Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-07-07
Twenty Fourth Congress:
FIRsT b ssl y n.

In the SENATE, Wednesday, June 90,
Mr.. Wall asked and obtained leave to
introduce a bill supplementary to an act
to regulate the deposites Of the public
money; which was read twice, and re-
lerred to the Committee on Finance.
The bill from the House, making ap-
preparations for certain Notifications,
was then taken up, and occupied the at
tention of the Senate for the remainder
Of The sitting.
The HOUSE, went into Committee Of
the Whole, and took up the bill to reOr-
gnnize the Post Office Department.
! Several amendments of the Senate
were disagreed to, and among the rest
the amendment increasing the salaries $
of certain officers and clerks Of the De-
partment.
The bill was laid aside, and the COIN
mittee took up for consideration the bill
to establish certain post routes, and dis
continue or alter others; and the amend
ments Of the Senate were concurred in.
I The rules were suspended TO enable
Mr.. Briggs TO offer a resolution instruct
ing the committee on Enrolled Bills to
report bill fixing the annual meeting
Of Congress OH the first Monday in No
vember.
The resolution was then offered and
adopted, and the bill passed.
The House was occupied during the
remainder Of the day, on the bill for the
extension Of the Cumberland Road,
which was passed.
In the SENATE, Thursday, June 3Otk,
the Vice President announced that he
should not resume the Chair, during the
present session, after this day.
EXPUHGING RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Benton, in reference to the cause
which prevented him from calling up the
iexpunging resolution yesterday, said ho
it as they might think proper.
After few remarks from Mr.. Preston,
MIR. Clay, and Mr.. Benton, the subject
was dropped.
The bill from the House 10 change
the time for tho annual meeting Of Com
gress was then taken up, and indefinitely
postponed-yeas %.
Mr.. Clay moved to take up the reso-
luton reported by the Committee Oh
Foreign Relations OIL the subj ect of Tex
as
A commune alton was received from
the Treasury, showing the condition of
the deposte banks, which was ordered
to be printed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
DEATH OF Mn. MADISON.
The Speaker announced the following
message from the President Of the Uni
ted States:
WASHINGTON, June 30, 1886.
10 tie Senate and House Of Representatives,.
1t becomes my painful duty TO an
nounce to you The melancholy nteili-
gence of the death Of James Madison,
ex-President of the United States. He
departed this life ut halfpast 6 O'Clock
Oh the morning Of the 28th inst. full of
years and of honor.
l hasten this cOmmunicat alton, in order
that Congress may adopt such measures
as may be proper TO testify their sense
ry of one whose life has contributed so
essentially to the happiness and glory of
his country, and to the good of mankind.
ANDREW JACKSON.
The message having been read,
MIR. Patton, Of Virginia, said that the
particular relation in which he stood, as
his immediate repre- sentative and person.
al friend, towards the great public bene-
factor, whose decease, "full of years and
full of honors," had just been announc-
ed by the message OF the President Of
the United States, had induced the Vir-
GINA delegation to devolve upon him
the mourntul duty Of proposing to the
House the resolution he was about to
offer, for the purpose Of determining up
on tho course to be pursued for giving
expression to the national sensbility to
the great bereavement we have suffered.
l do not, however, Mr.. Speaker, feel ,
IT to be IA suitable occasion in which to
employ or indulge in any studied phrase
Of panegyric upon the public or private
viitues of the venerable mon whose loss
we depIore.
1t is true, sir, that early imbued with
the sincerest venerntion for the charac-
ter Of Mr.. Madison, with the profound
est admiration Of his talents, and the
gratitude for his eminent and
varied public services, there is no Ian
guage that ] could employ which would
tho deep emotion with which
have been impressed by the melan-
choIy Intelligence Of his death. And |
am sure that it would be equally impos-
'ible for me to speak Of him in any terms