Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-26

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eminent for redress Of grievances. Isa
refusal to receive these slanderous petitions
o passage Of a law for the purpose forbidden
in the Constitution? Is there any man of
sense, who has for a moment reflected on
the subject, who can have the assurance to
say so? How, then, can the refusal to re.
ceive be construed into violation OF the
Constitution
Monday, Jan. 1l.-Mr. Buchanan pre-.
sented memorial from the Cain Quarterly
Meeting of Friends for aboGshing slavery
in the District of Columbia, and said that
after the petition should be read he would
move that the prayer thereof be rejected.
Mr.. Calhoun demanded the question on re-.
cciving tho petition. Mr.. Clay objected to
these petitions monopolizing the time Of the
Senate, when there was other important bn.
siness to come before it, and as debate
was likely to take place on The question OF
receiving the memorial, he moved to lay the
subject on the table. -yMr. Calhoun having
assented, the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Black presented a memorial from
suadrysetiless Dntbe Choctaw Reservation,
praying Congress TO prevent and punisl,sa.
riious frauds alleged to have been committed
on the public domain, &c. Z,
Referred to the committee ou Private
Land claims.
Mr.. Webster from the committee on Fl.
nance to whom had been referred the bill
making appropriations to defray the expense
Of repressing the Seminole hostIiies, DC. |;
reported the same with an amendment, viz !:
inserting $4,000 instead OF $s9,000. !,
The amendment was concurred in, and
the bill ordered to third reading.
= Mr.. Webster fromsthe same committee,
reported the bill for the relief of the suffer.
ers by the late fire in New York, which was
read twice.
} Mr.. Clay introduced the resolutions pub.
lished in the last weeks Gazette, calling up.
on the President for information on the sub.
ject Of our French relations, which lie on
the table one day.
Mr.. Benton submitted the following.
..Resobed, That the surplus money of the
United States, and the dividends of stock
receivable from the Bank Of the United
States, ought to be set apart and applied to
the general. defence of the country.
Resolced, That the President be reqnest-
ed to cause the Senate to be informed,
lst. The probable amount that would be
necessary for terrifying the Lake, Maritime,
and Gulf frontier Of the United States, and
such points of the land frontier as may re-
quire permanent fertilization.
Cd. The probable amount that would be
necessary to construct an adequate number
of armories and arsenals in the United
States, and to supply the States with field
artillery, esbecinify brass field pieces for
their militia, and with side arms and pistols
for their cavalry.
3. The probable amount that would be
necessary to supply the US. with the ord.
nance, arms and munitions of war, which
a proper regard for selfdefence would re.
quire to be always in hand, and
q. The probable amount that would bA'
necessary to place the naval defences Of the
y. 8. fincluding the increase of the navy,
navy yards, dock yards, and steam or float.
inQ baftesies,) upon the footing Of. straDSth
and respectablIty, which is due to the secu.
rsy and welfare Of the Union. ies over
one day. =
Mr.. Tonlinson introduced o bill to extend
The time for issuing military land warrants:
read twice &c.
Mr.. Black submitted resolution calling
for information as to the instructions given
to the agent of the location of the Choctaw
claims. and the registers and receivers Of
public monies Of the different land Offices
in Mississippi in relation to the location of
the reservations and claims Of the Choctaw
Indians, and for the particulars Of those
claims &c: Agreed to. -
Mr.. Southland submitted the following:
Resolred, That the Secretary at War be
directed to communicate to the Senate the
report of the engineers on the subject Of
the bar Of Pensacola bay, with
he opinion Of the Department as to its utiG-.
y and practicabilty. Also,
rResolued, That the committee on naval
1ffairs be instructed to inquire into the expe-
liency Of deepening the same so as to ad.
nit Of vessels of war of the largest class;
md further to inquire into the expediency Of
constructing dry dock or marine rail way.
or the repair Of vessels of war at the navy
yard at Pensacola.
Mr.. Niles submitted the following:
Resolued, That the eemmittee on the Jn-
liciary be instructed to inquire whether The
navigation and conveyance among the sey.
eral Statas, or any Of them, are subject to
,xactions or duties imposed by state legis.
alton, within the nayigable rivers, bays, CT
ide-waters of any State; Agreed to.
The bill to limit the term Of Office, &c,
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