The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-27
NEWPORT.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1899.
DOINGs SIN CONGRESS.

: In SENATE, on Monday, Mr.. Benton's
bill for the armed occupation of Florida,
was iaken up, and without amy opposition,
ordered to II third rending.-The bill to pro-
vide for the more cffec,ual security Of the
public nancy in the hands of public agents
and for the punishment Of public defaultsrs
was taken up. The first question was
on Mr. Rves' substitute, which was voted
down, ayes Is, nays 81. The question
then recurring Oh the passage Of the bill To
third reading, was carried, ayes 26, nays
l6. A bill la addition to an act to promote
the useful arts was also passed to third
reading.
In tho House The bill To revive and cx-
tend the act for the issue of treasury notes
was taken up and passed, yeus l02, nays
ISS. The object Of the hill is merely to ex-
tend unIil May, the time 10 carry out the
provisions of the original net and it au-
ihorises the issue only of the amount Of
treasury notes which has not been filled up.
The House got over the petitions which us
uaIly ill up Monday, by ordering them to
be sent in n lump TO the clerks table, with
out amy call Of the States.
The SENATE on Tuesday passed Sir.
Benton's Florida Bill to be enacted. Pre-
yious to the passage Mr.. Morris of Ohio
made an abolition speech 20 whicl, no one
replied. The vote was 25 to IS.
la the lIoUsr, when the general appro-
bill came up, the amendment,
dispensing with the Navy Board was with
drawn, but resolution was adopted calling
upon the Secretary Of the Navy to report 10
The next Congress plan for substituting
bureaus for the present board. An amend
meni, TO include in the bill the expenses of
a minister TO Hayri was decided 20 be out
Of order-bu, would again he offered by
Mr. Sladc. /
In SENATE, on Wednesday, Mr.. Cri,tcn-
dsn's bal on the interference of federal off |
eefs 9Th elections, was further discussed.
sao Mf. Calhoun announced hi. intention
- spestins on the subject. The bill for
ase sH'e essPins Of the public money and
la ~, i'.nashrBsnt Of psblie defuul,crs, was
tss.en ~. Dir. Webster stated briefly some
al9eus'ua ~ IA. tilI.
~ s's hotsr. Mr. Naylsr, from the com
u''s.o, ehosep " isrs.iiy.,s lhe c.nduct OF
S','ao'sesff s-@as1, ,sasd leave ,o report |
cassa'o soss...sg.oas fsaB ,iBs eDmni,,e, bu,
'o,ss' zee f':fVsoo.--,fbs Hgu.s then p,o. |
o'ef'ae 10 'h' pfesf - She day being the
e''I ta''','''f sppfSpf-s.a9ss fsr the expenses
~ lS9sfn@oot
!. stN"st. ~ Tbsfsssy, the bill more
''lsse1aell, ~ Ypsse's he psbl.e money in
sss ,'o"s'' VI vilnss. sa. sgshi, IL the Gov.
ssaansS's Sbe, es'Ss - 81 ,ts third resdi,,
ea.o1 D. Hstsssr .gSfs,.sd tie sen,,,
81. HvSssfs fst3,.8 ., ss=ss lsnstb; when
/, .9'sos sas sssSs ~ nf. Clay To- recon- !
ss. VII tHsfsraso,s - amend IL; which
'aost,a "a ios', f..s 10. Nsy, ~. The
y4essos -ss hss i..ss On the papage Of
lbs III. sss ssfrisJ - he sfiirmaii,s, zen.
y. nsys -.
ln the Hosss. Mr. Pfspii,., ~ Mi.si..ip-
pi. offered t-s resolutions inqaifps whe,h-
sr Alexander Duncan, a member Of the
House from tie State of Ob,o, ~ss the su-
thor of certain publications which appeared
IN the GIobe 81 the Io,h inst, and whether
ne thereby com,niiieds breach Of The pri,i-
ege of the House. The debse and pro-
ceedings continued uniil the hour of ad.
journmcni.
For particulars Of the proceedings, zee
extracts from the Correspondence oi the
Journal Of Commerce, and Brlvn C.nri.r,
IN another columu.I