The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-23


Jog for the Abolition of Slavery and the
slave trade in the District of Columbia;
all of which were referred, without ques,
,Ion, TO the Select Committee heretofore
appointed on that subject.
On motion of Mr.. White, the house
took up the bill from The Senate. author.
ising the East Florida RailRo Dad Company
tolocate their Rail Road through the pub
lie lands the question being on third
reading; -
After some remarks from Messrs.
Cambreleng, White, and Hardin, the fur
iher consideration OF the subject was post
doned until tomorrow.
And at o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Har.
din, the House adjourned,
SENATE, TUESDAY, March 10
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, moved that the
Senate proceed 10 consider the bill TO
provide for the distribution of the Public
LaLdS, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Buchanan wished that the Senate
should proceed TO the consideration OF
Executive business, aud called for the
yeas and nays OF the motion, and they
were ordered.
Some few remarks were made by Mr..
Ewing, in which he iniicatep a deter.
mination 10 give his views, on the Incl
dental motion TO take up the bill, in case
he should not be able to succeed in get.
ting his bill taken up.
The question was then decided as fol-
lows.-ieas "a, Nays %.
1t was accordingly determined to con.
slider the Bill, and.
Mr.. Ewing addressed the Senate for
about two hours without coming to a con-
clusion, when two successive motions
were made to adjourn, but the first was
negatived.- Yeas 10, Nays - and the
second, Yeas 20, Nays %.
The object of voting against the adj
journment was to 90 into Executive busi-
ness, and a motion TO close the doors was
made and agreedto.
After remaining for some time in En-
ecutivc business, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-On motion of Mr.. Boil,
lIC uhiiN uOui liiC HlNItiuS VI
House was changed TO IL O'Clock.
NdUdl Scrrice Bill.
The House proceeded, in conformity
with the special order of the 9th of
January, TO consider, in Committee of the
Whole, the bill making appropriations for
the Naval Service of the United States,
for the year lS36.
The question being on the motion OF
Mr.. Bell, to reduce the appropriation for
the navy yard at Portsmouth, from 81 200
TO $4,000 dollars.
Mr.. Evans, who was entitled to the
floor, rose and spoke about two hours
upon he general subject of the public ex.
pendi.ures, and in reply to the remarks
made heretofore by the gentleman from
S. c. (Mr. Thompson). la regard to
The motion pending, Mr. T.. had, he re.
marked, nothing to say and, as The bill
proposed nothing but the usual and or.
dinary appropriations, for want of which
the naval service was now actually SUI.
lcring, he was reluctant. by any remarks
of his, TO delay its passage. But, after
what had fallen from the gentleman from
South Carolina, he felt bound very briefly
TO state his views upon some of th,
topics which that gentleman had stated
in his able and Interesting address 10 the
Commttee.-Whcn he had concluded
without taking vote, the House adj.
In Senate, Wednesday, Mr.. Webster
presented sundry memorials on the sub
lect Of the abolition of slavery in the dis
trict of Columbia, which he Offered foI
the purpose of moving TO refer them to
the committee OH the District of Colum-
bia.
Mr.. Mangum demanded the prelimina-
ry question Of reception.
On the motion of Mr. Rivcs, the mo-
ton as To reception, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Benton, from the committee on
Military Affairs, to whom was referred
a resolution on the subject oflortifcations
on Lake Champlaln, made n report,
which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Benton offered his Expunging
Resolutions, which lie over for considera-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing, the Senate
proceeded to consider the bill to appro-
pirate, for limited term, the proceeds OF
the public lands.
Mr.. Ewing then spoke some time in
conclusion of the remarks he had previ-
ously made.
The Senate in Executive Session this
afternoon confirmed Andrew Stevenson S
nomination to England, Major Eaton's
to Spain, Gen. Calls to be Governor Of
Florida, aud Arthur Middleton, to be
Secretary.
In the House, at the opening, a quo
rum was not present A call of the
House was moved and carried. The
doors were closed, the absent members
called, and at IL o'clock, the doors were
oDened.