Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-01
CONGRESS.
From the United States Telegraph, May 81.

bricks, the resolution of the Massachusetts Lee
g~islature, asking for the survey OF a rail road,
was taken up and referred to the Secretary at
War. On motion of Mr.. Uoodbury, the memo.
rial of certain inhabitants of PhiladelP hIa, engaged
in ship building, praying a drawback OF duty on
certain articles of their trade;a memorial ol me
inhabitants of Mobile, praying for the establish
ment of a Marine Hospital, and some other SUD-
iects referred to the Committee on Commerce,
were postponed till the next session OF Congress:
On motion of Mr.. Wood6ury the secretary OF
theTreasurywasd directed to cause q comparison 10
be made of the standards OF weights and measures
now used at the principal Custom Houses IN the
United States, and communicate at the next ses-
sion in order to ascertain if any legislation on
the subject be necessary. The bill from the House
| reducing the duty on salt was taken up as In Com
mittee of the Whole, when MIR. SnS6ee proposed
to amend it by Striking out that clause winch
provides that after the Slst December, 1851,
the duty on salt shall be 10 cents Tor every 30 10.
which would leave the duty at l5cts. ms mo-
ton was rejected. Mr.. Sisbee again moved to
amend the bill by striking out all after the enact
ingclause, and to make the duty on salt Il, cents
per bushel after the year 1882 and this motion
was also rejected, ayes il noes 20. The bill
was then read a th,rd time and PASSED, ayes "a
noes Is. On motion of Mr.. Smith, of Md. the
bill providing for a reduction Of duty on mo-
lasses and to allow a drawback on spirits dis
titled from foreign materials was taken up,read a
third time and PASSED, ayes SO, noes 8. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Bib, Mr.. Catelett had leave to with
draw her petition and papers. The bill making
provision for regulating commercial intercourse
between the United States and the Colonies of
Great Britain, was taken up and PASSED. On mo
ton of Mr.. Grwdy, the report of the Postmaster
General on the subject of the Post Office in the
City of Washington, was ordered to be printed.
The bill making provision for the appointment OF
a Solicitor ofthe Treasury, was returned from the
House with an amendment, which was concurred
in. The bill making appropriations for surveys,
&c. was returned from the House with various
amendments, one of which apprOpriates fifteen
thousand dollars for arrearages of money expend.
ed on the Cumberland road. Mr.. Ring opposed
this amendment, because The sum heretofore ap.
proprIated was specific, and if the Department
was permitted to exceed the appropriation when
it might suit its purpose, he saw nothing to pre-
vent it from going on to cZpend any sum-, no mat.
ter how large, and thereby entirely defeat the OBJ
ject of specific appropriations. He hoped there
dangerous a practice. and reject the amendment.
1lI. lItVUI tIhS tADld1IlCu iuC tId lEu w .lt
appropriation. 1t was not the negligence of the
War Department; but was owing to some misap.
prehension on the part of the superintendent OF
the road. of the extent of his instructions. Un-
der this misapprehension, he went on and expend.
the sum asked for in this amendment, over and
above the legal appropriation. Under such cir.
cumstances, he thought that the Senate should
agree TO the amenement. 1t was then agreed to-.
ayes 1S. noes 9. Several other amendments were
agreed to: when the Senate adjourned, to meet
again at E O'Clock, P. NJ.
At 6 o'clock, the Senate having been called
to order by the Secretary, Mr.. King moved that
it proceed to the election of a President pro tenn
pore; which motion having prevailed, the ballot
ing took place, and Mr.. Smith. of Maryland,
was duly elected, having Is out of 26 votes.-
MIR. Smith then took the chair. and in a neat and
appropriate address, thanked the Senate for the
honor conferred on him. The Senate then adopt
ed two resolutions on motion of Mr.. Tyler, that
the Secretary inform the Presldentof the United
States, and the House of Representatives, that
the Senate had. IN the absence of the Vice Pre-
sldent, elected the honorable Samuel Smith. of
Maryland. its President pro tempore. The fol-
lowing bills were read a third time and PASSED:
The bill for the relief of BENJAMIN F. Wells;
the bill for the relief of Ephraim A. Gilbert; the
bill for the relief of Abel Allen; the bill for the
relief of the heirs of the widow Dupree; the bill
for the relief of the legal representatives of Ann
d. Baylor: the bill fer the relief Of Philip Slaugh-
ter; the bill for the relief of -sundrv owners of
vessels sunk for the defence of the City of Bal
timore: the bill for the relief of James Fisk; the
bill for the relief Of the securities of Carrot l..
Dox, late a Postmaster at Albany. New York
the bill for the relief of John Scott, executor OF
Charles Yates; the bill for the relief of Mesback
Browning; the bill for the relief of Jasper Parish:
the bill for the relief of Charles Collins; the bill
for the relief of Fielding l.. White: the bill for
the relief of Roger Enos; the bill for the relief
of Jeremiah Walker; the bill establishing the sa-
%laries of the Judges of the Orphans Courts in
the District of Columbia; the bill to amend the
charter of Georgetown, in the District of Co.
lumbia; the bill for the relief Of Colonel Enos
Cutler. of the U. S. Army; the bill to reim-
burse Lieutenant Daniel Tyler for money adj
vanced by him for the Government of the U. S.;
the bill for the relief of Major NJ. NJ. Paine, of
the U. 8. Army; the bill to authorize an additional
quantity of land for the Notifications at Fort
Washington was after considerable discussion,
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