American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-02
Nineteenth Congress, Second Session
Monday, FEBRUARY a6.
IN SENATE.

,ablish Artillery and Cavalry Tactics, for III. Ms
tia OF the United States, without amendment. A
MIR. Smith, Of Maryland, according 10 n,,.
moved TO take up the General Appropration ps,
which having been agreed to, several amenam.s' wv
reported by the Finance Committee, were eon,.
cred. y
The amendment proposed BY the commi,,..
strike out OF the bill that portion which provide y.
an outi, Of S45o0 10 Mr.. Poinsett, as Min;s'..ma
Tacubaya, was explained by MIR. Smith Of M,s
land lie remarked that he had never befor. b..l,
OF an outfit to minister resident in the couns !.
which he was appointed. II he was corr,e,l9iN
formed, Tacubaya was situated only three l.ssa.'
from Mexico, and the Minister needed 10 NAL.
new establishment. He could 90 there in The m,
ing, and return to Mexico in the evening II.
thought the granting Of the outf, would b. a..
gerous precedent; and il began with, i, muu l..
continued through all the embassies Of The Cov.,.
ment. The rule, as he understood il, was. n o,,s
outfits when the Minister was at any exr. eY,sr..
or changed his residence. II Mr.. Poinse,, D..
by this appointment, put to any extra expense i,
would present i, in his accounts With the Coyr,rp,
and il would be paid him. He thought 10 gran, :,
outfit, IN this instance, would be highly mprop.,
There were many cases in point to show that il Va,
not customary to allow it under similar crrum
stances. When MIR. Monroe wss our Mnis,r, j,
III. He
was no, allowed an outfit, but, BY delays and ub.,
causes. he was put TO some extra expense, which
was afterwards allowed him by Congress. Mrs
then noticed some other similar instances but ob
served that he orebore detainng the SeDste by an,
heightened discussion OF the subject.
Mr. Holmes observed that at frs, he had been in
favor OF allowing the hall outfit to MIR. Poinsst bu,
upon further investigation he had sccedrd to me-
suggestion, that il would be better TO introduc.
provision for the psymen, Of any ex,s expenn to
which he might be subjected by his appointment
The appropriation was then struck out, Aus2e.
The bill was ordered to third reading.
The bill making appropriations for the Military
Service, was taken up.
Mr.. Chandler moved 10 strike out that norton Of
The BILL which makes an appropriation for The pw.
men Of the Georgia Militia Claim
Mr.. Smith, Of Maryland, said, he had been &C.
quainted with The subject nearly thirty years, and
had never doubted the justice oil the tlsim.
Mr.. Harrison suppor,ed the appropriation, BY
statement of facts, and reference TO the yartus
documents on the subject.
Mr. Bell advocated the motion OF MIR. Chandler.
Messrs. Cobb, Benton, Berrien, and White, op.
posed u /; and went into other statements oil facts
defence OF the claim.
On the motion u MIR. Chandler. the yeas and
nays were ordered and the question being taken
va 'he NuotioH W bkIik6 Out apPrCplIatlOU wal
negativsd, by the following vote:
leaS- Messrs. Barton Baleman Bell, Branch,
Chandler. Chase, Clayton, Edwards, King, Macon,
Marks, Randolph, Robbins, Seymour, Ta1ewelt.-
Is.
.Ndys-Messrs Benton Berriea, Bouligny, Cham
bers, Cobb, Dickerson, Flndlay, Harrison, Hsyns,
Hendricks, johnson, OF Kentucky, Johnston Of
Louisiana, Noble. Reed, Rowan, Ruggles, Smith,
OF Maryland, Smith, Of South Carolina, Thomss
White, Williams. Woodbury-2a.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Several petitions were presented against The pras
tice OF opening the Post Offices on Sundays. Laid
on the table.
MIR. Laurence presented memorial OF citizens
OF Pennsylvania praying that the children Of slaves
born in the District OF Columbia alter certain pc
rlod may be free. Laid on the table.
The Speaker present me MORALS from citizens Of
Randolph county, in North Carolina. and from Gin
cnnatl, IN Ohio, in favor OF the colonization o free
negroes in Ahica. Referred 10 the Committee al.
ready raised on similar me morals.
The resolution Of MIR. Saunders, Of North Caro-.
lima, in relation to the publication OF the laws vas
again taken up.
The engroesed bill for the preservation and repair
OF the Cumberland Road wss read the third time.
And The question being, shall this bill pass'
Mr. Forsyth demanded The Yeas and Nays on
the question, and they were ordered by the Hous'.
Mr. .archer spoke in oppositon to The bill, IS
well on the ground OF expsdiency as on the constl
tltlonai question involved 10 it.
Mr. SteWart repled-denied that any consitu-
tional difficulty was involved, and pointed out the
oenehs likely 10 result from an application ol the
present sum 10 the most dilapida,ed parts Of the
road.
Mr. .Martindale made an argument to show tha!
was useless TO appropriate for repairs unless toll
gates were erected; it that measure should finally
De refused, he would vote no more money to be ex'
pended on this or any other road which might be
constructed by the Government.
Mr.. Mercer expressed regret at the determine.
.ioh OF the gentleman from New York, and invoked