The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-18
CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE.
Mondau. March q


Monday, March 8.
The act making appropriations for the
support of Government for the year is30
was read the third time g. passed. The oct
making appropriations for the Military Seq
vice for the year 1880 was ordered 10 .
third reading. The act making'appropr,-
atoms for the Naval Service for the year
1880, was passed. Some time was spent
IN the consideration of Executive business.
Tuesday, March ..
The Senate was engaged with the Yeso-
luton in relation to the public lands. Mir.
Livingston, who had the floor, addressed
tie Senate.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution:
The Sabbath is justly regarded as d.
vine Institution, closely connected with
Individual and national prosperity no leg
lslatufe can manfully resist its claims-&
although the Congress ofthe United States
from the peculiar and limited Constitution
OF the General Government, cannot by law
enforce Its observance, yet as they should
not by positive legislation, encroach upon
the sacredness of this day, or weaken its
authority in the estimation of the People
Therefore il is
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instructed
to report bill repeating so much Of the
act on the regulation of Post Offices, as re-
quires the delivery Of letters, packets, and
papers on the Sabbath, and further, 10 pro-
hlblt the transportation of the mail on that
day.
Wednesday, March 10.
Mr.. Frelingh'ysen's resolution, respect,
ing the Sunday mails, was made the spe-
cial order of the day for Wednesday, the
gath inst. Mr.. Woodbury., from the com
mtiee on commerce, reported, a bill ro-
qulrlng all ships and vessels in the bays
and rivers of the United States,to display n
light in the night ,ime Mr.. Sanford's
bill on the coins and currency of the Uni
ted States, was taken up, but, we are sor-
~ to say, it meets with but little favor.
The section eDacting that no foreign coin
shall be legal tender, was rejected, by
vote Of 32 to 9. The bill for making
grant to the New York, Institution for ihe
Deaf and Dumb, was taken up, and mr..
Marks moved to amend it, by including tho
Philadelphia Institution; where upon it was
laid on the table. a great number of pri-
yate bills were acted on, and appropriately
disposed of.-The galleries were then
cleared, and the Senate went into the con-
sideiation of Executive business, in " hich
they remained for long time. The result
is understoodto be the REJECTION Of the
nomination Of the notorious Major Lee, rs
Consul General to the Barbary Powers.
Thursday. March IL.
The bill to "rcpeal the .onnage duties
upon ships and vessels of the United States,
and upon certain foreign vessels" was
read the third time and passed. The SEN
ate refused to pass the bill "to compensate
the heirs of Robert Fulton" ayes Q, noes
8. Some time was occupied in the con-
sderatlon OF Executive business.
FRIDAY, March ~.
a bill was reported, from the committee
on roads and cana s,auihorizing subscrip-
ton of stock in the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company. The bill to author
lze subscription of stock in the Louisville
and fertland Canal Company, was ordered
TO third reading Some time was spent
in the consideration of Executive business.