Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-05-03
otth Congrcss---isl Session.
u-1.aAa1 .lpti 20.

] Ia The Sr>Ars Mf Mexican prcseuiod a memo.
rai aom euudry merchants Of Philadelphia. com
planning OF To" irregularities bnj delays in the trans.
mission OF tho mails and praying Congress TO au.
honso The Postmaster General TO contract for an
express mali through The principal cities Of tho
Union The memorial was referred to the com
mitoe On The Po,t Office, Sc
The bill to auhotzo the construction Of q rail
road through lands the property Of the L. States
near Albany. to Springfield, Mas. was read third
time and passed.
The bill to appropriate Tor limited time. tho
nett proceeds Of the public lands and granting lands
to The several States, coming up the special or
der, Mr Sou.hard resumed his remarks in support
of the bill.
In he HOUSE, the Speaker presented q letter
from the Secretary Of The Treasury, sc. transmit
ting IN compliance with resolution OF the House
a statement Of names, ages, duties aud salaries Of
the Clerks OF the several departments, which was
ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Wise by consent Of the House, made state
meut in reference 20 what he designated to be
false misrepresentation In editorial article of tho
Globe of Tuesday. The article in question mis-
represented its own report of the proceedings of
he House, and bascly charged Mr. w. with having
had understanding on Monday with Mr. Slado
as To the presentation OF a memorial demonstrating
against the admission Of Arkansas into the Union,
with constitution tolerating the existence of sla-
very aud prohibiting its abolition. Mr. W. pro,
ncunced this assertion basely false, every
other which ascribod to him any understanding with
any member from non-slase holding State.
| The House having passed to the orders Of tho
day, the resolution from the Senate, fixing the day
of adjournment the 23i Of May. On motion Of
Mr. Thomas the resolution was laid upon the table
yeas l02, nays "A.
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for the civil aud diplomatic expenses of the govern.
ment for the year 1886.
The question pending was on concurring with
the committee Of the whole in the following amend
ment
Section =. Ind Lsing further enacted, That IL
shall be the duties of the Secretary, of the War
and Navy Departments, aud of the Postmaster
General aud the Secretary Of the Senate, and Clerk
of the House Of Representatives to lay before Con-
grcss the first week IN January in each year, n
statement showing in detail the expenditures of the
previous year, of the various sums which may have
been appropriated by Congress for the contingent
expenses of their respective Departments, and the
two IIoases Of Congress, specifying the appropra-
ton and under it the expenditures, each article
purchased the price paid, and to whom the same
shall have been paid.
A long debate took place between Messrs Mason
of Va. Cave Johnson, Everett, Hardin, Bond, Will
liams of N. c. Harper, IIawes, A. II. SHEPHERD, J.
q. nuo",s, to".i.e., ArIE.y. Ms-eor, Whittlosoy,
f Cambreeng, Tracey, and Boon, the Amendments
after verbal notifications, agreed to
, yeas 1871 nays ST.
Mr. flanagan then moved the previous question.
which was seconded by the House 95 to g. and
the main question ordered TO be put. Yeas
| l6d, nays "a.
The main question, on the engrossment Of the
bill was then decided in the affirmative and the
bill was then ordered to be cpgrossed for third
f reading.
} In tie SENATE, on Thursday, Mr. Webster, from
the committee on Finance reported bill renting
f the duties on certain goods destroyed by the fire in
I New York: read and ordered TO u second reading.
$ The bill to regulate the depostes Of the Public
r Moneys up in its order, and on motion of Mr.
c Wright made the special order for Tuesday.
d The bill to distribute the ayas of the public
lands among the several States came up in its
der. Mr. Wright resumed and concluded his
9 marks in opposition to the bill. Mr. CriltendeD
spoke at lengrh in reply. But the Senate adjourn
e ed before any question was taken
y IN the House. after discussion of some length,
= and resort to the previous question, the bill ma
king appropriations for the-Gvil and diplomatic eS
penses Of the United Staten for the year 1885, was
e passed.
d Ia the SRNArE, on Fridry, Mr. Shepley presented
e sundTy resolutions adopted by the Legislature OF
Maine nstructing the Senators from that State to
d urge the adoption of an amendment of the Const-
tuition IN relation to the election Of President and
1t Vice President, the granting Of liberal sppiopria
d lions for the purpose of national defence and the
C passage of to protect the State of Maine
o against foreign aggression. The resolutions were
ordered to be printed.
The Chair laid before the Senate report from
~ the Secretary Of War enclosing reply to the res
u olution Of the Senate, calling for statement Of
n the maximum amount which can be benefcialy eX =
n pended in the Ordnance Department, and forli-
e fcstions, annually. &c.
If The Senate proceeded to consider the bill 10 sp-
re propriate the proceeds Of the public lands. and
granting lands TO certain States After debate, the
e amendment offered by Mr. Walker, diminishing the
price Of certain lands rejected yeas noes 20;
}, and the Senate then adjourned.
. la the House., the Naval committee reported
b that it was inexpedien, to establish Navy Yard
at Baltimore.
In pursuance Of the special order of the Goth
n INST. the House went into committee of the whole