The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-05-16
NEWPORT.
CoNGREs EssIONAL.

CONChESsIONAL.
On Monday the SENATE passed to
third reading the bill to erect hospital
the insane in the city Of Washington. II
bill to authorize the Government to sell Il
bonds of the United States Bank due 10
ernment in September next, and Septemb
1889, amounting to $4,000, 900, was pas
ed to be engrossed. The bill to increa'
the salary of the Commissioners of the Gel
eral Land Office was passed to be engros
ed. On motion of Mr.. Grundy, the Con
miitee on the Judiciary, were instructed
inquire into the expediency of making fal
ther provision by law to prevent the csun
terfeiting of Treasury notes. On Thurs
day, the Bill to authorise the sale OF tn
Rond, Of the United States Bank was rent
third time and passed. Most OF the da,
was occupied in discussion of the Bill t'
extend the Charters Of the Banks OF the
District of Columbia. Mr.. Webster pre-
sented the resolutions of the Legislature oi
Massachusetts, on the subject of the North
Eastern Boundary, and gave notice OF his
intention to address the Senate on tine sub
iect. On Friday, a great number OF me-
MORALS were presented from different sec
lions of The country against the annexation
ofTexas, and several from New Jersy.
Massachusetts, and other States, against
the enforcement Of the Cherokee Treaty.
The memorials were all laid upon the table.
Mr.. Robbins of II. I. offered resolution
which was adopted, calling upon the Sec
retary of the Treasury for information as
to the value Of goods imported into the
United States from May 1897, to May 1888,
and the amount of duties paid upon said
goods during the same period. The Sen
nte entered upon the discussion Of the bill
for extending the Charters of the Banks in
the District Of Columbia. On Saturday,
the bill was passed to provide for the pun.
ishment of counterfeiting Treasury notes.
No other public business Of importance was
taken up; but some executive business was
attended to with closed doors.
In the HOUSE, q struggle was made to
suspend the rules to take up public business
of an urgent nature. Mr.. Cambreleng
pleaded in vain-a two thirds vote could
not be obtained. The House then went
into the duel business, and desperate ef-
forts, to no purpose, were made to postpone
or stifle the matter. After battling it till
six o'clock, the House adjourned. The
sole business in both houses of Congress on
Tuesday was to receive the annunciatioB
of the death of the Hon. Joab Lawler, a
member of the House from Alabams, aud
to pass the usual resolutions for testi:ying
respect to his memory. lie was to be bur-
led from the Hall Of the House or We'd
nesday at I2 NJ, and both branches ad-
ourned to that hour. On Thursday, the
Duelling Report was finally disposed Of.
3 was debated by Mr.. Underwood and Mr..
Thomas, for some time, when Mr.. Thomas
moved to lay it on the table, and to print !;
II the reports together with the testimony i,
nd the Journals. The question was divi- =,
ed. The motion to lay on the table was >
greed to, nyes l02, nays 70. The re- ;,
orts of the majority and minority were Or :,
cred to be printed, yeas 1877, nays "A ;,
nd the remaining documents, consisting of ),
ae Journal and the testimony, were then ;,
rdered to be printed by vote of l09 to :,
. A message was received from the Pres ;,
lent Of the United States on the subject Of !,
,e wants Of the Treasury. The House, :,
n motion Of Mr.. Cambrelcng, went into !,
Committee of the Whole on the state Of ;,
le Union, and took up the bill to author =
a the issue of Treasury notes in the place ;,
those issued under the act of October :,
S37. Mr.. Cambreleng spoke at length on :,
e subject in explanation Of the condition :,
the Treasury, and in support Of the bill |; !,
hers rejoined, and tho House adjourned ),
ithsM taking the question. In the House, ;,
n Saturday, Mr.. Hopkins asked leave to ;,
Ter resolution for the issue of two mil :,
'ns for the relief of the Treasury, but the !
[ouse refused to receive it, The Trea-
iry note Bill was again taken up in Com ),
ttee Of the whole, and the discussion was !,
,ntinued until late hour. When the
ell closed the House was still in session. !,
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