Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-25
CONGRESS-.


rejecting the bill providing for the appointment of a
Solicitor of the Treasury, reconsidcrcd and the
bill thus revived, was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Chambers. the previous orders Of
the day were postponed, and the bill incorpors,inc
the Alexandria Turnpike Company was taken mn.
when it was supported by Mcssrs Chambers and ~
Ter, opposed by Mcssrs. Benton. Smith of S c.,
IIayne, and Forsyth, aud ordered to third reading
by the following Vote:
hYEs-Messrs. Adams Barnard Barton. Bell. Bur
nett, Chambers. Chase, CLAYTON Dudley Foot Fro
hnghuysen, Hendricks Holmes Ircdcl Johnston Lii
Tingston' Naudain, Robbins, Ruggos Seymour, Sis
Dee: Spraguc, Tyler, Webster Willey-o5.
NAYs-Messrs. Benton Bib Brown Dickerson
Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy Haync, Kane King Kngh,
mckinley, Sanford, Smith of 5. c., Troup " hite
and Woodbury--l7.
The Senate then took up Mr.. hIullarys bill from
the lower House, for the cffectua collection OF
Imposts, which after undergoing some amendments
and giving rise to much discussion on the same in
which Messrs. Chambers, Tyler, King, Forsyth,
llayne, Webster, Woodbury., Silsboe, Johnston and
O'ckerson participated, was ordered to be engrossed
by the following vote:
AYEs-Msssrs. Barnard Barton, Bell Burnett
Chase, Clayton, Dickcrson. Dudley Foot Frel.pV
huysen, Grundy, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston Kane
Knight. Livingston, Naudain, Noble. Robbins Rug
giles; Sanford, Seymour, SiIsbcc. Spruguc, Webster,
Wiley, Woodbury-23.
NoEs-Messrs Adams Benton, Bibb. Brown Ell
lis Forsyth, Hayne lredell, King, Mckinley, Smith
OF 5 C., Troup Tyler and While-Il.
The Senate then went into secret session fora short
time, aud adiouSpe ed.
On Thursday, on Mr. Grundys motion, the bill
for the appointment of Solicitor of the Treasury
was taken up, and ordered be rossed by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYES Messrs. Adams, Barnard, Barton, Benton,
Rttrnn
Frelnghuysen, Grundy, lIayne Iroden Johnston
Kane, King, Livingston, Mckinley, Robbins. Rug
ges; Sanford SIlsbee .,ai,h of Nd, Troup, Tyler,
Webster and White 90
NAYs-Messrs. Bell Brown Chose Clovtop Foo,
Forsyth Hendricks, Holmes, Knight. Naudain Sow
mour, Smith Of S. c., Wiley and Woodburv-l4
Tbe following bills then passed by the Sc
natc
The bill to provide for the finul settlement Of land
claims in Florida;
The bill making appropriations for cer,,;n ovpordi
Dcpar mcnts;
The bill for ;he relief of the legal representatives
OF EDWARD Moore, deceased-of John Coleman and
OF Joseph Cannon;
The bill for the relief of Samuel Noel;
Vhe bill for the relief OF Abraham Bronson;
Inc OIL 10 revive and continue III force the act of
1913, liking the salaries of the Secretary of the Sc
nate and Clerk of the House of Representativcs-o
the Clerks employed in their Offices, and of the Libra
rian;
pany; and
The bill for the moro eflectual collection of .npos,
duties
On motion OF Mr. Johnston, the resolutions concor
ning the public lands, offered by Mr. Foot were ia
ken up, when NJ. Robbins of Rhode Island address,
ed the Senate at length in their support
Mr.. Foot succeeded, and spoke until the adjourn
mcnt
On Friday, the bill for the relief of the widows
and orphans Of the officers and scanlen lost in the u
S. Schooner Wild Cat-and the bill creating the
Office of Solicitor General of the Treasury, were
passed.
The consideration of Foots resolutions was rosuu
cd, when after discussion the part Of Mcssrs
Sprague and Benton, they were on Dir. Bells mo
ton, laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. Chambers, the bill authorizing
subscription to the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company, taken up
On motion of Mr.. Chambers, proviso was added
TO the first section Of the bill to the effect tina, be-
fore the company shall be al liberty 20 take the ben
eft Of the act. they shall file with the Secretary OF
the Treasury, an agreement, giving their consent TO
the prosecution of the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal
Company the same however, not to be binding un-
less a similar agreement be executed in their favor
on the part OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company.
MIR. Dudley, disavowing constitutional scrupos,
moved TO postpone the bill for he mentioned.
until Monday. The motion supported by
Messrs Smith of s c. and Dlckcrson opposed Ivy
Messrs. Grundy, Chambers and Noble and ncgativ-
ed. ayes II, noes 80.
Mr. Benton moved to 10y the bill on the table for
tho purpose of considering Executive business.
Mr.. Hendricks believing The fate of the bill nvo
we'd in this motion, called for the ayes and noes and
it rejected, by the following vote
AYrs.-Messrs Adams, Barton, Bell, Benton,
Bib, Brown, Dckerson Dudley. Ellis, Forsyth,
Hayne. Kane, Sanford, Smith of s. c., SpraGuc,
NoEs -Messrs. Barnard, Burnett, Chambers
Chase, Frelnghuysen, Grendy, Hendricks. Holmes,
ItcdeIl. Johnson. KING KNIGHT Iiv,nyaton Nc