The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-12-13
23d Congress.
IN SENATE.
THURsDAY, December Q 1884.
SECOND aEssION.


to be printed for tho use Of the Senate
The Resolution submitted yesterday.
by mr.. Knight, relative TO supplying the
Senators with the usual number Of news
papers, was taken up. "
Mr. King, Of Georgia, said, that inoui-
ry he found that resolutions, such as the
one before the Senate, had been passed
by both Houses Of Congress for a num-
ber of years past, without any interrupt
tiOn to thin constant practice.
.Mr X. then moved to lay the resolu-
lion on the table but the motion was
negatived.
: The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr.. Poindextcr submitted the following
resolution, which was considered and u
dopted
Resolved, That the 34th iuIe of the
Senate, so far as respects the Committee
on Public Lands, be suspended and that
the present committee be continued, with
all the powers vested in them, and subject
to ell the duties enjoined on them by the
several resolutions Of the Senate at the
last session, relative to frauds in the sale
ofpublic lands.
! On motion Of mr.. Poindexter,
The Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE, Henry +. James, elect
ed a representative from the state of Yer
mont, TO supply the vacancy occasioned
by the death OF the Hon. +. Deming, ap-
pcared and was qualified.
After the reading of the message, il
was ordered, on motion Of mr. Connor,
that 1t be committed TO the Committee Of
The Whole House on the State of the Tn
ion, and that ten thousand copies Of the
message, and the documents accompany
ing it,be printed for the use ofthe House.
On motion the House adjourned
In SENATE, Wednesday, Dec. 3.-Mr.
Brown Of n. Carolina, and mr.. Sprague,
of Maine, attended to-day and took their
seats.
The Chair communicated the annual
report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Oh the Finances 1; which, without reading,
was, with the accompanying documents,
ordered to be printed.
The Chair also communicated report
from the Treasurer of the United States.
containing an account Of government for
the past year. Also, two reports from
the Register and Receiver Of the Land
Office at ST. Stephens, Alabama. prcpar-
ed in obedience to resolution Of the SEN
ate.
Mr. PoindeXter submitted the following
resolution
Resolved, That the Commissioner of
the General Land Office be directed TO
communicate to the Senate n list Of the
purchasers Of the Public Land, at the
Land Office in Columbus and Cocshuma,
in the State oi mississippi, specifying the
name of each original purchaser, and Of
the assignees to whom the certificate Of
purchase may have been endorsed the
quantity of Land purchased by each, and
the price per acre for each tract respec-
lively, between the lst dav of October,
1888, and the lst day of January, 1884.
Resolved, I'ha. the said Commissioner
be directed TO report to the Senate the ag-
gregate number of acres of the Public
Land offered at public Sale, by procla-
nation of the President of the u States,
at each of the Land Offices in the State
Of Mississippi, from the lst day of Janua-
ry, 1888, up to the present time.
These Resolutions lie on the table,
Mr. Ewing gave notice that he would
tomorrow ask leave to bring in bill to
settle and establish The Northern 3oun-
dary Line OF the State of Oslo.
Mr. Moore guve notice that he would,
on Monday, ask leave to bring in the fol-
lowing bills, viz bill authorizing the
REIMBURSEMENT Of the sixteenth section
grar,cd for the use of schools, and the To-
cation Of other lands in lieu thereof a
bill for the relief of Elijah Simmons
bill for the relief of Eli Robinson a bill
for the relief Of Eli Samuel Smith, Linn
McGhee, and Lemoice, Creek Indians /;
and bill for the relief of Susan MARROW.
On motion Of MIR Grundy,
Ordered, That so much Of the Presi-
dents Message as relates 10 the Post Of
flee Department, BE referred 10 the Com
mitteo on Post Oiiro and Post Roads.
On motion of mr. White, the Senate
adjourned.
In HorsE-Thc following members ap-
peared.
Messrs. AlleE, of Vermont, Fulton,
Blair, of Tenness, Hannsg,n, Cholson,
Graham, Stewart, Crane, Corun, Crock
EFT.
In Senate, Monday, Dec. O.
| The Vice President laid before the
Senate communication from the Secrr-
tary of the Treasury, in relation To tho
construction of the bridgeover the Poto-
mac at the city of Washington
Also, a report ofthe Secretary Of the
Treasury relative 10 the Reorganization
Of the 1}easury Department.
Mr. Webster gave notice on Tomorrow
he would ask leave TO Introduce a bill to
Iprovide compcnsutiou to American cjti-