Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-02-16

were reported and acted upon.
In Senate, Tuesday Feb. Z, several
private bills were passed. Mr.. Clay's
resolution was taken up after the NOR
ming business, and Mr.. Hill, Of New
Hampshire, spoke about half an hour,
chiefly in reply to some remarks Of MIR.
Clay. He was followed by MIR. Man
gum, of North Carolina, who spoke some
time in opposition to the resolution, and,
before he had concluded, gave way to a
motion to adjourn.
In the House, the resolution proposed
by Mr. f. Everett, in relation to the
Chickasaw treaty, was further discussed
by Messrs. Fitzgerald and Ellsworth -
The House resumed the consideration of
the Apportionment bill. The amend
ment proposed by MIR. Hubbard to strike
out 48 and insert A, 900 as the ratio Of
representation was egatived-yeas 88,
nays l02. MIR. Clay moved to amend
the bill by striking out the word eight &
inserting seven, (making the ratio A.
900 instead of $4,000. This amends
ment was also rejected-yeas 65, nays
1877. Mr.. Kerr then moved to strike out
eight and insert five-but before the
question was taken the House adjourn-
ed.
In Senate, Wednesday Feb. 8, after
the morning business, the consideration
of Mr.. Clay's resolution was resumed
MIR. Mangum spoke about two hours in
conclusion of his speech against the res
olution. Some time was spent in the
consideration Of Executive business -
Mr.. Tyler, Of Virginia has the floor for
this day.
In the House, Mr.. Drayton from the
committee on Military Affairs, reported a
bill to prevent the separation Of Captains
from their companies in the line of the
army, and for the better organization Of
the Military Academy. MIR. McDufiie
from the committee of Ways and Means,
to whom so much ofthe Presidents mes
sage on that subject had been referred,
made report accompanied by bill ''to
reduce and equalize the duties on i'm
ports," which was read twice and COM
mitted to a committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union, and 5000 copies
of the report, in addition to the usual
number directed to be printed. Nine
bills of private character were passed.
The consideration of the Apportionment
Bill was resumed. The motion to a
mend by substituting 45, for 40, 900 as
the ratio, was egatived-yeas 68 nays
1I8. MIR. Davis of Massachusetts, ,mov-
ed to amend the bill by striking out 40,
and inserting 46, COOLEST yeas II nays
118. Mr. Vance moved to substitute
"a, 900 for $4,000. A debate of some
length ensued, when the proposed a
mendment was agreed to yeas 81, nays
81, (there being tie, the Speaker vot-
ed in the affirmative. MIR. Taylor NOV
ed to recommit the bill to select COM
mittee with instructions to strike out 49,
600 and insert $4,000 as the ratio-lost,
Yeas 65-Nays l2S. The House then,
adjourned.
In the Senate, Thursday Feb. 9, Mr..
Clay's resolution was further debated,
MIR. Tyler spoke two hours in continua-
tion of his remarks, after which the SEN
ate proceeded to the consideration Of ex-
ccuive business.
In the House, motion made on the
preceding day to print report of COM
mittee of the British House of Commons
on the apple alton Of steam power to the
purposes Of transportation on common
roads, was debated for an hour and fin
ally passed. Yeas, 100, Nays, 81.
A message was received from the
President commune ating the convention
l. ho.,,ooo tko JTn;tod Stotoo opd France
which was committed to the committee
on Foreign Relations. The apportion-
ment bill was further considered, and
several motions to change the number in
serted were made and negatived. A
motion to reconsider the vote by which
48 900 was stricken out, and 44, 900 in
serted, was pending when the House ad-
iourned.
In the Senate, Friday Feb. 10th, certain
resolutions offered by Mr.. Sprague, de-
claring the arrangement" with respect
to our trade to the British colonies dsad-
vantageous to the United ST. tes and un-
authorised by the act of Congress of May
29th, 1880, came up for consideration;
but were laid on the table for the pres
ent at his motion. Mr.. Tyler then adj
dressed the Senate for two hours in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Clay's resolution, without
concluding, when the Senate. adjourned
TO Monday. =.
In the House, Mr.. McDuflie, from the
committee of ways and means, reported
bill to renew and modify the Charter OF
the Bank Of the United States. The bill
was referred to committee Of the whole.
A counter report was presented by the