Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-05-26
Twenty Fourth Congress:
FIRST ssIo N.

In SENATE, Wednesday, May 10, the
Chair communicated report from the
Secretary of the Navy on the subject ol
transfers oil the balances Of apPropria.
tions.
MIR. Buchanan presented thirteen me.
MORALS from citizens Of Philadelphia
praying for the acknowledgment Of the
independence of Texas.
A bill authorizing the President to
consult with artists and men of taste, re.
specting a groupe Of statuary for the
completion Of tho ornaments Of the east
ern end of the Capitol, was ordered to a
second reading.
MIR. Preston, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill providing
for the appointment Of three additional
Paymasters in the army, which was en-
crossed for third reading.
The Senate proceeded TO the consd-
GRAFTON Of Executive business.
In THE House, MIR. Pinckney, on
leave, presented report from the select
Committee on the sub bject Of the abolition
of slavery. In making this report, MIR.
p. remarked that it had received the
unanimous assent of the Committee, and
he trusted it would meet the unanimous
appreciation of the House. BY the in
struction Of the Committee, he moved
that it be read and printed.
The reading occupied about an hour
and half The report concluded with
,l,o I'll ,a,oIut;nnS.
Resolved, That Congress possesses
no constitutional authority to interfere in
any way with the institution of slavery
in any of the States of this coniederacy.
Resolved, That Congress ought not
to interfere in any way with slavery in
the District Of Columbia.
And whereas i. is extremely important
and desirable that the agitation Of this
subject should be finally arrested for the
purpose of restoring tranquility to the
public mind, your Committee respectfully
recommend the adoption Of the following
additional resolution, viz:
Resolved, That all petitions, memori-
ais, resolutions, propositions or papers,
relating in any way, or to any extent
whatsoever, to the subject OF slavery, or
the abolition Of slavery, shall, without
being printed or referred, be laid upon
the table, and that no further action
whatever shall be had thereon.
Mr.. Pinckney was instructed to move
that 5000 extra copies Of the report be
printed.
A debate ensued upon the report, in
which many Of the members took part.
WESTERN FRONTIER.
A message from the Senate was then
received, returning with amendments the
bill authorizing the President Of the
United States to accept the services OF
volunteers, and to raise regiment Of
Dragons or mounted ritlemen.
MIR. Cambreleng asked leave to re-
port bill making an appropriation for
the suppression Of hostilties with the
Creeks.
Leave being granted, Mr.. C. report
ed the said bill, under instruction Of the
Committee of Ways and Means; which
was read twice and committed.
On motion of MIR. CaInbreleng, the
House, then resolved itself into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state Of the Un-
ion, Mr.. Dickerson in the chair, and
proceeded TO the consideration of the
foregoing bill.
The bill was then read. 1t appropri-
ated the $500, 900 for the object stated,
and after some squabbling was Ultimate
ly passed, when the House adjourned.
In SENATE, Thursday, May 10, MIR.
Webster offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to communi-
cate to the Senate, so far as in his judg-
ment the public interests may permit, and
confdentially or otherwise, information
Of the present state Of the negotiation
between the United States and Great
Britain, respecting the North Eastern
Boundary Of the United States; includ-
ing all correspondence between the two
Governments not heretofore Gommunica-
ted to the Senate, and those preliminary
conditions without which Great Britain
declines to renew the negotiations as
stated in the Presidents message at the
opening Of the present session, and which
conditions he deems to be incompatible
with satisfactory and rightiul adjust
ment of the controversy.
ABOLITION.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the
consideration Of the report from the Sc
lect Committee on the subject of aboit-
ion of slavery in the District of Colum-
ba.
The question being en- the motion of
Mr.. Robertson to recommit the report
with instructions to report resolution
declaring that Congress- has no nowerI