Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-12

The Public are hardly aware of the great mum
of Oils, which had passed one ar the other
H,..a If Congress. which. for the want of time
oas, upon them. owing partly to the occupation
= :, vrelt portion Of the session IN the trlal
Iudse Peck. and partly to the introduction,
| he IN the session. If not very profitable debate,
enEncd unfinished. aud were therefore lost, at
adjournment. The number of bills which
hl p,,>cd the House of Representatives, and
ge.e tNee read in the Senate, but finally lett
y-ag me table of that body, was Just one huHd-
tt The number of Senate bills thus lost IN the
hl, Of Representatives was about thirty.
inu. the House Bills 80 which the g0-by was
gwen in his way was the bill ''tOr the improve
| net of certain harhors ami providing for sur
| W." This bl! embraced, among other things.
az appropriation OF 10000 dollars for the i'm
.o,euent Of the mouth of Back Greek (the
u>aq'ake entrance to the Chesapeake and De-
'ur Canal and another of 10000 dollars for
deepening the harbor of Baltimore. with other APP
luWiatlons OF the same cast in different parts ut
he United States. This bill passed the House
q Representatives, by a majority of fifty Uotes
NJ toj.l and, had 1T been possible to act upon
would srObaby have passed the Senate by
nonty Of ten to fifteen votes 1t is supposed
many, however. that. had l. passed both Hous-
: the President would have considered himself
edged, BY the terms of his last annual Message
congress, to put his veto upon 1t this session,
saead upon corresponding bill at the last ses-
son
Among the bills thus lost also was the bench
,ieEi lproyidins for the support of the remain
| IA in tho ~ ut and
eilSerS, 81 the war Of the Revolution. BY a
,ei vote, % to 90, the Senate refused. on Tues
.'' evening. 10 postpone the further orders OF
'' ia, N order TO act upon it. The remainder
" Oh. Session was perhaps justly deemed too
>'i' 'O7 The deliberate consideration of it.
Among the bills thus lost at this session, land
az ne last session, aud probably never will be
'.1rS>e IN our day) was the bill for regulating
allowance Of mileage to members OF Congress
'lu That also requiring deductions from the com
''0'a,mn OF members for occasional absence:
LON The House.
Inc N'll so desirable to &c passed. and so en-
'2'y due 10 the rapidly growing commerce o
-% GUY 81 New Tork) making an appropriation
10000 dollars for building a custom-hous'
" NE city Of New York. was also thus lost.
though this great number of bills was left un
la,>Rcd by the Senate, it ought in Justice to tina
'"Oy' to be added, that the period of the session
% % which the NEST of them passed the House o
representatives., was so late as to make it impo,
we ''r the Senate to pass upon them.
Nat. Int.
-eSScSr-
nose who have paid attention to the Journa
!: me proceedings in the Supreme Court OF tn
states. now sitting. will have seen that tn
s'D"'Sel mutton, in that Court. by the Counst
II, @e Cherokees. was made on Saturday last
'"e argument of that case is, we understand
- oe continued on Saturday next. by Mr.. Sc
o'1hI oy whom the motion was made. The ca:
9 W. OF great interest and attraction.
ipefeS an argument now going on. in ca'
,.a also Is OF much importance. between Il
''' great Boston Bridge Companies, in whi'