Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-30

CONGRESS. In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr..
Sanford presented n memorial from the New
York Chamber Of Commerce. against any fur
ther duties upon imports. The bill increasing
the pay Of the LIeutenants of the Navy, after
encouDtering the opposition of Mr.. Macon, was
passed 20 to Is. The consideration Of tho
Salt Bill was again postponed. and the bill
making appropriations for the Cumberland
Road. was taken up and discussed until the
hour Of ad journment. 1t was opposed by
Messrs. Branch, Cobb, Tyler, Macon, (of
course) Ch ,ndler, and others, upon c~onstltu-
tional grounds; and supported by Ncssrs. Rug
gles, Hendricks, Harrison and Benton.
In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Cam
breleng, from the Committee Oh Commerce,
reported against abolishing the office Of apprais-.
ers Of goods in the custom houses, which was
agreed to. Mr. Kremer made a speech against
Col. hinns, who does the custom house print
ing, at Philadelphia, in support OF a resolution
calling for any correspondence which may
have taken place in regard to mis- appointment.
The resolution was not opposed, and was
adopted. Mr.. Chiffon, (tho. new member from
Kentucky introduced a 81 ring of resolutions
on the subject Of observation-disclosures handsome
ly rebuked by Mr.. M'Duffio, chairman Of the
Committee of Ways and Mcans,) for not know
ing what no was about, but, nothing daunted,
persisted d in making q speech, which, was not
concluded at the expiration Of the hour during
which members are allowed 10 talk about res
o~lutions, and he wus cut short. The bill for
the relief OF Marisny D'Autorive coming Up in
order. and the amendment offered by Mr.. Cur
10y. (for paying for injury done 10 an impressed
slave Of said D'AuteriveI being still under con-
sideration, r. IngersoIl, Mr.. Martindale, and
Mr.. Bryan, successfully addressed the house
on the general principle involved in the amend
ment Mr.. BURGESS now moved an adjourn
I ment; and the question being taken, it passed
in the affirmative. Ayes 80, Noes 76.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, the consider
alton Of the bill to complete the Cumberland
Road from Bridgeport to gainesville, in Ohio,
and TO provide for the survey of.the same from
GAINESVILLE tn the seat Of Government at Mis-
souri, was resumed. Tho bill appropriates 100.
90 dollars or continuing tho road from Il o
present termination, thirty miles. Mr.. Chan
dler finding that the constitutional objection
was not likely to prevail. moved to amend tho
bill by striking out 100 900 dollars, and leay-
ing an Appropriation Of only go, 900. Mr.. En-
ton said that contra cts had already been made
for the road TO GAINESVILLE, and with 60 900
dollars, only thirteen miles Of the thirty could
be completed. Tie motion was afterwards
Withdrawn. And after a good deal of debate.
the question on ordoriSg the bill to be enpross-
cd for a third reading. was taken and decided
IN tho affirmative, by the following vote: Yeas
rs, Nays 10.
Mr.. Macon then rose, and offered the fol-
lowing resolution, rcmnrking that il was hi,
object TO give ~ thc road to the several states
through which 1t had been constructed; and
also TO give up all tho product Of the 2 cent.
as well as the money that had been advanced,
so as to get rid Of the disputes which annually
occupied Congress on this subject:
Resoired, That tho Committee on the Judic-
larry inquire into the sspedicncy Of relinguishipg
TO The States through which tho Cumberland