The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-03-20
CONGRESS.
TWENTY FIRST SkssxoN

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making appropriations Tor the support
Of Gover nment, for the year 1880, was
taken up, the amendments to which
were under discussion when the Sen
ate adjourned. oG |
In the House Of Representatives. onl
S Saurdav, the consideration Of The con
tested election case, Loyal vs. Newton,
was continued un,il lac hour
The National Journal says Mr.
Ba, ton made another exhibition Of his
peculiar talent for satire. in a debate
which arose on Saturday, on the Appro
p,iation bill Never was sarcasm SO
keen and bitter rs that which he em-I
ployeri on this OCCASION. lts rictims
literally wrilhed under the terrible
severity Of the lash. Mr. Noble, too,
tud some home truths, which wire
not al all reli,l,ed by The Duff Green
party. but which they cou'd not deny
or resist. Mes.rs Chambers, Sprague
and Johnson, dearly demon strated the
extr~uagance Of the present Adm'nistra
ton, aud proved, by documentary evi-
deDce, that expenditures had been
made for f'rcign missions, which were
cot axthorizpd by lac.
In the House on Monday, on motion
of Mr. BUReEs. it was
Resoi, ed, That the Committee or
Military Pensions be directed TO in
quire into the justice Of placing Sylres
ter Johnston Of Rhode Island, a Revo
Iu;ionary soldier, On the Pension List
Of The Uidted States.
On Tuesday, the Senate wac engag
ed with tire resolution in r'lati0n TO
the public lands. Mr. Livn gston, who
hud the Roor, addressed ,he Senate.
! In tho Senate on Wednesday, Mr.
Frelinghuysen's resolution. respect
ing the Sunday mails, was made tho
special order Of the day Tor We'd
ncsday, tho 24th inst. Mr. Wood-
Uury, Srum tho c,mn,;t,-o on Csm
mcrce, reported bill requiring all
ships aSA vessels iD The bays and
rivers of the United States, to dis
pIay light ia tho night time.
! The galleries were then cleared,
aud the Senate wch! intu the c0nsid-
eration H Executive business, in
which, thoy remained for u long time.
The result is understood To be the
REJECTION OF tIre nomination ol
the ,tN,miuus Major Lee, as Consul
General 10 the Barbary Powers.
IL the House Of Representatives,
the resolution offered by Mr. Daniel,
relative 10 the expenditures Of the
Government in 1928 and 1899, was
taken up. when Mr. Ingersd moved
to amend the resolution, by adding
call Tor other information. ca4cu
lated to make the return more com.
plctc. The resolution and amend
F mcnt, however. were subsequently
laid on the table. by a vote Of 79 to
Is. A bill was then reported by
Mr. X. Nj. Johnson, from, the Com
mitlcc on TIVE Post Office and Post
Roads, to extend the franking pri,i-
icgc Of members on printed papers.
" hich WIS read twice. On the quest
ion Of its engrossnlent, some debate
arose.
In the Senate March II, the bill
To (" repeal the tonRage duties upon
ships aud vessels Of the United
States, aud upon certain foreign
vessels" was read the third time
and passed, The Senate refused tu
pass the bill to compensate the
heirs of Robert tulton,"-ayes 9,
nocs 80. Some lime was occupied
IN the consideration Of Executive
business,
A bill was yesterday reported !,
the Huuse of Representatives, from
the Committee ON the District oil
Columbia, for the punishment o
crimes in the District. Tho reso
luton offered on the previous day
by Mr. Anderson, on tho subject O
a draw back OIL rum, was again tax
en- up. Hh
In the Senate. March 1a, the sp-
pointmcnt Of Anthony Butler, a.
Charge dcs Affaircss 10 the Kepub-
lie Of Mexico, and Of Emanuel West
as Charge dcs Affaires to Peru
were. after long session on Exc,
uti,e business. confirmed. Mr. Ben
tom introduced a joint resolution I,
alter the Constitution In relation Il