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up for discussion. when Mr.. Vayuc,
Of Georgia, occupied the residue of the
hour. in observations against The reso-
iution. Mr.. \. Smyth then obtained
the ilonr. and will bc entitled Ia CON
time the debate to-norrnw. The bill
making appropriations FOR improving
certain barbors. &c. was then ordered
TO be encrossrd, a. amended in Gem.
inirtcs Of the Whole, and to be read :.
third time Tomorrow.
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole. on the bil,
10 construct a road from Buffalo. by
way oI Washington to New Orleans (;
hen the bill MAS successfully adyo-
Gated bv Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. S,andi.
fer and Mr.. Richardson, and was OPP
posed by Mr.. Crockett and MIR. Chill
ton. Some further discussion took
place. when, on motion Of Mr.. Coke.
jr. the committee rose and reported
progress; and the House then resolved
into Comm,ttee of the Waolc on the
state Of the Union, and took up the
bill Tor the &c apporiionment Of certain
uncxpended balances. aud the bill max
ing appropriations foI barracks; but
the committee finally rose. no quorum
being present. The House then ad.
journed.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 81.
In the senate. progress was made in
n considerable number Of bills. but
none were finally acted on. The bill
To establish n rule for ascertaining the
mileage of The members. was taken up
last. aud debated until the hour Of ad.
tournament.
The discussion on the resolution OF
Mr.. M'Duthe was brought To concln-
sion III the House of Representatives,.
and the resolution MAS negati,ed by a
vote of Ayes 81. Noes 122. Several
resolutions were then offered. The
bills ordered to third reading were
passed. There was a discussion on
the bill making appropriations for sur
veys, on the motion Of Mr.. Wickliffe
so tn amend that part of the bill which
appropria'es sum for surveys, as To
limit its disbursement to works which
have been already commenced. or hich
have been, or NAV be hereafter, made
BY order Of either House of Congress.
This motion To amend was h-gatived.
the vote being. Ayes IS. Noes Ill
The Ayes and Noes were again taken
on the engrossment q! the bill-Aves
ls1, Noes "a. So the bill was order
ed tn be engrossed and read a third
time to marrow. The House then act
ed. IN Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union. on the bill making
appropriations for barracks. &c., which
was reported with amendment. The
House then adjourned.
THURSDAY. APRIL I.
In the Senate. petitions, resolutions.
reports OF committees, and a great
number of bills in various stages. sue
cessivcly engaged attention-inuch bu
sincss vas transacted.
in '',e House Of Representatives. the
resolution TO fix every second Thurs
day To be- set apart fnr such Legislation
"a may be necessary for the District of
Coiumbis. was taken up. and brief,
discussed. An unsuccessful motion
was then made bv Mr.. Peitis, to Ia,
the resolution on the table, but the hour
having expired by the time the yes and
noes ON that question had been called.
me discussion was suspended. TIL,
House then acted, in committee Of the
whole. on the bill TO construct a road
from Buffalo by way oi Washington to
New Orleans, but did not come to any
decision.
FRIDAY, APRIL ..
In the Senate, the discussion Of NJ.
FONTS resolution was resumed; and
Mr. Johnston. Of Louisiana. concluded
his speech. The Senate adjourned 10
Monday.
The House Of Representatives adopt.
ed the resolution reported from the
Committee on the District Of G olumbis,
appointing every second Thursday Ia
be appropriated to legislation for the
District Of Columbia. with a modi6ca.
ton contining rs operation To the pre-
sent session. The residue oT the ,lay
was occupied in the consideration Of a
private bill. for the relief of the heirs
oi Walter Livingston. which was final.
" rejected by vote Of IS 10 50.
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