Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-02-07
SECOND SESSION

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Treasury, in obedience to resolution
Of the 28th December, showing the le-
lative difference between the circulation
Of the notes Of the Bank Of the United
States and gold OF which document
5000 copies were ordered to be printed.
Also, message from the President
Of the United States, containing inior-
nation in relation to the North Eastern
Boundary. .
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, &c.
The following were presented and
referred.
BY MIR. Linn From sundry owners,
masters, engineers, and other officers OF
ste amb oats, asking the establishment OF
board Of engineers TO establish the
qualifications of persons seeking employ
ment in that capacity.
MIR. l.. said he had another petition Of
some interest: it was the first voice from
the citizens Of Oregon Territory, 80 in
number, asking the extension Of the laws
of the United States. This petition was
ordered TO be printed.
by Mr.. Calhoun From officers Of
the revenue service, asking to he placed
upon the same footing as officers OF the
Navy in relation to the Pension Laws.
BY MIR. Allen: From citizens Of Ohio,
asking repeal Of the neutrality law,
which they deem partial and arbitrary.
Also, from citizens Of the same, asking
what steps had been taken in relation to
The burning Of the Caroline, and the
murder Of ofAmerican citizens, which they
deem premeditated insult to the ma
tional flag.
DUTY oS SALT.
MIR. Benton's bill on leave to repeal
the salt duty, came up for consideration,
when Mr.. Davis went at length into the
subject, conicnding that as salt was an
article indispensable to human comfort (;
in short, as it was necessary almost to
the very existence of the human family,
rs well as the brute creation, that was
the very reason why we should ell
courage its manufacture among our
selves, rather than become entirely de-
pendent for it on foreign countries.
The most Of the day was spent in ex-
ecutive business.
In the HoUsE,-Mr. Clark offered the
following resolution, which lies over one
day -
Resolred, That the House, in pur-
suance Of the joint resolution Of the 9th
Of February, 1899, will, on the second
Monday Of February next, at one o.
clock, proceed to the election of printer
to the House, for the 26th Congress.
MIR. Fletcher Of Massachusetts, rose
and said that he had received letter
from Samuel Etherdge, Esq, Of Mas
sachusetts, stating that he had heretofore
preferred charges against Capt Elliott,
Of the Navy, and requested that call
might be made on the Department in
relation to said charges, and MIR. +. in
conformity with this request, offered n
resolution to that effect.
And the resolution was considered and
adopted.
Mr.. Adams presented the following
resolution
Resolved, That every member Of the
House Of Representatives Of the United
States ought, before taking his seat
therein, to produce at the clerks table,
or to deposiie in the clerks Office, the
credentials by virtue Of which he claims
his seat and in all cases Of contested
election no member ought to be permit
ted to vote until the House, upon re-
port from the standing committee Of cleo
tions, or by the vote of the majority OF
the members present, being a quorum OF
the House, shall have decided which Of
the claimants is entitled to The contested
seat.
Objections being made, the resolution
lies over one day by the rule.
On motion of Mr.. Fillmore,
Resolred, That the President be re-
1uested 10 communicate to this House,
if not in his opinion incompatible with
the public interest, what demand has
been made upon the British Government
for satisfaction for the outrage commit
ted under its authority, in burning the
steamboat Caroline, and numbering our
unarmed citizens on board, and what re-
ply said Government has made TO such
demand, and all the correspondence on
the subject Of said outrage, between this
Government and that, or the officers or
agents Of either, or the officers or agents
of this Government and the President,
or any Of its Departments, which have
not heretofore been communicated TO this
House.
In the course of the days sitting, Mr.
Cambreleng gave notice that he should
tomorrow ask the House to proceed to
the consideration Of the appropriation
bills.
In SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. 29,-Mr.
Benton presented a memorial from
America Vespucci, written by herself in
French and English, and asking Con-
gress to extend TO her the rights Of ciii-
zenship, and grant of public lands for
resting place. 1t contains the reasons
for the arrival Of America Vespucci in
the United States, and the account Of
her journey, with some other interesting
matter. The memorial was referred in
part to the Committee on the Judiciary
and in part TO the Committee on Public
Lands.
The morning hour was occupied with
the consideration Of unimportant busi-
ness, when Mr.. Bcnton's Salt Bill was