Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-14
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From the United States Telegraph, AprH15.
The Senate spent the greater part of yesterday
in the consideration of Executive business, hav-
ing gone into secret session before IL o'clock
Before the doors were closed, Mr.. Gruady pre-
sented apetition praying reduction of postage
on newspapers and periodical works. Messrs
ROvna and Bernard presented circumstances
against preventing the transportation of the mails
on the Sabbath; and Mcssrs. Bell. Eeling huysen,
and Holmes, presented petitions demonstrating
against the removal of the Southern Indians be-
yond the Mississippi, &c. Private bills were in
PRODUCED: one on leave by Mr.. King, and one
from the Committee on pensions, by Mr.. Marks,
Mr.. Henaricks submitted a resolution directing
the Committee on Roads and Canals to inquire
into the expediency of appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose of opening a road through the pub
lie lands. from Helena to the mouth of Cache RI
yer. in Arkansas.
liz the House Of Representatives., Monday be-
ing the day allotted for the presentation of petit
tons and memorials. a great number of them were
offered and disposed of in the customary mode
Mr.. Baylor. from the Committee on Public
Lands. reported bill on the subject of extending
the time of sale of the lands granted to the Ken
lucky Asylum for the instruction of the Deaf and
Dumb, 1t was read twice, and, after long dis
cussion, ordered TO be engrossed and read a third
time Tomorrow Mr.. HichiiGs, from the Com
mittee on Retrenchment. laid before the House
communication from the Secretary of the Trea
sury, accompanied by statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the United States, from the
4th of March. 1889, to the 3lst of December,
1S29-0f the balances in the Treasury at the eX
piration of each year: and of the legal apprOpri-
atoms made for public purposes during that Pc
Rod. 1t was laid upon the table, together with
theaccompanying documents, and three thousand
copies of them were ordered to be printed. At
ter various resolutions had been submitted and
acted upon. several bills from the Senate were
considered and referred to their proper commit
tees. The further consideration of the bill for
the punishment of crimes within the District Of
Columbia. was postponed until Thursday next;
and after the transaction of some other business.
the House, on motion of Mr. RemphW. resolved
of the Union, Mr.. Haynes in the Chair, and took
up the Buffalo Road bill. Mr.. Mercer resumed
and concluded his speech in favor of the BILL
Mr. Hubbard, in continuation of the debate, ar
gued against the policy and expedency of CONT
nuing the road in question, as unnecessary. in
iudicious, and unconstitutional. Such, he OBJ
served, was the opinion of New Hampshire, a
district of which State he represented. He cited
in support of this position, passage from the re-
cent Message of the Governor on that subject.
Mr.. Pearce addressed the Committee in support
of this measure. which, he commended, in long
and protracted argument. would be attended with
the highest advantages to the Union. Upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Lea, the Committee rose and report
ed, and the House adjourned.