The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-13
TWENTX-FTRsT CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.

MONDAY, jan 4.
SENATE. Notice was given BY Mr.. Sis.
bee, that he would, tomorrow, ask leave to
bring in bill for paying the claim of Massa-
chnse.ts for militia services.
Mr.. Sanford presented n petition from a
meeting Of the citizens of New York, asking
the protection ofthe United States, for the in
dams against injustice and oppression refer
red to the committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Burnet moved that tho memorial be
printed. Mr.. Forsyth called for the reading of
it.
The Secretary accordingly proceeded to read
the memorial TO the House and had gone on
for some time, when Mr.. Bell rose and objected
to the further reading of it.
Mr. Troup hoped the memorial would be
printed it the reading of it were discontinued.
lie wished to know the contents of this docu-
E1ent before any disposition was made of it by
1.-THE Senate.
Mr.. Bell said he asked the discontinuance of
the reading of the memorial merely with view
to save the time of the Senate. He thought
that the printing Of the document would enable
gentlemen better to understand its contents
than the cursory reading Of it.
Mr.. Forsyth SAID that the memorial had been
ordered to be referred to the committee on In
dian Affairs. He had supposed it to be a me-
mortal on the subject of Indian Affairs general
iy lie now understood it, from what had been
read OF it, to refer particularly to the conduct
OF certain States towards the Indians He then
moved TO discharge the committee from the
, further consideration of the memorial.
Mr.. Sanford said he would not oppose tn.
motion of the gentleman from Georgia, al
though he did not wish to move the printing of
the memorial until it was examined by a COM
! mttee
Mr.. Forsyth repeated that he was not aware
OF the peculiar character of the memorial when
it was first presented. FIe understood the gen.
tleman from New York (Mr. Sanford) to say
that he had general reference to all the In
dams If he now understood the memorial cor
rectly, 1t was the memorial of a meeting held
, IN particular part of the country, whose OBJ
Ject was the vndication of the alleged rights of
the Southern lndIans-if he understood it cor
rectly, 1t lmpeached the character and conduct
ct the Southern States 1t might be that the
, memorial was expressed in terms to which he
could have no objection, but all he wished for
was. that it should lie on the table, that he
might have time to examine it, in order TO see
, whether it was the case or not. lfit impeached
the character or conduct the Southern States,
, he should object to its reference to the com
mlttee-if not, he could not, of course, have any
! objection
The question, on dischargng the committee
from the further consideration of the memorial,
was put, and carried in the affirmative-and it
was lheh !alu on the table.
= Mr.. Holmes presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Kennebunk, and one from Blue
hill, Maine, against carrying the mail on the
Sabbath
, HOUSE. Mr.. Drayton, from the commit
E tee on Military Affairs reported sundry bills
relative to the corps of Engineers, and the
army, which were read first and second time,
and severally committed to a committee of the
r whole House
The question of the proposed distribution of
the public lands was taken up, and Mr.. Blair
I OF S. c. resumed his obseI vations in opposition
to 1t, until the expiration of the hour assigned.
The bill to regulate the allowance of forage to
officers ct the army, was taken up, and discussed,
, and ultimately REFERRED on motion of Mr. Dray-
ton, to the committee on Military Affairs.
TUESDAY, Jan. 5.
. Mr.. Silsbee, in pursuance of notic., intro
duced bill authorizing the payment of the
claim of the State of Massachusetts,, for the
services OF the militia called out by that State
during the late war. The bill was them after
a few remarks in explanation by Mr. Silsboe,
read once and ordered to a second reading
Memorials were presented by Messrs. FrelinG-
huysen, Sprague, and Dudley, demonstrating
against the transportation of the mail on the
Sabbath. The bill from the House for estab.
fishing uniform mode of calculating the mile
age of members of Congress, and for other
purposes, was, after a short discussion, laid on
the table.
HOUSE. Among the memorials presented
was one from citizens of New York, submitted
by Mr. Cambreleng, on the subject of the re.
latons existing between the United States and
certain Indian tribes, Especially the Chero.
kees] which Mr.. C. proposed to refer to the
committee on Indian Affairs The debate on
the subject of MIR. Hunts resolution providing
for the final disposal of the public lands, was
resumed, and Mr.. Clay of Alabama, addressed
the House, and was replied to by Mr.. Hunt
f The contested election between Thomas d.
Arnold and Prior Lea. which was the special
order of the day, was postponed to Wednesday
Mr.. Malary from the committee on Manu-
features made long report, the substance Of
which was, that it was not expedent at present
tO'revise the tariff The committee will how.
ever, continue their investigation of the whole
subject, with view to discover to what ex-
tent frauds are practsed upon the revenue,
} and will probably propose some counteracting
measures.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.
SENATE. Tho committee on Military At
: fairs, reported bill making appropriation to
Iiquidate the claim of the State of South Caro-
lima against the United States.
Mr.. Holmes presented the petition of sundry
citizens of Maine, praying Congress to pass a
law abolishing slavery in the District of Column
bia.
The bill providing for tho payment of the
claim of Massachusetts,, for services rendered
during the last war, received its second reading,
and was referred to the committee on Military
Affairs.
HOUSE. The committee on Territories,
reported bill establishing the Territorial Gov.
eminent of Huron.
A number of bills were reported by the vari
Gus committees, and n number of resolutions
we're adopted, but the bills, &c. we're of local
or private nature. The report of the commit
tee on Elections on the petition of Thomas B
f Arnold Of Tennessee, was then taken up, and
, Mr. Arnold made some remarks on the evidence
THURSDAY, Jan. z.
SENATE. Tho committee on Finance, re-
ported a bill to authorize the commissioners OF
the sinking fund to redeem the public debt Of
The Uniiad Sinlea. which naasad In n annnnd