Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-25
CONGRESS.

TUESDAY last. ~ b
In the SENATE on Wednesday, on motion of Mr.
Grundy who had voted with the majority, the vote
reJecting the bill providing for the appointment of
0ohcor OF the Treasury, was re-considered and the
bill thus revived, was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Chambers the previous oraers of
'ne day were postponed, and the bill Incorporating
the Alexandra Turnpike Company was taken IN.
when 1t was supported by Messrs. Chambers and Ty
ler' opposed oy Messrs Benton, Smith of. S. C.,
Hayne, and Forsyth, and ordered to third reading
by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs Adams Barnard Barton ReIl Rur-
nett, Chambers, Chase, Clayton, Dudley. Foot Ere.
hnghuysen, Hendricks Holmes, Iredell, Johnston. Ii
vlngston Naudan, Robbins, Ruggles Seymour. Sis
bee; sprague, Tyler, Webster. Wley-a5. 80
NAYs-Messrs. Benton, Bibb Brown Dckerson
Ellis, Forsyth, Grnndy, Hayne, Kane, King, Knight
mckinley, Sanford, Smith of S. c., Tro1p, White
and WBodbury-l7.
The Senate then took up Mr.. Mallarys bill from
the lower House, for the more efectua collection of
lmposts, which after undergoing some amendments,
and giving rise to much discussion on the same in
which Messrs Chambers, Tyler King FORSYTH.
dayne, Webster Woodbury., Silsbee, Johnston and
D'ckerson participated, ordered to be enprossed
by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs Barnard Barton, Bell, Burnett,
Chase, Clayton, Dickerson, Dudley Foot Fre!ino-
huysen, Grundy, Hendricks, Holiness Johnston Kane.
Knight, Livingston, Naudain, Noble Robbins Rna
giles, Sanford, Seymour, Ssbee Spraguc, Webster,
Wiley, Woodbury-28.
NoEs-Messrs. Adams Benton, Bibb Brown, Ell
lis, Forsyth, Hayne Iredell, King Mckinley. Smith
OF s. c., Troup. Tyler and White-14.
The Senate then went into secret session for short
time, aud adjourned.
On Thursday, on Mr.. Grundys motion, the bill
for the appointment of Solicitor of the Treasury.
was taken up, and ordered be engrossed by the fol
lowing vote:
AYES -Messrs. Adams Barnard, Barton, Benton,
Bibb Burnett, Chambers, Dickerson, Dudley Ellis
t'reiinghuysen, Grundy, Hayne, Iredell Johnston.
Kane, King Livingston, Mckinley. Robbins Ruo,
giles, Sanford, Silsbee Smith of Md, Troup TYLER.
Webster and White -2S.
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Brown, Chase. CLAYTON Foo,
Forsyth, Hendricks, Holmes, Knight, Naudain, Sew
mour, Smith of s. c., Wiley and Woodbury-l4
The following bills were then passed by the Sc
nate:
The bill to provide for the final settlement of land
claims in Florida;
The bill making appropriations for certain expend
lures IN the Engineer, Ordnance and Quartermasers
Departments;
The bill for The relief of the legal representatives
OF Edward Moore, deceased-of John Coleman, and
of Joseph Cannon;
The bill for the relief of Samuel Noel:
Fhe bill for the relief of Abraham Bronson
Inc bill to revive and continue in force the act of
1913, fixing the salaries of the Secretary of the Sc
nate and Clerk of the House of Representatives-of
the Clerks employed in their Offices, and of the Libra
rian;
pany; and
The bill for the more effectual collection of impost
duties.
On motion of Mr.. Johnston, the resolutions concer
ming the public lands offered by Mr.. Foot were ia
ken up, when Mr. Robbins of Rhode Island, address
ed the Senate at lengthin their support.
Mr.. Foot succeeded, and spoke until the adjourn
ment @
On Friday, the bill for the relief of the widows
and orphans of the officers and seamen lost in the u
S. Schooner Wild Ca,-and the bill creating the
Office of Solicitor General of the Treasury were
passed.
The consideration of Foot's resolutions was resum-
ed, when after discussion the part of Messrs
Sprague and Benton, they were on Mr. Bells mo.
ton, laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Chambers, the bill authorizing
subscription to the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company, taken up
Onmotion of Mr.. Chambers, proviso was added
TO the first section of the bill the effect that be-
fore the company shall be at liberty TO take the ben
eft Of the act, they shall file with the Secretary of
the Treasury, an agreement giving their consent to
the prosecution of the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal
Company; the same however, not to be binding ur-
less similar agreement be executed in their favor
on the part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company.
Mr.. Dudley, disevowing constitutional scruples,
moved to postpone the bill for he mentioned
until Monday. The motion was supported by
Messrs. Smith of S. c. and Dickerson, opposed by
Messrs. Grundy, Chambers and Noble, and ncgativ-
ed, ayes II, noes 80.
Mr Benton moved to lay the bill on the table for
the purpose of considering Executive business.
Mr. Hendricks, believing the fate of the bill invol-
we'd in this motion, called for the ayes and noes and
it was rejected, by The following vote:
ArEs.-Messrs Adams. Barton, Bell, Benton
Bibb, Brown DickersoD, Dudley Ellis, Forsyth
HsyDe, Kane, Sanford, Smith of S. c., Sprague
Ir0up, Tyler, White, Wiley, Woodbury-2o