Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-12-29
TWENTY.sECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Mondau, Dec. 10.

Monday, Dec. 10.
SENATE. The message of the Presi-
dent and documents relating to the inn
prisonment of American citizens in New
Brunswick, were ordered to be printed
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hanna
was agreed to instructing the committee
on the militia to inquire into the expedien-
cy of an organization OF the Militia which
shall embrace only those who are between
the ages of2l and 80.
Mr.. Holmes called up his resolution
calling on the President for information
on the subject ofthc ncgoti,tion relative
to the North Eastern boundary. A mo-
ton to transfer the resolution to the Ex-
ecutivc journal, for consideration in con-
fidential sitting, was agreed to.
Walter Lowrie was reelected Secrc-
tary of the Senate, and Rev. Mr. Dur
bin, Of Kentucky, was elected Chaplain.
HOUSE. Mr.. Arnold presented the
petition of Samuel Martin, praying that
newspapers and pamphlets may pass
through the mail free of postage-that all
printers and owners ofprinting presses &
types may receive their letters free of
postage-that after the public debt shall
be paid off, all letters may be free-and
that all newspapers in the United States
be authorized to publish the laws, and to
receive SlOO for the publication. A very
modest request.
Mr. Whittlesey, from the committee Of
claims, reported thirty-cight bills, for the
relief of individuals, which were twice
read and made the order of the day for
tomorrow.
MIR. Doddridgc from the Committee for
the District of Columbia, made n report
in part, concluding with n resolution, which
was adopted by the House, that the CON-
mittee be discharged from the further
as relates to the abolition Of Slavery with
in the District.
Mr.. Dearborn moved a resolution to
instruct the committee of Ways & Means
to inquire into the expediency of exempt
ing from duty, teas, coffee, wines, pep.
per, spices, indigo and wool, the current
value Of which does not exceed l2 cents
a pound. A discussion arose on this res
olution, and before any question was ta-
ken on it, the House adjourned.
Tuesday, Dec. 90.
SENATE. The following bills were in
troduced on leave, and ordered to a Sec
ond reading bill for mounting and e.
quipping part ofthe army ofthe United
States, for the protection of the caravans
trading to Mexico; bill providing in
dcmnity for spoliations committed by the
French prior to the year 1900. The last
named bill was, by unanimous consent,
read second time and referred to a Sc
lcct committee, consisting of Messrs.
Wilkins, Webster, Chambers, Brown and
Dudley.
An interesting debate took place on the
consideration of the report of the commit i
tee of finance, on the memorials from N.
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Pitts
burg, relative to reduction Of the duties
on teas, in which Mess. Webster, Smith,
Clay, Hayne, and Chambers took part.
The report was finally laid on the table.
Mr.. Holmes of Maine submitted the
following resolutions calling on the Presi-
dent for Information relative to the state
Of the trade between the United States
and the British West Indies, SC.
Resolved, That the President be re-
qucsted to cause to be communicated to-
the Senate the number of vessels & their
tonnage and cargocs which have cleared
from any ports in the United States to.
any ports or place in the British Ameri-
can Colonies since the Presidents pro-
clamation Of the 9Th October, 1880; dis
Itinguishing those, if any, which cleared
for such ports and place, and market,
or for a British port or place, or some 9TH
er port or place; distinguishing also A
merican from foreign tonnage, and also
the entries of all vessels from any British
colonial port, with their cargoes, since the
above proclamation; Distinguishing the
tonnage as above, and designating the
British port or place from whence the
cargoes were imported.
Resolved, That the President be re-
quested to inform the Senate what amount
Of American and foreign tonnage (dstin-
gushing them) has been cleared for, and
entered from the Swedish and Danish
West Indies, since the Presidents pro-
clamation of the 9Th October, 1880, with
the kind and amount of the cargoes.
Resolred, That the President bo re-
quested to inform the Senate whether,
since his Proclamation Of the 9Th Octo-
Der 1890, British vessels have cleared
from the United States, for any port in
the British continental colonies in Amer
ca, and have sniled directly to the Brit