Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-17
CONGRESS.
From The United States telegram, May1s.

from Tie United States Telegraph, Mdy15.
In the Senate, Yesterday, the resolution sub
mitted by Messrs Holmes and Burnett, calling
Tor information from the Post Office Department,
where after some debate, severally agreed to-
The resolution submitted by the latter gentle
Nan was amended with his consent by Mr.. Kane.
A letter was received from the Secretary of War
covering report of the Ordnance Department.
in the case of VIM. Stride. made in compliance
with resolution of the Senate of the Sd. inst
MIR. TedeH, from the Committee appointed to
audit and control the contingent fund of the Sen
ate, to which the subject had been referred, made
report, accompanied by a resolution, intended
to prevent unnecessary expense in the printing
of the public documents. The resolution was
read and ordered to second reading. The
bill, from the House, to incorporate the Alexan-
dria Canal company, was read. and ordered TO
second reading On Motion of Mr.. Bib, who
voted in the majority, tie vote taken on rejecting
the bill for the better organization of the Navy,
was recons;dered; and that part of it creating
three Admirals having been. on motion of Mr..
Bib. and the third section leaving it discretion
arv with the President to increase the number
Of officers when, in his opinion, the public SER
vice may require it, on motion of Mr.. FORSYTH.
stricken out, the bill was ordered tobc ensrossed
for third reading. Mr.. Benton, prefacing
his notice with some remarks relative to the ex-
pressed wishes of various members to act upon
the salt duty, III separate bill. unconnected
with any other subject gave notice that he should
call for the consideration OF the bill he bad intro
duced on leave early in the month of March to a.
bolish the duty on alum salt, on Monday next.
Immediately after the conclusion of the morning
business. The bill authorizing subscription to
the stock Of the Maysville, Washington, Paris.
aud Lexington Turnpike Company, next
taken up, on motion of Mr.. Rowaa. Mr. Forsyth.
in order to try the sense of the Senate Oh the
bill. moved to strike out the first section of the
bill. This motion was supported by Messrs.
Messrs. johnson, Smith. of Md, Websfcr. Ro,o-
an, Benton. Noble and Mckinley. The motion
was rejected, yeas ls, nays 25. The Senate
then, on motion of Mr.. Smith, of S. c., who
wished TO address the Senate on the passsge of
the bill, adjourned.
In the House of Representatives. the resolution
for the distribution of the copies of the work on
the Diplomatic History of the United States, sub
sCribcd for by Congress, withdrawn at the
instance of MIR Erere't, of Massachusetts,
The bill reported BY Mr.. Cambre!e''g, from the
Committee on Commerce. IN. amendment OF the
navigation laws led to debate which occupied the
House for considerable time, and was finally
laid upon the table, with view Of postpOning its
further consideration until the next session of
Congress. The bill for altering the draw and
bridge across the Potomac, was received from the
Senate. announcing their assent to It.; and accom-
panied BY the resolution, formerly passed by the
House, fixing the day of adjournmentfor the 18th
inst. with an amendment, deterring the adjourn
ment unnl the Slst of this month. The amend
meut was, after protracted discussion. in the
course of which the yeas and nays were taken
several times, carried by vote Of leo TO 65.-
The House postponed the orders of the day and
suspended the rule devoting Friday TO the con-
sideration of private business, in order to take
up the Indian Bill. On motion of Mr.. Bel, the
House resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole. on the state of the Union, Mr. UickAfe,
in the Chair. aud resumed the debate OF the pre-
ceedng day upon the subject MIR. Bell contn-
ued his argument in support Of the measure. un-
till half past five O'Clock, when. on motion OF Mr.:
Storrs. of New York, the Committee rose, and
the House adjourned.
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