Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-03-09
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CoNGREss-close ofhe session. The
twentyfirst congress adjourned on the
evening of the Sd of March between Z
and o'clock. The following comprise
the leading matters disposed of during
the two last days of the session.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, bills
from the House, explanatory of the law
concerning contempts of Court, with an
amendment; and
Allowing the duties on foreign mer-
chandiso imported into Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, ST. Louis, Nashville and
Natchez, to be secured and paid at those
places; were severally read the third
time and passed.
The bill for the relief Of James Mon
roe, was finally passed, by vote of %
to l5-ns mentioned on Saturday.
The Senate alterward engaged for
several hours in the discussion of Exec
utive business.
There was much discussion during the
night upon the bill for carrying on GER
tain roads and works of Internal Improve
ments, and to provide for surveys, togcth-
er with certain amendments which came
from the House, the details of which
would be unintcrcsting at this time
Suffice it, generally, to say, that by run
ming over the proceedings ofthe two hou-
scs, we find that the bill appropriating
uwpards ollOO,OOO dollars to continue the
Cumberland Road through the States of
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, has also pas
scd both Houses. The general appro-
priation bill, it will be seen, was finally
passed after n conference between the
two Houses, and compromise on the
disagreeng votes respecting the ex-
pcnscs of the negotiation with the Otto
man Porte. The compromise was unan-
imously agreed to by the committee of
conference, and was as follows:-"ToI
strike out all the specifications of items
of expense of the negotiation with the
Ottoman Porte, and inserting the follow
ing in lieu hereof: "For the contingent
expenses of fore On intercourse, in addit-
ion to the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars hereinafter appropriated, the sum
ofiiitcen thousand dollars"
In the Evening Session, the House as
usual, was occupied in consummating a
vast mass of business, which had been
matured by its previous action during the
session
"A great number of private bills were
disposed of in both houses during the sit
ting ofWednesday.
On Thursday, by a suspension of the
joint rule, which forbids the presentation
of any bill to the President for his appro-
baton, on the last day of the session,
several additional bills were finally acted
on and become laws. This was the more
gratifying, as some of them provided for
private claims.
The President approved and signed
all the bills which were presented to him,
although rumour prevailed, in the af-
tcrnoon, that one or two, embracing In
tcrnal Improvements, would not be ap-
proved
The Senate then spent the greater
part of the day in Executive business,
and the following appointments were con-
frmed
GEORGE w. ERvISG Several years a
90 American Minister to SPAIN to be
Charge des Affairs to Constantinoplc.
VIM. j. DUANE, to be Commissioner
with Messrs WINCHESTER and HoYT)
to adjust the claims under the Danish
Treaty, in the place ofStcphen Simpson,
who was yesterday rejected by the Sen
ate.
Masters Commandant FINcu, Stu
BRICK, MORGAN, and CLAYTON, were, a
day or two since confirmed as Post Cap
tains in the Navy.
The nomination of J. c. SrAMBAUGH,
as Indian Agent to the Menomince tribe,
was yesterday rejected by the Senate.
After recess from 4 o'clock till six,
when they again assembled, the usual
formalitics having been gone through of
sending Joint dcputation to wait on the