The Arkansas advocate., 1836-04-08
2ath C.ssssiss.eess-ss Session.
SENATE

.Narch 1.-The following bill was read a third time, and passed:
 A bill 10 establish the northern boundary line of Ohio.
 MT. Ewing gave notice that he should, on Monday, call up the bill to appropriate for limited term the proceeds of the public lands.
 .Warch l4.-BIr, King, of Alabama, of fered the following joint resolution; which was read first time,
 Resolred bg the .Senate aud House of Re- personalities q the Uasfed States q .4meri- ca m Congress assembled, That the Presi- dent of the Senate and Speaker of the House Of Representatives close the present session of Congress by al adjournment of their respective Houses on the - day of May next.
 On motion of MT. Buchanan, the Senate proceeded to ballot for select committee on the subject of the Constitution of Ark ansas, when the following Senators were chosen 10 fiii the committee: Mir. BuenA- NAN, Mr. MRIGnr, Mir. KENT, Mr. BEN TON, Mir. GRITTENDEN.
 Mir. Ewing, of Ohio, moved that the se- nate proceed to consider the bill to appro- priate for q limited time the proceeds of the public lands, &c.
 Mr. Buchanan expressed hope that the motion would not be pressed, but that the Senate would proceed to the consideration of executive business.
 Mir. Ewing and Mr. Calhoun advocated the taking up of the bill, as subject of ve- " great importance, and Mir. Ewing called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered; on his motion.
 The question was taken, alter some op- position from MT. Benton, and decided in the negative-Yeas 20. Nays 26.
 The bill for the continuation of the Cum berland Road in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, was read third time, and passed.
 .Marck 1s.--Mr. Nicholas offered the following resolutions:
 Resoired, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed 10 inquire into the ius- tice of granting to the State of Louisiana 500,000 acres of the public lands within the limits of that State, in consideration of the great benefit derived from the levees made and kept up at individual expense, and the improvements, at the cost of the State, of the water courses which by act of Congtess are declared common highways, forever free from any tax or toll imposed hy said State.
 Resole8d, That the Committee on Com merce be instructed to inquire into tbe ex- pediency of an appropriation for building or purchasing and edaipping one or more steam vessels, to be employed in giving more ef4eetual protection to the trade be- tween New Orleans and the several ports of Mexico.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE ES.
 yNareh lI.-Mr. Hawes, by consent, presented resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, in favor Of the distribution of the present surplus revenue amUhg the States and of the distribution of the proceeds ari@ sing from the sale of public lands; which,
 On motion of Mr Hawes, were laid oil the table, and ordered to be printed.
 The bill for the relief of the legal repre- sentatiybs of Thomas P. Eskridge and others, was read third time, and passed.
 .Warch l4.-Mr. Williams of Kentucky presented resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky in favor of the distribution of the proceeds arising from the sale of the public lands among the several States, and also of the distribution of the surplus revenue among the States, the reference of which he moved to the Commltte of Ways and Means Laid over
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