The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-24
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
TWENTX-F1RsT CONGRESS
FRIDAY. March 10
FIRST SESSION.

Friday, March r.
SENATE. A bill was reported, from the
committee on Roads and Canals, authorizing
subscription of stock in the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail-Road Company. Some time was spent in
the consideration of executive business Adj
ourned to Monday.
HOUSE. The most of the day was occupied
on the bill for the relief of Mrs Decatur, which
was finally laid on the table, which is equivalent
to rejection; ayes 81, noes 76.
SATURDAY, March Is.
HOUSE. The House took up resolution
offered by Mr.. Anderson directing the commit
tee OF Ways and Means to bring in bill allow
ing drawback of nine cents per gallon on all
rum distilled IN this country from foreign mo-
lasses, when such rum is exported.
MIR. Speigh: addressed the House, and in
the course of his remarks, declared that unless
the tariff be repealed, he would desire that the
South should declare the law Observation-Disclosures ,
open her ports, and employ her own officers to
collect her duties.
MONDAY, March Is.
SEI'ATE. The bill TO authorize subscrp-
ton TOR stock in the Louisville and Portland
Canal Company, was read the third time and
passed. The Senate resumed the consideration
OF Mr.. Foot's resolution, when Mr.. Livingston
concluded his speech.
HOUSE. The resolution offered by MIR.
Anderson OF Maine, relative to drawback on
rum, was taken up for consideration, when Mr..
Gorham addressed the House. Several private
and local bills were acted upon.
1rEzEcnaU, AEa--L 1G
SENATE. The day was principally occu-
pied in the consideration of executive business.
! HOUSE. Mr.. Gorham concluded his oh.
servations on the resolution offered by Mr.. An
derson on the subject of drawback on rum, after
which the resolution was laid on the table, ayes
The bill making appropriations to paw ex.
penses OF holding certain Indian treaties and
the bill making appropriations to carry into ef
feet certain Indian treaties, were ordered to be
engrossed.
WEDNESDAY,, March IL.
SENATE. The Senate was in consideration
of executive business the whole of the day.
HOUSE. A resolution fixing the day of
adjournment, as far as the House is concerned.
for the 18th of May, was passed Mr.. Davis
OF Mass, attempted to have an earlier day fixed
upon. Mr.. Chiffon, also offered an amendment
providing that if the Houses should sit after
the LIST of April, the pay of the members, after
that day, should be diminished, but this amend.
ment the Speaker pronounced to be out of or
der.
The House, in committee of the Whole, took
up the bill declaratory of the act to provide for
persons engaged in the land and naval service
during the revolutionary war. The bill, having
been amended, was reported with its amend
ment. The object of this bill is to extend the
provisions OF the pension act to necesstous
cases, which have been excluded by the con-
structlon put upon it by Gen. Jackson.
THURSDAY, March Is.
SENATE. Resolutions, which had been in.
troduced by Mr.. Holmes, that the Secretary of
the Treasury be directed to inform the Senate
tha nhor sc
customs who have been removed since the 9TH
of March last, and what number in each district
have been increased or diminished, and that
the Postmaster General be directed to inform
the Senate Of the number Of Deputy Postmos.
tiers who have been removed since the 4tb or
March last, was, on motion of Mr. Grundv NJ.
dered to lie on tho table.
HOUSE. A resolution was offered bv Mr.
Forward, and laid on the table for future con.
sideraton, instructing the committee on Re-
trenchment to report a bill providing for re-
duction of salaries, reducing the pay of the
Secretaries and Postmaster General, from 6O0O
dollars to 1900, the pay of Auditors, Comptrol.
lers, &c, from 5000 to 20e0, and the salaries Of
the principal officers and chief clerks in nronor.
ton. IT also proposes reduction of The nav
OF members of Congress, and the Secretary and
Clerk OF the two Houses, and of the Clerks in
their offices. Mr.. MDuffie also introduced
resolution, which is made the order for Mon.
day, instructing the committee on Retrench
ment to report bill to reduce the paw of mem.
bers Of Congress to two dollars, when the first
session of Congress shall be continued beyond
l20, and the second beyond 30 DAYS
The bill declaratory of the act to provide for
persons engaged in the land and naval service
during the revolutionary war, was considered
and ordered to BIO engrossed