Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-06
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nc Senate did not sit on Saturday
= In inc House of Representatives. My Inucrsoll-
io"' the committee of Ways and Means, presented
.ne report OF the minority of that Committee on
,nc subject OF the Tariff and on the motion of Mr..
briggs OF Massachusetts,, fire MouSand coDics oft
were ordered TO be printed The House resumed the
Oo"s'"cratlon ot the report of the Judiciary Com
,n..tee, on the subject of the charge against the
Niscassct Collector and Nessrs Snc;@ht stan
ocrry' Allan, of Kentucky, Fielder, of s. Carroll
ha' scvcraily spoke upon the question. On the
expiration OF the hour, the Indian and Internal
improvement appropriation bills were taken up
II, committee OF the Whole OH the State of the
Union, Alr. Folk i'll the Chair, and an interesting
discussion sprung up from an item in the latter bill
granting Sl0oo for certain repairs already made IN
'no C""iocFiand road. The debate had not con-
ciuocd when, at ! o'clock, the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
In tho Senate, on Monday Mr.. Poindeytcr laid
resolution on the table, proposing to Discharge
'he committee on Manufactures from the further
consideration OF tho several subjects referred to
them on the I'D inst. and on which thsv have not
yet reported, and to refer the same to Select Com
mittcc. After the transaction of Il portion OF the
usual mornings business, the Senate Mt an early
our' went INTO the consideration of Executive Blu
sihess When the doors were opened the Senate
resumed the consideration of The Bill MAKING nm
preparations Tor the support of Government for the
year 1882 the question being on the amendment
proposed by the Committee on Finance to increase
the appropriation of the House for the judicial cv
25O,O0O dollars. This amendment was s,Ipportcd
III debate, by Mcssrs. Smith and Marcy and orpo
scd by Messrs. Tyler, Hayne, Miller, and Webster:
ana the question having been taken by yeas and
nays, on motion of Mr.. Miller, the amendment
was adopted, yeas 20, nays 10. The next amend
ment considered, was to increase the appropria-
TONS providing for the diplomatic intercourse of
the United States, by adding an appropriation of
Tour thousand five hundred dollars, for the return
OF the Ministers from France and England. On
tins amendment, debate cnsued, in which Messrs
smith, Foot, Holmes King, Clayton, Webster
Marcy, and Clay, took part; but before any cues
ton was taken, Mr. Clayton, at Il late hour mo-
we'd an adjournment, which was carried.
In the House of Representatives. leave of ab-
Schce, until the LIST of May, was granted to Mr.
Branch, on the motion of Mr.. Carson. Numerous
petitions were presented and among them one by
Nir. Mercer, from certain British subjects, resident
III the Kingdom of Great Britain, on the subject of
slavery, suggesting or recommending as far as we
could gather from the debate, (hc paper not being
read The appropriation of funds for tie colonzu-
tion OF Tree blacks, through the medium of the Co
lohiZatlon society Upon this memorial Il warm
ana animated debate cnsucd, in which Mcssrs
Ioik' Mercer, Drayton, Burgess, Arnold, Scumes
ingersoll, Blair, of 5 c., Dickson, Patton, and
briggs participated. The subject was ultimately
disposed OF, after discussion of three hours by
the withdrawal of the petition. The business be-
iorc Inc iouse appcrtaining to the District of CO.
iuinbla, to which this day and tomorrow had been
ALLOTTED, was, on motion, postponed until the same
days IN next week; and, at o'clock the House adj
iOurncd