Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-12-29

| MI. hives spoke bgainst any "duto"
violation Of the compromise or any in
fringement, if a reduction Of revenue
could be effected by other means.
| Mr.. Walker wished to refer the bill to
the Committee on Finance, and Mr..
Calhoun moved for special Committee,
and asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered. The question was then
taken on Mr. Walkers motion, and de-
cided as follows:
Yeas Brown, Buchanan, Ewing, (ll-
linois, Fulton, Grundy, Hendricks, Hub
bard, King, (Ala.) King, (Geo.) Linn,
\ Mexican, Niles, Page, Parker, Rives,
Robinson, Ruggles, Sewer, Strange,
Tallmadge, Walker, Wall-22.
! Nays-Bayard, Benton, Black, Cal
houn, Clay, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing,
(Ohio) Kent, Knight, Moore, Morris,
Nicholas, Prentiss, Robbins, Southard,
Swift, Upton, Tomlinson, Webster, White,
Wright-22.
The Vice President then gave his
vote in the affirmative.
SPECIAL ORDER.
| The Senate then proceeded to consid-
or the special order.
MIR. Webster addressed the Senate
generally on the subject of the resolution.
Before he had concluded, he gave way
TO motion to adjourn. BY unanimous
consent, the motion was suspended,
while
Mr.. Wright offered the following,
! whi ch lies over one day:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be ested to transmit to the
Senate, at the earliest convenient day,
an abstract OF the returns Of the State
Banks on file in his Office, showing
Ist. The amount Of discounts.
Cd. The amount Of public deposites.
Sd. The amount Ofspecie.
9TH. The amount Of bills or notes in
circulation of each of those banks, max
ing returns to the Department, as shown
by ench return received, from the lst
day of July last to the present time.
MIR. Benton laid the following on the
table, in the way Of notice: Motion, to
be made hereafter, to invest the Com.
mittee to which the resolution (of Mr..
EWING shall be sent. with authority to
inquire into the effect and operation Of
the Treasury order Of July llth, upon
the business Of the country and the bank
ing institutions of the States, land into the
conduct Of the banks in relation to that
order, and into their attempts (if any to
withdraw specie from circulation, and to
embarrass the exchanges and business
Of the country. The committee to SUN.
mon witnesses before them, if any such
are at hand, and to conduct their inqu-
ries at distance by in'errogatories. /
The Senate then adjourned, Mr.. Web
ster still having the floor on Mr.. Ewing's
resolution. |,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House, petitions from sundry
citizens Of X Kentucky, praying the appro-
priation by Congress, of funds in aid Of
the American Colonization Society; was
referred to the Committee ON Foreign
Relations.
Mr.. Bell, from the Committee on In
dian affairs reported bill to regulate in
certain cases, the distribution Of the pro-
ceeds of the land ceded by them to the
[ United States, which, after some expla-
nations from Mr. Bell was carried through
Is various stages, ard ordered to third
'eading.
Mr.. Cambreleng, from the Committee
IN Ways and Means, reported the follow
ng appropriation bills: II
"A bill making appropriations for the
of Indian hostilities. Ii
A bill making appropriations for the
pay ment Of revolutionary and other pen
'ioners Of the U. States for the year 49,
81.
A bill making appropriations for the
Naval Service Of the United States for I
he year 1887. II
A bill making appropriations for GER
ain Fortifcatons Of thesU. States for
he year 1887.
A bill making appropriations for the
support Of the army for the year 1897.
A bill making appropriations for the
current expenses Of the Indian Depart
nent, ,and for carrying into effect certain !
indian Treaties, for the year 1887. All i
# which were read twice and committed. /
MILITARY AcADEMY--The House ,
ook up the motion of Mr.. Pearce Of r. {
!. to reconsider the vote by which was i
aid on the table the resolution authoriz
ng the Select Committee on the Militia ,
y Academy, by themselves or sub
to visit that institution in pur- q
uance Of the investigation of its con- :
.erns. I
A motion to reconsider the bill was a I
reed to. Yeas, SO, nays II. .
Mr.. WIsE's sREsoLUTioN. house
esumed the conside ration Of the resou- 6