The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-02-24

easter county, Pennsylvania for Abolition of Sla-
very aad of The Slave trade in the District of Colun,-
. bia, was taken up -,
Slcssrs ralmadge, Moore, Swift, Calhoun, Niles
4, ssycrully addressed the Senate thereon.
On motion Of Mr.. Black, at quarter past five o.
clock The Senate adjourned,
In the House. Mr. Pearcc of N. II. asked permis-
son of thspIIouse to reply 10 an assault which had
hecn made upon himself mpugning his yeracity
and lno1iyes.
fTbis was an article in an anti-slavery paper pub
Isbrd in Portsmouth, N. II. which had been referr-
ed to by Mr. Calhoun in Senate. The article was
rcad by Mr. Penrce.
The hour of one having arrived, the House
about to proceed to the consideration of the APpro-
priaon Bills--n pursuance Of its previous order to
that effect:
But the House, on motion, suspended the rule
for the reception of petitions and memorials.
NJ. Brig g of Mass presented the petition of one
hundred and sixteen Inhabitants of the State of New
York, praving for the abolition of Slavery and the
slave trade in the District of Columbia; and moved
that the same he referred to the Selrct Committee
heretofore appointed the resolution OF Mr. Pnckney
Mr.. Wise objected to the reception of the petition,
and moved that the preliminary question be ta-
ken.
Th. Speaker said il was in order to demand the
question.
The remainder of the day was consumed in dis
cussipn of points of order.
And at quarter past o'clock, without taking
the qucstion,--the House adjourned.
Ia the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Hendricks re-
ported bill fixing the commencement and duration
Of Congress- viz On the first Monday in Novem-
her, aud ending on the second Monday in May,
which was read and ordered to a second reading
A resolution submitted by Mr.. Buchanan, permit
ting each Senator 10 admit three ladies into the
privileged place outside the bar of the Senate Cham
bcr was taken up and after sundry propositions to
Iv fart clusiv
the whole of the circular gaIleryto refer the sub
let to select committee of three, &c--the resou
non was modified to admit two, upon which, after
proracted and desutory debate, the question was
taken and negatiyed. Yeas 90, Nays "a.
Thereupon, Mr. King of Alabama, by consent,
submitted resolution one third of the
Gallery for the OF ladies.
The resolution submitted by MIR. Benton 10 set a
part the Surplus Public Revenue for the purposes
of defence, &C. came up.
And on motion Of Mr. Mangum, the consideration
of the resolution was laid on the table for the present
In the House, the unfinished business the
oution of Mr.. Smith of Maine, under discussion some
days since providing that the letter of the late Hon.
Mr. Barry, late Postmaster General Of the United
States, received by the Speaker of the House Of
Representatives the last night of the last session
Of Congress be taken from the files of the House.
4 debate arose upon several intricate points of
order, which occupied the attention of ;he House for
upwards of two hours:
When, on motion of Mr.. Cambrecng, the House
proceeded the special order of the day, being the
New York Fire Bill. The House resolved itself in
60 a Colnmttee of the WhoIel Mr.. Phillips of
Aassachnsctts spoke at great length in favor the bill ;
and replied to the arguments of Nr. Hardin of Ken
tncky, and Dutee J. pcarce of Rhode-Island.
In Senate, Wednesday, the resolution offered yes
,eriay by Mr.. King of Alabans, that third Of
rhc circular gallery shall be appropriated exclusive
ly to the ladies, was taken up and agreed to.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
special order, being the resolutions of Mr.. Benton
Mr.. Wright made some remarks, in which he sta
ted that the chief motive by which he was actuated
in claiming the floor removed by the final adj
jusment of the differences between France and the
United States He then commented on the resou-
tons themselves, which he defended. In the course
of his observations he stated that after great palms.
he had asccrtaincd from the Treasury that the rev.
of the fourth quarter of the year 1885, actually
collected, amounted to l0,0l9,000, and the amount
10 be collected S23OGO aud the whole amount of
revenue now in the Treasury, after deducting the
unavailable funds and other sums which ought to be
deducted up to the lst of January, is sl6,652, ,000
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, the Senate adjourned
In the House, Mr. Glascock moved that the rules
be sdspcndedfor the purpose of enabling him offer
resolution nstrucng the Committee OH Indian
Affairs to inquire into the eypediency Of providing
immediate means for the removal of the Creek In
dians their allotted territories, under the treaty of
the 2ih March, 1882 which motion was rejected.
Mr.. II. M. Johnson moved that tho rules be sus-
pended for the morning hour of this day, for the
purpose of going into Committee of the whole House
the state of the Unon ON the bill to provide for
tho payment Of volunteers and militia in the service
of the United States, and for other purposes which
motion rejected.
Dir. Judson, from the select committee on the
subject moved that the joint resolution for the cree
ton of monument to the memory of Captain Ma
than Hale to be tnken up, read a second time, and
committed to the Committee of the whole House on
the state of the Union
Dir. Vinion objected TO the notion on the ground
that 1t was an innovation upon the usage of the
House 70 commit any other than important subjects
10 the Committee OF the Union.