The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-01-07
CONGRESSIONAL JOURNAL.
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MONDAY, Dec. 90.
SENATE. Mr. Burnett from OHIO, and Mr.
Riirely from Delaware attended The bill for
the conpens ltim oi Susan Decatur, and others,
was read third time and passed. Mr.. San
iord's res luton. requiring the Secretary OF the
Treasury 81 ascertain The proportional value nt
pnld and silver in relation to each other, &c.
VAS adopted
HOUSE. Among the resolutions offered.
was BY MIR. Ramsay OF Pennsvlvania, on
the snniect of dividing the public lands among
the States, and also of distributing the surplus
revenue among The several States hut tho
House, nv larre maj rit,, refused 10 consider
thu rrsouti IN. The Ii ,usc then resumed the
cnnside alton Of the bill To author re the "ecu
patton OF the Oregon River. when the Commit
Tee was addressed BY Mr. Bates of N iss' ur-
and Nr Polk of Tenn ssce. against the bill. and
briefly nv Mr. Everett, who supported the nllf,
when the House adjourned.
TUESDAY,. Dee. 30.
SENATE, Mr. Foot presented a memorial
fr M sundrv inhabitants of Worta ct n. in the
State Of Connecticut. pral ing that he ,renspor-
ta,ion If the mail on the sabbath NAV be dis
continued The bill allowing an additional
drawback on Imported sugar refined in this
country. and exported theretrmn, vas taken up
and discussed iir about t"o haJrs
HOUSE. The House resumed the consider
atiou nf the hill "a authorize tho occupation Of
the Oreron Territory Mr. Mitchell spoke in
opposition to the hill. taking principally tho
ground that its rennieness difficulty of access
aud Steriiv, rendered the idea Of its settlement
bV civilized citizens wild and visionary. MIR. :
Gor5am succeeded in opposition To the bill,
chiefly on the ground that it would be an in
iringement o. the Convention between this
c"untr. aud Great Britain entered into in 1918,
and renewed in l~27 Mr., Ric 'ardson a mem
her of the Committee which reported the hill,
advocated its passage. aud went into details TO
show the validity o. or title to the Territory
about the mouth Of the Oregon. and To spr"ve
the a'eu"n in relation to its Sterty. He
WAS succeeded by Mr. Drayt"n, who objected
to the bill in it's presen' shape. and suggested
that discretion should he vested in the Presi-
dent Ia state adequate measures for the rrotec-
Ii n of such citizens may migrate to this
Territory. Mr. Polk then moved that il he re-
ferrad to the Committee on the Territories,
with instrm tions t. Amend il hv introducing a
clause extending III" jurisdiction ri the Courts
of Michigan To the Territory. Bcf re any ques-
tl"n was taken on th ) motion, the House ad-
journed.
WE'D vEsD.4Y. Pee. 81.
SENATE, TIE bill fr the cont 'uation Of
the Cumberland Rnnd, aud the bill allowing an
additional drawback on refined sugar were Or
derrd to third reading. The Senate ADJOURN
ed I" Fr;d,v
HOUSE The House took mp the cons der
alton "f the bill to authorize the occurat;on IF
III" Orng'p Territory. Mr. S.rng spoke
atainst the BIZ, "a cnuta ming provisi. MS witch
W : II in'rinGe on the sing convention al
I Ftent R.t.in. Mr.. S ofrs also opposed the
bill on the same gr md. Mr.. Dravtnn moved
10 amend the Il ! bv strkinr or III lis naterih
s"ci'nns and Inserting Il su! sti'ntn. wh;ch pro-
vides that an EVIL, rinT party shall b. sent ont
AID that the President shall he authorized 10
Z and - IF fI,a
hundred men. fpr tie protection IF such citi-
zenS ms shall se'ile here. Mr. Floyd spoke in
reply to the obi .ctions urged agairs' the hill,
and was replcd tn bv Mr.. Bates of Missouri
Mr.. Tayl"r then moved an anrndneni tn the
amendment Of Mr. Dravton when he Commit
te" rose and the amendments were ordered 10
be printed. Adjourned to Friday
FRTD.9Y. ian. 9
SENATE Mr. Chambers resolution for an
inq' into tho * ed enc Of =, ntiar NO The
nil 'arv road from Marshill to the mouth Of the
MadIwaSra in tie State If Maine and s res
n'niinn for an inquiry in'o the expectancy nf
abolish no The office &c Mai,r General in the ar
NV 9th United States. were agreed TO- Mr.
Dirknrs MS bill c,r DISTRIBUTING A norton or the
rev me of he United States. among the sever
NJ Safes. made tile special "rdpr Of the
dav for Thursday next Mr. D laid on the ia
hi" statement showing the time IN " hirh the
national debt would hr ex'ingu shed under the
present system. AID also the time in which it
would be pn'd under The sy-tem which he pro-
posed a j urn"d M NJ ndav.
HOUSE. bin was reported nv Mr., p r.
Barbour, from the Committee on III" Judiciary,
concerning The Sunreme Court III requires
tie concurrence f FIVE ont Of the Judges
10 settle the great questions submitted To that
high tribunal As the law now stands. four
Jndges Constitute qnoru three of which.
b ing u msin"tv. .mpe' eut 70 dcc!de
gl"s'ionS. Will" il may possibly occur that the
n her f'nr Judges, b ing IN actual mai 'ri'v of
the whole. may b" opposed IN the 'ecisicp which
thus becomes law Mr.. Drryton r"n"rted a
hiN from the Committee on Mli'ary Affairs on
tn subject Of the Claims of the State of Mas.
s1chusp;ts Cr Nili.is Sprvicos