Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-05-12

amendments being concurred in, the bill
was ordered to be cngrossed, and read
third time.
The Senate then proceeded to the con.
sideraiion Of Executive business and,
after remaining a short time with closed
doors, the Senate adjourned.
The House did not sit this day, having
adjourned over from Friday until Tues.
day.
SENATE, TUESDAY, May ga
message from the House announcing the
death of Mr.. Manning, a Representative
from South Carolina, was read, and after
the usual testimonies Of respect were a.
dopted, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.--Thc death Of Hon. X. }.
Manning, Representative from 5. Carolina,
at Philadelphia, was announced, and the
House, after adopting the usual tokens of
respect adjourned.
In SENATE, Wednesday, May 4, Mr..
Benton reported bill from the House,
10 authorize the President to accept the
services of volunteers, SC. An amend
ment provides considerable addition TO
the Army.
After some debate, the motion to take
up the bill was negatived.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The question being on the passage OF
the bill, Mr.. Wright and MIR. Benton
spoke against it,
The question was then taken on the
final passage and decided as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Black, Buchanan,
Clay, Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ew-
ing, of Ohio, Goldsborough, Hendricks,
Kent, Knight, Leigh, Nc Kean, Man
gum, Naudain, Nicholas, Porter, Prem
tiss, Preston, Robbins, Souihard, Swift,
Tomlinson, Webster, White-e5.
NAYs-.Messrs. Benton, Calhoun,
Cuthber, Ewing, of Illinois, Grundy,
Hill, Hubbard, King, of Ala, King, of
Ga, Linn, Moore, Morris, Niles, Rives,
Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Tallmadge,
Walker, Wright-20.
So the bill was passed.
MIR. Webster gave notice that he
should tomorrow call up the general ap-
preparation bill.
The Senate then adjourned.
In THE House, after some debate on
unimportant resolutions, Mr.. Jarvis,
from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported the bill making appropriations
for the naval service, which had been
returned from the Senate amended. 1t
was committed to Committee of the
Whole House.
The act in relation to the Cumberland
road coming up on its final passage, Mr..
Mason of Ohio, spoke against the sup
posed change in the location.
Mr.. Crane was speaking in favor when
the hour for the orders Of the day ar
rived.
The Naval Appropriation Bill was
then taken up, and number Of the
amendments Of the Senate were concur
red in.
The army appropriation bill was read
a third time and passed.
After several attempts to get back
again in Committee, the House at late
hour adjourned.
In SENATE, Thursday, May s, Mr.
Clay called up the resolution offered by
him for subjecting hemp imported from
any quarter to the same duty as hemp
from Russia. From q construction Of
the existing law, which he believed er-
roneous, hemp from India was admitted
duty free, and it was to remove this
misconstruction that this resolution of
inquiry was offered. After some dis
cussion between MIR. Clay and MIR.
Walker, the resolution passed. The
general appropriation bill was discussed
till the hour of adjournment.
In THE HOUSE, the Naval appropria-
ton bill was discussed--the Senate's
amendment of $4,000 for a dry dock
at Brooklyn, was nor-concurred in by
the House. The appropriation for an
exploring expedition was debated till
the hour Of special business, when the
House went into committee on the bills
for the relief of the District of Colum-
bia; that is, to prevent the ten miles
Square, with all that they inherit, from
being sold by the Dutch in payment of
the loan to them. No final result was
obtained.
In SENATE, Friday, May 6, a mes
sage was received from the President in
relation to the 10Th article of the treaty
with Mexico, and stating that measures
were necessary on the part of Congress
to carry it into effect.
Mr.. Southard from the naval commit
tee reported in favor OF navy yard,
South of Chesapeake Bay; and also on
the subject of a naval depot at hey
West, and bill authorizing survey Of
the coast Of Florida.