Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-06-25

thorizing the purchase by the Govern
ment Of the private stock in the Lou
isville and Portland Canal around the
Fails Of the Ohio, was considered IN
Committee, and the price Of stock re-
stricted to l6 per cent. above par.
In this shape, the bill passed to It's
third reading.
Mr.. Calhoun's bill to prevent the
transportation by mail Of incendiary
I(Abolition) publications IN the Slave
States, was fully considered, amen
ded and reported. The question be-
ing now on its engrossmeut, the Yeas
end Nays were demanded by MIR.
Morris, and stood as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Black, Brown.
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Colds
borough, Grundy, King, of Alabama,
King Of Georgia, Moore, Nicholas.
Preston, Rives. Robinson, Talimadge
Walker, White, Wright-ls.
NAYs-Messrs. Benton, Clay, Da-
Wis, Ewing, of Ill. Ewing of Ohio,
Hendricks, Hubbard, Kent, Morris.
Niles, Prentiss, Ruggles, Shepley.
Southard, Swift, Tomlinson, Wall,
Webster-I3.
/ The Vice President, (MR. VAN b.
REM then took the chair. and gave
the casting vote in the affirmative.
| So the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed.
! In the House, the Post Office Bill
was under consideration. A mo-
ton was made to re-commit in order
to raise the salaries of Post Masters
in large cities or else strike out the
forty-ffth and sixth sections, putting
a stop to the present extortionate
practice Of charging men of business
-four or FIVE dollars each for "a box
for their letters. -(The revenue OF
our Post Master from this source a
lone must be something like $4,000
per annum.) The attempt was a
successful one the Previous Question
was carried-67 to 57-and the bill
passed without a division.
The remainder of the day was con-
sumed in debate in Committee oil
the Whole on the annual Indian APP
preparation Bill. Several amend
ments were carried. Adj.
! In the House, the bill from the Sen
ate, changing the day for the assem-
bling Of Congress and providing that
the long session shall determine on
tie LIST of May, if not otherwise de-
termined by joint resolution, was ia
ken up.-Mr. E. Whittlesey moved
its reference to the Committee on
the Judiciary. Mr.. Wardwell OBJ
jected, and moved that it be consid-
cred at once. After a general debate
the Previous Question was enforced,
and the bill ordered to third read
ing: Yeas 119, Navs &c. After an
other debate, the Previous Question
was again moved and carried, and
the bill finally passed: Yeas 1Ol, Nays
81.
A long debate was had on the In
dian appropriation bill, in which the
present aspect of Indian affairs was
freely discussed. A call was finally
made on the Secretary of War for
further information with respect to
the origin and progress Of the Semi
mole and Creek hostilities.
i Adjourned.
In the House. Mr.. Hester moved
to suspend the rules in order to take
Iup the Senate's resolution fixing a
day for the termination Of the pres
ent session of Congress. Lost, Yeas
1O5, Nays 72-(not two thirds.) The
Pea Patch bill was further debated
and laid on the table: 81 to 81.
Mr.. CambreIeng moved the suspen-
sion of the rules in favor of the forti-
f1cation Bill. Various amendments
were offered to include other bills,
but unsuccessfully. The original
motion was also defeated: Yeas IS,
Nays S9-not two-thirds.-The re-
mainder Of the day was devoted to
private bills.
Adjourned.
In Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Wal
ker's bill to extend the time for re-
ceiving proof on Presumption Land
Claims came up. Mr.. Ewing Of Obi
o moved its indefinite postponement,
on the ground that it afforded too
great encouragement to squatters.
He stated that spectators often re-
sorted to the plan of putting families
on valuable tracts before they were
surveyed, these established preemp-