Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-09-21


presented from Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Tennessee. Mississippi and Illinois, and
were all referred to the Committee Of
Ways and Means.
Memorials were also presented for the
admission Of Texas into the Union, pnd
laid OH the table.
THE CURRENCY.
Mr.. Can.breleng, from the committee
Of Way and Means, reported " A bill to
authorise the issuing ofTreasury Notes"
which wasrefered to the committee of
the whole, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Adams Resolutions of Inquiry.
The resolutions offered bv Mr.. Adams
yesterday, calling oh the President for
certain information and correspondence.
were taken up and tho first having been
read,
! Mr.. Adams said he expected no oppo.
sitiOp to the resolution, and unless some
was made, he would only ask for silent
vote on the adoption Of il. The resolu.
Oh was adopted. .,
! The second resolution, relative to
Texas, having been read, Mr.. Wise said
he would vote against it, because the cor
reSpondence between this Government.
and the authorities of Texas. he was well
informed, was not a fit state for publ
cation.
Mr.. Haynes, Of Geo. hoped Mr.. Adams
would insert the usual restriction, leaving
it TO the discretion of the President, to
withhold any information he may deem
detrimental to the public interest.
II Mr.. Adams gave his reasons for not
making the usual restriction and said he
considered the proposition uncOnstltutlon.
AZ, which neither the Executive nor Coz.
gress had any right to receive or con-
slider. 1t was unprecedented in the an.
nails of the world nothing like it had
ever occurred.
1t is not case said Mr.. 4. Of a ces.
sion Of territory but Of a whole people
asking to enjoy the rights and privileges
of American citizens. The republic Of
Texas cannot be ceded to us without
direct agreement between her people, land
those of this Union.
The constitution Of Texas gives no
authority for any such proposition. The
President of the United States has no
lIpower to receive il.
The Congress of the United States has
40 such authority. And because do
not consider it possible that the President
oftln United States could deem il incoin.
palble with The public interest to give the
Information called for, did not make the
usual restriction.
H demand 10 know what secret arrange.
ment is going Oh. A majority of the
people ofthc United States would rather
the Union should be broken up than eon-
sent to the admission Of Texas. ~
MIR. Haynes of Georgia, offered an
amendment for making the usual restric.
ton to The call for inquiry Of the Presi
, rlent by inserting the words, eff not in.
compatible with the public interest"
, Mr.. rhomps on opposed both the re.
solution and amendment, and moved Il
, lay them on the table.
After some remarks from Mr.. Pickens
in opposition, the question was ken Vr
, laying upon the table and decided in the
negative. Ayes 74-Nays l49.
. In the SENATE, on Thursday, Sept
=. ID, MIR. Buchanan presented two me
{ MORALS from the city and county 9
/, Philadelphia, against the annexation G
; Texas to the Union. Laid on the table
i. MIR. Webster said he had in his pos
|, session some memorials Of a simila
!. character, which he had withheld fror
9 presentation, until proper time shoul
i arrive.
$ Mr.. Wright from the committee o
C finance, reported three bills, one provid
!. ing that merchandise on which the du
J.. ties have not been paid, may be ware
housed for period not longer than thre
G years. A second, imposing on certai
/. officers, additional duties as depositors
/. the public funds. And third, to re
b. woke the charters Of such banks Of III
G District of Columbia as refuse to resum
G specie payments. ''"
4; These bills having been read by the
;. titles, and ordered to second readin,
II the bill providing to postpone the Oct
q Der instaIment Of the surplus reven,
was taken up. i"
Mr.. Rives alluded to the reports whit
had been made by the committee :.
-, finance, and expressed his surprise III
- the. committee had not reported, ip CO
formity with the suggestions Of the me
sage, measure on another subject,
'n He expected the committee would bri
nc forth "a bill to designate the funds
which the public revenue shall be
" ceived."
That subject was strongly dwelt up
e. by the President. 1t was one Of M