The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-05-27
CONGRESS.
Monday, MAY, II,

reported from the Committee on CON-
mercc. with amendments; which were Or
dercd to be printed.
The Senate repealed their resolution au.
thorizng a subscription to Gales g. Sea.
tons proposals for re-prnting the public
documents, Ayes "a, Noes ~.
The bill from the House of Representa-
tives, 'for the relief of sundry revolution.
ary and ether officers and soldiers, and for
other purposes" was read the third time,
and passed with amendments, which were
sent to the House Of Representatives for
concurrence.
The House Of Representatives resumed
the consideration Of the resolution offered
by mr.. Taiferro, on the subject Of re-
peal Of the duty on Salt. Mr.. Taliferro
modified his resolution as follows: Strike
out the preamble, and all after the word
"resolved." and insert the following:
That, from and after the Goth day Of
September next. the existing duty on sal,
shall be reduced to - cents per the meas.
ured bushel. That from and after the Both
day of September, 1881, the duty on salt
shall be further reduced to cents per The
measured bushel; and that at the end Of
one year from the period when tho public
debt Of the United States, on which an in
terest Of more than three per centum per
annum is payable, shall have been ex,in
guished and d scharged,no duty on salt i'm
ported into the u. States, or the Terrific
ries thereof, shall be imposed.
Mr.. Holmes Of N. Y, moved that the
resolution be laid on the table. The yeas
and nays being demanded on this motion,
was decided in the nc gative, ,--Yeas 81,
'oes ". Here the hour for resolutions
expired. Mr.. Martin moved TO consider
the bill reported by the committee OF Ways
and Means, reducing and repeating duties
on Imports, in order to get at the duty on
salt. This was ncga,ived, Ayes %, Noes
81. The House then postponed the spec
ial orders, and took up, in Committee of the
Whole. the Indian Bill, when mr. Lumpkn.
of Georgia addressed the Committee in q
speech of about two hours, mr.. Ellsworth
Of Conn. about an hour, and mr. Foster of
Georgia about two hours. Mr.. Evans Of
Maine had the floor for Tuesday.
Tuesday, May lS.
The Senate passed several bille, and
then spent some time in executive business.
"A number Of unexceptonable nomina.
tions were confirmed. The only contest
ed one was rejected, being the nomination
Of Samuel McRoberts to be Attorney OF
the United States for the District of fiji.
nois, in the place Of s. Breese, IA popular
and respected officer) removed. No 9th.
er contested nominations were acted up.
on, though it is under stood that there are
several yer depending which will be the
subjec. Of conteh.
In the House Of Representatives., the
resolution offered by Mr.. Taliferro to re.
peal the duty on Salt, was again taken up,
when mr.. Reed moved an amendment, and
-ii.s~ssd The House at length on the sub
)sct. Mr.. Talferro then Withdrew his
resolutions; aud thus the subject has, for
tho present, been removed from before the
House.
Mr.. Bell moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of tho whole on the
State Of the Union, to take up the Indian
Bill. lie stated that as Thursday next is
set apart for the consideration of bills rc.
latpg To the District of Columbia, and i,
would require two thirds OF the House to
suspend that rule. Friday and Saturday
would be claimed for private bills, by the
gentleman from Ohio, mr.. Whittlescy
Consequently, there only remain to DAY
and tomorrow, for the discussion of this
bill; and he was desrous that gentlemen
who oppose the bill should have the oppor.
tunity of presenting all their objections.
The House then resolved ltselfinto Com.
mittee of the whole on the state Of the
Union, mr.. Wicklile in the Chair and
proceeded to the consideration of tho bill.
Mr.. Evans, Of Maine, then rose and spoke
al length on the policy of tho bill. He dc
MED that there was any opposition in the
public mind to the removal Of the Indians,
IN itself considered; but that the opposition
which EXISTS, is to any compulsory means
60 briTg about this removal. After speak
ing for about three hours, he closed his ob
sorvations, when
Mr.. Huntington, Of Connecticut, follow.
ed in speech of nearly the same length
on the same side.
Mr.. Johns Of Delaware, succeeded, and
addressed the committee at great length,
also against the bill. Mr.. ]. was speak
ing at 9 o'clock; and the House had not ad.
journed at 10.
Wednesday, .H'ay 10.
In Senate, Mr. Grundy offered the fol.
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury report to the Senate at the next
session of Congress, a statement Of all the
lands which have been SECURED by (or Sc.
cured to) the y. States in satisfaction OF
debts duo to the U. S,ates--also, where
said lands are situated. tho sums allowed
for them, and their probable value.
On molten Of mr. Woodbury., the bill
''for the more efectual collection of the
impost duties" was resumed in Committee
Of the whole. with the amendments report.
ed thereto by the Committee on Commerce,
and the amendments were agreed TO.
The bill was then further amended, and
the amendments ordered to he engrossed
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