Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-12-12
Treasury be directed to report to the Sc


!. A statement Of the amount of pub
lie monies in the Bank Of the United
States at the end Of each month for each
! year from the establishment of the Bank
to the present time;
| 9. The average amount Of the same
for each year;
8. The average Of the same for the
whole time.
! The chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President, enclosing
Report from the War and Navy Depart
ments concerning the equalization Of the
pay OF officers.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the Senate
proceeded TO consider the following re-
solution offered by him yesterday:
Resoired, That the proceedings Ofihe
Leg gislature of the State OF Rhode-ls-
land, now upon the table of the Senate,
showing the appointment of Elisha R.
Potter, as Senator to represent that
State in the Senate ofthe United States,
be referred To a select committee Of five
Senators to inquire and report upon the
claim Of the said Elisha X. Potter 10 the
seat in the Senate now occupied by the
Hon. Asher Robbins.
Some conversation then took place on
the propriety ofchanging the language Of
the resolution from the ordinary form, in
conse quence of the novelty of the case,
and the possibility that the present pro-
ceeding might be drawn into prece-
dent Messrs. Clay, Wright and King
participated; and Mr.. Clay moved to a.
mend the resolution by inserting after
the words "fve Senator's" the words
"to be elected by ,he Senate;" which
was agreed to.
MIR. Poindexter then sign;6ed his inn
preston that the whole proce cdiug was
irregular and improper, and that the
true course would have been TO refer the
credentials of Mr.. Robbins, in the first
instance, and if his election should be
reported constitutional and proper, then
to refer the credentials of Mr.. Potter to
the same committee for their inspection.
AT the suggestion of Mr.. Knight,
however, who, while he admitted that
the course indicated by MIR. Poindcxter
would have been the more correct, ex-
pressed hope that no lastidiousness as
10 forms would be suffered to delay the
proceeding on the subject.
The question on the adoption Of the
resolution, as amended, was put, and
carried in the affirmative.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot
or the Select committee, when the chair
'nnounced that the following gentlemen
the committee:
Messrs. Poindexter, Rivcs, Frcling-
uysen, Wright, and Sprague.
On motion of MIR. Silsbce, the docu-
nents communicated to the Senate from
ne Executive Departments, were order
d to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned to Mon
ay next.
In the House, Thursday, Dec 5th. In
ddItion to the members OF the House al
lady announced, mr.. Muhlenburg, Of
ennsylvania, attended yesterday, and
r. Pearce, Of Rhode-lsland, to-day,
I'd took their seats.
The subject OF the contested election
etween messrs. Moore and Lelcher,was
en- resumed, being introduced by mr..
ardin, Of Kentucky, who offered three
solutions, in substance as follows:
That the evidence produced w mr.
oore was insufficient to cntitle him TO
received as sitting member.
Cd. That the whole subject be refer.
TO the committee of Elections; and
Sd. That in the mean while neither
'inant be admittc to sit.
On these resolutions a debate arose
'ich occupied the House ill near three
lock.
II was terminated by the proposal, by
. Hardin, Tor an arrangement, in which
10 claimants were understood to ac-
lesce, that the lst Resolution should
withdrawn; that the Cd and Sd should
adopted; and that 4th should be ad-
], permitting the committee on Elec-
rs to receive, not only the transcripts
he Poll books, but all anidavits and
positions taken on due notice from Ell
= Of the parties or their agents.
Nr. Archer was opposed TO the adop-
, Of the last Of these Resolutions, as
ng TO place the House in the attitude
private bargain between
on question in which the
i interest of the purity of elections
the right of suffrage was concerned.
n this view, mr. Davis, (of Mass.,)
cured.
lr. Polk explained, and defended the
'lution; when, after some further con-
'aton, in which messrs. Hardin, Bur-
and Polk, participated, the resolu-
s were adopted by the House.
n order was passed for the appoint
i Of Standing Committees.
he Presidents message was refer
10 a committee Of the whole House