Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-01-10
CONGRESS-.
Il, SENArE.

sitting was consumed by M.. Dcn,on in a
speech against Mr.. Ewing resolution 10
resciud the Treasury order. aId in defence
of the measures of the administration.
! Tuesday. Dec. 20. Mr.. Webster oil@r,
cd resolution which was adopted, calling
upon the President for information in regard
to tie present sta:c of the doposie banks.
with the transfers Of public moneys since
! ;he repor; il June. Mr.. Ewing's rcso?u-
was taken Up, when Mr.. Critt"ndcn Of Ken
tucky replied to thc speech Of Mr.. Ben on.
Dec. 2l. \ message was received from
the rrcsiden. recommending the erection OF
, e-proof building for the Pos Office. Mr..
Benton offered a resolution calling OH he
! Secretary of the Treasury for the amount
| of specie received at the land Offices since
the Treasury order, and tic amount Of re.
ceip,s on certificate gwen by the Treasurer
! for payments on account Of lands. Ac-
copied.
. Mr.. Calhoun Introduced a bill TO extend
tho provisions of the dcposife act of last
/ session for another year, which passed a
first AMI second reading, and was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Webs er commenced speech on
Mr.. Eving's resolution, and is entitled to
the foor gain.
Nj. Benton gave notice CT a resolution
10 bch4rcaitcr introduced, and 10 be referred
20 thc same Committee with Ewing's, to in
qurc mo the effect Of the Treasury order
upon the business OF the country, banking
&c. and into tho conduct Of banks in rcla-
ton 10 that order.
Dec. %. A message was received from
the President giving some information in
relation 10 the condition of Texas, and re-
commencing to defer any action tending TO
acknowledge its independence. Mr.. Web
s;cr continued his speech on Mr.. Ewlng's
resolution, after which the Senate adjourn
cd till Monday.
Monday, Dec. 20. Numerous private
bills and some uaimporant resolutions we're
Introduced. Among the resolutions offer
ed was one by Mr.. Calhoun calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for the
amount of exports and imports for 1881 j.;
and the amount of revenue and expenditures
for the same year. Mr.. Benton introdu-
ced an cypunging resolution.
Tuesday, Dec. %. A message vas re-
ceived from the President stating that In
November he had received an official COM
munication from the Territory of Michigan,
informing him that Convention of dele
gates chosen in pursuance of an act OF
the Legislature of that Territory, had de-
cidcd against coming into the Union as
Safe with the boundaries specified in
the act Of Congress providing for its admls.
sion and that he had also, on the 24lh,
received communication from convcn-
ton composed Of delegates chosen by the
people in all the counties Of the Territory
except two, in primary Assemblies, and
without any Legislative provision for the
elccting or assembling OF such convention,
and stating that this convention had given
It's assen, 20 the condition Of The act OF Con-
gress above referred 10. The President
states that inasmuch as the act Of Congress
does not prescribe the mode in which the
convention should be elected by the people,
he would have issued his proclamation, ac-
cording 10 the act of Congress, announcing
tac admission Of Michigan into the Union,
if the proceedings Of this last named con-
vcntion had been communicated to him du-
ring the recess of the Session. But as Con-
grcss was now in Session he referred the
mater to them. The message was refer.
red to the Judiciary Committee.
After several bills, mos ly Of a private na-
lure, were introduced and referred, Mr..
Ewing's resolution was taken up, the ques.
iion being on an amendment proposed by
Mr.. Rivcs, proposing to refuse to receive
for public dues the bills of such banks as
shoald alicr specified periods issue bills un-
drrspccitied denominations, Mr.. Hubbard
made speech against the original resou.
ton, and Mr.. Morris obtained the floor for
the next speech.
Dec. %. Mr.. Davis offered resolution
instncting the Committee on Commerce 10
inquire in;o Tic cxpcdiency Of repeating the
law which imposes tax of 20 cents Il
month on scamcn as hospital money.
Mr.. Benton moved shat 1000 copies Ie
printed for the Senate Of q report from the
Treasury department, shelving the amount
Of money 10 be deposited with the States;
and that extra copies be printed for the
Govcrnors and Legislatures Of the States.
Printing extra copies was opposed on the
GROUND that the report was calculated to
ni>lsad. The latter part of the motion
was withdrawn aEcr an animated debate,
and the former adopted. The Rev. Mr..
Goodman was clcc;cd Chaplain.
ADMISSION OF MICHIGAN.
Thursday, Dec. 20. MIR. Grundy, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, to whom the sub
iect had been referred, reported bill for the
admission of Michigan into the Unior on an
equal footing with the other States. The bill