Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-03
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Clay present.
ed memorial, signed by number of citizens Of
Kentucky, inviting the attention of Congress to
the subject of colonizng the free blacks on the
coast Of Africa, and praying that suitable appro-
priatlons may be made towards that object, and af.
ter some remarks from Messrs Clay, Hayne, and
Chambers, the memorial without reading, was
laid the table The bill for the relief of certain
nsolvent debtors of the United States, and other
bills from the House of Representatives. was read
the first and second time and referred. The
bnl supplementary to the act for the relief of the
oihccrs and soldiers OF the Virginia line and navy
and of the continental army, approved 3Oth Nav
1880, and the bill for the relief of Jefferson Coege
Mississippi, were scverally read the third time and
passed. On motion of Mr.. Smith, the Senate took
up and considered the bill making appropriations
for the support of Government for the year 1882
The discussion of the various amendments propos
cd by the Committee on Finance and uy Senators
several of which passed in Committee of tho Whole
occupied the Senate to late hour; when, on motion
of MIR. Webster, the bill laid on the table and
tho amendments were ordered to be printed, to
give an opportunity of examining more fully into
their merits--Aitcr having been engaged a short
time in Executive session, the Senate adjourned
In the House of Representatives, the report of
the committee on the charges brought against the
Collector of the Port of Wiscasset was discussed
until the expiration of the hour allotted for the con-
slderatlon ofrcports and resolutions, when the
House, on the motion of Mr.. Hubbard, passed to
the order of the day. The bill for the relief of
which Mr. Crawford, Mr.. Conner, Mr.. Daniel, Mr.
Bcardsy and Mr.. Wctlfe took part The other
private bills, committed on Friday, were severallv
read third time and passed. The House. after
the transaction OF some further business on mo-
ton of Mr.. Hubbard, went into a Commit
tco of the Whole on the State of tho Uni
on, MIR. L. Condct in the chair and took
up the Revolutionary Pension Bill Mr.. Ellsworth
who had possession of the floor, addressed the
Committee with much force and eloquencc in Ia
vor of the measure; and at four o'clock The
Committee rose, and the House adjourned
In the Senate, on Thursday, after the reception
and reference of petitions and memorials, num-
Der of bills from the House of Representatives
were passed through two readings, and referred TO
appropriate committees. The bill which had been
rocommitted to, and reported as amended by the
Committee Finance, cxcmptng merchandise
imported into the United States, under certain cir
cumstances, from the operations oi'thc Tariff Law
OF 1928, was discussed by MosSrs. Silsbcc. 1azc
well, Foot Smith, Ilaync, Tyler, Dickcrson and
Webster; and finally, after adopting the amend
ment of the Committee, ordered to the third read
ing. The bill supplementary TO the several acts for
the sale Of the Public Lands, together with tbc
amendments Of the House Of Representatives.
were taken up motion Of Mr.. King, who mo-
we'd that the Senate concur with the House in the
amendment. The first amendment was adopted
and tho second was opposed by Mr.. Ewing. and
advocated by MCssrs. Moore King, and Buckncr.
when tho bill was laid on the table and the amend
mcnt was ordered to be printed, to give Senators
an opportunity of examining into it's merits The
Senate went into the consideration Of Executive
Business, on motion Of Mr.. White; and after some
time III secret session, adjourned
In the House of Representatives., Mr. Mercer
from the Committee on Internal improvement, re-
ported bill for tho improvement of certain bar
bors and the navigation of certain rivers; and hill
giving the assent Of Congress, TO an act Of the n
Carolina Legislature Incorporating the Roanoke
Inlet Company. They were sovcrally read = FIRST
and second time, and committed TO a Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union. The House
afterwards resumed the consideration Of the Revo.
!ut!ona-y Pension Bill, IN the discussion OF when
1t was engaged TIL half past four o'clock