Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-06-21
CONGR E S S.
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
Count R0uinurlin'S LibrdrN.

Count BoutourHn'S Library.
June 4.-Mr. Clay moved 4 reconside-
ration ofthe vote by which the JOINT resolu-
ton for the purchase Of the library ofCount
Boutourlin was rejected, and the motion be-
inr agreed to the resolution was laid on the
table.
Tuesday, June IA joint resolution, au-
thorizing contract for four historical pic
lures, to fill the vacant inches in the Rotundo,
was read third time, passed, and sent to
the House of Representatives for concur
renee.
IVeducsdau, June s.-One ofthe amend
nlcnts of the House was an increase OF the
appropriation for the removal oithe Creeks
so as to embrace the whole of them, being
about 21,OOO, at $50 4 head. The first
estimate was for 10000, at lower rate.
1t was asked of the chairman OF the COM
mittce if it was possible to effect this ope-
ration of removing the Greeks during the
present year, and the reply was, that ifthey
could be got into the humor, their removal
might be effected before the next meeting Of
Congress.
While this amendment was pending, on
motion Of Mr.. Calhoun, the further consld-
Grafton of the subject was arrested, by mo-
ton made by MIR. Calhoun 10 lay the whole
matter on the table; which was agreed to.
Mccndiary Publications.
On motion of Mr.. Calhoun, the Senate
then proceeded to consider the bill to pro-
hibit deputy postmastcrs from receiving and
transmitting certain papers described therein
in the States in which they are, or may be,
prohibited by law.
The question being on the passage Of The
bill,-its third and last reading,
A discussion took place, in which Mr..
Webster, Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Davis, Mr..
Grundy, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. Walk
er, Mr.. Cuthbcrt, NJ. Morris, and Mr..
Ewing, Of Ohio, engaged.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays OH the passage of the hill, and dccl-
ded as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Black, Brown, Buchan-
an, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Grundy, King, of
Alabama, King ofGco., Mangum, Moore,
Nicholas, Porter, Preston, Rives, Robinson,
Tallmagc, Walker, White, Wright--l9.
Nays.-Mcssrs. Benton, Clay, Crittenden,
Davis, Ewing of Illinois, Ewing of Ohio,
Goldsborough, Hendricks, Hubbard, Kent,
Knight, Leigh, Mexican, Morris, Naudain,
Niles, Prentiss, Ruggles, Shepley, South.
ard, Swift, Upton, Tomilson, Wall, Web
ster-25.
So the bill was rejected.
PUBLIC DEPosIrEs.
Monday, Juue 9.-The bill to regulate the
public deposites being taken up, Mr.. Wright
spoke on the Bill, and expressed his design
to offer an amendment providing that the
Deposite Banks shall render all those servi-
ccs to the United States which were rem.
dered by the late Bank of the United States,
which amendment was offered by him and
adopted.
The Senate adjourned without taking a
question on the Bill.
Veto Message.
Fridau, June lO.-A Message was rcceiv-
ed from the President ofthe United States,
returning the Bill, passed by both Houses OF
Congress, fixing the meetings Of Congress
in the beginning Of November, and the
close of the long session in the middle OF
May.
1'he Bill was accompanied with the reto Of
the President upon it, which was read, and
| assigned as an objection to the bill that Con-
gross have not the constitutional power to
pass law fixing on the termination of its
long session.
Monday, June l3.
Mr.. John Page, elected by the Legis-
ture of New Hampshire to succeed MIR.
Hill in the Senate appeared and took his
seat.
Mr.. Niles presented joint resolutions
of the Legislature ofconnecticut recon-
NEEDING the recognition of Texian lnde'
pendcnce.