Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-04-14
Congress.

motlHn oil Mr.. PrentISs, 1000 extra copies
I of the letter from the Secretary Of the
Treasury, with tables aud notes on the
cultivation, manufacture, and foreign trade
/ of cotton, were ordered to be printed.
/ STATE OF ARKANSAS.
! The bill for the admission of Arkansas
into the Union and to provide for the due
execution The laws OF the United States
within the same, and for other purposes,
coming up for its final passage
Il Mr.. Buchanan called for the yeas and
! nays, which were ordered, and after a
few remarks from Mr.. Benton, Mr. Swift,
Mr.. Prentiss, Mr.. Knight, Mr.. Morris,
Mr.. Porter, and Mr.. Ewing. in cxplana.
ton of their reasons for voting
| The question " shall the bill pass" was
put, and decided in the aiii,matve--yeas
81, nays 6.
So the bill was passed and sent to the
House of Repre- esentatiyes for concur
renee.
/ Mr.. Calhoun gave notice, that as soon
as an opportunity would be afforded him,
he would call up the bill reported by him,
for the purpose of preventing the trans.
mission, by mail, of incendiary pamphlets.
| The Erpunging Resolution,
| Was called up on motion of Mr.. Leigh,
and he proceeded to address the Senate
at length in opposition thereto: replying
to the arguments adduced by Mr.. Benton
and Mr.. Rives: citing numerous pre-
cedents to establish that the obligation in
the Constitution "to keep journal" was
imperative OIL them, to make and to pre-
serce it in its original form for all time to
come, and without concluding his re-
marks, he gave way to Mr.. White, on
whose motion, Executive business was
taken up, until the Senate adjourned.
I HOUSE.-.Ihe Surplus Rerenue.-
The Joint resolutions from the Legisla-
ture of Kentucky, Oil the subject of the
distribution of the proceeds of the sales
Of the public lands, came up as the ufini-
shed business Of the morning hour the
question being on commitment.
Il Mr.. Haws, of Ky, held the floor for
two hours in continuation of his remarks
and had not concluded when, the hour OF
yne having arrived, Mr.. Cambreleng
moved that the House proceed to the
orders OF the day.
4 DeposHe Banks.
| Mr.. Wise asked the unanimous consent
of the House to offer the following resolu.
ton, which was read for the information
of the House.
Resolved, That a Select Committee
be appointed. with power to send for per.
! SONS and papers, to inquire into the agency
or mode of selecting the Banks of De-
posite for the public money into the
contracts with the Treasury Department
by which they are regulated, and into
the manner i'll which and the persons by
whom such contracts are made and to
inquire whether any, and if any, what
connection or relation, official or unofficial
exists or has existed between certain
Reuben ". Whitney and the Treasury
! Department of the United States; or,
| between HIM and the Banks of Deposte
the public money and into the extent
of his agency generally in keeping and
controlling the public money and into the
amount of his compensation, whether the
same be paid out of the public Treasury
or by the Deposite Banks; and that the
said committee have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
| Objection having been made,
/ Mr.. Wise moved to suspend the rule.
and called for the yeas and nays on that
motion which the House ordered.
| And the question on the motion to sus-
pend, was then taken and decided in the
negative. Yeas, 81 nays 0l.
! So the House refused 10 suspend the
rule.
i Mr.. Peyton, of Tennessee, asked the
unanimous consent of the House to submit
the following resolution, which was read
for the information Of the House.
! Rcso1red, That the bill reported by the
committee on ways and means. entitled
bill regulating the depositcs of the money
Of the United States in certain local Banks
together with any amendments which
may be offered thereto, be made the spe-
cial order of the day, and that it have
precedence over all the other business of
the House, from the hour of IL on the
second Monday in May next, and upon
each succeeding day from the same hour,
Fridays and Saturdays excepted, until the
same shall be finally disposed of.
| Objections were made; Mr.. Peyton
moved a suspension ofthe rules. and asked
for the yeas and nays; which were or
dcred.
! And the question on the motion to sus.
pend, was taken aud decided in the ne
gative. Yeas, 81; nays 80.
So The House refused to suspend the
rule.