The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-12-20
NEWPORT.
CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY, DaesuSss 90, 1890.

SENATE-Dec. 5. The report OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury on the state
Of finances was read and 500 copies or
dercd to be printed. --Sundry petitions
OF private nature were acted upon, some
OF them purchasers ofpublic lands, pray-
ing certain induigeEces.. Dec. 6. Al
Ter the transaction OF some business OF a.
loca; nature, the Seraie took up the res
luton for admitting the state OF Missouri
into the Union. After sonie debate
and the proposition OF amendments the
subject was referred to the next day.
Dec. 7. The Missouri resolution was
the principal subjec, of this days discus
sion, MIR. BuTi'l occupying the floor the
principal part of the day. Dec. 8. Sev-
eral private bills were read second time,
and the Missouri Constitution was again
discussed, after which the Senate went
into consideration of Executive business.
Dec. 9. The debate Oh the Missouri
resolution YVES co.tinued through this
day--,he speakers were MIR. Holmes, o!
Maine. in favor and MIR. Gus, Of Mass.
against it. Dec. IL. After some de-
bate, the question for ordering to third
reading, The resolution To admit Missouri
into the Union, was decided IN the afr
maflvr, &c to iS-Niessrs. Hunter and
Bu,rlll in the negative. Dec. IL, AT
ter ciisposing Of several resolutions and
acting ON / xecutiye business, the Senate
passed the Resolution 10 atni, Missouri
Into the UElou and sent tie same to the
House.
HousE-D Dee. s. A bill respecting
the duty on French tonnage Was read
twice and committed. Sundry motions
relative 10 post roads, were made. A
. resolution MAS offered and laid or the Ia
bic, for repeating the Law auihorisipg the
punrhment ey ysHs9ss OF iashes in the
navy, aud also to provide for the punish
inent Of those concerned in dacling.
Alter ,ransacsing some other business oi
private nature, the House went into
committee OF the Whole, ON the resolu-
tion respecting the State Of Missouri,
when Mir. Lowndcs opened the debate
and KEEP, the floor until the House ad,
iourned. Dec z. The bill to alter the
time OF holding the District Court OF
Mississippi was passed and sent TO the
Senate ihe Hbusc then went into corr.
imttee of the whole relative TO tie State
Of Missouri, and the debate ON that sub
ject was continued through the day.
Dec. 3. Alter discussing matters of nj
nor importance, the House asain, in
committee, considered the Missouri
Constitution MIR. S,orrs. of N. Y. and
MIR. Barbour, OF Virginia, occupied the
floor tins day. Dec. 9. A petition was
presented from the Mercantile Society in
New York, praying for a duty of 10
per cent. on auction sales. A state
mrnt cf,h: Bank Of the United States
from the. Secretary 81 the Treasury, was
exhibited and ordered to be printed.
Dec. IL. "A resolution was introduced
prohibiting printers and post-masters
from being mail contractors. The
speakers this day on the subject Of Mis-
souri,, were MIR. Archer, Of Virginis, in
favor, and MIR. HemphilI, Of Pennsylva-
MA, in opposition. Dec. l2. The
Speaker laid before the House report
from the Secretary of War. for reducing
the army to 6000 men, and also repor,
from the Secretary OF the Treasury, for
altering and modifying the acts fixing
the fees and emouments of officers OF
the custcms. and a plan for compensa,-
ing them according to their respective
services.