The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-12-13

CONGRESS.
WRDNGSDfY, ,DRcfassR i3, 1870.

L ne proceedings OF Congress TO Dec;
S, have reached US. A resolution to ad-
init Missouri into the Union, was to be
acted on in the Senate, Dec. 6. In the
same body motion has been made to
modify the punishment for the crime oil
piracy, altering the punishment Of death
to that OF imprisonment in penitentiary
houses, Ill such cases as the President
may think exp,dien The Senate post
poned the consideration of the resolution
offered by Mr.. Burrill, to reduce the.
compensation Of Members, 10 Dec. l8.
In the House, many subjects are com.
menced upon, some ofan important cha
racter. A bill has passed to ascertain
the longitude OF Washington City-a
bill respecting sick ard disabled seamen,
and ior establishing Navy Hospitals, has
been committed--a resolution has pass.
ed, authorizing the Postmaster General
to stipula,e III his contracts with mail.
carriers, that the drivers shall take charge
Of newspapers, &c. other than those in
the mail. This will put stop to an a..
buse long and loudly complained of. A
motion has been made directing the Sec
retary OF State to furnish the House
sta,emen; Of the fees of District Clerks,
Attorneys and Marshals, and also that OF
Naval Officers, Collectors and Survey ors
Of The Customs. The bill for clothing
the Militia, when called into actual ser
vice, was ordered to lie Oh the table.
A memorial of the u. s. Bank, relative,
TO some alterations in its charter, was
referred to the Committee of Finance.
The resolution for the Omission OF Mis-
sour was TO be considered in the House,
Dec. 6. A bill has passed to incorpo-
rate the Managers Of the National Vac
cine Institution. A bill has been re-
ported by the Committee Of Ways and
Means, for enrolling, and licensing and
granting allowances to vessels employed
in the Mackarsl Fishery, and Tor the
go'ernmeat of persons concerned there.
in. A resolution was offered, to instruct
the Committee on Commerce to inquire
into the expediency OF providing by law
~r prosecuting the commerce of the
Euxinc, or Black Sea. A resolutions
passed, without division. quesing the
President to furnish the House, sucl,
correspondence with foreign powers in
relation 10 the Slave Trade, as may bc
deemed proper to exhibit. A resolu-
ton was offered, and ordered to lie ON
the table, lnstructmg the Committee on
Pensions to report a bill, requiring that
all pensioners shall be named in the act
for that purpose, and that no other per-
sons receive a pension except he be so
named in the act. The Treasury Budg-
ct was laid before the House, brief alb.
stract Of which will be found in this
days paper. A resolution passed re-
Questing the Secretary Of War to furnish
a list OF the expcnces oi the u. States
army, from the close Of the var to tie
present time, including the estimates Eor
1921. Also resolution for enquiring
into the expences Of the Military Acade-
nv. The resolution for altering the
Constitution, so as to provide uniform
mode Of choosing Electors, &c. was.
passed 10 a third reading, lO3 to SO.
The Speaker laid before the House re-
port from the Secretary Of War Of the
rules adopted by that department 10 rela-
tion TO the Pension Law.
PRESIDEN7ISL ELEcT7oN
The Electors of President and Vice.
President ct the U. States, for II. Island
met at Bristol on "Wednesday lds,.--
James Monroe and Daniel d. Tompkins
received a votes each. Colonel B. n,
Wheeler was then appointed to carry tie
sealed list OF votes 10 Washington CITY.
In Massachusetts, James Monroe re-
celved Is votes, (being the whole num-
ber,) for President. Daniel y. Tompkins
z, and Richard Stockton, Of New-Jersey,
For w.. ID.