Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-18
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From the United States IeteSraPH' !uoy ~ +
In the Senate. on Saturday, the resolution re,
ported by the committee appointed 70 auul' anu
control the Contingent Fund of the Senate Tor
diminishing the expense of the printing OF PuDnc
documents was considered and agreed .. Inc
bill granting pensions to certain persons ehSaSeo
in the land and naval service of the United states
during the Revolutionary war, was taken up vi
motion of Mr.. Foot; and after short oeoate
which grew out of motion of MIR. Hoyne' 10
strike from the first section OF the Dill, the name
of Major in the French service, the motloh was
rejected: ayes l6, noes IS; and the bull was OF
dered to third reading. The bill to re"fsanize
the Navy of the United States, came up Tor
third reading as amended, when MIR. fo't' IN a
few remarks, opposed its passage IN the shape In
which it stood Mr. F. was replied TO by Messrs'
Hayae, and Smith. of S. c. and after shor, d'S-
cussion, the question was taken. and the Dill was
passed. The bill authorizing subscription TO the
stock of the Washington, Maysvilie, Paris and
Lexington Turnpike Road Company, was next
taken up, as the unfinished business; when Mr.
Smith. of S. c. addressed the Senate at length
in constitutional argument in opposition to the
bill. He was followed by Messrs. Webster, NO
BILE, and Mckinley, in its support: after which,
the bill vas ordered to a third readmg-yeas "a.
nays Is. Mr. Rowm, then moved that the Dill
be read a third time that day; and this motion,
after slight opposition on question OF order
having been carried, the bill was read the third
time and passed The Senate spent some time
in the consideration of executive business.
In the House of Representatives, alter the pre-
sentation of report by Mr.. Shields, from the
Committee on Enrolled Bills, an amendment was
submitted by Mr.. Earl. to the Indian bill. The
resolution, formerly proposed by MIR. Carson,
respecting the accounts of certain Naval rune
tionaries. was. with the amendments OF Mr..
| Uh;tleyey. and one submitted on Saturday BY
MIR. Bell. agreed to by the House without dlvi-
| sion. The bill from the Senate. authorzinga sub
scription of stock to the Washington Turnpike
Road Company. was, on motion OF MIR. HenlphM,
committed to a Committee on the Whole on
the state of the Union. Several resolutions
were postponed and others considered and
agreed to, and various petitions and papers,
were on motion, allowed to be withdrawn
The interesting question of the reduction OF the
salt duty, was then brough before the House, by
motion of Mr.. TaEafrro, to take up the reso'
luton submitted by him to that effect. The re-
solution went to provide that after the 5Oth Of
Sept next, the duty should be ten cents per bush
ell; and after the S0th of September, 1851, be en-:
tirely reunited. Some discussion followed, and
the yeas and nays were taken; after which an IN:
etFecua motion was made to suspend the rule OF
the House, allowing one hour to the consideration
of resolutions. The subject of the duty on salt,
will therefore come up again this day. The bill
to establish port of entry at Delaware City,
was read third time and passed The residue
of the day was occupied in the consideration OF
the Indian removal bill in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. UickHBi
in the chair. Mr.. Sorrs, of New-York. address
ed the Committee until 4 o'clock, when MIR.
Lunpkin took the floor, but at the solicitation OF
several members. he yielded to motion to rise,
/ and the House adjourned.