The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-29
22d COngress-1st Session.

In the Senate, on Friday, Mr.. King;
from the committee on Public Lands, to
which was referred the bill from the COM
mittee on Manufactures appropriating
for limited time, the proceeds of the
sale of the Public Lands, made Report
thereon, which was read and 5000 copies
ordered to be printed.-The bill to re-
fund the duties collected on merchandise,
IN certain cases, was read third tine
and passed. The apportionment Bill
was postponed 70 Saturday. The PEN
sion Bill was taken up, and the amend
ment extending its provisions to officers
nnd soldiers who fought in the Indian
wars prior TO 1895, was rejected. Mr..
Marcy moved to embrace in the bill those
who served three months, which was re-
jected. Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved an
amendment granting to the widows of
persons entitled to the benefit of the act
of 1928 one half Of the sum which their
husbands, if living, should have received,
which was rejected. The time from
which the bill is to take effec, was fixed
at the 4th Of March, 1881. The bill was
finally ord, red to third reading by
vote Of 26 to 10.
In the House Of Representatives, Mr..
w. r. Davis, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported bill to amend
the several acts for the establishment of
the Territorial Government of Florida,
which was read twice and ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. Wickliffe, from the Select Com
mittee 10 whom was referred the report
Of the Secretary of the Treasury, in re-
laton to the explosion of Steam Boats.
&c. made report, accompanied by
bill for the better securing the lives OF
passengers, travelling in Steam Boats.
The bill was read twice, committed to a
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of
the Union, and 5000 extra copies of tho
report ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Wickliffe, from the Committee on
the Public Lands, reported bill to au-
thorise the sale Uf ccrruiu public lands
in the State of Ohio, acquired by recent
Indian treaties, which WAS read twice,
aud ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
In the Senate, on Saturday, Mr.. Grun-
dy, from the Committee on the Post Of
flee and Post Roads, to which was rel
ferred the bill abolishing postage on
newspapers, made. Report thereon,
concluding with a resolution for the in-|
definite postponement of the bill. TheI
report was read and fifteen hundred CO
pies were ordered to be printed. Mr..
Kane, from the Committee oil Private
Land Claims, reported, without amend
ment, the bill for the relief of Elisha
Winter and others. The bill supplement
tary to an act entitled an act for the re-
lief of the surviving officers and soldiers
who served during the revolution, was
read a third time and passed. The ap-3
portionment bill was taken up, and af'eI
an Intellectual effort to lay it upon the
table, the Senate rcceded from.their a
mendment by a vote of.26 to ID.
In the House Of Representatives, afte
the expiration Of the hour allotted tt
morning business, which was consumed
by the continuation of Mr.. SHADES speech
against the report of the Judiciary Com
mittee. Mr.. Speight moved to reconsid
er the vote by which the bill making ap
pro priations for certain internal improve
ments for 1882 had been ordered to
third reading. After the motion wa
discussed by Messrs. Polk. Blair, of Ten
nessee, and Ingersoll, the question wa
taken and Iost,-ayes, 81 noes, lis.
The bill was then read third time
when Mr.. Hall, of North Carolina, or
posed it at length. Mr.. Boon moved til
previous question, which was sustane
and she bill was pissed. Sundry othd
bills were read third time and passed
The House then, on motion of Mr.. ND
Duffie, went into Committee OIL sever
other appropriation bills, Mr.. Ellswor(
in the Chair, which were gone throua
with and reported to the House, when
half-pas FIVE o'clock the House ndjour
cd.
In the Senate, on Monday, on motto
Of Mr.. Hayne, took up the bill report,
by the Naval Committee, concerning
Marine Corps. The bill to authoJise
publication of "a stereotype edition Of
Laws Of the United States, was taken
and amended, so as to embrace the tire
ties and q general index.
In the House Of representatives, N
Heister, of Pennsylvania moved to s,
pend the rule Of the House so as to
low him TO propose resolution prop
ing an inquiry into the exped:ency
fixing time for the termination of
present session Of Congress. The qu
ton on suspending the rule was talt
by yeas and nays, and decided. in
negative, ayes 62, noes 81. Two thi
would bave been necessary TO suspe
the rule. Mr.. Adams gave notice of