The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-16
lst Session.--24th Congress.

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- IN the Committee the District of Columbia vac,
&c ted by the resignation of Mr.. Tyler The morniu
- business was speedily despatched.
Mr. Benton gave notice that he should introduc
niS expunging resolution in the course of a fe
days, as soon as the Senate should be full
'e Mr. Preston offered the following resolution:
= ResoiUed, That il is expedient the States of Ma
i ryland and Virginia asserting thereto to rtroce
= the District of Columbia those States, with sue
: reservation as may be necessary for the Govern
! ment.
II Several bills of secondary Importance were ma
: tured-three of them passed.
! Mr.. Hendricks now moved to postponed the pre
vious orders, and take up the bill for the contnua
ton of the Cumberland Road. Carried-Yeas Is
Nays I2. Without taking the question the Senat
g adjourned.
LII The House, in the course Of the morning Mr.
Hannegan moved the printing of 10000 copies O
Report of the Select Committee appointed by the
last Congress to investigate the condition and man.
agement of West Point After some debate, the
question was taken-Mr. III. demanding the yeas
and nays. The motion was lost: Yeas 50 Navs
Il2.
The North Carolina contested election next came
up. The motion to allow Mr.. Newand to be heard
by council was debated by Messrs Bynum of ~ c.
Mercer OF Va Reed of Mass. and Glascock of Ga.
without concluding the House passed to the orders
OF the day, being the consideration of private bills
| great lumber of bills were now read a third
time and passed The only one of general interest
was mat to carry nto effect the recent Convention
with Spain. Several bills from the Senate were
read first and second time. Adjourned.
On Saturday, the Senate did not sit
In the House 5000 copies of the report and Bill
rom the Select Committee on the Northern Boun-
dary OF Ohio were ordered to be printed.
The Carolina Contested Election was again ,In
der conslderatlon-the immediate question being on
the motion to allow Mr. Newland, contesting the
seat OF Hon. }. Graham, to be heard at the Bar of
the House by counsel. The request was refused
Yeas 81, Nays II2.
Mr.. Bynum proceeded to nn;madvert witt, some
severity on this decision, which he considered dem
Ia of justice. He was replied to by Mess Hardin
Hard and Fry.
Mr.. J. q. Adams (who had been absent when the
vote was taken) also spoke at some length against
the decision of the House. When he had concluded
the House passed TO the orders of the day and
soon, without transactng any business of moment,
Adjourned
In Senate, Monday, the Abolition question was
debated by Messrs. Cutlbert of Georgia, Hubbard.
and Brown. M
In the House, nothing was done, excepr the re-
ceiving OF petitions. An Unsuccessful attempt was
made TO suspend the rule for the purpose of permit
ting resolution to be offered similar to that offer
ed by MIR. Preston in the Senate, directing an in
curry into the expedency of retroceding to the
States of Virginia and Maryland. certain porons of
the District of Columbia.
In Senate, Tuesduy,Sstc subject of abolition oc-
cuPled the day-no question was taken Mr. Cal
houn has the floor for Wednesday
In the House, the morning was taken lid in dis !
,ussing proposition to hear counsel, relative to
he contested election in North Carolina. After
which MIR. Lawrence OF Massachusetts, moved a
of the rule for the purpose of takiu nm
hc r. pIIpfn nf tJ,n c,f1nr -.
debate on the bill continued until near five O'clock
when the previous question was demanded and car
ned. On putting tho question, Shall the bill pass .
he vote was, ayes la, noes 81.
MIR. Pearce of Rhode-Isl made an Intellectual
'ttemp to alter the title of the bill, and the House
adjourned over to Thursday. g
The House did not sit on Wednesday
In the senate, two reports were received from the
Department IL relation to Indian Affnirs A S
lumber of bills from the House were twice road and 9
omm'ttcd-The resolution of inquiry submitted by !
'ir kent, referring to the policy of giving Dele
,ate to the District of Columbia was agreed IN IL
hat OF Mr.. Preston looking to a retrocession of
he District, was postponed to the first Monday in
Apr. Several new resolutions ofnquiry were nro-
osed' ana some bills OF minor interest definitely ac-
ed on. Wv tC
ne Abolition debate was again resumed; and O
lr. Calhoun spoke at length in support of his mo. Il
ION to reject the Quaker eton. After some re- s.
marks OF Mr. Clay the question was taken. and the al
notion nesalyed: YEAS TEN 4; Nays rHIRTy.sry.
the Senate decided to receive the petition.
The question then recurring on the motion of or I'll
'uchanan that, :" the petition being received, the
rayer thereof be rejected. ca
MIR: Clay moved to amend by adding certain rea. ao
'ns Tor refusing the prayer of the petitioners. Mr.
or.er w'sned 10 lay the memorial on the table, un-
The amendment could be printed, but waived The
otion IN favor Of Mr. Buchanan, who smoke q, do
nsth IN favor OF his motion and against the amend an
ent OF Mr. Clay; which he thought not calculated rie
conc'liate either the North or the South. A6er
me remarks by Mr.. Clay, the Senate adjourned,
a Terrible Reneoatre AMI Death.-A colored
an hvng IN Liberty Valley, Perry Co. met with tai
untlmely and fearful death one day last week. ell