Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-03-15
Twenty-GNh Congress {:
FIRST RE GULAR sEs ION.

Il IN SENATE, OH MODudy, MaTCn -, WI
Webster presented resolution directing the
Secretaries of War and the Navy to com
munca.e great variety Of information in
regard to the Pension Agents and manner o.
paying pensions both by the Government to
the agents and by the agents TO the Pen
tsioners.
Il Mr.. Mcrrick made a speech in opposition
to the passage of the Sub-Treasury bill.
In the HOUSE, Mr. Morgan of Virginia,
submitted an amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States that would render the
lcarrying or accepting challenge in duel,
fighting in duel, or aiding and assisting in
duel, &c. an offence against the law of the
land, which would render the offender inei
gible to any Office Of honor or profit under
government.
i :, Mr.. Mercer offered resolution calling foI
the mopt recent information from the seat OF
war in Florids.
Mr.. Fry, of Pa. offered a resolution nam
ing the l4th of May as the day of adjourn
nent. Laid over.
MIR. Bell has brought forward his bill to
preserve the freedom of Elections, by keep
ing the fingers of the Executive officers out
Of them. Ii was referred to a select COM
mittee. This is q subject of increasing inn
Witt Clinton wrote his celebrated message
on this subject; but since that time, the num-
Der and discipline Of government officers
have been greatly increased.
[ The Senate passed the House bill in re-
lation to the Canada frontier, and Mr.. Mer-
rick of Md. made his maiden speech in that
body, on the sub-treasury bill.
The whole day in the House was occupied
| in the raceDtlOn of DetitiOnS.
| The Frontier Bill, Enally passed by the
Senate as amended, was sent to the House
for concurrence.
In SENATE, on Tuesday, March 6, Mr..
Clayton from the Committee on the Judiciary
reported the bill referred to them to prevent
the giving or accepting OF challenges to
duels in the District of Columbia, with a
mendmen nts, the principal one of which was
the substituting for the penalty of death,
from ten to twenty years confinement in the
penitentiary.
| The amendments were read, and the bill
was made the special order for Monday.
| Mr.. Norvell spoke two hours in favor of
the Sub-Treasury bill.
Mr.. Buchanan moved that the bill be post
poned to the next session of Congress-with
the understanding that the vote should be
taken on this question on Wednesday morn.
ing prior to the vote on Mr.. Rives's sabsti-
tute.
The Senate refused to concur in the
amendments Of the House to the bill to main
tain neutrality on the frontier, and appointed
u committee of conference.
In the HOUSE, Mr.. Adams obtained leave
to present petition from citizens Of Newark,
N. J. praying that Congress would investi-
gate the circumstances of the late duel.
A similar memorial from other citizens of
the Same place was presented by Mr.. Fair
field: the rule having been suspended, on
his motion, both memorials were referred to
the select committee appointed on that sub
ject.
/ The Committee of Foreign Affairs presen-
ted the neutrality bill from the Senate, and
all the amendments were concurred in ex-
Icept the Sd, which cxcepts the operations of
the bill to expeditions by water, and the bill
was returned to the Senate.
The Civil and Diplomatic appropriation bill,
was discussed until the hour of adjournment
without coming to any decision.
In SENATE, Wednesday, March z, Mr..
Tallmadge, Of New York, presented the re-
monstrance of EIGHr THOUSAND of the Peo-
pie of the city Of New York, against the pas
sage Of the Sub Treasury bill.
SUB-TREAsURY BILL. The Senate again
took up this bill, when Mr.. Buchanan, of
Pennsy ylvania, moved to postpone IT to the
next session, in obedience to the instructions
Of the Legislature Of Pennsylvania. After
brief discussion, in which Messrs. Calhoun
and Webster took part, the question was ta-
ken on Mr. Buchanan's motion, and decided
in the negative as follows:-Yeas 90 Nays %.
So the Senate refused to postpone the bill.