Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-22
CONGRESS-.
From the National Journal of Fidau.


tant resolutions, which had been introduced by
Mr.. Holmes on Wednesday, were yesterday, on
motion of Mr.. Grmdy, ordered to lie on the Ia
BILE:
Resolued, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed to inform the Senate of the number of
subordinate officers of the Customs who have been
removed since the 4th of March last, and what
number in each district have been increased or
diminished, designating the weighers, gaugers,
measurers and markers.
Resoloed, That the Postmaster General be di-
rected to inform the Senate of the number of De-
putty POstmasters who have been removed since
the 4th of March last, designating the number in
each State and Territory.
An unusual number ofresolutions were yester-
day offered in the House of Representatives.
Among these, a resolution was offered by Mr..
Foncard. and laid on the table for future cOnsi-
Iteration, instructing the Committee on Retrench-
ment to report bill providing for reduction of
salaries, reducing the pay of the Secretaries and
Postmaster General from 5000 dollars to 1850,
the pay of Auditors, Comptrollers, &c. from 5000
to 1000 dollars, and the salaries of the principal
Officers and Chief Clerks in proportion. 1t also
proposes reduction of the pay of Members of
Congress, and the Secretary and Clerk of the two
Houses, and of the Clerks in their offices. Mr..
4lcD,Dfe also introduced resolution, which is
made the order for Monday, instructing the Com
mittee on Retrenchment toreport bill to reduce
the pay of Members of Congress to two dollars,
when the first session of Congress shall be CONT
nued beyond 100, and the second beyond 90 days.
The resolutions lying on the table were taken up
and agreed to.
A bill was reported by Mr.. HINT, from the
Special Committee on the Public Lands, appro-
priating the nett proceeds of the sales of the
Public Lands among the States and Territories.
for the purpose of education. The House then
cOncurred in the report of the Committee, con-
curing in some, and disasreeing from other of
the amendments made by the Senate in the Cen
sus bill. The House then proceeded to consider
the bill declaratory of the act to provide for per-
sons engaged in the land and naval service dur
ing the Revolutionary war, as reported bv the
Committee of the whole on the State Of the Union.
with an amendment. After some discussion. the
House concurred in the amendments made in
Committee, and the bill was then ordered to be
engrossed and read third time to-day.
From the National Inteaigencer of Saturday.
The Senate was occupied again. Yesterday. in
secret session on Executive business. OF the
particulars of what was done. we have of course
no accurate information. Within the two DAYS
past,a number Of nominations of subordinate civil
officers, and consuls abroad, are understood to
have been confirmed. Withoat yielding to tie
question, to the right of the Executive to create
vacancies in Office for the purpose of making APP
pOintments, 1t seems to have been conceived, by
ma jority of the Senate, that the exercise of the
authority is which should, for the present. be
left to the constitutional responsibility of the Ex-
ecutive. Many such appointments have there
fore been confirmed.
In the House on Friday. Mr. PoWers. from
the Committe on the District of Columbia. re-
ported the following bill, which was read and
committed:
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of
Commissioners to digest, prepare, and report
to Congress, at the next session thereof, a
Code of Statutei.aws. Civil and Criminal. for
the District of Columbia.
SEC. |. BE II enacted &c. That the President
of the L. S. shall nominate, and by and with
the consent OF the Senate appoint, three Com
mssioners, whose duty it shall be to digest & pre-
pare Code of Statute Law Civil and Criminal.
for the District of Columbia. to be submitted to
the Congress of the L. States at the next session
thereof.
Sec. 2. BE ii further enacted, That the said
Commissioners, in preparing the said Code, shall
adhere as nearly to the Statute Laws now in force
in said District,as may be consistent with just,
simple, and uniform system. throughout the said
District and in all additions to, and alterations
of said laws, they shall conform the same to. and
adopt the principles of equity, as established by,
the Courts of Equity, so far as the condition of
the District and its population will admit.
Sec. S. BE 1t further enacted, That each of the
said Commissioners, for every full day he shall
actually be employed, to the exclusion of his pri-
vate and professional business, in preparing such
digest, shall be entitled to receive the sum of
eight dollars.
Sec. 4. BE Il, further enacted, That the said
Commissioners shall meet at such time and place
as the President of the United States shall direct,
and shall, with such Clerks and means as he shall
provide, proceed to execute the duties imposed
upon them by this act; and the President of the
United States shall provide for the said Commits
sioners such place. clerks, and means for the exc
cution thereof as he shall deem necessary: and
that the sum of ten thousand dollars, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
he and the same is hereby appropriated. to ena.