The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-06-24
SYNOPSIS
OF
Congressional Proceedings.
Eridap, June 3. 1896.

/ Mr.. Wright Chairman of the Select Committee
Of Nine TO whom were referred the Bill TO regu.
late the DeposItes of the Public Money, reported
a substitute for that Bill. Ordered to be printed.
/ HOUSE.-The BIllto extend the Western boun-
Diary OF Mississippi was read third time, aud
passed.
message was received from the President, on
the subject of the damage sustained by the Po,o-
mac Bridge, from the late rains and a resolution
appropriatlng the requisite outNcf the Treasu-
/ ry for its repair, introduced by Mr.. w. b. Shep-
pard, Of this State, from the Committee on the Dis.
trlct of Columbia, was passed
The House resumed, in Committee ofthe Whole,
the Bill making appropriations for the current ex.
penses OF the Indian Department, for Indian an
nuitles, &c. for the year 1886; which was carried
through Committee of the Whole, and reported to
the House.
Saturday, June 4.
/ SENATE-The Bill from the House, appro.
prloling funds TO repair the Potomac Bridge, was
considered and passed.
/ The Bill 10 extend the Charters ofcertain Banks
in the District Of Columbia, was considered and
passcd-Yeas &c, Nays IA.
+ HOUSE-The House refused 10 take up the re.
solution fixing the day of adjournment of The pre-
cent session Of Congress, by vote Ct lO4 to u.
Monday, June 6.
4 SENATE.-A resolution offered some days ago,
by Mr. Preston, 10 provide for the purchase OF four
Historical Paintings 10 fill the vacant inches in
The Rotunto, was agreed TO.
The Bill to extend the time fot receiving the
proof Of certain presumption claims OF settlers on
public lands, under the Act OF June 1884, was con-
sidered and passed.
/ HOT SE.-Mr Lawrence, (of Mass presented
four circumstances, signed BY l52 males and 2cG
females, of Boston against the admission Of the
/ Territory Of Arkansas into the onion as Slave
holding State. The " dear creatures" Of Boston
are unwilling to see s!arsry extend among any class
but their own, We wish them the bonds speedily
A petition Of the same character was received
from the New York State Abolition Society. Mr..
Slade presented Ten others Of the same character
from persons of boih sexes, in Vermont. New
Hampshire, Connecticut, and Pennsy l'ania. Mr..
HazeItlne presented a similar petition, signed by
flro thousand inhabitants Of Neie i0,k CAY!
The lndan Department and Annuity Bill was
considered in the House, and finally passed.
A Bill for the payment OF Nessrs. Moore and
Lctcher, in tie case Of the contested seat IN the
last session Of Congress was considered aud passed
Tuesday, June :.
SENATE.-Nuthng Of the eas. importance in
the proceedings Of The Senate this day.
HOUSE Land BH.-The bin from the Sen
ate providing for tie Distribution amongst the Sc
yera States, for a limited time, OF the Proceeds OF
tie Sale OF the Public Lands, aud the motions
vending on the reference OF tie same were Ia
ken up.
The question wa. first taken on the motion Of
Mr. Williams Of kentucky, 10 commit the bill Ia
the Committee of the Whole Oh the State Of the
Union; when there appeared yeas -, nays 90.
The Speaker said that, under the ninth rule Of
The House, he was entitled to vote in tbs case
aud he accordingly voted in the affirmative. &c
the motion was lost
Tue question being next on the motion Of MI
Carr, to refer the Bl, to the Committee on Public
iauds-thc question vas debated until the eSplra.
,ian OF the hour allotted to such business without
taking the vote.
Tho Bal making appropriations for certain For
uicatlons for the year 1886 was then taken up
and discussed until the Adjournment
wednesday, June :.
SENATE.-Mr. Gsuudy, from the Committee
on the Post Office aud Post Roads, reported nc
Bill from the House, 10 reorgauIze the Post Once
r Department, ~ j,h amendments.
The House Bill for tAe est bItshment o. an At
senai in \. Carolina, was passed.
Mecpdidry PuJ'icoaoas-On motion of Mr.
Calhoun, the Senate then proceeded to consider
the Btt to prohibit deputy postmasters IRON re
E ce,vng aud transmitting certain papers described
ltcTrm, in the States in which they are or may be
prohibited 10y law. $50,
, The question being on the passage Of the BIZ,
A discussion took place, in which Messrs' Web
slcr, Buchanan, Davis, Grundy, Clay. Calhoun
Walker, Cuihburt, Morris, and Ewing, OF OHIO
engaged,
, The question was then taken by yeas and nay
on the passage of the Bill and decided as toto" .
, YEAS-NCsSrs. Black, Brown, Buchanan, Cal
! houn, Cu,hhert, GrundY hing OF Ala, kng o
Geo, Mancum, Moore, Nicholas, Porter Preston
Rivcs, Robinson, TaIlmadge, Walker, White
: Wright--l9,
NAYS-Mcssrs. Benton, Clay, Critendcn, Da
, Wis, Ewing Of Illinois, Ewing OF Ohio, Godsoo
roueh, Hendricks, Hubbard, Kent knight, Ltigh
Mexican, Morris, Naudaln, Niles, PrentsS, Rug
giles, shcpley, Southland, Swift Upton, IomIln
sen, Wall, Webster-2j.
So the Bill was rejected.
by mistake, we stated, in our last paper, tha
. this Bill had passed the Senate we were led IN
to the error by installing the vote on the quesiio
of its third reading, for the vote on Its hnal pas
Z sage.-Ed. Jomn4Ll
+ UOUSE.-Ahcr the transaction of seine pr
vate business, the House took up, In Committee {
- the Whole-Mr. Speight in the Chair-the Bl
c 10 establish the Northern boundary of Ohio, an
o the Bill TO admit Michigan and Arkansas into tn
o Union which we're debated until the adjournment
!. 1Hwsday, Jone o.
Michigan School Lands ac.-O
motion of Mr.. Wright, the Bill supplementary
the Bill 10 establish the Northern boundary OF Oh
u and for the admission of hllehigan into the Union
y with the amendment thereto proposed by him, wa
n taken up and considered.
= Mr.. Ewing explained the provisions Of the hi
v, f,nd of the amendment,) which was to make u
nsual reservations in behalf of Michigan, of scho
i. 81 ..n mi lnf .hn nd nrncpCNS