Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-12
Abstract Of the Proceedings of the
Twenty.FOurth Congress. First Ses-
sion. .
SENATE.
SURPLUS REVENUE.

Mr.. Calhoun gave notice, that ne would,
tomorrow, introduce joint resolution,
"Proposing an amendment to the Constltu-
ton Of the United States, providing fora
distribution of. the surplus revenue among
the several States and Territories until l643.
IThe resolution in substance states, when
ratified by three.fourths of the several Leg
islaturcs to be valid as an amendment; that
after deducting--------- - from the
funds in the Treasury, the money remaining
shall be annually distributed among thcysev-
eral States and Territories, including the
District of Columbia, by shares equalto the
number of Senators and Representatives in
Congress for the time being, with the addi-
ton of two to each Territory, and two for
the District Of Columbia.
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE.
Mr.. C. also gave notice that he would in
treduce bill to repeal the first and second
SECTIONS or an - Actto limit the term Of of.
fee of certain officers therein named, and
for other purposes"
The bill provides that, for the time being,
the President is to furnish q list Of officers
the first week in January, pnd that in ,aH
nomination. made by the President to the
Senate to fill vacancies, occasioned by the
exercise of the Presidents power to remove
&C.; the fact of the removal, shall be stat.
ed to. the Senate, at the same time, the nom.
ination is made, with'a statement Of the rea-
sons for which such officer may have been
removed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Dec. 31-
+. Mr.. Hendricks presented the memorial of
the General Assembly of the State of In
diana, on the subject of hospitals within the
State forthe relief of sick and disabled per.
sons, employed in navigating the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers.
The bill authorizing the settlement Of a
boundary line between the United States
Territory, and the State of Missouri, was
read third time and passed.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Hendricks;
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Pub.
ic Lands be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of making a grant Of lands to one
or more colleges in each Of the new States
for educating the poor upon the manual Ia
Dor system, and that the documents Eere.
with accompanying be referred to the same
committee.
Mr.. Wardwell moved to suspend the rule,
in order to enable him to offer resolution
prohibiting,in future, the use Of the Hall Of
Representatives on the Sabbath as aplace
of public worship, and the motion was re-
jected.
January 4.
Mr.. Manning, Of South Carolina, ap-
peared, was qualified, and took his seat.
Petitions and Memorials were presented
bv Messrs. Evans and Smith, of Maine ;
Weeks and Cushn1an of N. H. and Briggs
of Mass.
Mr.. J. @. Adams presented memorial
from sundry inhabitants of the State Of
Massachusetts, praying the abolition Of Sla-
very and the Slave trade in the District OF
Columbia, and remarked that, in conformity
to the course heretofore adopted, he should
move that the petition, without reading, be
laid on the table. Mr.. A. was here inter-
ruptcd by =
Mr.. Patton, who asked whether the Peti-
ton had been received.
The Chair replied in the negative.
!. Mr.. Glasscock moved that the petition be
not received.
The Chair stated that upon looking into
the authorities, he had formed the opinion
that the first question ODE decided upenthe
motion of a member was, whether the petl-
ton be received or not. -.
Mfr. Glasscock felt it his duty, he said,
notwithstanding, the great discussion which
had taken place on the subject, again to
bring before the House, for it's decision, tie
question of the reception Of these petitions.
He contended that, according to Mr.. Jsffer.
sons authority, which he cited, the motion
was aproper one, and did not conflict with
ths right of petition and, moreover, that it