The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-23
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FRIDAY, Feb. II.

mlttee TO which had been referred the Dill from
the House of Representatives for the settlement
ofthe accounts Of James Monroe, reported the
7 same with an amendment, striking out the
words g for public services losses, and sacrif
ces" The Senate resumed the consideration
of the resol .on submitted by Mr.. Grundy, pro-
hbiting tho select committee appointed TO in
qure into the condition of the Post Office De-
( partment, from calling before them the persons
who have been dismissed from Office, for the
purpose of ascertaining the reasons or causes
of their removal MI Woodbury. then resism
ed his argument in favor Of the resolution, and
! concluded. Messrs. Sprague, Livingston, and
Holmes, subsequently, addressed the Senate
Mr.. Livingston offered, as an amendment, a
substitute to part of the resolution, declaring
that the committee shall not make inquiry into
the reasons which have induced the Postmaster
General to make any removals of his deputies.
Mr.. Holmes then addressed the Senate III Op-
position to the amendment
HOUSE. Mr.. White of New York, from the
committee on Naval Affairs reported bill for
the construction of naval hospitals at Charles
town. Massachusetts,, Brooklyn, New York, and
Pensacola which was read twice. The House,
on motion of Mr.. McDuffie, took up the bill, on
a division by yeas and nays, by a vote OF lO2 to
So for the relief of the widow of Commodore
Decatur. 1t was debated till five o'clock, when
the House refused to order the engrossment OF
the bill for third reading, by vote OF 50 to
ST. Mr.. Doddridge subsequently moved the
reconsideration of the vote but before it was
acted upon, an adjournment took place.
SATURDAY, Feb H.
SENATE A letter from the Secretary of
War giving returns of the Militia force
throughout the United States; and a let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with
returns from the Mint of the amount Of Gold
and Silver coins struck off in the year 1880,
were communicated by tho Vice President.
/, HOUSE. A few reports on private bills
: were made, after which, the House, without
taking up any further business, adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. IA.
SENATE. Numerous memorials were pre-
sonted for the repeal of the law of last Session,
relative to the removal of the southwestern
Indians. Two on the subject from Massachu-
. sets, byMr. Webster-one from P!tsburg, signed
by upwards of 700 inhabitants, by Mr.. Marks
one by Mr.. Barnard, from Luzerne, Pennsylva-
: nia-and one from friends of the Administra-
, ton in Hartwick, New York. Mr.. Woodbury.,
from the committee on Commerce, reported a
bill for drawback of duty on imported foreign
Iron.
4. HOUSE. Mr. Edward Everett succeeded in
bringing on the discussion on the petition of the
inhabitants of Berkshire, enforcing the neces-
S sity Of preserving the sanctity of our treaties
with the Indians. Great opposition was made
! to the taking up of the subject, and attempt
was made to prevent it by demand of the
question of consider atOn-which was agreed to
the vote being, ayes 10l, noes 49, The
/ House therefore agreed to go into the discus
, sion of the question. Mr.. Everett then spoke
r in defence of his motion, which is 10 refer the
petition to the committee on Indian Affairs,
with instructions to report bill making fur
Their provision for executing he laws of the
United States on the subject of intercourse with
the Indian tribes, and also for a faithful observ-
ance of the treaties between the United States
: and said tribes Mr.. Everett made a most elo.
quent and powerful speech.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15
4 SEN4TE. Mr.. Clayton introduced bill to
compensate the officers and soldiers at Fort
Delaware for the losses and injuries they sus-
tanned by the late calamity at the Fort. The
sense of the Senate was taken on Mr. Grundys
resolution, as modified by the amendment of
Mr.. Livingston, which goes to declare that the
Special Committee on Inquiry into the Post
Office Department are not authorized to inquire
t into the causes why the Postmaster General
) dismissed his Deputies and the resolution was
2 carried by vote of "a to 21!!
+ HOUSE. Mr.. Verplanck, from the Special
Committee appointed on the subject, reported
: bill to establish an Assay Office Of the United
: States Mint in North Carolina and Georgia
{ L no plll iOI lHe IelIcl OF 0QSan Decatur was
, taken up, on the motion of Mr.. Doddridpe, for
the re consideration of the former vote on the
subject, and on the question of engrossment for
a third reading, 1t was rejected by vote of 90
to 90.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.
SENATE. Messrs. Robbins, Barnard. and
Sprague, presented memorials praying for the
protection of the rights and privileges of the
Indians.
IL
ufactures, to which was referred the bill to re-
duce and fix the duties OH sugars imported into
the United States, made a special report, and
: stated that, when the bill came up, he was in
structed to move its indefinite postponement.
HOUSE. The House went into Committee
OF the Whole on the bill supplementary to the
act of 1928, for the relief of certain surviving
oihcers and soldiers of the Revolution. This
Dill gave rise to much debate, which arose on
motion TO include the militia volunteers aud
state troops in the present bill which was ulLi.
1 HqIely adopted, almost by general consent.
The question being put on ordering the bill
TO be engrossed and read third time. if was
! carried, l2G to 43.
5 Ihe bill provides, that each of the surviving
. onlcers, non-commIssloned officers musicians
and soldiers, Of the army of the Revolution. and
, who shall have served in the continental line.
: state troops, volunteers or militia, at one mr.
moro Terms a period of two years, during the
war of the Revolution. and who are moi emit.
tied to any benefit under the act for the Tslierof
certain surviving officers and soldiers of The
Revolution, passed the fifteenth day of Nav
! eighteen hundred and twenty eight, be author.
lied to receive, out Of any money in the Treas.
} ury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of
his full pay in the said line, according to his
rank, -but not exceeding, in any case, the nav
r Of captain IN the said line; such pay TO com
mence from January ! 1880, and shall contin /.
ne during his natural life and that any such
officer, non.commissioned officer, musician, mr.
private aforesaid, who shall have served in The
continental line, State troops, volunteers, or
militia, term or terms, in the whole less than
he above period, but not less than six months,