Literary Cadet And Rhode Island Statesman

CONGRESS.

In the House, on Saturday, Mr. Muhlenberg, the new member from Ohio, in place of Mr. Creighton, appeared and took his seat. Many petitions and memorials were presented, among which were one by Mr. Cambreleng signed by 3 or 400 mechanics and artizans of the city of New York, and another by the Speaker: from a large proportion of the respectable merchants and manufacturers of Richmond, Va. praying for the imposition of a duty of ten per cent. on Auction Sales. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from Mr. J. S. Coster, of South Carolina, respecting a bust of the late Major General William Moultrie of that State: which, after an eloquent eulogium by Col. Drayton, on the character of that illustrious patriot, was referred to the Committee on the Library. Mr. Moore, of Kentucky, presented a petition from the citizens of Mercer county, Kentucky, praying for relief to the heirs of the unfortunate Alexander, who, it will be in the recollection of our readers, recently perished in an attempt to save the mail. Mr. Wright, of Ohio, introduced a resolution on the subject of the printing of Congress, which was opposed by Mr. Wickliffe. The latter gentleman subsequently brought forward, before a Committee of the Whole House, the claims of three persons, for indemnification for horses lost in the expedition on the Wabash river, in 1820. The house adopted the resolution and adjourned till Monday.