Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-06-18

+ The special order, being the Pub
lie Depos.te bill. came up. and was
further debated by Messrs. Ewing
and Wake. 1t was at length laid
on the table till tomorrow; and the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. White
went INTO Executive session.
i Adjourned.
/ In the House. q motion TO suspend
the rule in favor of the resolution fix
ing day of adjournment was mega
Etived.
! Mr.. Craig made similar motion
in behalf Of the bill regulating the
Public Deposites in the local Banks.
Mr.. Owens demanded the Yeas and
Nays. Mr.. Patton declined voting.
asked to be excused, and insisted on
an immediate vote of the House on
his application. The Speaker deci-
led that the business pending should
first be concluded, and then the
question of excusing be entertained.
Mr.. Patton appealed from this decis-
ion. MIR. Lane moved to lay the APP
peal on the table, and the Yeas and
Nays were ordered on this motion.
Mr.. Jenifer refused to vote, and the
Chair decided as before. Mr.. Wise
appealed; and q long discussion en-
sued between Messrs. Wise, Will
Jams of Ky. Speight, Bell. Spangler,
Adams and -Boon-the last of whom
moved the previous Question; which
was seconded: Yeas IS. Nays 46.
The main question-''Shall the decis-
ion of the Chair standE'-was like
wise carried: Yeas 1O3, Nays 61.
The Chair then decided that the mo-
ton to lay the first appeal on the to-
bic had prevailed Ayes SO, Noes 91.'
Adjourned.
On Tuesday Mr.. King of Ala. pre-
scented to the Senate a memorial from
the mail-contractors on the great
Southern route, going to shew that,
in consequence of the Indian war,
the larger part of their property has
been destroyed, and praying Con-
gress to consider whether the pecui-
lar circumstances Of their case did
not justify some interposition.
The bill to reward the captors OF
the Tripolitan frigate, late the U. S.
frigate Philadelphia, (Mrs. Decatur.s
bill, we believe, was engrossed for
a third reading: Yeas &c Nays 10.
A bill changing the meeting of
Congress to the first Monday in No
vember, (nstead of December,) and
providing that the long session shall
close or the second Monday Of May,
unless otherwise provided by joint
resolution of the two houses, was al
SO engrcssed for a third reading.
The bill to regulate the Public De-
posites came up again and Mr.. Web
ster spoke fully thereon. 1t was
then, on motion of Mr.. Calhoun, re-
ferreC to a Select Committee of nine,
composed as follows: Messrs. Wright
Calhoun, Webster, King of Ala.
Buchanan, Shepley ,Leigc, Hendricks,
Ewing of Ohio.
An amendment was laid on the Ia
bic by Mr.. Webster, and ordered to|
be printed. 1t looks to division of
the Surplus Revenue among the
States.
In the House, the Deposite resolu1
ton was further debated and post
poned to Wednesday of next week.
Several Secondary measures were|
pa TALLY discussed to little purpose.
The great Post Office bill came up
in course: and Mr.. Mann of n. Y.
spoke earnestly against an amend
ment which had been adopted in Com
mittee reducing the rates of Postage.
He pressed an immediate division !;
and maintained that the revenues of
the Department could not well bear
such a reduction as would be effec-
ted by this amendment. The mo-
ton to reject the amendment was|
lost:-Yeas &c. Nays 81.
The bill was discussed until a latel
hour. but not gone through with.
Adjourned.
On Wednesday, the President sub
mitted to the Senate communications
from 3. F Curry and Samuel Gwin.
U. 5. officers in Alabama. in relation
to the charges of peculation or
preferred against them
in the sale or purchase of Indian
Lands. The whole day was consul
med in debate on Il csc papers-in
tho ro,rSa of which Mr. WaiEar in