Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-02-16
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 The Senate, yesterday, after receiving pc titions and reports of committees, referred to committees on Pest Offices and Post Roads, the bilt from he Housemaking a uniform rule for the computation of milagc ofmembers of Congress and ordered several bills to a third reading. The following bills were passed: The bill for the reliefof Ebenezer Lobdell: and the bill for the relieve eff Win. E. Ma thews. On the opening of the High Court of Impeachment for the trial of Judge Peck, MT WIRT resumed ths argument in favor of the respondent, and continued until after three o'clock; when, without his having conclued, the Court .adjourncd. MT W. will continue his argument to-day.
 In the House of Representatives, MT SHIELDS, from the committee on the subject, reported several bills as having been enroll ed. Upwards of seventy petitions and me- morials were presented and referred to ap- proprate committees. MT LETcHER gave notice, that on Monday next, he should call up the bill for the repair Of the Cumberland road. A bill was reported by Mir WHITLE sEY, from the committee on claims, for the relief of Wm. Owen; which passed through the preliminary stages of legislation, by being read first and second time, and referred to a committee ofthe Whole House. Unfavcr-
 
 tleman, from the same committee, in the case of Thomas Hanson and Samuel Butler; which were severally laid on the table. Mir DAVIS, of s. Carolina, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported bill to repeal the 18th section of an ect to establish the judicial courts of the United States, passed in the year 1789. Mir DoDDRIDcE moved to reject the bill; and MT BUCHANAN stated that he had q counter report to present from the minority of the committee. Before, however, either part of the subject was acted upon, the hour expired; and the House, on motion of Mr POLK, went into Committee of the Whole, MT MARTIN in the chair, and proceeded to attend the trial of Judge Peek. At half past three o'clock they returned, and the chair man reported progress; after which the House, on motion of Mr HAYNES, adjourn ed till II o'clock this day.
 Washington, Junuary 26. In the Senate, yesterday, communic ltion was received from the President of the United States, in relation to our fur trade, and the affairs of the Hudson Bay Company; which, on motion of MT BENTON, was referred to the committee cn military affairs. Among the petitions presented, were twofrcm Ohio and Maine, praying that the transportation of the mail on the Sabbath may be abolished by law. Several bills were ordered to be en- grosssed, and the following were passed: The bill for the relief of Matthias Roll and Wm. Jackson; the bill for the relief of Wm. Bur ris; the bill to increase the compensation of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Jackson court house, in Mississippi; the bill forthe reliefof Benjamin F. Shoot, of AL abama; the bill for the relief ofDaniel Me Intre; the bill for the relief of Jabez Saw yer; and the bill for the relief of Duval and Carnes. The High Court of Impeachment for the trial of Judge Peck was occupied du- ring the remainder of the day with the able and eloquent argument of MT WIRT, in fa- vor of the respondent. At A. o'clock, MT WIRT having concluded, the court adjourn ed
 In the House of Representative the bill from the Senate forthe compensation of the witness es and others attendingth the trial of judge Peck was twice read and referred to the committee lon the judiciary, Numerous other bills from