Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-05-06
CONGERSS.

HtdIy SIX q CLOCK, IN the DISCUSSION VI the motto
OF Mr. Smith of Md. to recede from the ament
| ments made BY the Senate, and disagreed to b
the House of Representatives, to the bill maxim
appropriations for Internal improvements. SHE
amendments limited the sum appropriated for SUI
veys, to those objects already commenced. MI
Smith OF Md. (chairnan of the committee of Fl
nanoe,) on reporting the bill with the disagree
| nents, SAID:
Mr. President, In reporting TO the Senate tn
disag cement of the House Ut Representatives, Il
the Third and fifth amendments Of tie Senate, Il
the bill making appropriations for Internal I'm
proveients, and referred to tie Committee OF
Finance, desire TO state, that the opinion of tn,
Committee, of the proprietv of the amendment
remains unchanged but as the item to which The
third and principal amendment relates, i, incorpo
rated in bill providing for other objects deeuiet
OF immediate urgency and great importance t,
the public service, which isht be materially pre-
JUDGED and finally defeated at this late period o
the session, by adhering 10 the amendment ant
prolon2ing the Disagreement between the tw,
Houses, they do not desire TO incur those risks
or to produce the delay incident TO a renewed an,
| protracted discussion.
From these considerations report the bill t.
the Senate. and now move that the Senate recedt
from. thci: amendment. and concur in tie disagree
ment Of the House q Representatives.
| The motion to rece,e was advocated by Messrs
Johnston of Lou. ana " ebster. at considerable
length. and opposed III an able and powerful ar
gument by Mir. NJ Lane, and BY MIR. Smith o
1 >. &. MIR. Benton on this question addressed
the Senate at length, and gave his reasons why hi
should vote in favor Of the mention, not, as h.
said because he beiievee the amendment mpro
per or unwise but because lie still wished to retain
a chance OF having survey made, which HI
deemed not only Of national Importance, lat o
+La b, A
On the question beg taken, the Senate refused
cede bv the following
YEAS-s.essIs Bar srl, Barton, Blteman Bell T]enjon
BDugnv Chalrbel s. Chase HARRISON Iicndr cks Johnson
Of KY. Johnston, OF La. Kane, Marks NJ bic, Robbins Rug
giles seymour, Slsbee, Smith, OF Nd Thomas. Webster
Willry.-23
NAls-Berrien, Branch Chandler, Cobb, Dckerson
Eaton, Els FUc,, Hague, King, Mckinley Iciane Macon
Paris, Rdgey, Rowan Sanford, Smith, $. c. farewell
Tyler, Van Bnren. White, Williams Woodbury. = "a
On motion Of Mr.. .MeLene, The Senate insisted on tn
cndmentJ.
| The Senate then adjourned over Monday next
In the House, Yesterday, Mr.. Livingston repor
ted bill for the punishment of contraventions q
the fifth article Of the treaty between the United
States and Russia: which was twice read, and at
ter being slightly amended, was ordered to hs
reading TO morrow. The resolution offered by MIR
Stewart on Thursday, relative to the Cumberland
Road was taken up; but the hour allotted Il
morning business having elapsed it was laid OF
nv '"o'' ~ ~
.a ,a,a ~ ,a i,"s or Ih'rs
I ,n' ;o.;.1s III ssconL amardmant ~ tho ns
u".' ''Jeu''"S :n ,"s ;a.;. e. r ;,;n.
late, 70 ule p'll hanih@ appropriations 'ot ihuiai
Affairs for the year 1928, which amendment g0c
to refund certain sums Of money TO the state o
Nortl, Carolina. The hin 10 ascertain The lnti
tude of the southern extreme of Lake Michigan
and the blli to regulate the commercial intercourse
of the United states with the Islands OF Martinique
and Gaudaloupe, were severally read third tii'
and passed. The bill to anthorise the building o
light houses &c. The bill to distribute the "a
volume of the Laws OF the United states. 1h'