The Arkansas advocate., 1836-06-24


 Wright,--3l. NAYS--Messrs. Calhoun, Crttenden, Ewing of Ohio, King of Georgia, Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Preston, Whte-9. So the biii was passed.
 An act in relation to the admission of Arkansas into the Union was read third time, and passed.
 The joint resolution of the Senate, authorizing the President to issue ratons to those citizens who have been driven by tine Indians from their homes in Ala bama, having been returned from the House with an amendment by adding the words. "or Georgia" MT. Ewing, of Ohio moved 10 amend the resolution by inserting after the word "homes,' the words "provid- ed their homes not in the Indian lines unceded 10 the United States." The motion to amend not agreed to- The resolution and amendment were then laid on the table, motion of MT. King of Georgia yeas Is, nays l5.--Louisritc Journal.
 CoNeREss.--In the Senate on Saturday the ash ult., bill 10 provide for the increase of the medical staff was read third time and passed.
 Mir. Benton from the Select Committee on the sub- ject reported bill in relation to the admission of Mchigan which read, and ordered to d second reading.
 A communication was received and laid before the Senate, from the Hon. Isaac Hill, Governor elect of New Hampshire, in which he rendered the resignation of his seat in the Senate.
 The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill to regulate the public deposites. Mr. Calhoun spoke at length in support of his views. Mr. Buchanan followed in few remarks, and the Senate adjourned.
 In the House of Representatives, on the evening of Friday the 27h, the bill for the reorganization of the Post office Department was under consideration. Mir. Lawrence proposed, that amendment, which had been offered Tn Committee of the Whole should be so amended as to fix the rates of postage as follows "Oyer 90 miles and not exceeding 15O ten cents over l50 miles and not exceeding 400, fifteen cents over 400 miles and not exceeding 500, twenty cents; over 800 miles twenty-five cens." Adopted-yeas 90, nays 65 The question then recurred on agreeing to the amendment as amended. Mr. Mann of New York expressed hope that the amendment, with those rates of postage would be rejected the rates would be insufficient to sustain the P. o. Department. The bill was finally made the special order of the day for Monday the 30th.
 The Speaker presented communication from the Postmaster General, transmitting statement of the nett proceeds of the Department for the year 1885, which laid the table, and 5000 extra copies ordered 10 be printed
 In the House of Representatives, Saturday, the 2Sth, MT. Howard from the Committee Foreign Relations reported the following resolutions Resolped, That the House will on Saturday next at II o'clock, proceed 10 the consideration of bill No. 6ll entitled bill anticipating the payment of the ndemnities crnng to citizens Of the United States under the venton with France of the 4th July 1S3 and that of the Two Scles of Oct IA, 1882, and that shall take precedence at such hour of all the other business of the House. Laid on the table.
 Mr. Owens moved to suspend the Rules, for the purpose of taking up the resolution making the bill to regulate the deposies of the public money in certain local banks the special order of the day for certain day. Rejected.
 Mr. Bell moved to suspend the Rules for the pur- pose of enabling him to report the Indian Appropra- lion bill, from the Committee on Indian Affairs The motion agreed to.
 MT. Bell, from the Committee on Indian Affairs to which were referred the amendments of the Senate to the bill making appropriations for the expenses of the Indian Department for the year 1886, reported the same with amendments and the bill and amendments were committed to the committee of the Whole on the state of the Unon.--Id.
 treaty has just been made and ratified between the United States and the Cherokees. Ii is too long for publication in columns. It provides, that the Cherokees shall remove to their new homes within two years, and that the U. States shall in the mean time defend them in the full enjoyment of their possessions. The National Intelgencer of the 30th ult. says: 'This treaty, Is well to state, strongly oppos ed in the Senate and IS understood to have been rat fled by barely sufficient number of votes the votes of two-thirds of the members Of the Senate present being required to ratfy treaty. The vote upon this treaty is understood to have been 3l to l6."-Ib.
 The Editor of the Philadelphia Gazette says, that General Sccs late expedition against the Indians minds him of the following martial song written few years ago upon the Dutch and the Belgans.
 Lift triumphant banners high,
 And give our bugles breath
 Onward-and be the battle cry
 For Liberty-or Death!
 But what is wonder dusky cloud! What is yon bold array! It is the Dutch! Oh, what crowd
 Good Lord--LETs RUN AWAY.
 The New York Sun says, that King William of England has written private letter to President Jack son. inviting him to come over and spend few weeks at Windsor Castle.-Ib
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 An attempt has been made to indict six seven of the ringcaders engaged in the late burning of MIn- tosh at St. Louis. The effort, however, has failed The Grand Jury has decided, that the murder the