The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-06-05


The question on striking out the words
requiring the assent of the States was
then taken by yeas and nays and decided
in the affirmative as follows:
YEAS.---Messrs. Bell, Buckner,
Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Dick
erson, Ewing, Foot, Forsyth, Frelinghuy-
sen, Holmes, Johnston, knight, Naudain,
Poindexter, Prentiss, Robbins. Robinson,
Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith,
Sprague, Tomlinson, Waggaman, Web
ster, Wilkins-2S.
NAYS.-Messrs. Benton ,Bibb, Brown,
Dudley, Ellis, Grundy, Hayne, Hen
bricks, Hill, Kane, King, Mangum,
Marcy, Miller, Moore, Tazewell, Upton,
White.-lS.
The second branch Of Mr.. Forsyth's
amendment, to insert few words, mere
ly to render the amendment of Mr..
Moore verbally correct, was agreed to-.
Mr.. Sprague then moved to amend the
amendment of Mr.. Moore, by substitute
ing for il provision that the bonus re-
quired of the Bank shall be distributed
among the several States, in proportion
to their population. Upon this motion a
discussion took place, in which Messrs.
Sprague, Webster, Tazeweli, Forsyth,
and Smith participated, and the Senate,
without taking the question,-Adjourn-
ed. 81
In,the House of Representatives, Mr..
Verplanck, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported bill accompanied
with report ''for the discharge of GER
tain judgments against the former Mar
shall of the Eastern District of Pennsyl-
vania."
The bill was read twice and commit
ted to Committee Of the Whole OH the
state of the Union.
MIR. Adams presented petition from
sundry citizens Of the State Of Massa-
chusetts, praying for the continuance of
the present duties upon certain articles
referred.
Two messages were received from
the President of the United States,
through Mr.. Donelson, his Private Sec
retary, the first transmitting the instruc-
tions which resulted in the Treaty with
the Sublime Porte and The second, the
instructions under which the negotiations
with Denmark were prosecuted and de-
termined.
On motion Of Mr.. Adams, 1000 extra
copies of the foregoing documents were
ordered to be printed.
Several bills from the Senate. upon
the Speakers table, were read and re-
ferred to the appropriate Committees.
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. McDuffie moved the House exc
cute the special order of the day, which
was agreed to.
The Honse then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, upon the bill from the Com
mit,ee of Ways and Means relative to
the Tariff, Mr.. Speight in the Chair.
Mr.. McDuffie resumed hio speech In
support OF the bill, which he concluded
after speaking about three hours and
half, when
MIR. Crawford commenced in opposit-
ion to the bill, when, after speaking n
bout half an hour, he gave way to mo-
ton by Mr.. Dearborn that the Commit
tee rise, which was carried
Aud the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Kane
submitted resolution, instructing the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs to enquire into
the expediency Of dsbsnding part of the
military force ofthe United States, and sub.
stituting mounted men for the defence of
the frontier from the invasion of the Indians.
MIR. Dallas presented memorial
from sundry citizens of Philadelphia,
demonstrating against certain provisions
of the bill reported in the House of Rep
resentatives, from the Committee of
Manufactures
>Mr. Dallas submitted the proceedings
Of a meeting lately held in Philadel-
phia, by friends Of the Protective
System ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Grundy, the Sem
ate proceeded to the consideration of
Executive business IN which they were
engaged during the remainder Of the sit
ting.
In the House of Representatives, the
House went into Committee upon the
making appropriations for the Indian
Department for 1882, which was return
ed from the Senate with sundry amend
rnents, which after brief explanation
by Messrs. Bell, and White Of Florida,
we're agreed to, and the bill was repor-
ted to the House as amended.
The TARIFF-The House then re-
solved itselfinto Committee Of the Whole
on the state Of the Union, upon the bill
from the Committee OF Ways and Means
relative to the Tariff.
When Mr.. A. concluded, Mr.. Bouldin
moved the com mittee rise, which was
carried, and the House adjourned.