Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-08
CONGRESS.
From m. United States Telegraph, May7.

- m 40, ths Committee on the Judiciary be
DISCHARGED from the further consideration VI 'ass
of a resident of this city, (whose name we ola
not distinctly hearl in relation to an application
for divorce from his wife, and that the same De
referred to the Committee on the DIstrlcl Vi w.
lumbia
Mr.. Po,uers conceived, that as it was Simply
legal question. the decision Of 1t should rest WIN
the. Judiciary Committee alone. Was IL u Te
argued that the Committee on the District shouiu
take charge of such matters as these:
MIR. Buchanan, in reply, asked from what rea-
son it could be assumed that such cases apper-
tanned to the duties of the Judiciary Committee.
! That committee. he observed, was appoih'eu "
attend tothe Judicial matters of the Z States gene
raly, and not to individual cases similar 10 inc
one before the House '.ow could 1t De suPposeu
that they could know the particular laws wi'mn
the District of Columbia in such matter as tnat
now complained of: They could not; and II
Committee on the District, such as the present
respectable one, composed, as it was, OF men OF
tho fret talents and the most unremitting ASST
duity. could not attend to and t.iaose OF the sub
i.ct. how could the Judiciary Committee. II
there be no provision by law in reference to cases
of adultery in the District it was tor the DISTRICT
! Committee to take it into their consideration.
The Sneaker here read the 62d rule of the
House. which is as follows:
at shall be the duty of the Committee Tor the
District of Columbia to take into consideration
all such petitions. matters. or things, touching
the said District, as shall be presented, or shall
come in question. and be referred to them by the
House; and to report their opinion thereon, to-
gether with such propositions relative thereto az
to them shall seem expedient"
The motion was put to the vote, but there aP-
peared. upon division, to be no quorum present.
Mr.. Gilmore, by consent of the House. offer
ed the following resolution; which was agreed to:
RESOLVED, That the daily hour to which this
House shall stand adjourned, after Saturday next,
be ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Mr.. Whiie, of New York, offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolrei, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed to report to this House. in the annu-
al report of the Commerce of the United States,
First. An account of the number OF vessels,
with the amount of tonnage, which were built,
registered, enrolled, and licensed, in each State
and Territory, in the year ending on the oist OF
December.
Second. An account Of the total number of
vessels, with the seamen usually employed in ma
vigatine the same, which belonged to each State
and Territory on the 5lst of December.
Third. An account of the number OF vessels,
with the amount of tonnage, and number OF sea
men employed in navigating the same Gnclud-
inc their repeated voyages,) Which have enter
edinto and departed from each State and Terrific
nv. in the year ending OH the S0th September.
Fourth. An account of moneys received under
the act for the relief of sick and disabled sea-
men," specifying the amount collected from re-
pistered vessels; and, also, the amount collected
from enrolled and licensed vessels, in each State
and Territory, and the number of seamen con-
tributing to the same.
Fifth. An account of such vessels as may be
lost, sold in foreign countries destroyed or con-
demned, as not seaworthy, in each State and
Territory, IN the year ending on the 5lst of De-
Cember.
Sixth. An account of the number and tonnage
of the registered vessels that may have surren-
dered their Registers, and taken out licenses tor
the coastins trade. And, also, of the number
and tonnage of the licensed vessels that may have
! surrendered their Licenses, and taken out Re-
gisters for the foreign trade, in each State and
Territory, on the 50th September.
Serenh. An account of the Registers, Enrol
ments, and Licenses, issued eitherin consequence
of alteration in the form and construction Of the
vessels, or from change in the owner or owners.
: Eighth. An account of the number of Sea-
: men registered in each State and territory, IN
> the year ending on the Slst December, under
the s'act for the relief and protection of Amer
lean seamen."
= Ninth. An account of the number Of vOy-
ages, tonnage, and seamen, of the enrolled and
: licensed vessels employed in the coasting trade.
!, in the year ending the 3Oth September
The bill reported by Mr. Cambrelsng from
the Committee on Commerce, on the subject Of
the amendment of the navigation laws was next
a next taken up.
Mr.. Wayne resumed his argument in its favor
and continued until the close Of the hour; when
e Mr.. Scott offered the following amendment as
an additional section to the bill; which was order
ed to be printed.
4 Be II enacted. &C. That after the 31st day Of
It July next, there shall be paid the same duty
) on all manufactures of iron and steel. not emu.
s merated or charged with specific duties in any
Of the laws now in force, as is directed to be paid
on bar or bolt iron made wholly or in part by rol
ling, under the act of 1923, and that all such
ron shall he liable tn the same duty that is charp