Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-06-14
CONGRESS-.

VII respecting the u States Bank having
been reported as amended, the question
was on the committee of the whole in the
amendments. No vote had been taken
at the hour Of adjournment.
In the House of Representatives, after
the journal was read, Mr. PendletOn re-
sumed the discussion ofthe petition which
he presented OIL Monday last, relative to
The release of the missionaries confined
in the Georgia Penitentiary.
After short discussion, the further
consideration of the subject was postpon-
ed to the lth inst.
The bill providing for the improve
ment of certain harbors, and the naviga-
tiOn Of certain rivers, was ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
The subject ofthe Tariff was postpon-
ed to allow certain amendments proposed
by MIR Stewart and MIR Doubleday, .,I
be printed.
In Senate, Tuesday 9th, after attend
ing to the business of the morning and
passing several bills, they proceeded at
one O'clock to the consideration Of the
bill to rc-charer the Bank Of the United
States.
The question was still on the motion Of
Mr. Bird, made the previous evening, to-
substitute in the seventh section, in lieu
of a bonus, that the bank should E:ake its
loans and discounts at a rate not higher
than five per cent. After debate the mo
tion was rejected.
Mr. Sprague then moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the bonus of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
per annum, and to leave it blank, with Il
view to insert larger sum. Without
deciding on this motion the Senate then
adjourned.
In the House, the bill to extend the
Naval Pension Fund to the allowance of
naval officers, &C., was read second
time and committed; and, after disposing
Of some other business, the House went
into a committee of the Whole on the
state ofthe Union, on the tariff bill report
ed by the committee on Manufactures
Mr. Drayton addressed the House in OPP
position to the tariff; after which slight
amendment was proposed by Mr. Hof-
man and adopted. Mr. Stewart then ad-
dressed the House for some hours, in ex-
planation and defence of the amendment
proposed by him, as a substitute for the
original. Mr. Jennifer submitted vari-
Gus notifications to that amendment; af-
ter which the committee rose. A motion
was made to Reconsider vote of post
ponement, previously ma de, rs to the
harbor bill, which was sustained; and
the bill was taken up and passed.
In the Senate, "Wednesday 9th, SUM-
dry remonstrances and resolutions from
different states against the reduction Of
protective duties, were presented, and
ordered to be printed.
The bill to modify and continue the
charter of the Bank otthe United States,
was taken DIP as the unfinished business
the question: being on the motion Of MIR.
Sprague, to strike out Sl50, 900, which
after some debate was unanimously IL
greed to, and the blank, after the rejec-
tion of several large sums, was filed with
$500, ,OOO-yeas 43, nays 4.
The amendment Of the committee iri-
Producing a section for the distribution
of the bonus among tile states was disa-
greed to by vote of I6, noes 81. MI
Forsyth moved tenth section, proving
that the Bank shall not take more than 8
per cent. on its loans and discounts,
which was egatived-yeas 81 !, nays 26
Mr. Tazewell moved to add provision
that the President and directors Of the
bank shall, OH or before the first day OF
the next session of Congress, signify
their acceptance of the Act, which was
agreed to--yeas4 al nays6 6. MIR White
moved to amend the bill by inserting &
provision that whenever the public de.
posts shall exceed an average of one
million, interest thereupon shall be al
lowed at the rate Of 8 per cent. The
amendment was decided III the negative.
Mr. Benton moved to refer the bill
as amended, to the Secretary Of the
Treasury, with directions to report hi
opinion on its provisions; and whether j
was necessary to renew the charter a
this session; which was negatived, yea.
10, nays 81.
Mr.. White then rose to give some
views against the bill, the question being
on ordering the bill to be engrossed ,whel
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, after the transaction o
other business, the Tariff Bill was take1
up, and debated upon until nearly A O.
clock, when the House adjourned.
Nothing Of any material interest wa
transacted in either house Of Congress
on Thursday or Friday, with the excep
ton of the debate on the u. S. Bank
and the Tariff, On Friday in the House
the bill further to extend the pension