Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-29

and the friends of that Administration would ap-
nrove of Il. az we'll as others. When its object
Was fnllv understood, he believed there would
be no difference of opinion in the House upon it.
Hinder the unanimous direction of the Committee.
he sbould move for the consideration of this bill
in the course of the day, giving time only to have
if printed for the information OF the House.
The bill was twice read, and referred to a Com
mittee of the Whole.
Mr.. C.mLreleag then. by unanimous consent,
under the instruction of the Committee on Com
merce, moved the following resolution:
Rssolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to this House
such information in relation to the negotiations
with Great Britain, concerning the colonial trade,
as he may deem it not incompatible with the pub
lie interest to communicate.
The resolution was agreed to.
The Joint Resolution for continuing the pay
of the officers of the Marine Corps, as heretofore
allowed, until otherwise ordered, was read a
third time.
On the question of its passage, the previous
question, was demanded by MIR. Carson but not
seconded by the House.
The merits of the resolution were then debated
BY Mr.. WIckAife, Mr.. MDh6ie and Mr.. Drayy-
ton, in opposition, and Mr.. Carson, MIR. Suther-
land. and Mr.. Fancy, in favor of it.
Mr.. Barringer then, to prevent the consumP-
ton of the remaining time of the Session upon
this bill, demanded the previous question.
The demand was seconded by the House, and
the main question being ordered to be put, was
put accordingly; and the bill was passed by a vote
of Sc to Ga, and sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
On motion of Mr.. .4rcher, the consideration of
all Senate bills was postponed till tomorrow.
Mr.. Cambreleng, from the Committee on
Commerce, to which was referred, yesterday,
the Message of the President of the United States
upon the subject of negotiations pending between
the United States and Great Britain, reported a
bill to amend the acts regulating the commercial
intercourse between the United States and Great
Britain; which was twice read and committed to
a Committee of the Whole House to day.
Mr.. CamJrleng then moved the following re-
solution:
Resolued, That the President Of the United
States be requested to communicate to this House
such information relating to our negotiations with
Great Britain, concerning the Colonial trade, as
he may deem compatible with the public interest.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
of the accounts of certain diplomatic functional
| TICS. anu lC iuCStlOh q olutSus Shuii SS III
pass?
Mr.. UickIifs opposed the bill, at some length.
and it was advocated by Messrs. .4rcher and Polk
and was finally passed by Yeas and Nays. III
to so.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to provide for surveying certain lands in
the territory of Arkansas.
Mr.. Whinlssey called for the Yea. and Nays
on the third reading, and after a few remarks in
favor of the bill BY Mr.. Serier, it was ordered to
be read a third time-Ayes 1S7, Noes 10.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to amend an act, entitled IS An act, fix
ing the compensation of public ministers and of
c%onsuls residing on the coast of Barbary, and for
other purposes"
Mr.. HIckli6e stated his objections to the pro-
vision for contingencies, and proposed an amend
ment to the 4th section; when
Mr.. .4rcher moved to strike out the section
which was asfOllOws:
Sec, 4 find be ii further enacted, That the
sum of one thousand dollars per annum be allow
ed to each Minister and Charge des Affairs, in
lieu of all allowances for contingent expenses:
| ProriRed, that the President of the United States
| shall be authorized to allow 10 each of the minis
tiers at London, Paris and ST. Petersburg, a fur
her sum of two thousand dollars per annum and
no allowance for contingencies, except as herein
provided, shall be made in any case whatever.
And in lieu thereof insert the following:
''SEc. 4. find be fUrther 1t enacted, that a sum
notexceeding $4,000 per annum, he allowed toeach
of the ministers at London, Paris, and st. Pc
tersburg, for House rent; & that the sum of $1,000
per annum, be allowed in like manner to the
Ministers in Spain and Netherlands, as compensa-
ton for the expenses incident to their attendance
on Court, IN its occasional changes of residence
in those countries, respectively"
After a good deal of debate. on the part. of
Messrs. .7rcher, Wicklife, Polk, Reed. HiHiams
Dpight and Drayton, on this and other provis-
ions of the bill, a motion was made bv Mr.. HI
Hams to lay the bill on tie table, which prevail
ed by yeas and nays-82 to SO.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the ensrossed bill entitled "An act to reduce the
duty on salt:'' and the question was stated
Sqall the bill pass? When
A motion was made by MIR. Storrs, of n. York,
that the said bill be recommitted to the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means, with instructions so to
amend the same, as to postpone any reduction of
tha Iufy nm cola until The Snth S,ato,,ho. 1851