The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-30
lst 'SessiOa---24th Congress

structing their Senators to vote ior ex-
punging from the journal OF the Senate,
certain resolutions censurlng the conduct
of the President, in removing the Public
DGposites from the Bank Of the u. S.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Sou,hard from the committee on
Naval Affairs, reported bill authorising
the Secretary of the Navy TO fit out a
sloop of war for an exploring expedition
TO the South Seas, which was read.
Mr.. Buchana. resented certain reso.
lutions oflhe Legislature Of Pennsylvania
instructing their Senators to vote for the
bill providing for the distribution Cf the
sales of Public Lands among the States,
in proportion 10 the number of the repre-
sentativcs ofeach in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes also, instructing them to vote
for judicious and liberal appropriations
for fortifcatiops for the permanent de-
fence ofthe country.
Enpmging Resolutions.
These Resolutions were again taken
up, and Mr.. Benton spoke at great length
in support ofthem.
after which, the Senate went into the
consideration of Executive business, and
then adjourned.
HOUSE. The memorial presented
by Mr.. Howard, from the Baltimore
Trades Union, praying Congress to
enact law to limit the hours of labour,
by those employed on the public works,
to ten hours day, coming up as he un-
finished business
A long debate cnsued,as to the proprie-
ty of referring the memorial to a select
committee.
Mr.. Hamer said, the question was one
that ought not to be entertained by Con-
grcss they might as well attempt to
prescribe the kind of clothes men should
wear, and the suppers they should cat
he was for letting every man make his
own contracts, and moved to lay the
memorial on the table to get rid of it.
The motion prevai.ed-Ayes lO2.
The Public Lands.
The resolutions adopted by the Lcgis.
laturc Of Kentucky, praying Congress to
enact law to distribute the proceeds of
the public lands among the several States
was debated until the expiration Of the
hour.
The House rescinded the special order
for this day, in order to receive petitions,
resolutions and reports from standing
committees. A large number Of which
were accordingly presented and refer
red, &c.
Mr.. Cambrelcng, from the Committee
ofWays and Means, reported bill to re-
gulate the depostcs of the money Of the
United States in certain local banks.
Also bill authorising the Secretary of
the Trcasuryto TO adjust the claim Of the
Bank of'the United States in relation TO
their claim for damage on account of the
protested bill of Exchange, drawn on the
French Government, &c.
Also, bill to explain and amend the
act for the relief of the sufferers by the
recent fire in Ncw-Y ork which bills
were scvcrally read twice and committed.
The u. S. Bank.
Mr.. CambreIeng by direction Of the
committee of ways and means moved that
the committee of the whole on the state
of the Union should be discharged from
the consideration OF The bill repeating the
l4th sec,ion tie act Incorporating the
Bank of the United States, which auiho-
rzes the notes of the bank to be received
in payment of debts due TO the United
States.
Mr.. ]. Q. Adams wished to know the
reason for which this motion was sub
mittcd
MIR. Cambrcleng. said il was in order
TO avoid a misconsiruction similar TO
what had taken place when the charter
of the old Bank of the United States had
expired in 1911, and by which the pro-
vision, making their notes legal tender,
was considered unrepealed and was so de-
cided in the United States Court, at Rich.
mond in although the Charter of
the Bank had expired. He disclaimed
all hostility to the present Bank, but he
was impcllcd by sense ofduty toprevent
their notes from being received, as they
had been under the former charter-a as a
legal tender for government debts.
Mr.. J. q. Adams rejoined that the
reasons stated by the hon. member from
New-l ork. satisfied him that the Com.
mittee of tho whole ought not to be dis
charged from the consideration of the bill.
The object was avowed to be to repeal
a provision in the law ;whatever reasons
there might be for repeating the law,
there was none, that it should be taken
from place wherein it could have full
and free delberation and debate. Every
one knew il il was taken from thence.
and brought into the House, that when
there it would be subject TO the machinery
and screws of the previous question, and
which he could never desire to see applied
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