Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-01-22
Twentieth Congress, First Session.
Wednesday. JANUARY 16.
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IN sENAI,I

~ EE4NA IL.
The resolution reported yesterday Ly tbr rdS
afy COMMITTEE. authorizing the publishing of the
names Of the ,ffcers and soldiers Of he R.yo,m;n
airy War, entitled to bounty lands. was ton,idr, ri
and agreed to. Several bills received their .erncI
ieading, and were referred.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On the motion Of MIR. Sloane, the House xsnI
h!o lhe consideration Of the resolution cailirp lc,
'"a'ion relative 70 the six militia me n" Nh
Sloane modified his resolution by ret.ninc q M.
tion Of his own. This mod.6tsrion. % nr M,
stood u, called Tor all The orders from the War De.
pariment, and ether documents relative 10 H.
Cou't Martial. but excluding the opinicrs Of N.
Secretary Of War.
Alr. Buc hanan moved an amendment that caY
De made Tor copy OF the Correspondence bttwe.n
Zen. jackson and Governor Blouni, during The lste
war. Mr.. Witklffe proposed smother srnendmsn,
(Which was renewal Ct his former motionl bul
was opposed to the am, ndment OF MIR. Rnehara,
because u mad no oonhes'on with The cbeo, Of h.
curry. He wanted the documents. and Dohine bat
the documents MIR Moore Of Kentucky, lhen al.
dressed the House. He was in favor OF Mr. Wi,h.
me emencmtnt. Mr. Culrerper, OF N. G. rae.
we'd TO lay the whole The table to give pep,Ismen
time to reflect upon matter Of so much impoi.
lance but at The suggestion OF Mr. Polk, of Ter,
nessee. lie withdrew his mui,n
Mr. Polk III n addressed the House at lenpth. !,
favor OF Mr. WitkliHe's motion. lie was syain.
all arguments from the Executive Dtpettmrn,,
end wished the inquiry 10 be confined TO docun,ln
alone. lie was also against Mr. bu,hanan's molten
lie thought II strange, that, after thirteen yesrs Of
,iience, this matter should be forced upon them,
but he or one, ard s'l the friends OF Cen jackson
would not sh'fk from any Interrogation
NJ Sprague, Of Maine. then addressed ,be rT,,s.
orl II, = N.
the whole subject Of tquy. He contln.,5 b.
moving That tie resolut and amendments tr lsii
on the table, which was decided in tie Ntpaii,s ty
yeas and nays-yeas AZ, nays $50 Mir Wesm;
then rose, and addressed the House in a few word,
Mr. Wright, OF Ohio, rose ard addressed The Hons.
agalns. Mr. Wicklihe's amendment He was FOL.
lowed BY MT Floyd, 81 Va who proposed an amend
meht relative 10 Two soldiers sho, at Norlo,l mi,
amendment, the Speaker said, vas aut of ord.r.
After this. it was debated by M~ssrs. WickGRr.
Burgess, and Sloane. MIR WtckliAe made motion
to embrace the two letters Of The SECRETARY OF War
70 Governor H'tunt, which was accepted BY Mr.
sloane ana me resolution was then odopied. TIT
House men a'Iou'"ed' Telegraph
THURSDAY, January II.
IN SENATE.
The bill increasing the pay Of those LIeuenant4
OF the Navy, Who had served zen years az sue h. wl
postponed az the suggestion OF Mr. Johnson, Cf Nv,
With view to ske up The unfinished business oi
yesterday.
The bill Tor the adjustment of Imprisonmeni
Tor Debt was then taken up, and offer long discus
son. 10 which MI 5inil, of S. e opposed a. ~
Rowan, OF Ky, advocated the oues,on on lis IL
ing engrossed or thd reading, was taken by a,i
and noes when there appeared for The motion q,
agsns, il II.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
sho't Gtba'c sprung up on The printing q
report itom Me Communities on Puthc Lends. IL:
question was on The lumber OF copies 10 be prin'sl
Mr. Moore, # Alabama, proposed loco ccpi., oe
cause Tic subject was very lMrotspi. bseg 40 u
than pubic land sy stem iir the Unlf, d Sialtt
ar fasss;i opposed extta,aran,e iii pm ing. MI
bofAam pros osed i5Ia WIN h ue.i5n pfs,and.
. The apf'o,riattto Till ~ the n, ,,;.,inraI, +,
s'onets' snG he arlio isni hui ~, tae surr,it
eoVeihntti to- me )..r it>o, st- NUN ,sftD vi
10 Sninmi,ec 81 the NI'le. W an,e, d,.t., r'V
posed ly Nir Bryan, oi y. c. rnde (. vent some d"l
cossion' II was proposition 10 sppInpiise
no''ding II. III boot. ior tie coast Of NORTH Cav
una y was obects 10 ty Mr. Cambt,lenp T.:
Cause TIE svk,ect had ~, deem vxanlin-d bs SJ'
GiCy tiu!r 'trs MIR NJ l.. HE WIS wiling ~ q