The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-04-21
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
TwENTx-FIRsT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
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SATURDAY, april 10. s
SENATE. On motion by Mr. Holmes, his
resolutions, calling OF the Postmaster General
for certain INFORMATION, were agreed TO mem.
con.
petition was presented by Mr.. Tazewell
from John II. Pleasa.lts of Va, praying that the
postage on newspapers be abolished.
HOUSE. Tie whole day was devoted to
private bills, Resolutions, and petitions.
MONDAY, april IL.
SENATE. Aspetition was presented by Mr.
Grundy, from Samuel Martin, praying that
pam phets and newspapers be exempted from
postage.
Memorials from Kentucky and Pennsylvania
against stopping Sunday mails, and from New
Hampshire, New Jersey, and Maine, severally
praying that the Southern Indians may be pro-
tected in their just rights and privileges, were
presented.
The consideration of Executive business &C.
cupied most of the session.
HOUSE. The bill to construct road IRON
Buffalo, by the way of Washing ton, to New Or
leans, was taken up. Mr.. Mercer resumed and
concluded his observations in support OF the
bill He was succeeded by Mr.. Hubbard in op.
position and MIR. Pearce in favor of the bill, and
the House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, April Is.
! SENATE. A letter from the Secretary OF
the Treasury, on the subject Of expenditures IN
| 1928 and 1929, was communicated, and ordered
| to be printed; and the same order was taken IN
| regard to letter fiom the same officer, giving
a statement of receipts and expenditures from
! March 4, 1889, TO December 81, lS29; OF pal
ances of meney in the Treasury a. the close OF
each year; and of appropriations, &c. The bill
TO re-organiZe the effice of the Attorney Gen.
eral and TO erect it into an Executive Depart
ment, was, after considerable debate, ordered TO
lie on the table; and the discussion on the In
dian question was resumed, but not concluded.
I HOUSE. A report was made by Mr. NJ
Dufhe, from the Committee Of Ways and Means
in opposition TO so much oflhe Presidents Mes
sage as related to the Bank ofthe United States.
Ten thousand copies of which were ordered to
he printed. discussion took place on the
subject of reducing the number of officers in
the Army.
WEDNESDAY,, april IA.
SENATE. Mr.. Webster offered resolution
| instructing the Judiciary Committee TO bring
in bill separating the Office of Agent of the
! Treasury from that of the Fifth Auditor. The
discussion on the Indian question was continu-
ed.
HOUSE. The resolution calling ON the
Secretary of War to report an organization of
the army, with reduced number of officers
was resumed; Mr.. Vance spoke against the
polIcV OF TeOuCIlOn ana the RESOLUTION, ana MIR.
Williams of North Carolina, replied. The
Speaker then presented to the House the ex-
PLANTATION which, by a resolution passed last
week, Judge Peck of Missouri, was permitted
to make of his official conduct. The reading
OF this explanation occupied the House an hour
and three quarters, when the further reading of
1t was dispensed with, and the document was
committed and ordered to be printed The
| House then took up the bill to construct a road
from Buffalo to New Orleans, which, after some
brief discussion, was rejected by a vote of los
to So.
THURSDAY, april Is.
SENATE. Several memorials and petitions
in favor of the Indians were presented. The
bill for organizing the establishment of the At
torney General, and erecting it into an Execu-
tive Department, was rejected; Mr. Webster's
resolution concerning separation of the office
of Agent of the Treasury from that of Fifth
Auditor, &c. &c, was, after some modification,
engrossed and read third time. The discus
sion on the Indian question was continued.
HOUSE. The resolution on the subject of
a new organization of the Army, was again dis.
cussed. A motion was then made to reconsd
er the vote by which the bill to construct
road from Buffalo to New Orleans had been re-.
jected. A call of the House was ordered The
motion to reconsider was carried BY vote of
90 to 81 and he bill was finally, on motion of
Mr.. Hemphill, laid on the table, by vote of "a
to SO.