The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-12-25

lid pensioners, the nance of those who
have relinquished their claim to such
pensions, for the purpose of obtaining a
benefit of the pension laws Of The 18th
March, 1918, and LIST Of May, 1920.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, the Com
mlttee on the judicinry was instructed TO
inquire into the expediency of amend
ing and continuing the act of Congress,
for the relief Of certain insolyent debt
ors the government, which expires the
4th of March next.
The Committee on Roads and Canals
were directed to inquire into the expe-
diency of affording some efficient aid to
the State Of Illinois, in the construction
of steamboat canal from Lake Michi-
gan to the Illinois river.
Mr.. Ewing submitted resolution in
structlng the Committee Of Ways and
Means to enquire into the expedieucy of
authorizing national currency of $35,
100000, founded on the faith of the u
nited States, and beyond the control of
the Executive--to be issued from de-
pertinent of the mint ofthe United States
under such regulations as to secure n
distribution thereof among the several
States. according to the representative
population the said currency TO be re-
ceived in all payments to the treasury,
and redeemed at an Office of Discounts
and Deposites in each State, where the
public moneys are to be deposited {; and
also to inquire into the comparative ex-
pediency Establishing National Bank
with basis of specie capital furnished
by the States as sale stockholders, with
a branch in each State government &C.
cording to rules prescribed by Congress,
by a Directory appointed by the State.
The motion was agreed to.
Thursday, Dec. 10Th.
In Senate,-After sundry other busi-
ness. Mr. Grundy offered the following
resolutions
Resolved, 1st, That the Postmaster
General be directed to communicate to
the Senate statement of all the allow
ances, by him made, the sums stipulated
in the original contract, since the 9th of
April. 1926, specifying, in every case,
the service to be performed by the ORR
ginal contract, and the sums to be paid
thereon the nature and extent feach ia
cility or improvement, and the extra al
lowance made therefore, and the name of
the persons to whom the allowance has
been made, and at what time.
I'd. A statement of the curtaiments Of
facilities lately made by the department
specifying each route, amount of the
diminution of service and of compen-
sation, in each case also, what routes,
if any, have been discontinued.
Sd. The expenses incurred in putting
into operation the post-routes, establish
ed by the act of the 10Th June, 1892:
cost of Transporting the mail on said
routes in each ysar.
These resolutions, after some debate,
were agreed 10.
On motion ofMf Magnum of North
Carolina, the message of the President
refusing to communicate copy of his
paper to his Cabinet, on the subject of
removing the deposites, was referred to
a Committee of z, consisting of Messrs.
Magnum, White, Forsyth, Ewing
Bibb, Southard and Rives. Mr. Forsyth
requested to be excused, but the Senate
refused 10 excuse him.
Mr. CIay's resolution respecting the
deposite, was then, after some debate,
agreed to.
In the House Of Representatives, AT
ter some incidental business, the subject
ofthe Public Deposites again came up,
on the consideration of the motion ofl
Mr. McDuffie to add to the motion for a
reference Of the Secretary ofthe Trea-
sury's report to the Committee of Ways
and Means, certain Instructions referred
to in another column. After a long
speech of Mr. McDuffie, that gentleman
gave way to a motion for adjournment,
aud his speech was 10 be concluded on
Friday.