The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-25

subject be made the special order ofthe
day for Tuesday. Mr.. Irwin, Of Penn.
moved to lay the resolution on the table.
which was decided in the affirmative bv
.ayes and noes, So TO 10. Mr.. Burgess was
absent; mr.. Pearce voted in the negative.
[This vote is another decisive indication
that the House are resolved not to alter the
present Tariff, in any respect.I
Mr.. fuckers resolution for the adjourn
ment Of Congress on the 18th of May, was
taken up. Mr.. Pearce moved to lay it on
the table, which was decided in the mega
tive, % to 1876. Mr.. M'Dufie called for
the previous question, which was refused,
and the hour having elasPed, there was no
further proceeding.
passed. The House went into committee
of the whole. Mr.. Hemphil moved to
take up the Judiciary bill. Mr. Mallary
sod if the unfinished business was post.
/ poncd, he should call I'D the bill reported
/ by the Committee on Manufactures Mr..
! Bates said he should move to take up the
I resolution relative TO revolutionary SOL
dlcrs, which he had been waiting an oppor-
tunity to call up. for several weeks. A
motion TO take up the bill for road from
! Buffalo 10 New Orleans, was lost, 81 to "a.
/ Tho government appropriation bill was
then considered, and the amendment from
/ the Senate agreed to.
! Mr.. Mallary called for the bill from the
committee on Manufactures, designed TO
enforce the provisions Of the tariff: Refused,
40 to 62. There not being a quorum, the
question was again put and lost, AS to GO.
Mr.. Bates called for the revolutionary
billion which the vote stood SO to 50.
There being no quorum, melton was
made that the committee rise, and lost ayes
, ~. Mr. Bates motion was again put and
lost, 81 to %. A bill relating 20 Tennessee
was also set aside, AZ to 80; and 1t was a.
/ greed, on motion of mr. M'Duffie, to con-
slider the bill making appropriations icr
holding Indian treaties.
Wednesday, March II.
A resolution was passed IG7 to z, pro-
posing to close the session on the 18th day
of May. Several bills were discussed in
committee of the whole.
Thursday, March lS.
Mr.. Letcher, from the committee on In
| ternal Improvements, reported a bill TO
! construct national road from GAINESVILLE,
IN Ohio, TO Florence, in Alabama. Mr..
Hunt, from the committee on Public Lands,
reported bill appropriating the next pro-
ceeds OF the public lands to the use of the
several states and territories, for the pur-
poses of education. 1t proposes that the
distribution shall be made on the Ist day
of July annually, to the several states, ac-
cordlng to their respective federal num-
bers, as determined by the census now pro-
vided to be taken in The new states every
five years. Mr.. Martin, from the same
committee, presented another project from
the minority Of the committee. On motion
OF mr.. Everett, resolution offered by mr..
Newton some days previous, providing for
| the drawing for skeleton map Of the Uni
ed States, for the use of the Committee on
commerce, exhibiting the military and ma
val establishment, and light houses, with
he canals: rail roads, harbours, &c. to the
making or Improvement of which the Uni
ed States have contributed, was taken I'D
nd agreed to. Mr.. Forward offered sa-'
fles OF resolutions 10 instruct the committee
| on retrenchment to bring in bill to reduce
the salaries Of heads of departments 10
Sl0OO, the per diem allowance of fmembers
! Of Congress to 81, and the pay Of long
| list ot other officers in greater ratio.
| Mr.. Nc Duflie offered resolution to in
| struct the retrenchment committee 10
bring in bill to reduce the pay of mem
hers, after the first l20 days of the first
session of each Congress. aud after the frs.
| 90 days of The second session, 10 81 per
diem. The bill declara,ory of the act TO
provide for persons engaged in the land
and naval service during the revolutionary
war, so as to give it e more liberal cor
tinp than l. No.
up, and after debate passed TO q third read
ing--yeas 1872, nays 4S.
FRIDAr, March 10.
| In the House Of Representatives, Inr.
Cambrelcng, from the committee on Com
merce, to whom was referred the bill from
the senate "to repeal the tonnage duties
! upon the ships and vessels of the United
States, and upon certain foreign vessels"
with amendments,r
Mr.. Powers, from the committee on the
District of Columbia, reported bill for the
appointment of commissioners to digest,
prepare and report to Congress, at the next
session thereof, code Of statute law, civil
and criminal for the District Of Columbia.
! The bill provides for three commissioners,
who shall receive eight dollars for every
! full day in which they may be employed.
The President is to furnish place for ihcir
meetings, clerks. &c., and $1,000 is ap-
proprated to defray the charges.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Maryland from the Sc
lect committee on the subject of removing
the remains ofGeneral Washington, made
a report, concluding with resolutions, the
purport of which is, that the remains Of
Gen. Washington, aud Of mrs. Washing
ton be removed in December next, to this