The Arkansas advocate., 1832-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
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HS iesoiut!ofl OH Inc table for considc
 ration:
 Resoired, That the practice of ramor.
 Ing pubic Officers by the President. fa,
 any other purpose than that Of securing
 iaithiul execution of the laws, IS hostile C
 to the spirit of the Constitution-w ncy- CT contemplated by it's framers-is dar- Ing extension of Executive infnence--is pfej"aieia! to tine public seryicc-- and dan eeIous 10 the liberties of the people.
 RtSotred, That Il IS inexpcdient for the Senate 10 advise and consent 10 the ap- pointment of any person to fill q supposed vacancy m any office oecasioned by tle removal of a prior Incumbent, unless such l prior incumbent shall appear 0 have been removed for sufficient cause. Jan. 3i.-i'he foregoing resolutions were called up, when
 Mir. C2ay said the mover was not iil his seat, and he knew that he did not intend to call it up today. l NIT. Gruady presumed, he said, that the mover did not expect this resolution to pass without some opposition. He had not yet seen it, it had not been laid on his table. He hoped that it would be printed and made the order of the 1 day for Monday next.
 Mir. Eariag, ,having entered the Cham Der, modified his resolution in some un- important points, and, OF lis motion, fl was ordered 10 De printed and iuade the order of the day for Monday next.
 Feb. 6.-Mr. King, from the same committee, 10 which had been referred the memorial Of Elias Rector, report cd q bill for lis relief; which was read and ordered to second reading. l fe6. S.-Mr. Benton submitted the following resolution, which was eonsid- cred and agreed to, on the 9th. l Resolged, That the President of tIe U. l States be requested to cause report 10 | be made 10 the Senate, on the extent and amount of business of the Surveyor Gene ral's District for N issouri, Illinois and Ar- kansas and the expediency of dividing the said District.
 Feb. l0.-The bill from the House of Representatives, for the relief of Tho mas and James Massengill. was twice read and referred.
 Ftb. l7.-Mr. White, at the request of the Delegate from Arkansas, pre- sentcd certain documents in support of the claims of Benjamin Murphy ferred 10 the Committee on Indian Af 1 fairs.
 Feb. 23.-The following resolution was submitted by Mir. Holmes: Resoiped, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the l expediency of providing by law for more l permanent tenure of office for the Judges of the Territories of the United States, or for a different mode of appointing them, than is now provided.
 Taken up and agreed to on the 2tth.i
 Feb. 2t.-The bill to grant the Ter ilory of Arkansas one thousand acres of land for the erection of n jail and court house at the town of Little Rock, was taken up aaa, after some cxplana- ton from Mir. Hing, was ordered to a third reading.
 1 HOUSE OF RtPR ESENTATlvES.
 Jan. 25.-On motion oi Mir. Hunt iagton, 1t was
 Resoleed That the President of tho U. States be requested 10 inform this House wheilerany part, and tifany1 what amount l oi the sum Of five hundred thousand dol l lars, appropriated by the act, approves May g. 1880, entitled "An act 10 provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the States or Territo- ries. and for i,ei. ieuo,s a ass: Of yer Mississippi has been expended, and tho particular objects 10 which such ex- penditures have becI applied; the names of the agents who have been employed Tn the execution of the aforesaid act, the du- ties specifically required of, and the in. 1 strucfions given to them, and the com I pensation paid, or to be paid to them res l pectiyeiy: also the terms of the contracts if any have heen made) for the remoya of any Indians Tn pursuance of this act and the names of the persons with whom I such contracts have been made, and tht time when and place where made. I On motion of Mir. Jorris, it was
 Resoiued, That the Secretary Of ths 4 Navy be directed 10 report to this House
 whether the present navy ration may no
 bc altered. without increase of expense
 so as 10 increase the comforts of the sea
 men. and advance tie good of the service :, bv reducing the quantity of whiskey [ bread. and other articles of wi,ici, super
 snops quantities arc now furnished, an hy substituting therefor tea, sugar, an tobacco, and also by giving an increase 7 ration of butter, instead ef the ration z cheese.
 : The following resolutions submitte : on inc 18th inst. by Mir. 1hon,as, ( 7 Maryland, were modified by the mover and adopted as follows; Il Resofved, That the Secretary of th ' Treasury be requested 10 furnish tn i, Uouse with a statement showing tl,e guar