Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-07
On 7'ue.day. Mr.. wicklae from Select Commit.

On I'uesday. Mr.. Wckliife from Select Commit
tee reported the following resolution.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury b,
directed to collect. and communicate TO tins Hons,
at the next Session. such facts land report his view,
on the same,l as In his opinion may be useful am
important to Cong ress, in enactng regulations for
the navigation of steamboats, steam vessels with
view to guard against tho dangers arising from
the bursting OF their boilers.
Which was unanimously agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House an cn;,n,t;.,,
letter from the Secretary of War, to the following
purport:
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from
the Secretary Of War, declining to Communicate
10 Inc douse Report of the Commissioners who
surveyed the James and York rivers, in Virginia
WIN a view TO the location of Naval Depot in
one OF said ryero, unless The House. after being i,r
formed of the facts stated in said letter NAV think
proper again 10 call for the same which letter was
read and laid OH the table.
The House then resumed the consideration of Mr..
Mallarys Tariff Bill, and MIR. McDuffies amend
ments, which were opposed by Messrs. Davis of Mass.
and Crawford of Pennsylvania.
From the Cincinnati American Arril 81
Gen. w. ii. HARRIsoN. late Minister TO Colom
oia reached this city on Monday last and proceeded
on the same day to his residence at North Bend.
The Jury on Saturday, without leaving their box,
found W lson the mail robber, guilty on all the counts
OF the indictment. OF course his sentence must he
aeath. we understand that he has expressed wish
10 see Mr. Reeside the mail contractor, to whom he
promises to make disclosures that will as,onisb
our cnizens.-CP Phil. u. S. Gas.
In the Norfolk Free Press an editorial article re-
sPectiiS the late Jeiiersonan (aas BentoniaD pub
nc dinner at Washington is introduced thus: "Jef.
Dersons BtrIh Day, just discovered" The editor
observes
Ihs supendous scheme held in silent reserve unit,
very cement was compc,c-speeches written
coned over toasts manufactured, &c, when comes
OF aaiscme for banquet, the 18Th of 4prL
nov" lot me hIs ite discovered to be Jecrsos birth dnu
res e0erSohs day of nativity discovered four score aud
VI ms great American Patriot Philosopher S,aesma
Ii was quite unuchy that, at the dinner, a!lus;on
was mace to the miscarriage of the attempts to OBJ
tam by subscription, from the States some proy;.
sion for the impoverished family of Mr. Jcfiersnn-
his nam can now he used as a pretence or expedi-
ent OF party but whea appeals were urged to that
sprii oil reverence, which is so easily affected for
substantial homage,-for a small obIation from the
purse,-it gave no answer eluded the CALL Lou
lsiana ana South Carolina, alone, we believe, re
sponded IN way denonstratve or real sens,bity;
IN the season of need, his disciples at Washington
forgot his birth day: in the paper in which we
read the history of Colonel Bentois festival we oh
served In the report of the proceedings of Congress-
that the House of Representatives refused to take
up, The day before, the bill for dischurgnu Mr. Mon
| roes clams.--.Nat. GaS.