The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-05-30

up the Dnnks, Hnu give rise 10 anOthef
swell Of paper credits and bank credits which
which would soon end in another disastrous
revulsion. lie cnlled upon the Senate to
unite with him in endeavoring to prevent
another hank catastrophe. The whole of
that part of the resolution requiring the gov
ernment to receive the notes Of specie pay
ing banks. was, on Mr.. Wright's motion,
stricken out, yeas %. nays 10. The only
question left was respecting the repeal of
the specie Circular. and preventing any fu-
turs discrimination as TO the funds received
for The different branches of the revenue.
In the HOUSE on Monday, the States were
called IN order for the presentation Of petit
ions, and great numbers were offered and
referred. Among them was one from the
citizens of Goochland, Va. by Mr.. Adams,
praying that he be expelled the House as
a nuisance, which he moved should be re-
ferrcd to the committee on the Judiciary,
but it was laid on the table; also, one from
Iowa, praying the expulsion of every man
criminaIly engaged in the late duel. Mr..
Adams said he feared, if the petition was
granted, there would not be quorum left
in the House. ]: was laid on the table.
The bill making appropriations for the
Florida war was taken up, and some
amendments adopted in committee of the
whole. AT an early hour the comuiittee
rose and the House adjourned.-On Tues
day, Mr.. Sherrod Williams moved to sus-
pend the rules to take up his resolution to
rescind the specie circular. The motion
failed-y-as l04, nays S3,-not two thirds.
The Presidents message relative TO the
Cherokee Treaty was received ard read.
After short aud animated debate, a mo-
tion to lay it on the table was negatived-
yeas 80, nays ll3, and it was referred to
The Committee on Indian Affairs.-On
"Wednesday, the House was principally oc-
cuped on the bill making appropriations
for the suppression Of Indian hostiliies for
lS3S.-On Thursday, Mr.. Hoffman moved
suspension of the rules to enable him to
offer a resolution for discharging the select
committee, to whom had been referred the
Presidents message on The subject Of for
Ieign paupers, from nll further consideration
of certain extracts from the "New York
Truth Teller" and that the same be re-
turned tu the President. The extracts re-
ferred to contain gross and personal at
tack on the Mayor and certain members of
the Common Council of New York. AZ.
ter the extracts had been read, the ayes and
noes being ordered on the motion to sus.
pend, resulted-ayes 1ll-noes rs. So
two-,hirds. Mr.. Thofias, from the judic-
larry committee, to whom had been referred
the Senate bill prohibiting the circulation
and issue Of the old q. S. Bank notes, by
the new Bank, reported the same without
amendment. 1t was read twice md refer
red TO a committee of the whole. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Cambreleng the House went
into Committee of the Whole and resumed
the consideration of the bill, with the pro-
posed amendments thereto, in relation to
the removal of the Cherokees. Messrs
Wise, Glascock, Everett, Downing, and
others gave their views, after which, with
ou; coming to any decision, the Committee
rose.-On Friday, n message was received
from the President, stating that he was not
aware that the message on the subject of
foreign pnupers contained the two extracts
from the New York Truth Teller" and
That he should not have communicated
them, if he had seen them. He also, with
the leave Of the House, withdrew those pa
pers. An accompanying letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury states that the
clerk made up the papers, and that he did
not see the newspaper extracts. After
some debate, it was ordered That the papers
he taken from the files and returned. The
House spent nearly the whole day in the
consideration of private bills.
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