Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-04-10
u. 9. TwENTY.THIRD CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION
IN SENATE, Monday, March 3Ia.

Several memorials praying for restora-
ton Of the depostes, were presented.
The resolution offered by MIR. Clay,
a few davs since, was taken up md 30
modified by him as to read as follows:
Resoired, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to report to the Sc
nate what amount Of public money is now
on deposite in the Union Bank Of Mary
land, when or on what account it was
deposited, and also whether any Treas
ury drafts, contingent or other, have
been, during the month Of March, 1884,
furnished to the said bank, or at any
time heretofore, to the Bank Of Mary
land, for any and what purpose. And
that he likewise report what amount Of
stock in the capital Of said Union Bank
was held by X. b. Taney, Esq. when
the said Bank was selected as one of the
banks to receive in deposite the public
money, and what amount Of said stock
he now holds.
The resolution so modified was agreed
In the HOUSE, Monday, March 31a
This being petition day, numerous me
MORALS, setting forth the great distress
which prevails in the several sections Of
the country from which they were for
warded, and praying for a restoration Of
the deposites, and the re-charer Of the
United States Bank, were presented.
Mr.. Baylies presented a memorial of
2429 inhabitants of Bristol, with the ex-
ception Of four towns, which had already
memor,alized Congress) praying for the
restoration Of the deposltes.
BY Mr.. BuIges-a memorial from cit
izens Of Patterson, in New-Jersey, sign.
ed by $50, out Of 700 voters of that
town, praying for a restoration Of the de-
posites.
Mr.. Burgess entered with great ami
nation into a CONNIE ntsry on the prayer
ed by the petitioners, and their view Of
the only mode of relief. A letter addres.
sed by the memorialists to Mr.. B. was
read.
Also by Mr.. Burgess, a memorial from
villages in Smithield and Cumbe rand,
in the county of Providence, praying for
q similar relief.
Mr.. Pearce presented a letter from
certain citizens of Rhode-Island, in .ef-
erence to the above memorial.
The resid ue Of the day was occupied
by a succession of speeches, and replies
and rejoinders, between these gentle
men, in part Of quite personal charac-
ter, and having almost exclusive refer
ence to party contests IN that State. In
the course Of this rencontre, Mr.. Burgess
pronounced the paper presented by his
colleague to be forgery.)
Mr.. Burgess also presented memori-
al from Newport, praying for the resto-
ration Of the deposites, on which he made
some remarks.
In SENATE, Tuesday, April Ia.-i
On motion Of Mr. Freling huysen, the
Senate took up the bill making appropr-
ntion for repair and completion of the
Cumberla Road through the States Of
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. After de-
bate, the question on ordering TO be en-
crossed, and read third time, recurring,
il was decided as follows:-Yea 90
Nays 90.
In the HOUSE, after several petitions
were presented, the debate on the De-
posite Question was continued until the
hour Of adjournment.
The principal part of Wednesday, was
taken up with the funeral obsequies of
the Hon. James Blair, late member of
the House OF Representatives from South
Carolina. No business Of importance,
was done in either House.
IN SENATE, Thursday, april 3D.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent, covering a commune alton from the
Governor Of New-Jersey, on the subject
Of the arrangement entered into between
him and the Governor Of New Y ork, re-
latve to the boundary line between the
two States. On motion Of Mr.. Freling-
huysen. it was laid on the table, and or
dered to be printed.
A memorial was presented, from Yer
N mt, on the subject of the Government Mt
Deposites.
A communication was presented by
the chair, from the Secretary Of the
Treasury, made in consequence of the
demand Of MIR. Clay, some time since,
for information relative to the amount Of
depositcs in the Union Bank, Baltimore,
&c.-laid on the table.
In the HOUSE. Little was done in the
House, but the presentation Of memo
rials and petitions from different parts Of
the country, mostly on the subject Of the
deposites.
The Report ofthe Committee Of ways
and means on the same subject, was cal
led up, but, before coming to any deci-
sion, the House adjourned. Mr.. Me-
Dufie, who was speaking at the time,
had the floor Tor Friday.