The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-12-24

,ions were presented, and various resolu.
tiobs were offered and referred to the ap.
proDriatc Committees. a resolution was
iaid on the table by mr.. Richardson. ad.
ding 10 the ordinary Standing Committees
n Committee on Education. Mr.. Conner of
North Carolina, offered resolution relerr-
inc to the Committee Of WAYS and Means
an inquiry into the expedicncy of reducing
the duty on salt, but the question ofeohsid
GRAFTON being demanded by mr.. Earll of
N. York, and the ayes and noes being or.
dered, the resolution was rejected, the
House refusing to consider it by Vote OF
02 to rs.
In the Senate. on Wedne esday bills were
introduced on leave, by Messrs. Benton,
Barton, Kane, Smith, of Md. and Noble.
The resolutions Of Mr.. Kane, offered the
day before. were considered and agreed to-.
The Senate went into executive business
at an carly hour, after which it adjourn
In the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, numerous petitions and mem
MORALS were presented; after which, sever
nj resolutions were submitted. Upon a
proposition on the preceding day by Mr.
Richardson for the establishment Of Com
inttee on the subject Of Education, n con-
siderable discussion ensucd. Mr. Archer
moved to lay il upon the table; which was
finally carried, on n division by yeas and
nays. by majority Of I27 to 53. Mr.. Bar
ringer, of North Carolina, announced the
den,h Of tho Hon. Gabriel Holmes, mem.
ber elect from, and formerly Governor, Of
tha, State; and it was upon his motion re
solved, that the House 90 into mourning
for the customary term OF thirty days
The House then, rs an additional testlmOn-
ial Of respect for the memory'of lis deceas-
ed member, adjourned.
In the Senate, Thursday, after the refer
ence Of various subjects to Committees
spent some time in the consideration of
Executive business; and then adjourned
till Monday.
In the House Of Representatives. about
twenty. resolutions were submitted,
nearly the whole Of which were referred to
The various Committees to which they
were addressed. Several OF these resolu.
tions referred to the REIMBURSEMENT ofpo
tions OF the public lands. Mr. Stanberry
offered one on the subject of "relinquish p.
ing" to the State of Ohio the public lands
in that Stnte, which, on motion of mr.. Bates,
Of Massachusetts, was amended by substit,
u,ing the words selling" in the room of
the word "relinquishing." One was offer.
ed by Mr. Overton. on the subject of Civ
inc TO the State Of Louisiana all the lands
which were overflDwed or sterile, which
was rejected. A resolution offered by
Mr.. Hunt of Vermont, referring it TO the
COMMITTEE on Public Lands to inquire into
the expediency ofdis'ributingthe proceeds
Of the public lands amongst tho several
States, for the purposes of Education and
Internal Improvement, according to the ra-
ito Of representation led to very brief but
animated dcbatc. and was finally disposed
OF 10y successful motion 10 lay it on the
table. An interesting resolution was a
dopted, on motion of Mr. White of Florida,
on the subject Of the cultivation of the Su-
gar Cane. and the fabrication and refine.
ment ofSugar.
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The following Standing Committees in
tho Senate, wero accidentally omitted on
our first page:-
On .1gJiculiurc. .-Mcssrs. Marks, Willy,
Noble. MI.cau, and Seymour.
On Public Lands. " Mcssrs Barton, Liv-
ingston. Kane. Ellis, and M'Kmley.
On Prirdte Land -Messrs Bur
not. Barton. Kane. Grundy, Sprague.
On Indian .46mirs.--Mcssrs. White,
Tpupe. Hendricks, Dudley. aud Benton.
On Cdims.-Messrs Rugges, Bell,
Chase, Foot, and MLean.
On the Judiciary. Messrs. Rowan,
MKinly, Webster Hayne FrelnGhnvson.
on he Post Office and Post Roads,
Messrs. Bbb, Burnet, Forsyth, Ellis, and
Seymour.
On PensiOnS.- -Messrs. Holmes, Foot.
Chase, and Chambers.
On he District Of columbia. Mcssrs.
Chambers, Tyler, Holmes, Clayton, aud
Sprnguc.
On The. Contingent Fund-- Mcssrs, Kane,
lredell. and knight.
On Engrossed Bills Messrs. Marks,
Willy, and Grcndy.
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