The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-08

Sandy river in Tennessee, leased to the See
oud Auditor Of the Treasury, at the treaty with
tho Chickasaw Indians, in October, 1919, was
taken uo and discussed by Mr. Everett Of Mas
sa,huseits; Mr. Bell, Mr.. Wicklifi'e and MIR,
Mitchell Of Carolina. The appointment
bill was then taken up, and debated TIL hall
mast four o'clock The proposition to strike
nut a. was nagatiyod by vt'te OF ~ to IL
Mr.. Hubbard then made moii"n to sitIAe ON
AZ and inser, Ii, but before any question Was
taken, the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY, Fob. /.
SENATE. Mr.. FreIinghuysen land on the
table for consideration, a resolution, declaring
that the President possesses n" constitutions
power TO disregard the treaties between the
United States and tho Indian Tribes.
The resolutions submitted yesterday were
soverally taken up and agreed to 60,
The Senate resumed the consideration OF MI.
Claws resolution proposing n,"dlhcaiion OF
the Tariff and Mr. lliIl of N H., spoke, and
was briefly replied to by Mr.. Holmes
HOUSE. The resolution offered by Mr.. fv-
ereit, calling for a copy of one OF the sections
! of treaty negotiated with the Chickasaw ln'
| dans IN 1890 coming up for consideration, Mr.
! Huntington addressed the House in support oil
the call aud was replied TO by hr. Folk.
The House thcn resumed the consideration
of the Apportionment Bill, and Mr. iiuhbat.'
addressed lie House in support OF the ni"t'nn
! TO amend the bill, by striking out AZ, and IN
serIinu Al 000, as the ratio OF representation.
II The motion was further supported by Messrs.
Evars and Adams, aud opposed by Messrs.
Sutherland, Taylor, and Polk. The question
was decided in the affirmative Yeas 80, Noes
&C.
THURSDAY, Feb 9.
SET9TE The resolution offered yesterday
by Mr. Frelinghuysen, was made the order o
, the dny for Tuesday week
r The Senate then resumed the consIde Tor
of the resolution of Mr.. Clay, proposing mod
d iication Of the Tarff--togethcr with MIR
t Haynes proposed amendment thereto. MIR
= Clay then spoke two hours and upwards, witt
: great animation, when, it being late, and HI
somewhat exhausted, he asked the indulgence
:, of tine Senate to deter until TO morrow the res
3 idue of what he wished TO say. The Senat
II adjourned.
D HOUSE The House rcconsdered the vot
d BY which il had Yesterday determined TO strlk
ont a. 900 and insert IA, 900 The ratio ofrep
l. rescntaton. Mr.. Chiffon Allan then moved /
recommit the bill to select committee, wit
instructions 10 amend it that the number [
e. members should not exceed two hundred. Neg
s. atived--Yeas 81, Nays l6l
&c The National Integencer announces thi
u the Convention of lndemnities with Franc
was on Friday ratified by the Senate.
u The same paper contains Journal of th
II. proc.e dinrs ol TIC Senate on The nnmlnato
e. OF MIR. Van Buren,. the nomination was sui
III United to the Senate Dec Z; cn the 9Th.
he was referred To the Committee on Foreign III
r. latinns; and on the 10th of January IhC con
~ miitee reported. On the 18th, Mr.. flolm'
moved th,t the nomination should be recon
'r .nit,ed to the same committee, with instruction
nd 90 investigate the causes which produced Il
Use removal of the late cabinet ministers, and
ie- report whether the only causes are give
TO in the letter of the President addressed To Il
several officers removed, and il not, what a
Nj those causes, and whether Mr.. Van Buren, pa
ne ticipated in any practices disreputabIe to Il
to national character designed TO operate on Il
mind of the President, and calculated to smoo
'ed the way to the Office to which he has be-
A nominated with power 20 send for persons a
he papers. After debate this resolution, on mott
de- Of Mr. Holmes, was laid on the table, and I
on nomination was considered On motion I
re- subject was laid on the table by vote of 81
vas 81, the Vice President deciding in the affirm
tive. On the oath, the nomination was aga
considered, and after debate, the Senate adonr
ed. On the 26,h, the consideration was rcsu
ed, and after d1bue tho question taken,
Win the Senate advise and consent to I
!; appointment Of Martin Van Buren, ?--and "
no. determined in the negatirs, Yeas %, Nays :
hu- as follows
be YEAs-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buckn
ent Dallas, DicAeison, Dudley, Ellis. Forsy
his Grundy, Hendricks, HILL Kane, King, Nj;
tier gum, Marcy, Robinson, Smith, farewell, 4
ia Ion, Troup. Tyler, White, Wilkins.
uid NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Chambers, Clay. CT;
GU ton. Ewing, Foot. Frelinghuysen, Hay
ell, Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Miller, Moore, N;
ion dain, Poindexter r -hbins, Ruggies, Seymo
ons Slsbee, Sprague, Tomlinson, Waggaman, w
any ster
,ful The Senate being equally divided the V
to President determined the question in the mel
tive.
Mr.