Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-06-05
u. =. .TWenty-third Congress
FIR ST SEES $40 N.

The resolutions reported by the commit
tee on the Judiciary, relative to the
Pension Fund, were agreed to, as a
mended. They declare, that the wal
department, unless specially authorised
by Congress, has no power to appoint a.
gents in any state or territory, where
the bank, or one Of its branches exists
that the acts of May Is, 1923, and June
Z, 1882, are military pension acts; and
the Secretary Of War has no authority,
by any existing law, to remove the pen
sion agencies under the last mentioned
act, from the Bank of the U. States, and
to appoint agents to supersede it in the
payment Of the pensions.
In the HOUSE-the day was spent in
the reception, discussion, and reference
of petitions and memorials. a message
from the President. transmitting letter
relating to the petition Of the descend
ants Of the Count de Rochambeau, to-
gether with petition Of the heirs Of the
Baron de Kalb, was referred to the COM
mttee on Foreign Relations.
In SENATE, Tuesday, May 9th
RHoDE E-lsLAND ELEcTloN.-The orders
preceding the Report of the Select Com
mittee on the Rhode-lsland election,
were postponed, and the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration Of that report.
The reports Of the majority and Of the
minority Of the Committee, we're then
read, occupying until nearly half past 8
o'clock.
Mr.. Poindexter then expressed a hope
that the question would be imme diately
taken, and without debate.
Mr.. Wright asked for the Yeas and
Nays, and they were ordered.
MIR. Wright said, he did not feel
bound to say single word that would
excite debate, nor did he intend to pro-,
pose any amendment because he thought
it better to take the question as proposed
by the Select Committee in their resolu-
ton. This resolution affirmed that MIR.
Robbins had been duly elected Sena-
tor Of the United States, and, if concur
red in by the Senate, the question is at
once settled. II, therefore, he proposed
to amend the resolution so as to make it
read that Mr.. Robbins is not elected,
and the amendment should prevail, the
next question raised would be, whether
Mr.. Potter has been elected. Conse-
quently he would prefer taking the ques-
ton or the Resolution as reported by
the committee. \
The question was then taken, and de-
cided in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Bell, Bibb, Calhoun,
Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Fre-
linghuysen, Hendricks, Kent, KDight-'I
Leigh, M'Kean, Mangum, Naudan,
Poindexter, Porter, Preston, Silsbee, I'll
Smith, Southard, Sprague, Swift, Upton,
Tomlinson, Waggaman, Webster-27. 4
Nays-Messrs. Benton, Brown, For
syth, Grundy, Hill, Kane, King, Of AL
ALBANIA; King, Of Georgia; Linn, Morris,
Robinson, Shepley, Tallmadge, White
Wilkins, Wright-l6. 4
amendments Of The Constitution.-The
Senate then proceeded to the next spe-
cial order being the resolutions offered
by Mr.. Bibb, amendatory Of the Consti-
tuition, on the subject Of the election Of I
President and Vice President. h
MIR. Bibb then made some remarks in
support Of his resolutions, and in expIa-
nation Of his views. After proceeding
ew minutes, he gave way, and, II,
On motion of Mr.. Mangum, Il
The Senate adjourned. II
Tn the HOUSE, discussion arose
N motion to print the reports Of the