The Arkansas advocate., 1836-06-24

fortunately stopped her, and by the active exetons of the and passengers the fire extnguished contrary to the expectations of every one on board
 writer in one of the Government papers in Georgia lately announced that Gen. Scott had reached the poi the Ouithlacoochee where Gen. Gaines defeated That point must be similar to the the Hudson called Point-no-Poiat.
 CoNGREss.--ln the Senate, on "Wednesday the 18th, Mir. White offered resolution instrucng the Military Committee to inquire to the expediency of establish ing arsenal Tennessee, considered and adopted
 The Bill authorizing the purchase by the U. States of the private stock in tue Louisville and Portland Canal, was taken up and considered as in Committee of the Whole The Bill advocated by Messrs. Hendricks, Crittenden, Webster, Benton, Linn, Ew- ing of Ohio, and Porter, and opposed by Messrs Walker and HilL Mir. Crenden moved to amend the Bill by allowing price for the stock, 12a per above par, it thought it could not be purchased for less. This motion negatved by Yeas and Nays as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Benton Critten- den, Davis, Ewing of Illinois, Ewing of Ohio Colds borough, Hendricks, Knight, Linn, Morris, Naudan, Nicholas, Porter, Robinson, Webster, Is. NAYS Messrs. Black, Brown, Calhoun, Grundy, Hill, Hub bard King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Leigh MKean, Mangum, Moore, Niles, Rves, Rugges, Shepley, Swift, Tallmadge, Tomlinson, Walker White Wright, 9. MT. Hendricks moved to amend the Bill by changing the limit of the ters of purchase from the end of this year to the of the next sion of Congress. On motion of MT. Ewing, the Bill was laid OH the table till tomorrow.
 The Chair presented communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with re- solution offered by Mir. Ewing, giving statements of inc transfers to and from certain Deposies Banks in Ohio; read and ordered to be printed.
 The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the Bill for Notifications, the question being motion of Mr. Benton to strike tho appropriation for Salem, and substitute $75,000 year for two years. Decid- ed in the negatiye-Yeas IT, Nays 21 All the pros- pectve appropriations then stricken out of the Bill The remainder of the amendments made as in Committee of the Whole, were adopted. The Bill then ordered to be engrossed for third reading
 The Dill 10 extend the charters of certain banks the District read, considered as in Committee of the Whole. Various amendments offered from the committee were considered and adopted The Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed and made the special order for Friday next.
 The supplementary Bill for the admission of Arkan- sas into the Union, considered as in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
 In the House of Representatives, on Wednesday the 25h, violent discussion took place the report of Mir. Pinckney, from the Select Committee on the subject of the abolition of slavery the District of Columbia.
 The House, by general consent then went into Committee of the Whole on the joint resolution from the Senate, authorizing the President of the United States to furnish raons 10 certain citizens of Alabama long debate, but decision.
 In the Senate. on Thursday the 26th, MT. Critten- den presented memorials in relation to the recognition of Texas independent State. The memorials would have been offered by MT. Clay, had he not been confined by indsposton. MT. Preston presented the proceedings of meeting held in the City of Washing ton, in reference to the subject The memorials were referred to the committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed
 Mir. Webster, from the committee Finance, to which had been referred petition of the Union Bank Of Maryland, reported joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to correct mistakes by which the of $l0,O00 due to that bank under the treaty with France of 1881, had been distributed among other claimants. The resolution was read, and order ed to second reading, and, with the memorial, was ordered to be printed
 MT. Nicholas, from the committee on roads and canals, reported without amendment, bill from the House, to aid the Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company.
 MT. Webster offered resolution, that the Secreta- " Of State communicate to the Senate, as they may be obtained, copies of all of the Terri forial Legislatures of Florida granting or creating banking charters, any institutions with banking powers and privileges, within the last three years The resolution was considered and agreed to. In offering It, MT. Webster made some remarks, concluding with the expression of hope that, before the termination of this session, the Committee the Judiciary would present to the Senate some provision ordainna :ha, all legislative interpretations of banking companies in the Territories shall receive the sanction of Conoress before they shall be in force.
 An act making appropriations for the purchase o materials, the erection of Notifications, the purchase o sites, &c. was read third tirne On the question o Its passage, the yeas and rays demanded by MT Leigh, and ordered accordingly. The passage of the b,li was then opposed by MT. Calhoun. Mir. King o Georgia, Mr. Crittenden, and advocated by MT. Ben.