The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-23
Congress.

ga aaaF01uccU . uAN uA1hAMN hFp1f@
-. lor The collection Of materials and
A. purchase % sites. and % commence
de construction Of certain foriiheaiions;
,,d \ bin 20 increase Ihe present military
,s,.hlishmeni Of The United States.
ur. Walker. Of Mississippi. intFodnc'
Il hlll 70 advance 10 each 81 the states
Al Aishama and Mississippi one million
n ..allars. respectively. ~ he aPPFaprlal
"A by said states towards The eonsirue-
ton q . railway from Brandon IN Me.
s;.,iippi. 10 Cahawb1 in Alabama; which
Nm vas read once and ordered 10 sec.
Vad reading.
Oa the I2lh. Mr. Ewing introduced q
mini resalnliln 10 Teseind the treasury
orlrr oG the Illh Of July last. and 10
prsh,blt she Secretary of The Treasury
inm Designating whAl spselrs Of funds
shall be received 10 payment Tor the pub
he iands. Mr.. RenInn. = ball Ia establish
:, armory in The west and southwest;
AID bill granting a township "f land Ia
he University IL 81. Louis. Mr. Tip.
I'm. . bill setting apart certain lands west
al rie Mississippi for The occupation and
,,rprsual possession Of the Indians. All
which hills were read. and ordered 10 a
second reading.
On the 18Th. Mr. Benton introduced
. bill granting 100000 acres "f land 10
the state of Missouri far she purp'se ul
internal improvement, Mr. Grundy. a
bill TO amend The Judiciary system Of the
Ua,,ed States. by arerIing the stats al
Oi,a. Indiana and llinns In.o an sigh'h
,,rcur,. and the states oi keaIneky. Ten
psssre. Missouri aud Arsansas into a
nlrIh cirruiI. and the appointment oi two
sdir.iaual Judges. Whirh hills were
rtai. and "r,Irred Ia a second reading
Ga The I4Ih. VIZ. Morris Introduced a
hI 10 prohibit Iks sales Of pubic iands.
except 10 actual settlers IN lmIIed qaan
hiIes.
On the 18Th. ihe bill offered by Mr..
Benton. granting 500. 900 acres of lsnd To
lhr state Of Missouri. was read the sec
Ond lime and relerral; - vas also the
h,ii IN prohlhn the sales of The public
Isais. excep, 10 actual settlers IN limited
Quantities.
In the Huuse Of Representatives on
de 18th inst Mr. Mercer odeIed reso
luliOn 10 instruct the committee OF ways
and means To report 4 bill Ia smrnd The
18Th section Of the depusIte bill ol lass
Session. by releasing the several states
which may receive any part Of the sur
plus revenue of the United States in pur
suance III that act, from any obligation 10
return the same. After a brief discus
son. this resolution sas laid on the IA
BE BY 4 waite Of 1875 10 ~.
Ofthe member. from this state. Messrs.
Haskins and M'ksy voted IN the -.
naive. and Messrs. Connor. Deberry.
Graham. Montgomery. PeihgreS. W.
B. Shepard, A. II. Shepperd and VIII
hams IN the negative.
o. the 18th. the annual message of the
President vas taken up IN comnIItee oi
the shule. and various portions referred
% appropriate commuters.
Mr. Wise III red a resolution, refer
ring 81 much u sae Presidents mrssage
A. relales.io the condition. Il the Sar,uu~
Executive Departments aud the ability
ahd intrgrity with ahich they have been
con lgcled. Sc. =" tn = select cohmntes I'd
CONSIST OF nine memhrrs. with power ~
send for persons aud papers and with
Instructions To inquire InIo the condiu"n
Of the various Executive Departments.
The ability and integrity with wh'rh Ihrv
have been conducted; lnta the manner IN
winch the pubhc BUSINESS has been III
charged IN AL ri them. aud INT" all eau
ses II complaint ir'Hn any quarter: at the
manner IN which said Departments. nr
their business or Offices. or any al their
officers or agents Of every description
wnstsrer. directly or indirectly connected
with them in any manner. officially or
unoIh.,ally. IN duties pertaining to the
public interests. have fulfilled nr laIIed TO
accomplish III. objects Of their creation,
or have violated their duties. or have IN
Jnred or impaired The public service nr
interest; aud tina. said committee IN us
inquiries my refer To such periods nj
TIM as tu them may seeem expedIen'
and proper.
VIZ. Wise supported his resolutions
with powerful aud causiic speech: at
ter winch the question was taken and
The RESOLUTION ainpted by vote nj SO I'd
IS. The committee then rose. and the
resolutions wcse reported 10 the house
and ordered ID be printed.
On the 18th. VIZ. Hannegan offered q
resoltsIon 10 appoint select committee
10 examine INTO the condition Of the
steamboat navigation Of the country. the
causes Of the frequent disasters. and The
pr"prie,y Of a general law for the regu'
ha"n Of such navIgauon; which wal
adopted.