Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-03-09

The amendment which provides that the
bill shall not be so construed as to repeal
any existing law on the subject, was
read.
The main question was ordered to be
put-yeas 1876, nays II.
The bill was ordered to a third read.
mg-yeas l43, nays SO.
The bill was then read third time and
passed.
The joint resolution from the Senate
was read for repeating so much Of the
10Th rule Of the two Houses as prohibits
the sending Of bills from one House to
the other, within the last three days of
the session.
MIR. Cambreleng moved 10 postpone
the resolution till tomorrow.
MIR. Adams said as matter of courte-
~ to the other House the resolution ought
now to be considered.
The resolution was laid over, till after
the recess.
LAND BILL.
The House then took up for consider
alton the bill from the Senate for the
prohibition Of the sales Of the public
lands, except to actual settlers.
Mr.. Hardin spoke at length against
the bill.
The House then took a recess till half
past lour-when the discussion of the bill
was resumed, and continued till half past
8 o'clock
IN SENATE,
THURSDAY, March 2.
A bill making appropriations for The
civil and diplomatic expenses of the Co.
vernment for the year 1887, was read a
third time and passed.
TEXAS.
Mr.. Ruggles moved reconsideration
Of the vote on the resolution to recog-
nize the independence of Texas, stating
that he had voted for it under misap-
prehension.
Mr.. Walker moved to lay the motion
on the table. Lost % to %.
The question was then put on the mo-
tion to reconsider, and it was lost 81 to
"a.
/ SURPLUS REVENUE.
The House having returned the For
titication Bill.with resolution disagree
ing to the amendment Of the Senate, by
which the Distribution section was strick-
ell out from the bill, on motion Of MIR.
Wright the Senate proceeded 10 the con-
sideration of that bill.
MIR. Wright moved that the Senate in
sist on its amendment
Mr.. Clay expressed hope that the
amendment would not be insisted on
The land bill, it was now ascertained,
would not become law, and other bills,
(among them the Tariff were likely TO
be in the same condition. There was
now no doubt that there would be large
surplus, and was this money to be left in
the deposite banks' He rejoiced to see
the change in the House, to see light
breaking in from that glorious quarter,
represented by those who knew the feel
ings of the people. He called for the
yeas and nays which were ordered.
/ The question being about to be put,
MIR. Clay said, the question is to insist,
so that those Senators who intend to vote
with the House and the people, would
vote in the negative. The question was
then put, and decided in the affirmative,
as follows
Yeas--Benton, Black, Brown, Bu-
chanan, Cuthbert, Dana, Ewing, (Ill.)
Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King, Gala.
King 4 Geo. Linn, Lyon, ,Mouton, Nicho-
las, Niles, Norvell, Page, Parker, ,Rives,
Ruggles, Sewer, Strange, Tallmadge,
Walker, Wall, Wright-28.
Nays-Bayard, Calhoun, Clay, Clay
ton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing, tOhio,
Hendricks, Kent, Knight, M'Kean,
Moore, Morris, Prentiss, Preston, Rob-
bins, Southard, Spence, Swift, Tomlin-
linson, Webster, White-22.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill providing for the enlistment
of boys in the naval service of the y. S.
was taken up, and after some discussion
passed.
FoRTIFICATIoN BILL-DIsTRIBUTIoN.
The House took up the bill making
appropriations for the Fortiications, for
1887, returned by the Senate with an a.
mendment striking out the Cd section
providing for the distribution oc the sur
plus remaining in the Treasury on the
lst of January, 1888.
Mr.. Bell moved that the House disa-
gree to the Senate amendment.
MIR. Cambreleng expressed a hope
that the question would be taken without
debate.
Mr.. Mercer stated on the authority Of
the officers of the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, that there were credited to The U.