The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-09
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, MAJ %

!
! SENATE. The resolution of the Legisla.
ture of Massachusetts, asking surveys of certain
routes of Railroads was referred to the Sec
rotary of War
! The Senate went into session with closed
| doors, on motion of Mr. Woodbury.. When the
( doors were opened, the bill ''to amend the acts
/ regulating commercial intercourse between the
United States and certain British Colonies, +"
was read third time and passed
The bill from the other House, for the grad.
ual reduction of the duty on salt, was read a
/ third time and passed.
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Barnard Bell, Benton,
Bib, Brown, Chambers, Clayton, Ellis, Foot,
/ Grundy, lredell, Kane, King, Knight, Mckinley,
Smith Of Nd, Smith Of S. c., Sprague, Troup, Ty-
Ter, Webster, White, Woodbury-A.
! Nays-Messrs. Benton, Burnett, Chase Dicker-
! son, Dudley, Frelinghuysen, Hendricks, Johnston.
Livingston, Noble, Robbins, Ruggles, Sanford, Sey-
mour, Silsbee-l5.
A bill "to reduce the duty on molasscs. and
TO allow a drawback on spirits distilled from
foreign Materials" was read third time and
passed.
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Barton, Bell, Bib, Brown,
Chambers, Chase, Clayton. Dudley Ellis. Foot
Frenghuysen, Grundy, Hendricks IredelI. King
! Knight, Mckinley, Noble, Robbins, Sanford. Sew
/ mour, Sllsbee, Smith Of Md, Smith of s 4
| SPrague, Tyler, Webster, White, Woodbury-3O.
Nays-Messrs. Barnard, Barton Burnett. Dick
ersOn' Johnston, Kane, Livingston, Ruggles-8
Inc Dill was passed making appropriations
I for surveys for internal improvements.
! The Vice President having announced his
intention OF withdrawing from the Senate for the
/ residue OF the session, the Hor.. Samuel Smith
was elected President pro tenn
| HOUSE. A motion TO print 10000 comics
ofthe message on the Maysyille Rail. Road bill
passed
resolution TO authorize the Clerk To have
any maps executed by draughtsman, which
any OF the committees might require, was, after
much debate, Passed-yeas %, nays r. The
Missouri Land Claims, and the graduation bills
we're, after debate, laid on the table. The bill
for the appointment Of Treasury Solicitor,
was passed The bill to authorize a subscrin.
ton TO the stock of the Louisville Canal Com.
?any, passed-yeas 70, nays So.
inc Dill 10 authorize subscription TO the
Washington Road Stock, also passed-yeas "a,
MAssAcHusETTs MILITIA CLAIMS. The bill
from the Senate to authorize the claim of the
I State OF Massachusetts, after much debate. was
finally passed by the following vote -
Xeos--Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong.
Bailey, Barber, Bates, Baylor, Bell Burgess. Cal.
houn, CambreleDg, Claiborne, Clark, Coleman. II
Craig, r. Craig. Crane, Crawford, Creighton. Da-
1ss, Deoerry, Denny, Desha, Doddrdge, Duncan.
Dwight, Earl, q. Evans, EUerett, II. Everett Find
lay, Gorhon, GyenneI, Hawkins, Hemphill. Kinds
Hodges, Howard, Hughes, Hunt, Huntington, Jbric
l.nagersoll Irwin, Kendall, Kennon, Kincsd. Leiney
Magee, Martindale, Mercer, Miller Mitchell Mini,
11enourg, Norton, Pearce, Pettis, Pierson, Powers
f,samsey, itesd, Richardson, Semmes Smith Snriga
W. r. etors, Strong, Sutherland, Swami, Swiil
laIa,sIo, Iaylor Test, J. Thompson, Vance Var,
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