Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1830-06-04
CONGRESSES

In the Senateof,he United States, on Mon.
day, message was received from the Presis
dent transmitting report from the Secretary
OF The Treasury accompanied by thcee state.
ments.
lsi, OF the lands appropriated by Congress
for specific objects within the several States,
and showing the proceeds Of The three per
cent fund to the 3lst Dec 1923. The total
amount of land is 6,093, ASS OF acres, and OF
the per cent fund is S6l0,9l6 e..
I'd OF the amount OF disbursements made
by the United States from the commencement
OF the Government 10 the Dist Dec, 1893; ex-
hibitng as nearly as can be aseerisined, the
States and territories 10 which they were made
The aggregate is stated 10 be ssT28,926, o06
"a.
81. of the value Of exploits RON the setet.
al State and Territories from the commence
ment OF the Government to the Goth Septem.
Der, 1898 Il he amount is stated to be
S2,438, 338. 784.l
Air Livingston askod and obtained leave to
bring in bill 10 provide system Of criminal
law for The United States; which was read aud
passed 10 second reading, aud ordered TO be
printed.
A message was received from President of
the United States, and read, returning the bill
proposing to authorize subscription of stock
in the Washington turnpike road company,
with his reasons for declining 10 sign 1t.
The Senate proceeded 10 reconsider said bill
il the mnnner prescribed in the 7th section Of
the LIST article oflhe constitution, and two thirds
Of the Senate present not having Veted foi Its
passage, il was rejected.
A message was then received from the House
Of Representatives, that they had appointed a
committee TO join such committee as might be-
appointed by the Senate, TO wait on the Pros
idcnt Of tho United States, and inform him
that tho two Houses having finished the business
before them, we're prepared to adjourn, unless
he have further communications to make; in
which the Senate concuFrsd, and Mr.. Woodbury.
and Ar. Burnet were appointed on the part Of
the Senate.
Mr.. Woodbury. reported that they had dis
charged the duty assigned them, and had been
Informed by the President that he had no fur
ther communication to make, except that he
has retained the act IN relation to the sub.
scrlplion for the stock in Tho Louisville and
Portland Canal Company and an act in rsla-
ten to certain Light houses and Harb0rS, for
further consideration.
The usual messages were intsrchangedI
between the two Houses, oftheir intention
to adjourn!
The President then adjourned the Senate,
sine die.
[Some Executive business was transacted
IN the course of!he morning.l
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
LAST bAH or THE SkssIoS.s--May 81.
The House met at o'clock, A. MA
full quorum soon after in attendance.
The various enrolled bills were reported,
signed and sent to the President ofthe United
States, as usual. w.
On motion of Mr.. McDuffie, 81 unanimous
consent, bill making further a. topriations
for the support of the Marine (Sa ;, the bill
concerning the old and new mint ngs q,
Philadelphia; the bill re.appropf irR the
unexPended balance Of 80. 900 dollagi :. ihe
suppression ofthe slave trade, passed. Ugh
a Committee Of the Whole, and received
their final readings. They have become
laws
The bills which originated in this House,
last presented to the President for his appro-
baton, were returned for his signature.
The following Message accompanied one
ofthese bills.
TO Me House of Representatives..
| GEETLEMEN;--l have approved and sigu-
ed the bill entitled IAN aei nal'lng anPtoid
ations for examinations and surveys, and also
Iofcertain works Of Internal Improvement"
but 40 the phraseology Of the section which
appropriates the sum Of eight thousand dol.
lars for the road from Detroit to Chicago,
may be construed to authorize the npplca.
tion of the appropriation for the continuance
ofthe read beyond the limits the Terrific
ny Of Michigan, desire to be understood, as
having approved this bill with the under
standing that the road authorized by this
section is not 10 be extended beyond the
limits ofthe said Territory.
ANDREW JACKSON.
May 81, 1880
The busInessof the Senate being finished,