The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-04-18
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FRIDAY. April 6

TO the Secretary. Lord Aberdeen letter in an.
swer, TO MIR. Barbour s of the 9th Of November.
lS2S and also so much of letter Of the 22d az
April, 1881, from Mr. McLane TO MIR. Van Blu.
rem, as relates to The proposed duty on cottons.
The appropriation bill was further consider.
ed, and Mr.. Kane addressed the Senate for
about two hours.
HOUSE. The house, in committee of the /
Whole, resumed the consideration Of the bill |
making appropriations for certain internal im. |
provenients for the year 1852. An amendment
moved by Mr.. Verplanck, made appropriations
for the Delaware Bfeakwater, $270, 900, and for
the Cumberland Road, So 500. Considerable
discussion ensued, but before any question was
taken on the amendment, the House adjourned
SATURDAY, April7.
The Senate did Ret sit.
HOUSE. Mr.. Howard, from the committee
on Commerce, reported bill to enforce quar-
antine regulations.
The bill was engrossed and read third time,
and alter a lew remarks from Mr.. Davis OF
Mass, in favor of its passage, was passed with
out opposition.
MONDAY, April 9.
SENATE. The Revolutionary Pension Bill
/ was taken up on motion of MIR. Foot, and Mr..
Robinson offered an amendment, to which Mr..
| Grundy offered an addition, to include intae
provisions of tho bill those officers and soldiers
who served with Generals Wayne, Clark, tiar'
mar, ilamtramck, and St. CLAIR, IN the Indian
| war after the revolution. This amendment
was supported by Messrs Robinson, Bib,
! GIundy, and Benton, and opposed by Messrs.
Foot aud Smith. After short discussion, the
4 bill was laid on the table, in order to take up
the appropriation bill. After Mr.. Kane had
concluded his remarks, Mr.. hslmes took the
floor, and addressed the Senate until the ad
lOurnmcnt.
HOUSE. Mr. Archer introduced memoir
al from the Petersburg Rail Road Company,
PRAYING for the remission Of the duties on GER
tain iron imported for the use of that rail road
Mr.. Kavanagh of Maine, presented certain doc
f uments exculpatosy of the collector OF Wiscas
set, which were read to tho House on the re-
: sumption of the debate on the subject OF the
,, charge brough. against that otfieef
Mr.. Clay of Alabama, submitted certain
amendments to the bill for the recharicr'ng
. the United States Bank ; and they were or
+ dered to be printed.
!. TUESDAY, April TO-
. SENATE. Mr. Grundy, irsm the commit
d tee on the Post Office and Post Roads, report.
l. cd the bill from the other House, to establish
o certain post roaos and to discontinue others.
l. with numerous amendments. The amendments
, were read through, occupying the who.e ut the
, hour for morning business. Mr. Holmes then
resumed his remarks in reply to Mr.. Kane, on
: hour Of adjournment.
VI HOUSE The motion Of the committee on
the petition of McCll1teck the Inspector
against McCrate, the Collector of Hscasset
f came up, and Mr. Storrs advocated the neces-
: sity of investigation BY the House, into the
subject The House then went into commit
tee of the Whole, Mr. Ellsworth in the-ehalr,
and took up the consideration of several bills
relating to the Dist riot of CoRmbia, with which
it was occupied for the remainder OF the day
WEDNESDAY, April IL.
SENATE. The supplementary to the acts
for the relief of the officers and soldiers Of she
Revolution was taken up, and after some dis
cusson upon the amendments, which extend its
provisions 10 the officers and soldiers who serv-
ed in the Indian wars after the Revolution it
was laid on the table for the purpose Of taking
up the General Appropriation BILL Mr.. Holmes
concluded his speech on this dill, and the
amendments to the bill reported from the Gem
mittee on Finance were then considered, and
several of them disposed Of
HOUSE. Mr.. Stoirs resumed his remarks
in opposition to the Report of the committee Oh
the Judiciary, asking to be discharged from Tie
| against the Collector Of the Customs for The
| part of Wiscasss.. Various bills relating to the
District of Columbia, we're considered in CON,
mittee Of the Whele
THURSDAY, April ~.
SENATE. A letter was communicated by
the Secretary of State, from the American Con.
sui at Havre, stating that there was an indica.
ton OF design on the part Of line French Gov.
eminent, to increase the duty on Cotton.
The Senate then resumed in Committee the
consideration of the General A Appropriation bill
Several amendments were made appronria,ino
additional sums Tor clerk hire in The Offices
| OF Surveyors General Of the Public Lands 10
be applied uRder the Instructions from the Sec
| Tetary OF the Treasury" An amendment was
! moved by MIR. King TO strike out $1,000 appro.
priated for the General Land Office, and insert
| $4,000. The amendment was agreed 10. ayes
~, noes ~. Mr. Clay moved to strike out the
items appTspsiating salary and outfit for a
ChaT9e To Nuateulala, deeuing The mission
! unnecessary. Some discussion took place on
this motion; when the motion was negatiyed
by vote OF 80 to s, most of the speakers hay.
ing expressed their regret that the Information
communicated by Mr.. Clay had not been re-
ceived, as they were now fettsred BY the recen,
continuation of the nomination Of the present
/ Charge to Guatenaala.
/ HOO6E. The case of The complaint against
the Collector of Wiscasset coming I'D. Mr.
Storrs, OF Connecticut, concluded bis argument
against discharging the Committee on the Ju
dietary from the further consideration thereof
! He was followed by Mr.. Kennen Oh the osno
site side, who spoke until the expiration of The
hour allotted for such business
The House then resolved itself into Com.
mittee OF the Whole on the bill TO enIaroa the
Revolutionary Pension List, and the discussion
OF II was resumed BY mesSrs. johnson of Vir
ginia, and Fielder Of South Carolina, in opnosi
ton to the general principles Of the bill Va
nous amendments were suggested, some of
which were adopted. The Committee then
rose aud reported the bill to the House. After
which, on motionof Mr. Wlckliffe, the bill. ns
amended, was ordered 10 be printed
FRIDAY, April 10
SENATR. A messagc from the Presideu,
was laid before the Senate, covering a letter
IRON the SsesstaEy- Of State,.~reeom ndiu0
the exemption Of Portuguese vessels from, The
tonnage duties. The Senate then, in Commit
tee oil the WHOLE went into the considers linn
OF the General Appropriation Bill Mr.. Miller
then moved to strike out the appropriation for
an outht tor Minister to France In the room
OF Mr.. Hives, who is about to return home
There was a considerable discussion an hi.
motion. 1t was commended oil one side that the
appropriation would be giving a legislative sane
ton to the appointment of a Minister DURING
Ms recess ~ Congress, and, on the other side.
that refusal to make the appropriation would
De received as a suggestion that the Senate
DID not wish that Minister should BIO sent 10
France. The question being put, there an
peored Ayes 81, Noes 81. The Vice President
giving his vote in the Affirmative, the amend.
ment was carried.
DIR. Clay then moved 10 strike out The pro |
vision for Minister to Belgium, on the ground
that the mission was not necessary, and, as the |
aPp0lntUisnt was not made, the Senate could |
mol foei the same embarrassment in vofino M