolina, Taxewell White,
Wiley, Wnodbury.-l7.
Mr.. Sanford then moved 10 re commit the bill
bi,h inslrcions to strike out the 95d section.
The Chair observed that the Select Committee
avng already reported upon the bill 1t seemed
Bat they were discharged from any iu'th-r conside
hlion Of the .ubIcct.
MIR. Smith ot Mary land, moved that a Select
Eolnmltlee oi hys be appointed, which was agreed
i. The committee then ballo,ed tor, and the
bllowing gentlemen were elected:
Me.s,s. Hayne. Berriyn, .sa,ford, Fan Buren,,
I'D lSiisbpe.
| The bill 10 abolish Imprisonment Tor deb, was
kken up, and, on motion Of Mr.. Joiinson, of Ky il
as made the special order ut the dey Tor Tuesday
ext
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ Mr.. PoWeH presen ed en.ons,,ance al the Cor
ora,ion OF Georgetown. in the District Of Colum
ta against the enactment or passage oi the bill ntw
ending in the House OF Repre- resentsives which
ontans the following provision: " That whenever
Sny person shall be app ehended in the CITY ot
Washington or Georgetown or in the Count, "
Washington, as runaway, and Il should appea,
kn examination, that the said person Is enuted e.
Dis her freedom, the Jail fees aud other ,eeal ex
benses Of such apprehension comm,im,nt shall
Be chargeaLte upon the Corporations ui sid towns
Ind county aforesaid, as the uay b,. and be
kollected and paid over in the manner
5,her public charges so ar as the Corporation OF
9 o geown may be concsrf.ed. Ihis remons.rance
has referred, and ordered 10 be pinted
The following resolution, moved by Mr.. Snun.
)ers Yesterday, and laid on the tate, was called up
Ind read:
" Resolved, Tha. the Secretary Of State commu-
Iicat- this Hous. isi oF such oi the newspapers
b each of The States in which the Laws OF Congress
kere directed 10 be published il the yea's 1925,
Ind S26 Also, li>t Of SUCH in WIN h the laws
Ire directed 10 be published 10 1927 designating
he change. uhich have been made, and the leason
for each change"
The ques,ion OF consider re,on being pu, by the
CHAIR was decided in the affirmsliye yess II, nays
B9
Mr.. Saunders spoke at qomc length in supper,
>f this resolution and was opposed by Mr.. fright,
who concluded by moving TO are"d the resolution,
BY striking out OF the last clause OF it, these words,
: and the reasons for each change"
The further progress os the debate was here ar
Fesed by The Chair the hour allotted for resolutions
having expired.
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