The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-16
CWcMttrttl Co,l9reos.

FIRST SESSION..

,,, THURSDAY, Jan. g.
HOCSE. OF the petitions presented to-day
was one by Mr.. Davis, from the Wool Grow
ers and Woollen Manufacturers of Worcester
County, Mass. and three others from New
York and Pennsylvania, praying for the impo-
sltlon OF additional duties on foreign fabrics. bv
way OF protection to domestic manufactures.
FRIDAY. Jan. 4.
SEyE4TE. A memorial from the Chamber
OF Commerce of Charleston, S. c. against, and
one from Delaware presented by Mr.. Presi-
dent Calhoun) In taeOr, of an increase of the
duty on lmposts, were referred to the Commit
tee on Manufactures.
bill for the relief of f. Larche, of New
Orleans, granting a compensation of $500 for
negro slave OF the petitioner, who was i'm
pressed during the last war, and employed and
KILLED IN the service of the y. s. Adiscussion
ensued on the merits of the bill, in which Gen.
Chandler inquired if any other slaves killed
under like circumstances had been paid for by
the Government This inquiry was answered
in the negative. The bill was ordered TO be
engrossed
The bill, to abolish Imprisonment for debt,
was taken up, and debate of some length en-
sued.
HOUSE. The bill for the relief of Moricny
DAuterive for renumerating the claimant for
the lost time Of slave impressed into the pub
lie service at New Orleans, and who was
wounded, and also for hospital stores, OCCASION
ed debate IN committee of the whole, of
great animation, and which turned upon the
question, whether it was to be paid for as
property lost from which sprung up the gem
eral inquiry whether slaves were property or
not. Messrs Livingston, Owen, Fort, Hamil-
ton and Kremer, warmly contended that they
we ~
Coy and Taylor, contended as decidedly, that
they were not.
MONDAY, Jan. Z.
SEN4IE. MIR. Johnson of Kentucky, NOV
ed the publication of document now in the
war Oflce, containing. list of the officers and
soldiers of the Revolution who are entitled to
Bounty Lands, whereupon some debate arose,
which resulted in the adoption of motion made
by Mr. Branch. to refer the propriety and the
manner of the publication to the consideration
of the Judiciary Committee
HOUSE, A great many petitions and reso-
lutlons were presented and referred The
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the bill for the relief of Marigny
D'Auterive. This is the question which occu-
pied the House, in Committee, during part of
Friday discussion having arisen on the al
lowance claimed by Mr.. Livingston for injury
done to slave. The discussion was resumed
with some warmth, and the Committee after
some observations by Mr. Wright of New York
Mr.. Randolph, Mr.. Storrs, and Mr.. Drayton.
rose, reported progress, and obtained leave to
sit again.
TUESDAY, Jan 8.
HOUSE. Mr.. Hamilton offered resolution.
to refer to the Committee on the Library to
consider the expediency of employing Wash
lngton Aston to paint u Picture of the Battle
of 70 n -
cant inches in the Rotunda Mr. IngersoIl
moved an amendment, to strike out the name
of the artist and insert d" some suitable artist ;"
This modification was accepted Mr.. Dwight
moved to amend, by adding the battles of Bun
ker Hill, Monmouth, Princeton, and the attack
on Quebec Mr.. Everett also suggested that
the resolution be made more general. Mr..
Storrs moved TO amend the resolution, by max
ing the inquiry embrace any naval actions
which might be proper subjects. The House
then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9.
SEJIH1E. A bill was reported, from the
Committee on Naval Affairs, for the relief of
Mrs. Susan Decatur, widow of the late Com.
Stephen Decatur. Several memorials in favor
of, and several in opposition to, the Woollens
Bill were presented read and referred.
HOUSE. The House of Representatives was
entirely occupied with the resolution offered by
Mr. Hamilton on Tuesday, referring it to the
Committee on the Library to inquire into the
expediency of employing suitable artist to
paint the battle of New Orleans for one of the
vacant PANELS of the rotunda great many
attempts were made to take away the exclusive
character of the resolution, by embracing in it
the battles of Monmouth, Bunker Hill, Prince
ton, Quebec, Bridgewater, Chippewa, and the
naval battles on Lake Erie and Lake Champlain
but all ofthem failed. The resolution was then
amended on motion of Mr.. Randolph, by making
the reference to a Select Committee. The
final question, after the Ayes and Noes had
been taken five times on the several amend
ments, was then put, and the resolution was re-
jected Ayes 98-Noes 108.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
SEyN.4TE The consideration of the bill a.
polishing Imprisonment for debt was resumed :;
and, after long discussion, some amendments
wer adopted, and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE. The day was occupied in the dis
cusson of motion to commit bill to cancel a
bond given for the expectation of certain slaves,
and on the bill for the relief of Marigny DAN
teriye.