The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-05-15
TWENTIETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Thursday, May /.

In the Senate, the resolution respecting
the adjournment Of Congress was postpon-
ed to Wednesday next. Mr.. Brenton's re-
solutions relative to the public lands were
considered and laid on the table.-Some
discussion took place on the bill making
appropriations for the public buildings J;
after " hich the bill was passed.
Ia the House, the resolution relating to
adjournment was laid on the table. The
House then resolved into Committee Of the
whole on the stale of the Union, and took
up, in succession, the bill for ascertaning
the latitude Of the southern bend, or ex.
treme of Lake Michigan, and OF certain
other points, for the purpose hereafter OF
fixing the true northern boundary line OF
the States Of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
the bill making appropriations for the In
dian Department, as amended the Senate
"a bill to authorize the building OF lIght
houses, &c.--a bill to purchase and dstr-
butte The 9Th volume Of the laws of the u
nIted Stutes-a bill regulating the com
mercia intercourse with the islands of
| Martinique--a bill to authorlse the IN.
| proving OF certain harbors, the building Of
piers, &C.; all which passed through the
Committee, and reported, some with
mendme nts, and the others without amend
ment The House was then occupied in
! the disc ussion of the two amendments
made by the Senate in the bill making ap.
preparations for the Indian Department; IN
| both Of which the House refused to concur.
Friday .Noy2.
In the Senate, the Committee of Finance
reported in favor of recedIng from the
mendment of the Senate TO the Internal
Improvement bill, limiting the approprIa
ton OF sc, 900 dollars for surveys as have
been commenced After a debate of sx
hours; the Senate refused to recede by a
vote OF % to "a The Senate insisted Oh
their second and third amendments.
III the House, the proceedings were
chiefly confined to private bills. An at
tempt was made 10 postpone the orders oi
The day for the purpose OF reconsderlng
the vote by which they refused, on the pre-
vlous day, to concur in the second amend
ment made by the Senate to the bill maxi
ing appropriations for Internal Improve
ment, but the motion did not prevail. Sc
yeral private bills, and the public bills
which passed through committee on Thurs
| day,were ordered to be engrossed and read
|
Saturday. May 3.
The Senate did not sit to. day.
In the House. mr.. Mercer succeeded IN
a motion to discharge the Committee Of the
| Whole from the further consideration of
the bills relating TO the Chesapeake and
ONO Canal, and TO refer them to Com
mit.ee of the whole on the state of the u
mon. The residue of the day was occu-
pied IN the passage of the bills acted on in
Committee on the preceding day and ~
passing through the Committee about thir
teen other private bills, which, with a sin
| Gle exception, were ordered to be read a
taird time on Monday.
Monday, May 5.
In the Senate. the Tariff Bill was con
slercd, and all the amendments reported
| from the Committee of Manufactures were
disposed Of.
The House Of representatives was chief
! ly engaged in the disc of the bill t.
proong the term Of the Commission sitting
under the Treaty of Client, which was fl
nally passed, with an amendment. limiting
the time to the lSt Of September next.
The house then took up the amendme1
made by the Senate to the bill making a.
preparations for Internal Improvement.
when mr.. M'Dufie moved that the hou~
insist on their disagreement 10 the amend
ments made by the Senate, ask a conie.
ence of that body. and appoint manage
to conduct it on the part Of the huus,
Some discussion took place on this prop.
sition, and before any question was take,
the house adjourned.
Tuesday, May 6.
Tn the Senate, the Tariff bill was con
sidered, aud some amendments in addition
to those offered yesterday being adopted
| the bill was reported to the Senate. The
motion to strike out the provision repeal
; ing the draw back on export OF spirits dis
} TILED from molasses, was discussed but no
decided.
In the House of Representatives, the
Bills in relation to the roads leading frou
Woshington to New Orleans, and to the
north west frontier of New York; and the
Bills relating to the Breakwater in Della
, ware bav. and the Grants ofL Lands 10 Obi,
. for Canals, were transferred to the Com
, mlttee of the Whole on the State of the L
, Mon. The house then insisted an its dis
! agreement TO the amendment made in the
Senate to the bill making appropriation
for Internal improvements. BY vote Of ion
to 81. The bill TO continue the Mint a
{ Philadelphia. was taken up, and passe,
through committee, and ordered to be en-
? crossed and read third time to morrow
{ The house then receded frou its disagree
5 mcnt TO the second amendment mado il
t the Senate to the bill making appropria
: tlons for the Indian Department, which ap
propriales 22,OOC dollars to reimburse til,
o State of North Carolina. the sum paid b.
!. that state for the extinguishment OF IndlsI