Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-06-30
Twenty Fourth Congress:


. SENATE, MoNpAy, June 2O.-Mr.
Ba,ard, the newly elected Senator from
Delaware. appeared aud took his seat.
: Mr.. Potter moved 10 amend the bill bv
7 introducing Il provision that the Post
master General shall keep al oilrrs for
!. contracts, DC. in IA well-bound voluine,
&c. and reported to Congress and pub
lishcd.
I I i,c amendment was agreed Ia. The
bill "; $ then reported tC the Senate as
amended the amendments were concur.
/ ed IN, and the bill was ordered 10 bc ell
crossed. and read I. third time.
The message Of the President of the
7 United States, refusing the bill to fix
ibc day tor the annual meeting of Con-
grcss, DC. being the special order, was.
| Oh motion Of.
Mr.. CLAY ton, pos,pOnedtill to- Morrow,
and made the special order for that day.
, The bills from the House OH the table
were read tw ice, and referred.
| The several bills ordered 10 third
reading were read third time and
passed.
| pEfosbTE
/ HOUSE.-Mr. Lane moved sus
pension of the Rules for The purpose Of
taking up the bill from The Senate ITO re-
gulatc the dcposies Of public money :"
and tl.crcupon asked the Yeas and nays |;
which were ordered.
/ Mr.. Anthony moved to amend the mo-
ton by iils'ructing the Committee OF the
Whole Oh the state Of the Union to Sc
1 parate the two propositions embraced in
the bill, and to report the same i'll two
bills.
i 1'he question being Oh adopting the
s,ructions, It was divided, and first
taken Oh he Instructions to the Committee
to separate tho provisions of the bill So as
to report the first Twelve sections thereof
as one bill, and the remain, three sec.
tons us another bill. This question was
decided i, the negative, by ayes and nays
as follows :---aycs y6, nays 100.
The question being next On that por
ton Of The moiion making the bill th'
special Order Of the day for Tomorrow
at ~ o'clock, aud every succeeding da..
thereafter till disposed OF.
, Mr.. Nanderpool moved to amend tin
y motion striking out this day, so as To leave
the motion III its original form
The motion of Mr.. Vanderpocl wa
agreed to-yeas lib, nays I06.
1t being half past 2 2o'clock, the house
> then took recess.
y AGernoon.-Mr. Hunt, by consent
submitted the following resolution
:. Resolved, ! hat a select committee be
!. appointed, with power to send for per-
sO.:s and papers, to inquire whether any
member or members OF Congress, bead oi
heads of Department, OF any other officer
/, of the Government, have received amy
accommodation or facilities from any
!. person or persons bank Or banks in th'
g employment of Government " nea, II
!! obtaining the use of the public money
= tor the purpose of specializing in the pur.
e chase of the public lands.
y After some debate, in which the &c
solution was opposed by AIr. Albums
and supported by Mr.. Pearce, oI
X. |. it was agreed to, without count.
The Forifcation bill was read ii thir'
time and passed. The Cumberland koat
:, Bill was rejected, and the House adj.
SENATE, TUESDAY, June 2l.-Thl
+. reports from the coAbat tee OIL PENSIONS
were adopted.
The bill to change the organization OF
the Post Office Department, was read a
third time and passed.
The bill to increase the present Militia
ry establishment of the u. 5. was read a
third time and passed.
A hill for the organization ofthe Navy
was taken up for consideration. This
7" bill authorizes the appointment OF new
), grades in the service, -Admirals, Vice
= Admirals, &c. After few remarks
from Mr.. Southard in defence of the bill
and from Mr.. Buchanan against taking
: up such all important bill at this stage oi
y the session, it was laid OIL the table, by
. yeas l8. nays Is.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
!. snleration OF the Executive business
}; and afterwards, ADJ.
y HOUSE.-Mucht time was spent IN
Intellectual attempts to get up different
= bills, OF to make them the special order
/ for particular days.
PUBLIC DEPosITEs.
The House, in Committee of the whole
took up the Bill from thu Senate, to regu.
= late tho deposites Of the public money.
The Bill was read by sections, and
I, several amendments were offered, dis.
cussed, and rejected.
!. Mr., Anthony moved to substitute the
following for the lath Secticn; Sec. IL.
Aud be it further enacted, That the money
which shall be in the Treasury Of the
United States, OIL the first day Of January
1887, rcscrving tho sum Of five millions