Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-05-26

masters. Read twice and ordered 10 DC
eng rossed.
/ Thirteen petitions from Philadelphia,
and other places in Pennsylvania were
presented by Mr.. Buchanan, ON the sub
ject of the recognition Of the independ-
ence ofTexas.
Mr.. Ewing, Of Ohio, offered resolu.
ton, calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury fer iniormation, relative to the
transfers oftlie public money from Banks
in Ohio, to Banks cas-! of the Allegheny
Mountains.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Walker,
then took up his bill to carry into effect,
in the States of A labama and Mississippi,
the existing compacts with these States.
in regard to the five per cent. fund, and
the school reservations.
After some verbal amendments, the bill
was reported to the Senate, and ordered
for IA third reading.
At quarter before one. the Senate, on
motion of Mr.. White, proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business
Indian Treaties. And when the doors
were opened, adjourned.
Il HOUSE.-Mr. J. z. Adams asked
the consent of the House to offer Resolu.
tons calling OH the President for copies
of any overture made to the government
of Mexico, for the acquisition by the u.
States of any portion of the territory of
Mexico. and also as to the boundary ex.
isting between the U. s. and Mexico,
Leave was refused thereon,by yeas II,
nays So.
The bill from the Senate, providing for
the enlistment of boys in the Naval SER
vice of the U. S. was referred to the
committee of the whole.
Bills for building Custom.houses at
Philadelphia and Savannah, were read
twice and committed.
II Mr.. J. Y. Mason, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, to which was re-
lerred the bill to carry into effect the
convention with Spain, returned it to the
1 House with AN amendment, providing that
the Attorney General of the United States
! shall act as Commissioner, reported the
same, with the recommendation that the
amendment be disagreed to. The amend
ment was disagreed to.
Mr.. Wise reported bill from the Com
mttee on Naval Affairs, authorising the
Secretary of the Navy to cause all ex-
pertinent to be made Of Steam Prov
Ship read twice and committed.
The bill explanatory Of an act to pre-
vent defalcations OH the part of the dis.
bursting officers of the government, was
read third time and passed.
Also the bill for the better protection of
the Western frontier, by the construction
ola military road on the western borders
of Arkansas and Missouri and the bill
lo- the establishment Of AN arsenal.
i FoRrIFICATICNs.
Il The House, in pursuance of the special
order of the 10Th January, resumed, IN
| Committee of the Whole On the State of
the Union, the consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the fortiiica-
tions Of the United States for the year
1896.
4 The question still Being Oh the motion
Of Mr.: Cambreleng to insert clause i'll
creasing the appropriation for the amount
of the Notifications, TO 100000 dollars.
Mr.. Maury, of Tennessee, spoke about
two hours and half in support of the
Projects for distributing amongst the
states the surplus revenue.
Mr.. FORESTER obtained the floor, and,
on his motion, the committee rose. MIR.
Cambrelcng insisted strongly upon the
necessity of going back into committee
on the Fortifcation bill,--it being only
half past three o'clock. An adjournment
was moved, and Mr.. &. asked the yeas
and nays thereon.
The motion was lost, yeas 25, nays 50
lilo quorum.
Mr.. Mann, Of New Y ork, moved call
ofthe House, which was agreed to.
The call was proceeded in few minutes
and suspended by vote Of 53 to AZ.
An adjournment was moved by Mr..
Wise and the yeas and nays ordered
upon 1t. was taken and resulted as before.
Several Intellectual attempts were made
to get up some business. Mr.. Cambre-
leng moved that the House again resolved
itself into committee of the whole on the
state of the Union upon the Fertilization
bill, which was negatived without IA
count.
Mr.. Adams moYed to suspend the rules
to take up the bill in relation to the Smith.
son bcquest. Lost.
Mr.. Harris said, that as the House
would act on no business, they had better
take up the joint resolution ofthc Senate,
fixing upon the 23rd OF May, for the ad-
lournmcnt of Congress, and he made that
motion. The motion was lost without II
I,nilni.=rhn un,isn ihnn ndmirned.