Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-09
HERALD OFETHE TIMES.

/ dy passed the Senate, by vote of IA to
81, and is now before the President.
/ This bill was rejected by the Presi-
dents veto on Monday. Great excite
ment prevailed in consequence of these
high-handed measures of the President. I
\ The Massachusetts Claim.-The bill
providing for the adjustment in part of the
long contested claim of the state of Mas
sachusetts, for service rendered bv the
militia during the war of 18l2-l5, which
PISSED the Senate some time ago, passed
the House of Representatives by vote
of 83 to 81, and is before the President.
Marine Corps.-Our readers may re-
collect that the "Hcaven-born" Auditor,
Amos Kendall among other discoveries
which he made in the way of construc-
tion, found out that the officers of the
Marine Corps had been allowed more
than enough to keep body and soul to-
gether, under all the administrations,
from Washington's to that of his own
master and accordingly curtailed their
allowances. Congress, however, SEEM
ed to think that these gentlemen might
possibly starve under Amos regimen,
and passed joint resolution, cxplanato-
ry of the "act concerning the pay of the
Officers ofthe Marine Corps" The bill
was returned with the Presidents sigma
ture on Saturday, but accompanied by a
message, stating, in substance, that, as
the estimates for the naval service had
been founded upon the new construction
of the law, an additional appropriation
was rendered necessary to carry the joint
resolution into effect. A bill making
such an appropriation was accordingly
reported by the committee of Ways and
Means, but, in the hurry and rush of
business, it was impossible to get it con-
sidered; and it is now too late to act up
on it. So that, says the National Intel
ligencer, until the next session, either the
Department or the officers must go upon
tick. If any body would discount Amos
notes, he ought to endorse for all the Of
ficcrs of this corps, until Mr.. Ingham
has time to make more liberal estimates.
Much business of an Executive nature
was transacted on Saturday. A part of
it was the ratification of treaty recent
ly concluded with Denmark; and anoth-
er part of it was the rejection of the nom
ination of Wharton Rector to the office of
Indian Agent, for which he was nomna-
ted, unsuccessfully, few days before,
and the confirmation of the nomination of
Mr.. Brodhead (son of the Representa-
tive from Ncw-Hampshrc of the same
name,) to be Navy Agent at Boston, in
the place of Mr. Harris reformed
This Mr.. Rector thus nominated and
rc-rejectcd, founded his claim to Exccu-
tive bcncvolence on the circumstance
that he had been convicted for an assault,
with intent to commit murder. When
the original nomination came before the
Senate, MIR. Smith of South Carolina, n
warm and leading Jackson man, arose
in his place and made the following
SPEECH. i
"Thc other day, Mr.. President, we
had man sent here who had seduccd
his wife's sister, and we rejected him
We had another sent af-
forwards who had been guilty of forge
ry, and we rejected him too. = And now
we have one who has been convicted of
an attempt to murder. Good God, Mr..
President, what man will the President
send here neXt?"