Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-24
abstract Of the Proceedings of the
Twenty.fourth Congress- f!rs' >es-

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Tweutx.fourtll Congress. First Ses'
SENATE.
Tuesday, llIay 10. |
a message was received from the Pre-
sideat of the L. S. announcing the pay
mcnt of tue four first instalments under
the Treaty. with France, and expressing the
hone of a speedy renewal of the former
amicable relations with that power; lald on
the table and ordered to be printed.
CONVENTION WITH SPAIN.
The Bin to carry into effect the Con-
vention with Spain was taken up and con-
sidered; the question being on substitute
offered By the Con aittcc Of Foreign Rela.
lions lor the first section Of the original
I, Bill.
This amendment which gives TO the
Attorney General the distribution OF the
Spanish indemnity, was, supported by
Messrs. Clay, Talhnadgc and White, and
was carried.
The other less important amendments by
the committee were also sercraly adopted
ordered TO be cngrossed, and the Bill with
Fhe amendments, was ordered to 4 third
reading.
Nav llth and 18th. Nothing worth
reporting was done. :,
Senate, May l..
Mr.. Naudain moved that the Committee
ofClai,ns be discharged from the further
consideration of the petition OF -
Wetu,ore. To account for the motion, nc
read sentence from the memorial, IN when
the petitioner, in reference to former aPpl-
cation, expressed the presumption that his
honor would not again be assaIled, declaring
his detcrminatiouto to punish an Insult were 1t
even in the Court OF Heaven!
Mr.. Webster asked how it happened that
such a petition had been. presented!
Mr.. Linn said ne could answer that cues.
ton. He had hastily glanced over its con:
tents, and the offensive words had escaped
his snotice. But had he seen them, nc would
not saw that he should not have presented
the petition. He had no objection to having
a dozen such referred to him. He could
Iet them pass for Just so much as they were
-wetth, and not bring them into Importance
by any specific reference to them.
Mr.. Webster reminded the Senator that
there was rule Of the Senate which reGur-
ed that every Senator should be responsible
for the respectful terms in which the Pe''-
tioaer addressed Congress.
Mr.. Linn's reply was not heard. lie was
understood to say that had he seen the Ian.
guace, the recollection Of the rule would
have induced him to refrain from presenting
it. :.
The committee was then discharged from
the frrther consideration of the petition.
Mr.. EWING, of Ohio, offered the fol-
lowing resolution.
Resozred, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed 10 inform the Senate
what amount of transfers of the public mo-
ney has been made by his direction. since
the 3Oth of June last, from the Commercial
Bank ofCincinnat, and also from the Chm
ton Bank of Columbus, to banks east OF the
Alleghany mountains, giving the date and
amount Of all such transfers, and the banks
from and to which they were made. And,
also, that he inform the Senate what trans
fers are ordered from each of the above
named banks, and when and to what banks
they are to be made. That he also inform
the Senate what amount of transfers were
made 70 each one Of the said banks in Ohio
since lie 3Oth of June last, and what a.
mount, if any, is now ordered to each.
The resolution lies over one day, under
the rnle