The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-04-06

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: Mr.. Wise moved that the election be
: ordered back to the people of North Ca
rolina.
t A motion for adjournment was made
. and lost.
Mr.. Patton Of Virginia, submitted the
following resolution /; which was agreed
! to:
3 Resolved, That the election held in
] North Carolina last August, for Repre-
sentative for the l2,h Congressional Dis.
trct Of that State in the House of Repre-.
sentatives of the United States, be set
aside that the seat of the Representative
is hereby declared vacant and that the
Speaker ofthis House be requested to in.
form the Governor Of the State of North
Carolina of the fact.
Thereupon, at half.past six o'clock, on
motion Of Mr.. Hardin, the House ad.
journed.
The Senate Wednesday, after disposing
OF some morning business, resumed the
Michigan bill, on which the debate contin-
ued until the hour Of adjournment, without
coming to any decision. Ia the course of
the debate, Mr.. Wright proposed an amend
ment requiring the ratification of the con-
dition by convention instead of by the Leg
islature of the new State.
In the House Of Representatives, after
the usual routine business of the morning,
the Navy appropriation bill was further dis
cussed, without any visible progress.
In Senate, Thursday, March 81, Mr..
Morris pracaptod a nraap,hIa o,J e,,, H., 80.
olutions of the General Assembly of Ohio /:
approving of the Presidents conduct IN re-
lation to the removals of the Depostes from
the Bank of the United States, and instruct
ing their senators 10 expunge from the
Journals of the Senate the resolutions there
on, condemnatory of the President for such
removal.
After some remarks from Mr. Morris in
favour ofthe resolution, as now representing
the opinion of the majority of the people of
Ohio on the subject involved, as well as
upon the right of the Senator to obey in
structlons.
Mr.. Ewing commented upon the remarks
of his colleague, which he deemed graf
uitous lecture, and said whether he obeyed
the instructions or not, would depend upon
his own construction as to what his duty
should be in reference to the instruction
and to the act which he was required to do.
The resolution, &c. were ordered to be
printed and laid on the table.
Mr.. Linn presented similar resolutions
adopted by the General Assembly of Mis-
souri,, also stating that they approved of the
bill introduced for the purpose of graduating
and reducing the price of the publick lands
they disapproved of the bill introduced to
distribute the nett proceeds arising from the
sale thereof, and they considered the public
services of Mr.. II. Ii. Benton as emitting
him to every mark of their favour, &c.
The resolutions were ordered to be prn-
ted.
Mr.. Walker obtained leave to introduce
a bill to reduce and graduate the price of
the publick lands in favour only of actual
settlers--to establish general and stand
ing pre-emption law to provide for the sale
and entry of all the publick lands in forty
acre lots and to equalize the grants of pub
lick lands among the new States in which
the publick lands are situated, which bill
was read, and he moved to refer it to a
Select Committee to be raised for the pur-
pose OF considering 1t.
Mr.. Calhoun moved to refer the bill 10 the
Committee on Publick Lands.
The motion was negatived. Yeas 10,
nays %, and the bill was ordered to be re-
ferred to select committee.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the Vice Pres
ident was authorised to appoint such select
committee, and to consist of five members.
The bill for the admission of Michigan
into the Union was taken up.
Mr.. Southard opposed it, principally on
the ground, that aliens had been admitted
to vote by the constitution adopted by the
Michigan Convention, and which he con-
tended, was contrary to the ordinance pas
sed by Virginia in I7S7, for the regulations
of the N. w. Territory then owned by her,
and in which Michigan was included.
Having given way without concluding to
Mr.. Hendricks, who submitted sundrv
amendments, which were ordered to be
printed, after which the Senate adjourned
Yeas %; nays 81.
In the House, Mr.. Hawkins from the
committee on elections, reported the follow
ing resolution.
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House
pay to David NewIand Esq. the same COM
pensation per diem and mileage, as is al.
lowed to members of Congress computing
from the day of presenting his petition to
the House coutesting the election of James
Graham. Esq. to the 29th instant, inclusive
Mr.. Griffin called for the yeas and nay:
on the adoption of the resolution: which
were ordered.
After debate in which Messrs Under.