The Arkansas advocate., 1836-04-01
2dfh Congress-Ist session.
SEN

SENATE.
 Warch 4.--Mr. Preston offered the fol- lowing resolution; which lies one day for consideration.
 Resolved, That ifs cxpedient, the States of Maryland and Virginia assentng' there- to, to retrocede the District of Columbia 10 those States, with such reservations as may be necessary for tue Government.
 .Maach S.--RIr. Clay presented p}ii- ton for Marine Hospital at Louisville accompanying 1t with some remarks on the wants and claims of the West to ,he :.;.i re- quested. Referred 10 the Committee of Commerce and ordered to be printed.
 .March l0.--A message was received from the President of the United States, transmitting tho proceedings of Conven- lion held at Little Rock, in the Territory of Arkansas, 10 form Constitution and State Government for that Territory. Mir. Buchanan moved to refer the mes- sage to a select committee.
 Mir. Clayton moved to refer 1t to the se- feet committee raised on the Michigan ap- plication.
 Mr. Buchanan asked for the yeas and nays on his motion, which were ordered; and the question being taken, was decided as follows:
 YEAS-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Bu- chanan, Cuthbert. Ewing. of H., Grundy, Hendricks, Hill, Hubbard, King, of Geo, Linn, McKean, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, isobinsop' Raggless shefley, Tallmadgel Upton, Wall, WI4I1'E.-22.
 NAYS-Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Davis, Ewing, of Ohio, Goldsbo- ron9gh 9 Aaiaht Leigh Naasaii Nasasl;ii, PEorter Prentiss, Preston, Robbins, Southard, Swift, Tomlinson.--17
 On motion of Mir. Buchanan, the select committee was ordered to consist of five members; and the baoting for the commit tee was postponed until tomorrow.
 The bill to establish the northern bound siy of Ohio, (the Michigan boundary was ordered to be eDafossed fir q third reading.
 .March. l1.--The following resolution was offered by Mr Linn:
 Resolved, That the Committee on Pub- lie Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of shrrendering to the State of Missouri, that portion of the Public Lands lying in the counties of Cape Girardeau, Scott, New Madrid, Stoddard and Wayne, which have been reported by the Deputy Surveyors to the Surveyor General as moi worth the expense of surveying; on condi- ton that all the moneys arising from the sale of such lands be expended under the direction of the Legislature of Missouri fer he purpose of draining the swamps, pre- venting inundation, and removing obstrae- tions to the navigation of such water cour- ses as take their way through said lands. HOUSE OF REFRESHMENTS.
 .harch l.--Mr. Seyier, on leave, pre- sented statement containing the census of the population of Arkansas, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed,
 .Aial,eh 3.-Mr. Harrison. from the com mittee on the public lands, reported a bill to auhorise the Missouri and Mississippi Rail- road Company to construct railroad thro' the public land, and for other purposes.
 Mir. Dunlap from the committee on the public lands, reported bill granting 10 Henry M. Shreve the right of pre-emption to eighteen sections of public land for his sefVlces m removing the ralt on lied riVer.
 .March 4.-Mr. Sevier, on leave pre- scented an Ordinance of the Convention lately assembled in Arkansas, for the pur- pose of forming State Constitution; which on his motion was referred to the committee 1 on Territories, and ordered to be printed.
 The amendment of the Senate to the joint l resolution of the House for the establishm't 1 of certain post-routes in Missouri, Arkansas and Wisconsin, was eoneurred in.
 .March l0.--A message was received from the President of the United States, transmitting the proceedings of a Conven- ton held at Little Rock, in the Territory of Arkansas, for the purpose of forming Con- stitution for a State Government in the same, with other documents connected with the subject, which was referred to the com mittee on Territories.