Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS.

The Senate did not sit on Saturday ~
In the House of Representatives., Mr.. Bell from
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported bills
authorizing the appointment of an Agent to reside
among tho Choctaw Indians, west Of the river
Mississippi in pursuance of the Treaty of 1885,
IN addition to the several acts regulating the in
tercourse, with the Indian trbes--and to provide
tor tho appointment of three Commissioners to
treat with tho Indians, and for other purposes
MIR. White, OF New York, from the Select Com
mttec on Coins, made report accompanied by a
bill concerning the gold coins of tho United States.
Three thousand extra copies of tho Rcpor. were
on motion of Mr.. Patton, directed to be printed
MIR. White, from the Committee reported a
Dill regulating the value of certain foreign silver
coins within the United States. Mr. Johnson; of
Kentucky, from Select Committee reported a
Dill To ascertain the losses of property at Detroit
ond the adjacent country, during the late war.
NJ. Wicklitfc submitted resolution directing the
Committee on Private Land Claims, to enquire in.
TO the conduct OF the Commissioner of the GEN.
eral Land Oh!cc, touching official reaues. made
TO That officer 10y tho Committee on the Public
Lands-Thc resolution was amended, by directing
the enquiry to be made by the Committee or tic
Judiciary, and agreed to. Seventeen private bills
were considered in Committee of the Whole re.
ported to the House, and ordered to be engr cssed
for third reading.
In the Senate on Tuesday, after the transaction
! of the usual morning business, the consideration
of Mr.. Clay's resolution for the modification Of
the tariff was resumed, and Mr.. Bib concluded
mo SPceCh commenced on rrludy, In opposition t.
the resolution and the protecting system. Mr.
Forsyth then moved to refer the whole subject tc
the Committee on Agriculture; which motion wa.
decided in the negative, ayes 18. nays %. The
question was then taken the first branch oil
OF Mr.. Haynes motion to amend the resolution
e. in shrinking out all after the word ..Resolped
tor the purpose of inserting substitute. This
question was also decided in the negative, yeas IS,
nays %. Messrs. Benton and Wilkins both pro-
posed to amend the resolution, but amendments
were, at the time, decided to be out of order. Mr.
Forsyth moved to postpone the further considera-
ton of the resolution to the first Monday in Nav.
After some remarks from Mr.. Clay, in opposition
to this motion, Mr.. Holmes moved an adjournment
which carried
In the House Of Representatives, petitions and
memorials were presented, and referred to the
Committees. Mr. Doddridge, from the Committee
on the District of Columbia, reported bill vest
ing in the corporation of Washington the rights
of the Washington Canal Company, which was
read first and second time and committed. The
military and general appropriation bills were sevc-
rally read third time and passed, and the private
bills which went through the Committee of the
Whole on Saturday, were passed also. The re-
maindcr of the sitting devoted to the considc-
ration of the accumulated unfinished business on
the Speakers table.