Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-01-20
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Z ton 60 reconsider the vote by which the
/ House had adopted the resolution requiring
them To attend on the Senate daily during the
! trial Of Judge PECg, was carried and DIS
eussed a Iootion 10 rescsnd, the resolution
was made, and an unsuccessful molten was
made 70 lay that ruot,cn or the table; but
/ i=lofe any decision was made on the fesola
| ton to resgiad, the debate was arrested by
the expiration OF the hour Among theresa
iahons offered was one by Bic. SrekRs Of
New York, oailiag On She PREsInrSx to
communicate the correspondence between
Mr. N'LAsE and the British government,
relative to the West India trade. The resi-
due ofthc day was consumed IN the despatch
Of unimportan, business. The Bill FOX the
relief of Barnard Kelly was again taken up,
discussed, aud rejected. The PRESIDENT
communicated TO the House copies Of the
cores pondence between Mr.. M'LANE and
the British government, relative to the West
India trade, and of correspondence be-
tween Mr.. VAN BuRBN and the Danish Gen
erai Van Scholten.--yVstienal Journal jar. 4 !.
In the Senate yesterday, messages With &C
conpauying documents were communicated
from the President ofthe United States, rela-
tive TO the late arrangements made respect
ing our trade with the British and Danish
West India Colonies The credentials Of the
election Of John VI Robinson, as a Senator
for the State OF Illinois, in the room of the
late Hon John Mclean, were presented,
and Mr.. Robinson took his seat. Mr.. Liv-
| ingslon's resolution, 60 enable Senators in
cases of lmpeachments, when giving their
votes Of guilty or not, TO give at the same
time their reasons for their respective votes,
was laid on the table for further considera-
ton.-I'he bill for equipping and mounting
certain companies oil the United States troops;
not to exceed ten companies, and tia Joint
resolution for the Transmission Of public doc
uments, were read third time and passed.
On the motion OF Mr. Woodbury. the SEN
ate then went into Executive business, in
which they spent the remainder of the day.
The House Of Representatives yesterday
adopted a resolution not to attend in the
Senate during the trial of Judge Peck. until
otherwise ordered. Various other resolutions
were adopted, and the House afterwards
went into Committee Of the whole on Bill
relative to a change in the disposal of land
grated to the Illinois Canal, which occupied
the day.-ibid, January 5.
IN the Senate yesterday. Mr. NOZZLE
presented the credentials Of the re-elec-
ton of the Hon. VIM HENDRIcKs, as
Senator for the State OF Indiana, Tor six
years from the Sd March next. A bill
Gxins the compensation TO be paid to
the witnesses in tie case Of Judge Peck,
at s. per day, and 30 cents of mileage
To each, was introduced and read frs,
time. The bill from the House of Re-
personalities authorizing an appropria
ton of eighty-seyen thousand dollars
| odd, for the construction Of three
Schooners Of twelve guns each, for the
naval service, bad also fi ST reading.
Several bills were ordered TO be en-
crossed for third reading, which we
shall specify when finally passed. The
trial of Judge Peck was postponed for
this day, on the motion Of Mr.. TAzE
WELL, in consequence oil the absence
Of MT, NIRT, the leading counsel for the
respondent, from indisposition.
In the House OF representatives. yes
terday: the discussion on the resolution
offered by Mr. HAYNES, relative to the
reduction Of the duty on sugar. was re.
sumed, and Mr.. HAYNES and Mr. ALRx-
AMBER addressed the House in support
OF 1t. Mr. WHITE of Louisiana obtain
ed the floor, but, owing to the lapse Of
the hour, did not proceed with any re :
marks. The House was occupied most
ly during the residue Of the day, on the
General Appropriation bill as amended
by the Committee Of the whole on the
state of the Union. The House al
Journed while motion was pending
| made by MIR SrANsBERRY, to- sttike gu.
the 5000 dollars for Minister to
Russia 49, Nat. JoU. Jan 10.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.-The O.
peratlons on this great work still continue,
we are informed, with great viger As late
as the 18th December, the weekly returns of
effective lahorers gave a.205 men and 379
horses. The difficult sections, involving the
erection Of high protection walls and heavy
rock excavation, between the Seneca feeder
and the "Point Of Rocks or base of the XII
toctan mountains, are nearly finished, so as
TO render certain the completion of this part
of the Canal during the next spring, including
all the masonry, except the Monocacy aque-
duct, which may occupy the summer and au-
tumn following.
Below the Seneca feeder the Canal has
been sometime IN use, interrupted occasion
ally by those accidents common, as we are
apprised, to all new works of this description:
but SO lar ITS navigation has not for single
DAY been, OF necessity, suspended by ice
very recently 40 boats passed through the
locks of the 18th and 18th sections IN one
day laden with more than 5000 bis of flour,
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