Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-02-23

was read, relating TO the transmission oil
letters SC. free Of postage. Ordered to
u second reading.
\ The bill for continuing the Cumber-
land road was then taken up, the ques-
ton being on the appropriation Of l5O,-
600 for each Of the three states Of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. Various amend.
menis were offered, and finally three
were agreed to, reducing the approprla.
ton for Indiana to $50, 900, that for o.
hio to $50, 700, and that for Illinois to
$4,000. And the bill thus amended was
! reported to the Senate.
!. Before any farther action was had on
| il, the Senate adjourned.
II HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
II A bill for the construction Of ship ca
nal round the Falls Of Niagara was re-
ported, read twice and committed.
|, Mr.. Cambreleng reported bill max
ing farther appropriations for the suppress
sion Of Indian hostilities. Read twice
and committed.
I A message from the President was re
ceived, with copies Of reports from the
commissioners appointed to investigate
the causes Of the Creek hostilites.
4 The army appropriation bill was de-
bated ior a long time, on the amendme nts
providing for the ayment Of the volun-
teers called out by Gen. Gaines from
Kentucky, Tennessee and other states
when at length il was discovered that
a quorum was not present, and the bill
was laid aside.
The navy appropriation bill then came
up, the question being on the amendment
of Mr.. Jarvis, to reduce the appropria-
ton for the South Sea expedition $780,
600. This amendment he now modified
So as to make the reduction only $751;
ll8-to cut off the employment of a
'rigate-but before any question was taxi
en-, it appeared that there was no quo
rum, and the House adjourned.
IN SENATE.
i "WEDNESDAY, Feb. IS.
The following bills were read third
time aud passed.
A Bill supplementary to an Act, en-
titled "An Act to amend the Judicial
System of the U. S."
A Bill in addition to an Act to promote
the useful arts. This is the Bill to re-
store the Patent Office.
An Act to alter and amend an Act for
The punishment Of certain crimes against
the u. S. Some discussion took place
on the punishment Of death provided by
this Bill for the crime Of burning the
public buildings, which was objected to
by Mr.. Prentiss, and defended by Mr.
iGrundy. The question was taken by
yeas and nays, and decided Yeas 90,
Nays II. /
CUMBERLAND ROAD. Il
The Senate proceeded to consider the
Bill for the continuation Of the Cumber-
land Road through the states of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
After some amendments, on motion Of
Mr.. Walker the question was taken on
the engrossment of the bill, and it was
decided as iollows-Yeas 25-Nays l8.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
AT ! | o'clock this day, the accused,
Reuben NJ Whitney, was placed at the
bar of the House; and, being asked by
the Speaker, if he was now ready to pro-
ceed with his case, replied that he was
| The accused was attended by Francis
S. Key and Walter Jones, Esqrs. as his
counsel. i
Mr. Hardin Of Ky. moved that the
accused be now sworn, to answer to GER
tain questions touching the refusal to APP
pear before the committee.
| But the Speaker decided that, under
the order adopted by tine House for the
government of its proceedings in this
case, the motion could not be entertain
ed
The names Of the Witnesses who had
been summoned on the part of the pr- |.
soner, were then called over, and the
Hon. Mr. Fairfield ,me mber ofthe House
OF Represe natives, and also member
of the select committee, Of which MIR. !
Garland, of Virginia, is chairman.
The questions propounded were re-
duced to writing ,anJ then read aloud by
the clerk, and the same course was pur-
sued with the answers.
lnterrogatory lst. BY the counsel of
the accused TO Mr.. Fairfield.
Please state all the circumstances at
tending The dispute and disorder that oc-
Cured before the select committee,
whereof the Hon. Mr.. Garland is chair
man on Wednesday the 25th Of Janua-
ry, and slate particularly all that was
said or done, and the whole conduct and
demoanor OF Reuben NJ. Whitney, as a
witness before the committee, and Mes.
srs. Wise aud Peyton as members Of
said committee, and all that passed on
that occasion.
MIR. Fairfield then gave the following
al on.,,,n. o., ,I,o c..