Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-25

suspend tho rules, for tho purpose of ot,.r;,
resolution fixing the period of adiournmcn, q
hcgatiScd. Mr.. Adams announced that the Con,
mittcc on Manufactures would be prepared 10 -,
on the subject of the tariff on "Wednesday No.,
ing After the discussion of the report in ,ho
case OF the Observation-Disclosures, the House proceed
ed to the consideration Of the business apperainin
to the District of Columbia, for which the uav had
been specially set apart. The bill for the construct
| ion of 4 bridge across the Potomac, was after ,
long debate, LAID on the table, by vote of ayes Ga
noes 81.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, the bills relative q,
the District ofC Columbia and the private bills which
were on Monday ordered to third reading were
passed The bill for the relief of the legal reprc
sentative of Colonel John Laurens, was taken nm
and after considerable discussion, il ordered To
third reading. The bill to renew the charter of
the Bank of the United States taken up on
motion of Mr.. Dallas, who expressed u wish to
address the Senate the subject, but as the dav
was far spent, the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives., Mr. Slade re-
sumed his speech against the report of the Judicial
,y COMMITTEE, upon the charge against the Col
lec!or OF Wiscassct, which he continued till the e.
piration of the hour allotted TO morning business Tho
House thon took up the motion to reconsider tho
bill authorizing subscription to the stock Of tho
Alexandria Canal Company, which was carri,d
Tho further consideration of the bill was postpon.
ed to Friday next.
The bills reported from the Committees ON S,tur
day. were then taken up, and the amendments con-
Cured in and the bills, excepting the bill carry
ing into effect the stpulations of certain Indian
treaties, which was, on motion of MIR. VefbIapck
postponed TO Thursday next were seyerallv orJor
Ga To DO engrossed and read a third time The
House then, on motion of Mr.. Root went into
Committee of the Whole upon the bill for pro,not
ing the growth and manufacture of silk Mr. BAR
ringer in the Chair. Mr.. Root moved sundrv
amendments to the bill, which were rendered ne
cessary he said, frem the lapse of time since the
bill was originally reported. MIR. Drayton then
moved to strike out Philadelphia as the location of
the hlature contemplated in the BILL e. insert Mans
heia' connecticut on the ground that the growth
ana manufacture of silk had been nowhere else
In the U. States SO permanently established. This
motion was debated by Messrs. Dearborn Burd
Ellsworth, Watmough Huntingdon, Young. Root
JenIcr' Drayton, Il. Everett, and Horn, when
the question was taken on tho amendment which
was lost ayes "a, noes IS. Mr. Polk with A
view OF testing the opinion of the House npon tho
constitutional power of granting bounty of
S4o,oOo to young foreigner for the introduction
oi new ar'-which was, in his view, entirely
matter OF municipal regulation,-movc to strike
out the cnactng clause of the bill. Mr. Drayton
would enquire what part of the constitution con
tanned the power of granting this donation2 Mr.
-. went INTO comparison between the principle of
thus bill and that of the protective system which
rested on the basis of revenue. Mr. Fielder said
the whole object of the bill to give $40 600 to
an artisan on condition that he take sixty appren
tees who are to labor for his benefit and to board
and cothe themselves. He thought the proposition
the most unblushing he had ever heard of
Mr.. Dearborn explained the course of legislation
IN Congress the subject of INTRODUCING the
productions of other countries. Mr.. ID. went into
general explanation of the Importance of en-
couraging this flature. This project stands in
the same relation to silk, that the use of the
cotton gin docs to cotton. Mr.. Edward Ever
EFT enqurcd where the constitutional power of
maintaining apprentices to the art of war at
West Point was found? After some further re-
marks from Mr.. E. the question was taken and
the MOTION lost-ayes 49-noes GO. The Com
mIttee then rose and reported the bill and amend
ments to the House. The Speaker communi-
Gated to the House further returns from the
Secretary of the Treasury the subject of
the Iarlf, which were referred to the Commit
tee on Manufactures. The House then adjourn
ed