Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-03-31
Congress-.

the General Assembly OF Virginia, in
Istructing their Senators to vote for ex-
punging from the journal of the Senate,
certain resolutions censuring the conduct
of the President, in removing the Public
Deposites from the Dailk oil the u. s.
Laid ON the table.
| MIR. Southland from the committee on
Naval Affairs, reported a bill aulhorising
The Secretary of the Navy to fit out a
sloop of war for an exploring expedition
to the South Seas, which was read.
Mr.. Buchanan presented certain reso.
lutions ofthe Legislature of Pennsylvania
instructing their Senators to vote for the
bill providing for the distribution CT the
sales of Public Lands among the States,
in proportion TO the number of the repre-
sentatives ofeach in the House of Repre-
sentatives also, instructing them to vote
for judicious and liberal appropriations
for fori6cations for the permanent de-
fence OF the country.
Erpnngiag Resolutions.
These Resolutions were again taken
up, and Mr.. Benton spoke at great length
in support of them.
After which, the Senate went into the
consideration of Executive business, and
then adjourned.
HOUSE. - The memorial presented
by Mr.. Howard, from the Baltimore
Trades Union, praying Congress to
enact a law to limit the hours of labOur,
by th5so employed Oh the public works,
to ten hours "A day, coming up as he un-
flushed business
A long debate ensued,as to the proprie-
ty of referring the memorial 10 select
committce.
Mr.. lamcr said, the question was one
that ought not to be entertained by Con-
gress they might as well attempt to
prescribe the kind of clothes men should
wear, and the suppers they should eat /;
he was for letting every man make his
own contracts, and moved to lay the
memorial OH the table to get rid of it.
The motion prevai!ed-Aycs lO2.
The Public Lands.
II The resolutions adopted by the Legis
laturc Of Kentucky, praying Congress t'
enact law to distribute the proceeds o.
| the public lands among the several States
| was debated until the expiration Of tn
hour.
The House rcscindcd the special orec
for this day, in order to receive petitions
Resolutions and reports from standiD:
committees. A large number of which
were accordingly presented and refer
red, &c.
Mr.. Cambrcleng, from the Committed
of Ways and Means, reported bill to re
gulate the dcpos:tes of the money OF th'
| United States in certain local banks.
Also bill authorising the Secretary O
the Treasury to adjust the claim of TN
Bank of,hc United States in relation t
their claim for damage on account OF tn
protested bill of Exchange, drawn Oh In
French Government, DC.
/ Also, a bill to explain and amend In
act for the relief of the sufferers. by tn
recent fire in Ncw.York which bill
were severally read twice and committed
| The U. s. Bank.
| Mr.. Cambreleng by direction of tn
committee OF ways and means moved tina
the committee of the whole on the stat
lof the Union should be discharged fror
the consideration of,he bill repeating tn
18th section ofthe act incorporating tn
Bank of the United States, which autho
rizes the notes of the bank To be receive
in payment of debts due to the Unite
States.
i Mr.. J. q. Adams wished to know th
reason for which this motion was sui
mitted
Mr.. Cambreleng, said it was in orde
to avoid misconstruction similar
what had taken place when the charte
of the old Bank OF the United States ha
expired in 1911, and by which the pre-
vision, making their notes legal tende
was considered unrcpealed and was so d.
cided in the United States Court, at RicI
mond ia lsl2-allhough n the Charter
the Bank had expired. He disclaimt
all hostility to the present Bank, but
was impellcd BY sense of duty prevc
their notes from being received, as thu
had been under the former charter as
legal tender for government debts.
/, Mr.. J. q. Adams rejoincd that Il
Y reasons stated by the hon. member fro
New.York, satisfied him that the Cor
mittec of tho whole ought not to be d'
!, charged from the consideration Of the bi
J. The objcct was avowed to he to repe
4 a provision in the law /; whatever rcaso
d there might be for repeating the la
there was none, that il should be TAX
from place wherein it could have II
and free dclberation and debate. Eve
n ono knew il il was taken from theme
and brought into the House, that WIN
there il would be subject to the machine
and screws Of the previous question, a