Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-15
CONGRESS.
WAsnINGroN. MAY ln

tatives in addition To- the act proyidiny for
sundry persons engaged in the land and M
val service of the Uu,,rd States during the r.
vOuIionary war. Mr. Kane, from the Commit
zee on Private i.and Claims, reported several
bills from the House of Repres entutivcs withou,
amendments The hill for tho relief of Armand
'Lenowc the bill for the relief of Allen w. liar
dy; and the bill fer the relief of Cclcstin CHA,
telia were scverally read n third lime and pnssl
I'd The bills for tie relief of John H. Thomas
and Joseph Somat du Fossat were ordered To a
bind reading. The bill for the relief of Ohm T.
Lewis, releasing duties paid by him under the
tariff act, was considered, and Mr.. Silshee offer
cd nm amendment. TO embrace the cases of 40.
veral persons under "a like situation. The n
,ncndment ~ a, advocated 10y Mcssrs. Sil,bce and
Foot, and opposed by Nessrs. Dickerson, Marcy,
aud King, aud, finally, the bill was laid on the
table on motion of MIR. King. Mr.. Dickersun
moved I'D take up the bill reported by tho Com
mt,cc on Public Lands, appropriating. for a Ii
mted time, the proceeds thereof. This motion
having been agreed TO, and the bill taken up, Mr.
King moved TO refer il TO the Committee on
the Public Lands. After a debate, in which
Me,srs. King and Kane supported, aud Messrs.
Clay and Holmes opposed the motion, tho uues-
ton taken and derided i'm tho affirmative,
yeas %, nays p. tho Vice President voting for
| the reference. The Senate then resumed, AS the
unfinished business, the bill from the House estal-
| lishing certain post routes aud disseminating o.
theirs. and Mr. Biht, Z" lao hnd tho aoor. resun,-
| ed his remarks in favor Of the amendment sub
united Ivy him. showing, ny facts and argnnvnrs,
the ability of the Post Office Department bug
tain, from its ample resources, The measure con
| teinplatod, its vast utility and Importance, and
auSw erIng, with much force and ability, tho oh
Ject'ons that had been urged against u. MIR
Hill next took the floor in opposition To the n
mendnent, and when he had concluded MIR.
| Clayton addressed the Senate, fur short time,
| in reply to Mr.. Gruuhy, but, without concluding
his remarks, yielded the floor, and, on motion Of
MIR. Holmes, tho Senate ADJOURNED. MIR. Clay
ton will continue h remarks to-day.
Al eleven o'clock, the House, as usual, as
semblcd. The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Secretary Of the 'rren-
.ury, with further information I'll the subject Of
the tariff, which was referred TO the Committee
on Manufactures. The Speaker also pres 'uted
communications from the Navy Department
and from the Land Office, with certain intorrna-
ton III answer TO resolution Of the House,
MIR. Taylor, Mr.. Boon, aud Mr.. Patton, several
I.ly presented petitions by consent. MIR. Johnson,
Ut Tennessee, reported the Senate bill for the
relief of Elizabeth Magruder, Of Mississippi,
which was committed and ordered To be printed.
MIR. Verplanck, from tine Committee of Ways
and Means reported "a bill making uppropra-
tons, in conformity with the stipulaliOns in GER
tain treaties with the Greeks, Stances, Ottawas,
Senecas, Wyandols, Cherokees, and Choctuws.
|
tee OF the Whole on the Stale of the Union. Mr..
irwin, Of Ohio, moved that the Commit tee of the
Whole be discharged from the bill TO establish
land districts IN Arkansas, in order that il might
! be brought more speedily under tho action of the
House; but after some discussion, the motion
was nesatived. Mr.. Newton, from the Commit
zee on Commerce, reported bill making ar
preparations for building light. houses, light boats,
beacons, and monuments, and placing buoys.-
1t was read twice, and committed to Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state of the Union. Az
| ter the transaction Of some further business the
House proceeded with the trial Of Gen, Houston
MIR. Drayton offered an amendment TO the a.
mcndment of MIR. Huntington, TO the effect that
Samuel Houston, accused of "A breach Of priv
lege IN having assaulted n member from Ohio,
Tor words spoken by him in debate, is not guilty
OF that offence, and he be, therefore, discharged
from the custody of the Sergeant-at- Arms. Mr.
Huntington inquired if the amendment was in
order. Ii was precisely the same i'm substance
as the original resolution Of Mr.. Harper, with
the addition of a preamble. The chair decided
that the latter part of II was not in order. The
latter part Of the amendment was then struck
out and after some remarks from Mr. Hunt
inGton, Mr. Drayton, and Mr.. Doddrhge, the
whole amendment was Withdrawn for the pres
ent. MIR. Doddrdge. who had possession Of the
floor. reinqnished, for the purpose of explana-
ton, that privilege TO his colleague, Mr.. Pattonl
| 10 consequence, as lie stated Of a domestic ca
lami'y, (the illness Of a relative requiring
the absence Of the latter gentleman from the
House. Mr.. Patton then briefly addressed The
House, declaring his opinion that the charge o
breach of privilege by Sam Houston, for assault
ting Mr.. Stanberry, for words spoken in debate,
had not been proved and adverting, in conclu-
SION, TO misrepresentation stated to have been
made in this paper, Of his remarks on the com.
menccmen, Of the proceedings against the accu
sed. Mr.. Doddridgc then proceeded in arg,I-
meut to show both the power and The duty of the
House to project it's members, and through them
the interests, the rights, aud the liberties of their
constituents from aggression. In the course OF
his remarks he took lucid and interesting view
OF the origin. progress, and exercise of the priv
iIege of tho British Parliament, and of the DOW
or to punish for an infracon Of that privilege.
u S. Telegraph.
WAsMSGToS, May IL.
In the Sanate, yesterday message of a conf.
Dental nature was received from the President Of
the United States, by Mr.. Donelson, his Secretary
a report was received from the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, containing the information
called for by the resolution of the Senate of the Goth
ut, relative to donations ofpubc lands to States,
Territories, and bodies corPorate,' which,
ton OF MIR. Hendricks, ordered to be print.
ed. The bill for the relief of John III. Thomas
was passed. and the bills for the relief OF tho ad.
minisraiors of the estate Of Andrew Nelson, do
ceased, and for the legal representatives Of Arnold
Henry Dorman, were ordered to third reading.
The bill for the relief of John Brdham and John
Read, after debate, in which it was
supported by Mr.. King, and opposed by
Mr.. Moore, was postponed to Monday
next, on the motion of tho last named gentleman
AT the hour Of one, the debate Mr.. Bibb's
amendment to the Post Office bill wax continued by
Mr. Clayton, MIR. Grundy, and Mr. Holmes. On
the conclusion of the debate, the question was ed
nd NJ ~