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The revenue derived from upon tl canais. these sources ha considered a part of the fund solemnly pledged, (under circumstances which gave ths pledge tne pronereu sanction of the citizens of the west,) for the re Mr. Van Bueren presented the me- ked, that he did not know that there mori'al of Aaron Ogden and others, were any valid objections to the bill, officers in the army of the revolution, or amendment but as the subject of the same nature with those hereto- was one of great importance to a fore presente'd, which was referred to large portion of the State of JN ew Vnrl- ho cVmnlfl nrefer the further 19th Congress. Governor and. Lieutenant-Governor report on thepetiflon of Wm.

B. of their respective States, and which Foster, which was laid ion the table, riehtisexeicisedby thftcitizens ofe- The Speaker laid before the House the following letter from Dr. Kent Resolved, therefore, that the Con- late a member of the House which demption of tlie debt mcurrcu in me comiiw tionof tliccaiiats. disturb the constitution in this respect, until that should be liquidated. For the pres tna mmm in nil iiAi auuici.

a uim i tw mWli frnm thp Committee on nostDOnement ol the Din, wim i i OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday Jan. 3. Petitions were presented by Messrs, VanRenesselaer, Garnsey and Ashly DISTRICT PENITENTIARY. renorted the bill from the to the printing of the amendment Hnnsp of Representatives, makiner iust offered.

The bill was postpon- appropriation for the payment of the ed to Monday. Avoliitionarv and other Pensioners, ent at kat, as the question was one oi ueep interest, he was desirous thit the resolution should be laid the table. To which Jlr Spencer assented and it was laid ujnn the table accordingly. Yude offered the following resolutions, which lie on the table of course Kesolved, (if 4be asemWy- concur herein) Tit senators of this state in the cong Mr. ThomDson.

of Penn. from stitution of the United States ought was laid on tne tame, uiuncu to be so amended, and altered, as to be communicated to the Executive permit the citizens themselves, instead of Maryland: of electors, to elect by ballot such. Washington, 6th Jon. 1826. chief officers of the General Govern- Sir I hereby resign my sat as Kent: and for that purpose that an e- a Member of the House of Repre-lection be helot on a day certain in e- sentatives fwm the State oi Mary-very fourth year, thronghout the U- land.

nited States, and that a plurality of You will please accept for the votes be sufficient for suet election. House of Representatives, and your- it Tl the committee on the District of Co without amendment. in tne nouse oi TUr NnTilp "-submitted the fo lowintr 1 on motion ol Mr. Miner, -oi i cim i i resolution for consideration the Committee on Agriculture as lumbia, reported a bill to provide lor the erection of a Penitentiary in tbe District of Columbia, to reform the penal laws in the said District, and fnr mher nuruoses which was read Resolved, That the Committee on instructed to inquire wnetner uiy r.nnrk hp to in-' legislative provisions are necessary or self individually, the assurances of my UUUvn, wuiiuw ress of the United States he instructed, and the representatives requested, to use their utmost endeavors to procure the establishment of an uniform system of laws upon the subject of bankruptcy by the legislature of the unien. wit i 1 ciuire into the expediency of permit- proper to promote the production oi rpsnect and esteem.

JOS. KENT. twice and committed, and ordered to Mr. Hemphill, voi Tav.or. fioeaker.

from the Committee on Roads and ting, by law, purchasers oi tne ruo-; niLirv. uin-uug lie Lands, in all cases where they Mr. M. stated, that in looking over tnr-A nno apction at the reoort of the Secretary of the On motion of Mr. Verplanck, of be printed, with the report of the same Committee, at' the last session, Canals, reported a bill to authorize New-York, it was 1IUTV 1 -J 1 1 T.LSolivd, (ii the assembly concur ncrcm; That the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of to ear of the senators and repreferitativcs of this state in Resolved, That the Committee on the subscription of stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company: which was read twice, committed, made the or the rate of $2 per acre, and marie Treasury, of last year, he had ob-payment thereon of $80, to receive 1 served that the amount of silks 80 acres, upon the pay-1 ported into the United States was ihv Judiciary be instructed to in quire and report upon the expedien der of the day for to-morrow, and or 7.233,784, whilst the wiiole amount ment of $20 more, and relinquish to cy of so amending the laws reguia tine copy-rights, so as to give great dered to be printed, The Sneaker laid before the the United States the residue of the said quarter section.

cr extension and security to me ngnts of authors and proprietors. Hbuse a communication from the Department Qf the Navy, which was referred to the Committee on the es on the subject of a prison. The bill now reported contains 48 sectious.and embraces a revision of the whole of the penal code of the said District, after providing for the appointment of three Commissioners to select a site for a building to be used as a Penitentiary, to contain 80 separate cells. BANKRUPT SYSTEM. Mr Webster, from the same committee, reported the following resolution, which was referred 4a a committee of the whole House, and made the order of the day for Monday, the 16th of January, and ordered to be printed.

Resolved, That it is expedient to tablishment of a Post at the mouth of JCSTK KS OF THE PEACE-On motion of Mr. Coldcn, the Senate went into committee of the whole upon much of the message of the governor as relates to the amendment of the constitution for I he election of justices of thq peace, Mr. Spencer iiy the chair. After reading the report of the committee on the judiciary (submitted a short time before) the committee agreed to the concluding resolution, recommending the passage of the resolutions of the last legislature upon this subject, and tosc-and reported, tlie oenate accepted the report, ond the proposed 'amendments "were Wednesday, January 4th. Mr.

Bobbins offered the following resolution Resolved, That the Committee on Navy Affairs be instructed to inquire into "the exnediencv of establishing a On motion ol Mr. Alarkell oi IN. Y. it was Resolved, That the Committee on Millitary Pensions be directed to in of bread stuffs exported was but being more than a million less than the value of imported silks. The amount of tobacco exported was a little over four millions.

The value of the whole products of the sea, including the fisheries, was less than a million and a half, and that of all the productions of the forest was not five millions He stated these facts merely with a view of showing that the cultivation -of silk might be an interest worth cherishing. quire into the expediency of providing by law for the payment of the widows of those soldiers who die pen Navy Vard and Navy Station within the Columbia River, and ordered to be printed. JUDICIAL BILL. On motion of Mr. Webster, the House went into Committee of the hole, on the bill to amend the Judicial System of the United States, Mr.

ToVnlinson in the Chair. The remainder of the day was occupied on the Bill to amend die Judicial system, which was taken upjn uniercu to a liurn reamn-. the waters of IN arratransett liay, in the State of Rhode-Island. Mr. Noble submitted yesterday the following resolution for consideration, which was this day taken up: Resolved, That tlie Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire sioners under the actofMarch, 181S, the amount of pensions due to said soldiers at the time of their death, without requiring said widows to take out letters of administration.

Mr. Hugttnin, of New-York, offered the following resolution, which establish by law a uniform System of LenVsAaUu'c oV A'ew ovk. the United through Bankruptcy nto the expediency of permitting, by aw, purchasers of the committee of the whole, and on which Mr. Webster spoke for upwards of an lies one day on the table States. REVOLUTIONARY ARMY.

Mr. Hemphill, of Pennsylvania, from the Select Committee to whom Resolved, That the becretary oi War be directed to communicate to IN SENATE. Tcrsn.w, January Mr. Ward made the following communication to the Sei.utf, which was laid on the table. January 3, IU26.

To (he lion, the President of Ik't Hehak: Sik In consequence of certain charges, to me dishonesty and a want of in- in all cases where they one quarter section of $2 per acre, and made gjtrient thereon the subject was referred, reported a this House such information as he bill for the relief of the surviving offi of $80, to receive pnjpor acres, upon the more, and cers of the Army of the Revolution ri.i-rits in inv official conduct as a member of which was read twice, and then it was and committed, made live order of the dav for to-morrow, and ordered to Adjourned until Monday. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Thursday, Jan. u. The Speaker announced the appointment of the following standing committees O-i ueiifsaul means Messrs.

Beardslcy, J. Hobinson, W. King, Haves, Furman. Gritvimres Messrs. E.

W. King, Gel-stun, Dibble, of Saratoga, Sanders, Oanicl f'cott. Pririlezn and elections Messrs. Woodcock, 1'islr, Vanderpool, Jones, Mat-tire. Courts of Justice.

Messrs. Tracy, Mil. Lush, Huffman, Wendell. Expiring Lnus Jewctt, Aery, Sniitb, Kip, Louns-herv, Crarv. Claims Messrs.

Mor.ell, Forbes, Bonghlnn, Whipple, Adriancc. Col-li-U(s, afaduiiusaiul common schools Messrs Thompson, Doty, Collins. Fox, Cowles. ,1 Bilh Messrs. oods, Kldridge.

Doiim llv, Maiiard, Moore. Erection and ilicisii.n oflmi Messrs. Buck-bn. Beiirdicl.Diefendorf, James Hall, Casnp. hh orlio atitm of' cities and villages Messrs.

Matihcws, wheeler, John H. Su.ilh, Pitts, Agriculture Messrs. Fellows, Miller, Aikin. Incorporation thurittilili and religious siciitii Messrs. Cooper, Baldwin, Cole, Tripp.

Trade and JViinufiulurrscFn. Faulkner, Seaman, wilev, Barnes, M'Farlan. tlnnl. ing and hsut anre n-iioniis Messrs. it i ii hour, with remarkable ability.

Thursday, January 5. On motion of Mr. Yerplanck, of New-York, it was Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of regulating, by a general and uniform law, the rate and rule of damages upon Bills of Exchange drawn upon foreign countries, and between the several States. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the be printed. relinquish to nited states tne residue of the quarter section.

The resolution was adopted. Thursday, January 5th. Mr Hayne presented the memorial of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, on the subject may possess in relation to the great millitary road leading from Piatts-burg to Sackett's Harbor, in the State of New-York; particularizing what is the whole distance in the contemplated route, haw many miles is completed, and how much money is expended thereon. On motion of Mr. Barber, (of Conn.) it was Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to enquire On motion of Mr.

Hartley, of O- tlie honourable the Senate, I am induced to make this communication. The charges alluded to were published in the New-York American and Evening Post, sometime during the mouth of July or August last. In substance, their import was, that as an inducement to effect the passagr of an amendment to the act incorporating the Chatham Insurance Company, and the pis-sage of the act incorporating the Insurance Company of said city, 1 had been rrniltv of eoirunt conduct as a Senator of this hio, it was Resolved, That the petition of the nrnnnsed Canal across the! Samuel Hoy Smith, in behalf of himself md other, prrsentiMt on the 21th of January last, praying for a grant oflandouthc Pacific Ocean, pro Peninsula, stating that Commissioners had been appointed to make the Treasury, accompanied by the Esti state. into the expediency of establishing a mates of Appropriations necessary necessary surveys, but that they are unable to execute the work with The Senate well know the importance ol poses to remove, it encouraged dv Naval-Yard yvithin the waters ot the I for the service of the year 1826, of Government, he referred to the com river Thames, in the State of Con which the following is an abstract Tl.e estimate of appropriations proposed necticut. On motion of Mr.

Orr, (of Penn.) the Secretary of the Trea-tirv, for (lie ser vice of the year 1 72f 02. viz. preserving the integrity of their own body, and how to maintain their o.rn honor. As a member of that body, and to vindicate nn own reputation from the Lav; slanders which it has been assailed, I consider myacil aUo entitled to demand from them an official enquiry into the subject. 1 therefore respectfully request that measures may be taken the honorable the Seuate effectually to investigate the charges alluded to, and to establish their truth or it 1 am, sir, nith considerations of respect, ours.

JASPER YV A HD. Civil list out the aid of Congress Keferred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, then rose and stated that he had just prepared a bill for the very purpose alluded to in the memorial just pre-sented, which he gav notice he should ask leave to bring in on Monday, viz a bill for a survey and estimate of a Canal through the Penin mittee on the Columbia River and North-West Coast. On motion of Mr. Ward, (of New York,) it was Resolved, That the committee on.

the Library be instructed to inquire into the expediency of causing the Library room to be made -fire-proof. Mr Trczvant, of Va. offered the following resolution, which lies one day on the table Miscellaneous 0 Intercourse with Fo: eurn Na tions 224.500 00 Army and military academy 55 lt was Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post rout from the village of Hamilton, (commonly called Olean Point) in the State of New-York, through Kittaning to the city of Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania. On motion of Mr. Moore, (of Al israsiier, ooowara, Mouuaru.

rieuiuiKiun, v. illiaiiisoii. Aliens Messrs. Shelden, Bilrn-M GIadian, Hill, Heacork. Canah and Jnfmuil Improvements Messrs.

Allen, Pierce, Churchill, George Williams, Torter. Itnads and Ihi lges Messrs. Foote, Ja(b Ten F.yck, Stanton. TV. A.

Spencer, J. Lnde. State Prisons Messrs. Sherman, A. Hall, Elmore, P.Robinson, Townsend.

Messrs. Boot, David Scott, Schuyler, Fdlev. Van Home. Indian Affairs ves-is. Freueh, Ferrit, Stevenson, Hull, 'in.

Smith. Manufacture of Salt Messrs. Crnger, Granger, willard, Benson, Dennis. Among the petitions presented was one from F.rie county for a turnpike. Mr.

J'. King 'gave notice lie should here ot 00 Fortifications, armouries, aisc nais anJ ordnance Pensions, Indian agencies and piescnls Arrearage s. 15:5.000 Ot sula of Florida, from the mouth of lii.noo on Resolved, That the President of 00 St. John river to Baccassa Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, and to ascertain to' Internal Improvements the United States be remtested Naval establishment and ma thp nrarticabi htv and expense ol a rine curus abama,) it was i -y Resolved, That tlie committee on bill to make a cause to be laid before this House a list of all appointments made by the executive, sir.ee the adoption of this irovernment, from the members of! after leave to introduce Ship Channel. The Senate then proceeded, as in Tni'KsDAv, Jan.

The President announced the' following standing committees On Claims Messrs. Uni Lake Smith. Fiwime Messrs. Nelson, I lager and iW'-Miehael. Jatlit ianj Messrs.

Coldeu, Villi: and Ogdcn. Messrs. Wilkcson, Intyrc and Allen. Vinmls Messrs. Col-den, Vii2-hl and Wilkcson.

liuads and Brides Messrs. M'Call, ouster Lake. Literature Messrs. Spencer, Bowman and Stcbbin'. SMe Prmna Messrs.

Ogden, JorJan and Li'. ir.g ton. Panhs anil Insurance Cum panics Mes-p. Vielc, llaight and 9,157,72:. 0i To the estimates are annex luMivikc Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of permit inni Lockportto Ynungstowii.

Fhioay, Jan. b'. CJ tiro tateincnis Committee of the whole, to the consideration of the bill reported by the Congress, during their time of service; The following petitions were presented and and for six monthsllicrcafacr, stating i year which have been referred Of sundry iiihabitanlsoflhecoun- Committee on mance, supplement ilio iwmK of die orrsons anoinled '-c by lormer act-, viz: lor ti i ary to An Act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels, to be em arming equiintlie militia gradual increase of the na- the time when tlu were appointed; civilization ly of Wayne, for making Palmyra a halfhire town, that the court may be held at Lyon? and Palmyra; of Mr. M. J.

Boovee for a scat in tbe house, in the room of Alexander SlieMun, of Montgomery county; of F.d-ivard Sullern, of Kncklaiid, for a seat in the public debt ployed in the coasting trade and fish ting settlers on lands that have Deen relinquished by them to the United States, under any of the acts for the relief of the purchasers of public lands, and who had improved the same, previous to making such relinquishment to occupy the same until they shall be again sold by the U-nited Slates, and to have the right of removing any crop that may be ('ran. Din -ion til fxintry anil lomis Messrs. Ur.e too :ind.Kyt-.. Messrs. and Llls- if the Indians, and treaties the nature of the appointments conferred; and the amount of salary or other emoluments received by virtue for regulating the eries, and also worili.

Jrni'ifo Me-sis. Mallnrv, I i room ot Alim. iurnee; 01 inc same." Mr Holmes stated that tlie object of the bill was, to make the commander, master, or owner of every ship, ith Indian tribes; amounting to 10,098,775 CO 2d. The balances of unsal is-fied appropriations, made previous to the jear 1326, and which will be for the objects for which they were severally inada, amounting' to 4,181,236 "9 rrrnwintr on the same at the time of ilravton and Won't" r. PriciUrt a nil E- ti-itiiiiis Mj-vsrs.

lion man. Jordan and r.hivUttl Messrs. Allen, Hart aod Str-hhhis. Affiirs Messrs. Ihir-rows, Ward and Ui'ger.

Laics Mv-rs. Carditicr, Stelihins and Nelson. Tl.e President slo announced the select committees, on the subjects em-liw-eil in the Governor's message: iii i'ition ot' the llv.dnui Messrs. vessel, or steam-boat, duly licenced for carrying on tlie coasting trade, i on any of die lakes, rivers, or other of such appointment. On motion of Mr.

Marvin, of New York, it was Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the propriety of providing by law for removing by writ of error, to the Supreme Court of the United States, final decisions made by the District Court for the Northern District of New York, sitting as a such sale. On motion of Mr. Mass.) it was Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to in- j5 1 5,080.011 JUDICIAL KILL. The House then resolved itself in 1 1 'I 1 Jordan, Mallory and Ogden. Instruction of to a Committee oi tne nnoie, on, nf of Black Bock for the lease of a lorry.

The Speaker announced the following select committees on the governor's message On tin: viivigiilioti if the Hudson rirer Messrs. I.ii-h, Betts, Groesbcck, Seaman and Lawrer.ec. On the refirmatiiM of juvenile deliniucnts. Me-sis. Allen, It.

Clark, Dibble of Madison, Lacev and Wells. On the llles of certain lands in Putnam Messis.Cowles, Hoffman, SilJ, Fitch and Gurnec. On the ccitsiis and the apportionment re-presentation in the legislature, 1st district Williamson, Mr. Scofield, 3d Mr. A.

Ten Eyck, 4th Mr. Israel Williams, 5th sir. Buck-lin, Cth vir. Woodcock, 7th sir. Granger, 8th Mr.

G. Williams. 0i the navigation of and canal boats. Messrs. Doty, Strevel, II.

Williams, Varney and David Scott. The joint committee on the. amendments to thm unrn. the bill to amend the Judicial Sys-H tt. AT- T.

ppropnations necessary leill Ol tile iimtu a um- thp renairs of Plymouth Reach waters, adjacent to any foreign country, and destined from a district in one State and Territory, to a district in the same, or adjoining State, shall be subject to the same rules, regulations, as such master, would be subjert to in carrying on the coasting trade on the sea-coast, or in any navigable river or bay. The general act on the subject, of 1783, was passed when there was no coas Massachusetts. JUDICIAL BILL. JMprlhinin, u-c Messrs. Crary, Alien and Morgan.

Iltyisr if 'Refuge in JVeio York Messrs. C'ol 'en, Gardiner and Smith. Census, Messrs. Haight, Bowman, Keyes, Ogden, Hurt, Spencer, Gardiner and Crary, vone from each district.) JJcnwiumt in memory if JVlJonougli Messrs. Livingston, Lake and Mallory.

Heirs of Robert Fulton Messrs. Spencer, Burrows and Hart. Sitfity of passengers in strain-boats Messrs. Coldcn, Mallory and Wilkeson. Witlvtcs and orphansof citizens of Cayuga county, kit-led id The House resolved itself into a Committee on the bill to amend the linson in the chair.

Au interesting debate here commenced, in which Messrs. Mitchell, Forsyth, Webster, Wicklifle, Powell, Buchanilan and Drayton participated; and it continued till a late hour, when Mr. Mercer, of Virginia, moved to Judicial system; Mr. Tomlinson (of i Coii.) ifrehe Another interesting debate was a- ting trade the iBlcoraua us pro- visions were confined to the seacoast. Governor's Message, Mr.

H. went into an explanation of Earll and Ellswortl tered into, on Mr. Mercer rrain on ii rr amend the billb con'atmnsr resolutions of uii erau simts i u- sliming uuiuiu iui IIIUUOII iu sumt uui 'S which Messrs. Mercer, Webster and the provisions of the law of 1783, and its defects at present, and considered that it was now rendered im- mend thiconsUtuiion of the United States Nelson, Stcbhins and MTntyrc. Expenditures Mtssrs.

Braytou, 'Michael and Fobes, Schuylerand Van Hortic. Mr. E. W. King introduced the fok lowing resolution, which lies' upon tlie table of course Resolved, (if the honorable the senate concur therein)-That the senators nnrl mpmhprs tif flip Vimicp nf rpnrp- Mitchell took part.

But before been put from the chair, On 'moTionr-of-Mr: Mercer, who vinJ F.arlf Mitchell closed his Speech, the com- Circuit Court, and for removing, in like manner, the final decisions which may have been or hereafter may be made by the Circuit Court for the Southern District of said State, in causes heretofore removed to said Circuit Court from the said District Court sitting as a Circuit Court. On motion ofMr Wing, of Michigan, it was Resolved, That the committee on Military Affairs be directed to inquire whether any additional measures are necessary to be adopted for the defence of the north-western frontier. Mr. M'Manus, (of New-York,) offered tlie following resolutions, which were laid on the table Resolved, That insomuch as the people of these UnitedrStates are subject to two distinct governments and their laws (the one state and the other National,) and are citizens of, and owe allegiance to, each government, they have the same equal and just right to elect.by their individual votes, nerative on vouiiicsa u.uu u. i tie coinmircce appoiaieu ou m.

mittee rose, reported progress, I provtstons of the bill applying to tne, C(Jinm(inicatioI of Messrs. Wright, and i i i and and tne obtained leave to sit again sea-coast, to our liuerior wciitis, as umrows, iu banana uaigm. sundry acts of the British Parlia-j Spencer offered the following resolu-ment had been passed, which affect-j That a committee be appointed expressed his unwillingness at this late hour to take up the time of the Committee, especially after the discussion which had already taken place, the Committee, rose, reported progress and had leave to sit again. The House then adjourned. House adjourned to Monday.

IN SENATE. Tuesday, January 3, Mr. Rue-gles presented the petion ed our commerce oil inose waicis. to into the propriety anil expediency He alluded to the fact that there was 0f an amendment to the constitution, by ilC 11 vv v. now a preat inducement to smuggle' which the rate of the duty upon salt manu- gn.

DO. wpstern nartof this state mav of the Theological Seminary oi tne Friday, January 6 r.w sentatives in the congress of the U. States from this state, be requested to use their endeavors to procure the passage of a law providing for uniform system of bankruptcy. The joint committee on the state road Messrs. Cruger, Bruyn, Or-vis, Filley and M'Glashan.

Mr. Brasher offered the following, which was accordingly laid qn the table Resolved, (if the hon. the senate Mr. Martindale, of New York, Episcopal Church in the Diocess of where the duties ou their subjcct t0 such alterations by the fegislature from the Committee on Claims, made Ohio, statin? a large number ol valu- importation were vc.y u.c as lDteresuioi me may iron, c. or.

thr. nVdprlnnntlm.e l.arlheen made in Enar-: article oi tea, aim wncic in u.c wiw- iwu. aU1vi.U,m,..u .11. Mr Ogden stated that he was not atrare of 1 tion of Frances Albright, which was land, for the benefit of the Episcopal niesuieycouiuocpru.cua.uucu, objection toSthe proptaed in- r. i- '7 4 I prro in I Hun some ni WHICH arc luwoi I nuirr munewasappreueusive mam nuuiu quiry the President and Vice-President of Mr.

Martindale, from the same lhble to duties, and praying that the went to the bill, when- Committee, made an unfavourable duties may be remitted. 1 Mr. Van Buren rose, and rexnar-, extinct of theduty salt and of tolls the Union, that they have to elect the.