The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-01-31
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Monday, Jan. 2I, le2s.
FORTlFIcATIONS.


FORTlFICATIONS.
Mr.. McDuhie, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported the following
bill (which was twice read, and committed
" A bill making appropriations iol certain
Notifications of the United States for the
. year one thousand eight hundred ana
twenty eight
" BE IL enacted &c. That the fcpowins
sums be, and the same ale hereby, apprc-
prated to wit
For Fortifications, to each specifically,
as follows:
For Fort Adams, eighty thousand do.-
lars (;
For Fort Hamilton, sixty thousand dol
lars;
For Fort Monroe, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For Fort Calhoun, eighty thousand dol
lars;
For Fort Macon. at Bogue Point, fifty.
two thousand five hundred dollars
For Fort at Mobile Point, eighty thou,
sand dollars
For Fort Jackson, eighty thousand five
hundred dollars:
For repairs and contingencies fifteen
! Thousand dollars
For tower Mt Bayon Dupre,
For Fortiiications at Pensacola,
For Fortlficatons at Charleston,
For Fortiticatons at Savannah.
For Fort at Oak Island, North Carolina,
sixty thousand dollars;
For preservation Of Islands in Boston
Harbor, two thousand dollars"
On motion ofmr Van Rensselaer,, il wos
! Resolved, That the Committee on the
| Post Offices and Post Roads be instructed
10 inquire into the expediency Of granting
! to Charles Carroll, of sCarrolh the surviv-
! ing sigaer Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, the privilege Of franklin during his
life.
On motion Of mr. Pearce, it was
! Resolved, That the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instructed
to inquire into the expedicncy Of allowing
to the Postmaster at Newport, Rhode Is
land, compensation for all Ship Letters re-
ceivsd and mailed at the Post Office in that
Town.
Mr.. Basset moved the following:
| Resolved tha, the Secretary Of War be
directed to report to this House list OF the
J Officers on the pension list. designating
the States to which the officers severaly
belong.
The bill from the Senate to abolish I'm
prisonment for Debt, was twice read and
referred to the Committee OH the Judiciary.
The house adjourned
| Tuesday, jan. 90.
Nr. Camberling ffom tie Committee on
Commerce TO which was referred the Bill
from tue Senate entitled AN Act TO au-
thorize the purchase ofsites and the erec-
! ton Of Custom Houses at Newport, in
Rhod a-lsland, and at Mobile in Alabama
and repair a building for Custom House
= at Newburyport, in Massac husetts," re-
ported the same with an amendment, and
! it was made The order of the day for to-
morrow
The Bill from the Senate to increase the
pay OF fLieutemants IN the Navy, was read
twice and referred to the Committee ON
Naval Affairs.
The bill for the relief of Marignv D.
= Auterive was called up. and after consider
able discussion, on motion Of mr. Burgess,
J J the House adjourned.
! U'ednesddy, Jan %.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill for the relief of Murigry D'Au,er-
i've.
Mr.. Burgess, who had the floor from the
adjournment Of yesterday, addressed the
House in speech Of about two hours in
. length, in opposition othe amendment.
He was succeeded by mr.. Weems, who
spoke with great animation Oh the oppo-
site side of the question.
3 Mr.. Whi,tlesy from he Committee Of
Claims. then spoke for some time in ,indi-
, cation of the report of that Committee, aud
J in opposition to the amendment
MIR. Gurley then briefly summed up the
arguments which had been adduced a.
!, galnst the amendment, and replied TO them
in order. II was now O'Clock. and the
call for the question was long and loud .
;, when
= = Mr.. Woods, Of Ohio, demanded that il be
=" taken by Yeas and Nays. They were or
. de,ed BY the House, and being taken, stood
). Yeas 96, Nays %,
I. So the amendment wns adapted, and the
/" bill as amended, was ordered to be en ros-
sed for Il third reading tomorrow. Where
. upon, 4.
The House adjourned.