Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-01-31

the action Of this House. This is all i
have done. say this in justice TO my
self and also in justice to this Honse.-
| do not wish TO incur the odium OF un-
necessarily consuming the time Of this
House. l have not done So shall
not do SO. think ] do but justice TO
these who have confdcd in me in pre-
senting singly the petitions sent to me
from men who have thus voluntarily
confided in me an Important trust.
MIR. Adams then stated what were his
motives in presenting the resolutions
connected with Andrew Stevenson
He vindicated his own motives, and
said that he had no other object in view
than the honor Of the country.
In SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. 22,--Me-
MORALS were presented by several Sena-
tors, among them one from MIR. Lumpkin,
of Ga, for the giving of pensions to per-
sons employed on board Of revenue cut
tiers.
Mr., Williams, Of Maine, presented a
resolution, which was adopted, calling
upon the President Of the United States
for all the Information in his possession,
received since his last annual message,
in relation to the North Eastern boun-
dary.
On motion Of Mr.. Preniiss, of VI. the
Senate took up the bill to prevent the
giving or receiving of challenges in the
District of Columbia.
The main question discussed was
whether the fourth section should be
stricken from the bill.
The discussion closed by ordering the
bill to be engrossed. Tomorrow 1t will
be put upon its final passage.
After the consideration Of some private
business, and an Executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
In The HousE,-Mr. Haynes moved
suspension Of the rules TO enable him
to submit motion that the House, re-
solve itself into a Committee Of the
Whole, for the purpose of disposing Of
the Presidents annual message.
Mr.. Cambreleng thought that the bet
ter course would be to move that the
Committee be discharged from the far
,her consideration Of the message, in or
der that some Of the appropriation bills
might be considered.
After some debate Of desultory
character the motion to suspend the rules
was decided in the negative.
The Senate bill for reducing and
graduating the price Of public lands, was
taken up and read twice, when two mo-
tions were made, one to refer it to the
committee on public lands, and the other
10 the select committee on public lands.
A motion was made TO lay the bill on
the table, and the ayes and noes were
ordered upon this motion. This was
considered a most important vote, and
the result was, ayes lO2, noes 81 f; and
so the bill was laid upon the table.
In SENATE, Wednesday, Jan. 23d,-'
MIR. Tallmadge offered several resolu-
tions relating to the public money and
dcposite banks. Ordered to be printed.
Several bills were read third time,
and passed-among others, one to abolish
imprisonment for debt in certain cases,
and the bill to prevent the giving or re-
ceiving challenges in the District OF
Columbia. On this bill the yeas and
nays were ordered, and it passed by a
vote Of ayes 81, noes 8.
In the HoUsE,-several bills were re-
ported, which were read twice and COM
mitted. Mr.. Petrken moved the re.
consideration Of tho vote on the Gradua-
ton Bill, by which it was laid on the
table, which was re- jected by vote of
SO ayes to 90 nays.-The Cumberland
read twice, and referred to committee
Of the whole on the state Of the union.
Ia SENATE, Thursday, Jan, 24,-The
bulk of the business transacted appears
to be Of private nature. An act sup
Elementary to the act to establish branch
min,s was read twice aud ordered to n
third reading. A joint resolution for
the survey Of the Lakes was also ordered
TO n third reading.
In the HOUSE, after the morning busi-
ness, the House went into committee OF
the whole upon the Presidents Message,
which was referred TO appropriate CON-
mittees, except SO much us relates to the
mandamus case.
In the SENATE, Friday, Jan. 25th, the
discussion of Mr.. Rves' resolutions re-
specting the sale of the Bank Bonds to
the United States Bank, occupied the
principal part Of the day. Mr.. Wright
made long speech, as the mouth piece
Of the Administration, and was replied
to by MIR. Rives. The discussion was
not concluded when the Senate adjourn
ed to Monday.
The HOUSE on Friday and Saturday,
was chiefly engaged in the consideration
Of private bills.