The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-05-02
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STURDAY, April 81.

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HOCSE Alter son unimporiant business,
the trial of Mr. Housin was resumed. Mr., |
Stanberry proceeded iihls testimony, stating
the grounds on whcllle formed The opinion
that Houston, Secretar Eaton, and The Presi
Dent intended a fraud the contract Tor Indian
ratlens In answer 10 lie question, why he did
! not officially charge III parties with the fraud,
no said, " do not kno, that it is incumbent on
me TO notice all the fiuds that hear of, but
am willing To lend myd in their detection.
was al the time of this ,tempt at fraud, friend
! 10 TIE present administration. ] was not pre-
! pared 10 abandon it, Iwas the first act which
shook my confidence it, Mr.. Vance and
( Mr. Cave Johnson erthcn examined as wit
nesses. The latter stGed that when he handed
MT, Stanberry's reply to Mr.. Houston, " he
/ Tead IT, spoke harshy Stanberry and the re-
| ply and said that he would fog the damned
rascal before he left tn House of Representa-
ives, where the reply vas delivered. Witness
demonstrated against lie course. and prevailed
on prisoner to toregn it. On the close of the
examination of this witness the trial was post
poned to Monday, and lie House adjourned.
| MONDAY, April 90
! SENATE. A messae was received from
the President of the United States, enclosing a
communication from tie Secretary Of State,
suggesting the propriew of passing a law to
punish the counterfeitiw of the current coin Of
any toreign nation within the limits of the u.
states. Another mcsstge was received from
the President of the Unied States. enclosing
report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in
reply to resolution, ealing for the amount of
the public lands nnsold. The Senate agreed to
reconsider the bill 10 extend the benefits of
vaccination to the Indians, and il again dis
cussed, aud rescommitied TO the committee on
Indian Affairs. Tho bill to exempt Portuguese
vessels from the duties on tonnage, was read a
third time and passed. The Senate proceeded
TO take up the General Appropriation bill The
discussion of Friday on the motion TO eoncm
with the committee of The Whole in the
amendment, striking out The appropriation for
an outfit to France, was resumed, and the Sen.
ate hna'ly concurTed, by vote Of ayes 49, noes
81. MIR. Poindexter then moved to amend the
bill. by inserting an appropriation for Char e
to Venezuela, which was rejected. Mr. Poin.
dexter renewed his motion to strike out the an
preparation for Colombia, which was rejected
ayes ls, noes %.
HOUSE. After transacting some morning
business, the case of the Wiscassel Collector
was resumed, ana Mr. Plummer delivered a
further portion of his speech which was apain
! cut off by the arrival OF the hour of 10 Atthat
hour, Samuel Houston was again brought To
the bar. Several witnesses were examined, but
| principally Mr.. Buckner of the Senate. who
1
| Gov. Houston and Mr.. Stanberry.
TUESDAY, April24
| SENATE. The General Appropriation bill
was taken up. The motion to strike out he
amendment increasing the appropriation for the
contlnsen expenses OF the Judiciary Depart.
ment, from 10000 dollars to 250,000 dollars
was agreed tO-ayes "a. A motion TO inc rease
the appropriation 10 $50, 900 was then made and
egatived-ayes 16, noes &c
An amendment, M we'd BY Mr. Ellis, re an
proprIating $4,000 dollars, formerly appropria.
color removing bar IN the Mississippi and
another OF similar character, moved by Mr..
Mangum, were agreed to. On motion of Mr.
Miller the clause giving au: hority to the Pres.
gent TO contract tor statue of George Wash
lngton, was stricken out, principally on the
ground OF the manner in which it had been in.
troduced into the bill. The amendments TO thc
blll were then ordered to DO engrossed, and the
bill to be read third time.
The bill to extend the benefit Of yaccinat ion
TO the Indians was reported with an anendmeat
to increase the appropriation from 5000 to H..
OOO dollars, and taken up for consideration =
The amendment was agreed 10. The bill was
ordered to be read third time, Ayes 81. Noes
10.
HOUSE. Nothing of public Importance was
transacted in the flouse. The trial of Houston
was resumed. and the hearing Of testimony WINS
completed. Mr.. Polk declared his Intention oC
Offering resolution, after the trial sho,,4d be
ever, for an investigation of the alleged fraud
relative to the contract for Indian ra,ons.
WEDNESDAY, April 25.
SENATE. The General Appropriation Bill
and the bill to extend the benefits OF vaccination
among the Indians, were read a third time and
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Webster, til, Senate nro.
ado1 to 3 l,,
ment Bill. Mr. Webster explained the amend.
ment reported in blank by the Select Commit.
tee, and indicated his desire TO take the ones.
lion on striking out the bill from the House.
and inserting the bill of the Committee. in or
der to adopt or reject the principle of the
amendment, leaving the question as to numbers
to be afterwards decided. The question was
taken on the amendment, Of the Committee and
decided as follows:
YEAS. Bell Benton, Buckne-, Chambers,
Clayton, Dickerson, Ewing, Foot, Hayne,
Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Miller Moore
Pren'lss' Robbins, Seymour, ssbee, Smith,
! NAYS. Brown Clay, Dallas, Dudley. Ellis
Forsyth, Frelinghuysen, Grundy, Hendricks
| Hill, Kane, King, Mangum, Marcy. Robinson
Tazewell, Upton, Temllnson, Troup, TYLER,
| White, Wiikins-22.
Tho number being equal, the amendment
was decided in tbs affirmative by the casting
vote of the Chair.
The question was then taken on filing the
blank fer the number of Representatives. with
( 256, and decided in the nega,ive-Aves rs
| Noes %. The question was then taken on FL.
ling the blank with 25l, and decided in the af.
frmatlve-Ayes %, Noes a. Mr., Webster
then moved to fill the other blanks, ms follows
! Maine 3, New Hampshire g. Massachusetts "a
Rhode Island 2, Connecticut 6, Vermont 6. New
| York 40, New Jersey Z, Pennsylvania %. Della.
! ware 2, Maryland 8, Virginia q, North Caro-
| lima ID, South Carolina 10, Georgia Q Ken.
| lucky IS, Tennessee 10, Ohio 90, Iouisian,
Indiana 2, Alabama 6, Missouri 3, Missssippi 9
| Illinois g. pp' .
The motion was agreed TO- The b,ll wa,
| then reported to the Senate, and ordered tn h,
read a third time by a vote Of % TO 90
HOUSE. The case Of Samuel Hop.,or
| again came on, and consumed the whole dav
several witnesses were examined, when nf
ter O'Clock, the further hearing of the cas-,
was postponed to Thursday at II o'clock.
THURSDAY, April &c.
SENATE. Tho apportonment bill Was Il,
ken up for its Sd reading. The yeas and nav
being called for by Mr. TazeweIl, .bere annear
ed, yeas 70, nays 1880 the bill was passed
HOUSE. Nenrly the whole day was snoo
IN the case OF Houston and Stanberry. Tb,
examination of the witnesses was closed an,
Mr. Key spoke nearly two hours in defence n
Houston. No''''e
u VIII be recoected that two Sen,,or.
1oSenI from their seats when the nomination n
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