The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-12-25

4 The Speaker likewise laid Deloro ~
| fouse The. following letter, which wa
cad; and, on motion Of Mr., Spencer, .
Jew York, ordered to be referred to th'
Committee Of Agriculture: (. ~, 4
neat a' PHILADELPHIA, IN Dec. 1880. \
Sir, You will receive with this letter /,
iIken flag, caring the colors ofthe Uni
I'd States. This flag il, made entirely D
Americsn silk, reeled from the cocoons
prepared and woven by Mr.. John Dillon
argue, silk manufacturer. The rcolorine
,as been done by the best artist he coult
procure in the city of Philadelphia, he him.
self not protesting to be dyer.
The staff of this flag, with the eagle,
measures about fifteen 1eet; the flag itself
is twelve feet and a half long, and six feet
wide. 1t is woven all in one piece, with
out seam.
y Ibcg, sir, you will be so good as to
present this flag, most respectfully, in my
name, to the honorable House over which
you preside, as a sample of American In
dustry, thus applied, for the first time, to
the most valuable Of American product
ions; and as result of the efforts, they
have made during the last five years, for
the promotion OF the important branch Of
agriculture, to whichwe owe the rich ma
terial Of which this flag is composed.
lhave the honor 70. be, with the highest
respect, sir, your most obedieht and most
humble servant,
PETER S. DUPONCEAU.
Hon. ANDREW STEVENSON,
Speaker ofthe House Of ofReprcsentatives.
On the fourth ballot, the Rev. Ralph
r. Gurley, was elected Chaplain Of the
House; his opponents were Mr.. Post, Mr..
Pallrey and Mr.. Thomas. b !
On Tuesday, there was no business Of
transacted in the Senate. =
The Rev Henry Van Dyke Johns, was
elected Chaplain. The bill providing ad-
]tional compensation 10 the Marshal Of
Rhode Island, was referred to the Judic-
AIRY Colplnittee. After spending some
ime ia the consideration ofexecutive busi-
ness, the SeHats adjourned. !
In the House, there were .forty-foui
,etitions and memorials presented and re-
erred Among them was a memorial
presented by Mr.. Coulter, Of Pennsyl-
gania, recommending that the United
States mail be discontinued on the Sab
bath. Mr.. c. moved that it be referred
o the Committee on the Post Officc:-l
Mr.. Johnson, Of fKy.) opposed the mo-
ion. He observed saysthe Intelligencer,
: that ifthe authors of the petition had an
ldvocate or advocates ON this floor, he was
willing that the Report formerly
made by the Post Office Committee on
he general subject, should at any fine be
allied up. Let the House hear what gen
lemen had to say on a subject, which he
ad always thought, and would now say,
ugtt never to have heen brought into the
all Of Congress. He was desirous to
ear what could be said in favor Of Con
ress interfering with religious considcra-
ions. The Committee had acted on the
ubject, and ii would not do so again, un-
sss compelled to do so by an express; or
er Of the house.. He hoped the gentle
IAN from Pennsylvania (Mr. Coulter, Il
'ould acquiesce in the motion which he
'ould now make, that the petition be laid ,
pom the table; or rather, that it be refer
ed to Committee Of the Whole on the !
tate ofthe Union; and he made that ino- {
OF. I i