The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1836-01-16
Twenty-FOurth Congress.

In the Senate on Tuesday document
containing a report from the Secretary of
State, fthe number of Clerks and amount
of salaries Of each was presented as al
SO the official Navy Register. A memo
rial for the abolition Of Slavery in the d.
e. came in from Ohio, and without diyi-
sion was laid OF the table. MIR Leigh
presented report Of the Committee of
OF the Judiciary in relation to the Smith
son Legacy, accompanied by resolutions
which passed to second reading. MIR
Benton offered resolution respecting
the Banks in the District Of Columbia.
which was 10 be considered on Wedues.
day.
Mr. Calhoun offered the following res
olution, which was considered and agreed
to:
Resolved, That tho Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to report to the Sc
nate before the Sd Monday OF the present
instant, the amount of the revenue from
all sources during the year ending 3Ist
December last, as far as returns have been
received, with an estimate of the amount
TO be received.
Mr. Ewing offered the following reso-
luton, which was considered and agreed
to-:
Resolved, that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to inform the Sen
ate what hos been the whole cost attend
ing the purchase and management of the
Public Lands, up to the first of Januo,v
1886, designating the amount Of the va
rious heads of expenditure
Also, that he inform the Senate what
amount of land has been surveyed. and
offered for sale in each Of the States and
Territories-the amount which has been
sold in each, and the nett proceeds of
such sales to the said first of January
1886.
Mr. King of Alabama, on leave, intro
duced bill to .authorize an experiment
with the new Iron Steamboat, which was
read twice, and referred to the committee
on Finance.
The House was. occupied in receiving
Reports from Committees. A bill ma
king appropriations for the suppression of
hostlities Of the Seminole Indians ano-
ther for the current expenses of the In
dian Department were read twice and
committed. A bill to "graduate the price
of the Public Lands" making more pro-
vision for actual settlers, was also read
twice and committed.
The suggestion of Mr. J. O. Adams
that the Committee Of Ways and Means
be instructed to report the general applo-
Priation bills within 80 days after The COM
mencement Of the session has, in the
shape of report, been accepted and or
dered to be printed.
THURSDAY, January
IN SENATE.
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr. Morris presented the petition of
snndry citizens Of Ohio, praying the abo-
lition Of slavery in the district, which was
read.
MIR Calhoun demanded the question on
the receiving Of this petition. 1t was en-
tirely parliamentary to demand it, and he
had right to demand it. The memorial
was SANDER on the states of a large
portion of this union. 1t was calculated
to excite agitation, which, on every ac-
count, was to be deprecated and prevent
ed. There was, also. no power in con-
gress TO touch the question Of slavery in
this district.
MIR Preston argued at some length to
the same effect.
Mr. TYLER said he did not think tho
motion Of the gentleman from South Car
olina went far enough. Mr. Il. wished
for something more emphatic. He de-
sired All express declaration on the part
OF Congress, that they had no power
whatever over the subject. He was will
ling that these petitions should take the
course Of others of the same kind before
them.
MIR LEIGH alluded to pamphlet which
ne had seen lately published at the north,
by gentleman who had once resided in
Virginia, which convinced him that The
excitement in the north had assumed an
alarming aspect.
On motion Of Mr. WEBSTER, the whole
subject was postponed till Monday.
The Seminole bill was read twice and
committed.
On motion of Mr. WEBSTER, the Sem
ate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
Mr. j. @. ADAMS obtained leave 10
submit an inquiry 10 the Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. A. asked for the reading Of state
ment which appeared in the National
lntelligencer," Of this day, in relation to
the embargo related to have been placed