Saturday, January 30.
A new member, to wit, from North Carolina, William Kennedy, elected to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Gen. Thomas Blount, appeared, was qualified, and took his seat.
Constitution and Guerriere.
The engrossed bill providing compensation to Captain Hull, and the officers and crew of the frigate Constitution, for the capture and destruction of the British frigate Guerriere, was read a third time.
[The bill authorizes a grant of $50,000.]
Mr. McKee opposed the passage of the bill, on the ground that the President has no authority to expend the public money in gratuitous grants to individuals.
Mr. Sawyer stated, that he wished to make some remarks in reply to Mr. McKee, but, from the lateness of the hour, and an indisposition with which he was oppressed, it was not now in his power. He therefore moved an adjournment, which was carried—ayes 54.