The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-03


to be considered as his final answer; and
the Judge having answered in the aifirma.
tive, the Counsel was directed TO proceed |
10 read il.
Mr.. Meredith read the answer, (Which |
occupied upwards oftwo hours) concluding
with the. general plea Of mot guilty"
Mr.. Storrs, in behalf Of the Managers,
moved
That they have time to consul, the House
OF Representatives OH replication, and
that they be furnished with a copy Of the
answer Of the respondent; which was q.
greed to. N
On motion Of mr.. Webster, il was
Ordered, That when this Court adjourn.
it adjourn TO meet again on the second
Monday Of the next session Of Congress,
at IL o'clock, then to proceed with the SAID
impeachment.
Mr. Writ desired to know whether blank
summons for the attendance Of witnesses
would be allowed t0 the respondent.
The Vice President replied that they
would,
The Court then adjourned 20 the sec
ond Monday Of tho next session Of Con-
gress.
| Mr.. Kane. who voted on Saturday las,
against engrossing the bill to exempt mer
| chandze impo ed under certain circum
stances, from the operation of tho act Of
the 10Th Of May, 1928. entitled "An act in
alteration of several acts imposing duties
on imports" moved to reconsider that vote;
which motion was laid on the table on mo.
ton of mr.. Kane; and
The Senate adjourned.
Wcdncsday, Mig aG.
! Removal cf The indi1us
The amendments from the House Of
Representatives to The bill "to provide for
an exchange oflnnds with the Indians re
siding in any Of the States or Territories.
and for their removal west Of Tie river
Mississippi" were received and read
Resolved, That the Senate concur in the
amendments of the House OF Representa-
tves.
Tho Senate then adjourned having prev.
Snsly transacted some Executive business.
ThWsday, My %.
Several bills, sent from the House OF
representatives, were passed, and con1id
erabIc tlme was sPeat in executives bus
mess.
Frid1y Nty %.
The COMMITTEES on Finance reported tho
resolution from the House of Representa-
tivcs, "to suspend proceedings against the
Corporation Of the lIonse of Refuge, in
New York." without amendment.
4 resolution WAS received from the
House ct Representatives, suspenling the
10th Joint rule for conducting business be.
tween the two houses; and q meSsag 90 was
sent to the Senate, that tho House of Rep.
resentatiyes had passed the following bills
in which the concurrence Of tho Senate
was desired, viz
An act to provide for the settlement of
the accounts Of certain DiplomatIcs Fune
tlonarics.
An act 10 reduce the duty on sslt.
An act to reduce tho duty OH molssscs,
and to allow a drawback on spirits distilled
from foreign materials,
An act 70 amend tho acts re Cula,inC the
commercial intercourse between the Unit
cd States and certain colonies of Great
Britain.
These bills were sevcralIy read twice,
and referred To appropriate committees.
After the consideration of Executive
business, the Senate adjourned to7 O'Clock
this evening.
Eucning Session.
, The Senate spent two hours in passing
f various private bills. The salt and mola@
ses bills were not taken up in the course
Of the evening.
+ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| .NOndaH .3prI 2l.
Mr. Verplanck from ihe committee o
; WAYS aud Means, reported a bill making
T an additional appropriation Of $!2,IOO toI
I outfits to Minister to Russia, and also in'
Charge dAffa,rcs to Brazil, &c.-Thc bll
. for the removal of the Cherokee aud other
: Indians TO the west of the Mississippi, wa'
| then taken IN, and discussed with much
o animation. The amendment ollored by mr.
b Ramsay, providing That nothing contained
o in the hll should coutravcne tho treatic.
at present existing with tho Indians, was
concurrcd in by vote of III to So. Sev
;, eral motions to lay the bill on the table, anC
P, to adjourn, having been negatively the Qncs
$, ton vas then put on The third reading o
e tho Bill, which was carried by vote o
le aves lO2, noes 97.-The House then ad
/, iuurned after session Of ~ hours,
re Tacsday Nay -.
,c Mr. Wayne asked the unanimous con
III sent of he House 10 offer a resolution re
y. lnlvc to the Bauk ofthe United States, bu
20 II was objected to.
il The Speaker laid before the House lei
ter from tho Secretary Of the Treasury
- stating that neither the original, nor copie
of the papers called for by the House o
- on the 2Sth April ult, in relation to Oh
claim Of the assignccs Of Comfort Sand
and others, can be found i'll the Treosur
e. Department; which letter was laid on tl'
e table
e The bill from the Senate entitled an Al
a 20 provide for the appointment, ora Sole
Lnr Of tho Tressnfy. was rcad the hrst ar