Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
From the Neu Yorker OF June

lVOI OF recognizing the independence
'of Texas were presented.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on
commerce, reported a bill making
appropriations for the erection OF
light houses, &c. and bill making
appropriations for the purchase OF
land and completion Of custon-hous-
les; which were respectively read.
and ordered to a second reading.
Mr.. Webster offered resolution
IcalIing for copies of all Bank Char
tiers granted by the Territorial Le-
lgislature Of Florida. He suggested
that it might be found necessary, in
the present rage for excessive Bank
ing, to pass general law restricting
the power Of Territorial Legislatures
to create Banks.
The Fertilization Bill came up on
its third reading, and its passage was
earnestly deprecated by Mr.. King
Of Geo. as the beginning of a system
Of prOfuse and dangerous expendi-
ture. Messrs. Calhoun and Critten-
den also opposed it; while it's pro-
visions were briefly advocated by
Messrs. Benton, Walker, Rives, and
Webster. The question was then
taken, and decided as follows.
/ YEAs-Messrs. Benton, Black,
Brown. Buchanan, Cuthbert, Davis,
Ewing, of ILL.,, Goidsborough, Grundy,
Hendricks, Hill, Hubbard, Kent,
King, Of Alabama, Linn. Morris, Nau-
dain, Nicholas, Niles, Porter, Prem
tiss, Lives, Robbins, Robinson, Rug
giles, Shepley, Tallmadge, Tomiinson,
Walker, Webster, Wright-51.
NAYs-Messrs. Calhoun, Critten-
den, Ewing. of Ohio, King, of Geor-
gia, Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Preston.
White-9.
SO the bill was passed.
An act in relation to the admis-
sion of Arkansas into the Union was
read third time, and passed.
The Joint resolution of the Senate,
authorizing the President to issue ra-
tons to those citizens who have been
driven by the Indians from their homes
lin Alabama, having been returned
from the House with an amendment
by adding the words g or Georgia y
Mr.. Ewing. of Ohio, moved to a.
mend the resolution by inserting after
the word :. homes" the words provi-
ded their homes are not in the lndi-
an lands unceded to the United
Estates"
The motion to amend was not a.
greed to.
The resolution ard amendment
were then laid on the table, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. King, Of GeorgIa-Yeas
IS, Nays Is. Adjourned.
In the House, the Report and Res
,olutions Of Mr.. Pinckney on Adolf
ton came up as unfinished business.
a scene of admirable disorder ensucd,
though 'order' was principally the
subject Of discussion, and the cries
Of order were incessant. The spea-
ker decided on the points of order
raised Yesterday, that he would first
announce the vote of the House on
the first resolution, and then enter
tain the question Of excusing the
members who refused to vote on that
resolution. Mr.. Whittlesey appeal
ed. and both he and Mr.. Adams at
tempted to speak, but the Chair de-
clared the point not debatabie. The
decision Of the Chair was sustained:
Yeas SO; Nays IS.
The vote of yesterday, on the first
resolution. was then declared to be-
yeas 1872. nays 9. So the first reso-
Tuition, reported bv the Committee
was agreed to in the following terms;
~RcsoIved, That Congress posses
ses no constitutional authority to in
terlcre, in any way, with the inSti-
tuition of slavery in any of the States
of this contederacy."
The second resolution was then
read as follows:
"Resolved, that Congress ought
not to interfere, in any way. with
slavery in the District of CoIum-
bia."
The question being taken on this
resolution. was decided in the affirm
alive: Yeas 1872. navs As.
So the second resolution was agreed
to.
While the above question was being
taken. MIR. Adams asked to be excus-
ed from voting.
Mr.. Changers name being called.
he rose and said: - decline voting
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