Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-05-22

Ndy, 1910, oho '"S NV S"PPiSS'"'
to that act, passed OH the 7th Of June
1889, are properly acts providing for thu
payment of military pensions.
/ Resoiped, That no power is conferred
by any law upon the department, or Sc
cretary Of War, to remove the agency
for the payment of pensioners under the
said act Of the 7th June, 1882, and the
funds, books, and papers connected witt
that agency, from the Bank of the Uni
ted States, and to appoint other agents
to supercede that Bank, in the payment
of such pensioners.
MIR. Kane then addressed the Senate
in reply to Mr.. Clayton, and in vindica-
ton of the opinion of the Attorney Gen.
.eral, and continued for some time, when
he yielded the floor, without having
come TO a conclusions; and
The Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE, Thursday, May 18Th.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
MIR. Boon, asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the House, to take up the reso-
luton heretofore submitted by him, pro-
posing to fix day for the termination OF
the present session of Congress. OBJ
lection having been made, Mr.. b. NOV
cd a suspension of the rule for the pur-
pose, and called for the Yeas and Nays
thereon.
The House agreed to suspend the rule,
Yeas l36, Nays %.
The resolution was then taken up as
follows:-
Resolved, That the President Of the
Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, close the present
session Of Congress, by an adjournment
Of their respective Houses, on Monday,
the 18th day Of June next.
Mr.. Hardin moved to strike out "the
10th June" and insert "the Cd July"
He presumed the honorable member
from Indiana (Mr. Boon, was not more
soicitous than he was, to return to the
bosom of his family; his business, both
professional and private, calling upon
him (Mr. ii. as urgently and as impe-
riously as did that of any other honora-
BILE members so to do. But he was un-
willing to fix so early day as was nam
cd in the resolution, considering the
state of business, public and private, of
high Importance before the House, which
yet remained to be acted upon, and which,
if tho resolution was adopted, there
would not be time enough to Dispatch
lie need not remind the House, Of the
days that were set apart for private bu-
siness; that Mondays only were set apart
for the reception of memorials; and that
Judging from the slow progress that was
made with those already presented, there
was little probability that there would
be sufficient time left to 60 through the
several States for that purpose.
Under such circumstances, then, with
the knowledge they must have of the
state Of the business generally, he would
put it to every gentleman to say, was it
possible for the House to accomplish
wha: was necessary to be accomplished,
before they would think Of adjourning p
MIR. Fl. enumerated, as coming within
this description, the various appropra-
ton bills; and, above all others, he said,
was the Communication Bill, recently re-
committed; and one that he had much
at heart, the bill to place on the pension
roll, those persons who had been engag-
ed in the Indian wars, piior to l794.-,
There were other bills of as great impor-
lance to various sections and interests.
One for the construction Of the Potomac
Bridge; one in relation to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal; and that in rela-
ion to the extension of the Cumberland
Road; this latter being one ofparamount
nteres, to the whole West. How ma
~ days, he asked the House to consid-
n, would be consumed in the case ofthc
kentucky contested election? Three or
our at least.
He would remark further, that scarce
y more than one or two of the subject
before the Committee on the Judiciary,
and which were Of high importance,
we're yet acted upon. One of these a
one was of such Importance that the
House should pause before they would
fix day to adjourn, and thus leave it
He alluded to the case as to
property claimed by the city Of N. o. \
rom the U. States, and which, having
,een referred to Congress, was sent to
hat committee, who had prepared bill
n conformity 10 their views, and which
vent to settle a question that had left the
,ity hitherto in most unsettled state,
The member representing that section,
ad yielded to the decision made on the
ubject, by the committee. Was this,
however, to be left undisposed of, as he
ontended it must inevitably be, if so
arly day was named' There were
no Indian bills, not the least in impor-
ance, to be considered. He believed,
n fact, there never were previously so