The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-02-03
!. Read twice and commit


ment for the year 1886. Read twice and commit
ted.
In Senate, Wednesday, Mr.. Webster reported,
from the Committee on Finance the bill making
further appropriation for suppressng hostilties with
the Seminole Indians, without amendment, and
urged the Senate to act at once on the bill The
bill was then ordered a third reading, after which
Mr.. Clay asked if there communications
from the Department, stating the causes of the war.
Mr.. Webster replied that he could give no infor-
nation the subject, all he had learned was
from the public newspapers. The accounts brought
by every mail Showed the necessity for the passage
of the bill
Mr.. White also, while he acknowledged his en-
tire ignorance of the causes of The war, expressed
his helief that it have grown Of the attempt
to remove the Indians, and urged the prompt pas
sage of the bill
SIR Benton stated that these were the Indians for
whom Congress, some years ago, voted large sums
of money, (perhaps Sf0,000,) to keep them from
the starvation with which they were threatened.
They were a bad race of Indians, runaways'' as
the word Seminole Indicated and had evaded the
fn6men of the stipnlations concerning their
val which they had entered into with the Govern
ment of the United States. He stated that their
numbers were swelled by the addition of the runa-
way negroes Of the South, who were much more
cruel than the Indians, being in the practice of cut
ting the throats of those white people who left
on the field. The sin of this he charged upon the
abolonists, but said it was but drop in the buck
ct, to the sin which they would have to to answer
for before these hostilities terminated.
The bill was then passed.
BENToN's RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. White moved to take up the resolutions of
Mr.. Benton for considerations and the motion being
agreed to-
Mr.. w White spoke for about two hours in defence
Of the vote he gave last session against the three
millions appropriations.
Mr.. Buchanan obtained the hoor after Mr. White
had concuded and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, after the report of several private
bills from the standing Committees,
! The House proceeded to the consideration of the
following resolution, offered Friday last by Mr..
John Quincy Adams.
! Mr.. Cambreleng, who entitled the floor, spoke
lat considerable length, in yindication of himself and
of the House from the charge brought against them,
here and III the Senate, having defeated the for
tiiicaton bill.
Mr.. Reed followed, aud maintained, at length,
that the Fortication Bill in question was defeated
by the President himself and the party acting with
him.
Mr.. Hardin took the floor, and will address the
! House to- morrow.
The House then adjourned
In Senate, Thursday, II message of an Executive
character was received from the President of the L.
States.
! A petition on the subject of the abolition of sla-
very in the District of Columbia, was prescp ted by
Mr.. Swift from Vermont.
bill for the better organization of the corps of
! Typographical Eneineers-and bill to provide for
the increase of the Corps of Engineers were several
| ly passed.
MR.. BENToN's RESOLUTIONS.
| The consideration of Mr.. Bentons resolutions
was taken up,awhen Mr.. Buchanan yielded his right
TO the floor to Mr.. Grundy, who addre the Sep
ale for about an hour and quarter. In the course
of his remarks he intimaed that the President would
make concession to France, and that if France
persisted in her refusal to pay the money, the prop
er course would be prohibit the importation of her
silks aud wines. Mr.. Hill spoke for about half an
hour after MIR. Grundy had closed, the same side.
Mr.. Webster then suggested the proprety of
amendment, to leave the word " surplus" before
revenue to make il read that so much of the
revenue necessary should be applied to the
purposes of national defence. He wished gentle
nen 10 consider this subject
| The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
II the House, the consideration of the resolution
II Mr.. Adams the loss of the appropriation bill,
At the last session.
The question being on the motion Of Mr.. Will
lams OF North Carolina, to amend the bill by adding,
with power 10 send for persons and papers,
Mr.. Hardin, who was entitled to the floor rose
and addressed The House
Mr.. Evans followed, in speech of great length
replying To Mr.. Adams.
From the Knickerbocker for Januarv