The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-07-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday.

Thursday.
A Joint resolution respecting leasing iands
Ifor the culture Of the mulberry ana ssgar
beet was read third time and passed.
The Indian Annuity Bill was taken up
land amended and then laid aside.
Some progress was made In the Fortih-
cation Bill.
The Military Academy bill was next
acted on. A motion by Mr. c. Ii. Will
Iiams to repeal every former act relative to
West Point Academy, from the first June
next, and authorizing the Secretary Of War
to organize a new military school at that
place under certain prescribed regulations
of the building burnt last year. The bill
was then laid aside.
The House took recess. In the alter
noon the above bills were passed, together
with the bill in relation to the District Court
of the U. S., in the Northern District Of
New York.
The Harbor bill was then debated TILL
the adjournment, without any question be-
ing taken.
IN SENATE, Friday.
A number of private bills were acted on
on. The bill from the House to establish
certain Post Routes was taken up, aud the
second section of the Bill providing for
speedy suppression of the Express Mail,
was stricken ou:, ayes l9-nays l3.
The Senate disagreed to that amendment
of the House of Representatives TO Its bill
for regulating the navigation of steam boats,
by which it was proposed to infllct fine
Of five thousand dollars on owners for any
loss of lives by explosion of boilers, &c,
and substituted for it provision that, in all
prosecutions at law for damages in such
case, the fact of such explosion shall be con-
sidered prima facie evidence of wilful in
tent, &c. Thus amended, the bill passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, July 6.
Mr.. Adams coupled the morning hour
10 discussing the Texas question, without
conclu what he had to say.
The Steamboat bill came from the Sen
ate with an amendment, which was adopt
ed, and the bill passed.
Several private bills were acted upon.
After a recess, the House took up the
Sen ate Bill to punish by fine and imprison-
ment the issuing of the notes of the late U.
IS. Bank, and passed the same without a.
mendment.
IN SENATE, Saturday, July7, o.
The House Bill making appropriations
for the Iadian Department, was taken up,
amended and passed.
The bill for the improvement of harbors
and rivers was reconsidered, (having been
last night rejected.) On motion of Mr..
Niles, an amendment was made requiring
that on all single appropriations over Sl2,-
900, only fifty per cent should be expended
in 1888 and the remainder in 1889.
i The Senate, then took up the Forti6ca
tion Bill, and having made some amend.
ments, inserted the proviso, that one hal
the amount of appropriation should be pald
, during the year 1888, and the remaining
half during the year 1889, in which the
House concurred.
The Senate next took up the New York
Fire Bill and passed it with amendments.
The Senate sat till late hour, the close
we have not yet received.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Saturday, July 7.
The morning hour was consumed b,
Mr.. Adams on the Texas question.
The Committee on Military Affairs re-
ported the Senate bill, supplementary tc
an net for increasing the Army of the U
S." and it was read third time and passed
The Committee on Territories reported I
bill for authorising the people of Florida t'
form State Constitution with view of be-
ling admitted into the Union. 1t wns reat
twice and referred to n Committee of th'
Whole.
The House then went into Committee o
the whole, and after some time spent there
in reported the Senate Bill, for tho sal'
of u. States Bank Boods belonging to tn,
| United States, which was passed.
Also with amendment the Bill remittin:
duties on goods destroyed by the N. Yorl
Fire. The amendment having been agreed
to, the Bill WINS read a third time and passed
The bill to restrain the issue or circula
ton Of the notes of the late Bank of the U
States, was taken up and passed as it came
from the Senate.
The House coneurred with the Senate
lin their amendment to the General Pos
Office Bill. So the Express Mail will bt
Icontinued.
The Light House bill vas also posset
with some amendments, to which botl
Houses have agreed. One of the amend
mcnts provides, that in TO case, shall any
collector receive in amount during the year
more than four thousand dollars; no nava
loflicer more than three thousand dollars
no surveyor more than twenty-five hundred
dollars; and no other revenue officer NOR,
than fifteen hundred dollars.
The West Point bill was taken up, de
Ibatcd and passed with many amendment
Ioniued in other appropriation bills. ON
lof these amendments is said to have {
lelause making the salaries Of certain rsvs
nue. officers equal to what they were in 1892