Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-05
XVIII CONGRESS. ID SESSION.
Reported for the Journal Of Commerce

Washington Jcu. %.
4 The fret Thing IN the Senate this morning was
The presentation Of Revolutions Of the Legislature
Of 'lnois nstfuclIng their representatives. iu ob
tam laW to pa, all tae uo.ut,cyed lands in The
\ State under immediate contract. Thus yo1 sec
the pdblic lands tie theme Of constant con
I federation IN the new Sin,es IN some sha pc or
o,her-and IT The old ones be not wide awake ev-
sry acrc wll. be swept away under some pretcxl
or osher.
Mr Tallmodge introduced his anti Sub Trcasn
~ resolutions, which he moved to lay the ia-
Bile. These resolutions provide in effect thai
sound specie payI"g banks ough, to be telec'cd
under suitable regulations Of law. for the se'r
keeping OF the public money--thnt the payment o.
the public revenue should he made IN gold aud Eli
yer CON, or IN the notes of said specie paying
banks, regulated by 'aw--thot public REVENGE from
customs or bonds ought 10 be deposited N the
lrced banks TO the credit of the treasurer Of the
United States, and the certificates Of such dep,s
tie taken by collectors ana receivers as evidence
Of such paymrnl--lhat tie selected bunks m con
r,deration uf such teposies should perform with
oui charge the same duties to the government, ~
Transporting the public funds and distributing The
same 10 payment 10 The pubic creditors a. wefe
reformed hy the late b0uS ui the T. States.
A resolution was introduced by Mr. White and
N
n character calling for the names OF those Indisd'
81 uals appointed under The Government to carry n
81 in effect the Cherokee Treaty If ls36 ~lih the
IA duties perormed and the sums prumlsed or paid to
"a each also designating what species of funds that
RI were furnished By the Government IN chrclng
81 the provisions Of said Treaty. the amount OF the
81 d fsteut specics-lhe time when, aud to whom
81 On 3D. aud ~ helner such FUNDS we're exchanged oi
81 premium for funds lees 'alusble,and If s",whe,h
or the difference had been accounted for TO the O."
yetnmenf Also the name of each person whose
announcements were valued uEder said Treaty, to-
ether with the instructions given to the persons
Y |msking such valuation.
I'D UCUsE--AleT al unsuccessful motion by NJ
73Iaynes tn 20 into Committee OF the W hole on th'
res,deu,'s Annual Message, reports were cale'
W rom Committees.
Ism A number of private bills were reported and re
xsferred.
s Mr. SsrrcAn, from the Select Committee OF
,,esm boiler explosions, reported bill to amen'
he act making further provision Tor the protector
xssx pss.encers on board steam ,essels, which va
- b cad twice aud referred.
Mr. Bronson from the Committee on Territories
Reported BAL authorizing Tie people Of Iowa It
,rm Constitution and Sale Government, aud 70
H. sdm.son Of such Stale into the Union.
Mr petriken moved q consideration OF the volt
8, which on yesterday the House lad On the ltbl
Dc Senate bill Tor the eradication and redu,IOn .
Dc pnce Of public lands.
Mr Willsms, Of y. {. moved 10 lay the motto
b reconsider on Inc Isbie, which ass rJeoled-
yess SO nays lO2.
The question then recurring on he motion to re
eonsiJcr II ~ss f,jectcd-yess 81. nays 80. ,
III bill Sss not fecousiderod.
The Cumberland Road Bill from the Senate
eeriur up mex, ne order. motion 10 Icy u on "a
fsblr VAS made and rlectea-yras ~, nnys lOs
Haung been read lsIce Il Ms referred 4" the Con
y ttce Of The " hole on The STATE Of the Unioi
nauber " other Senate Bills Sere also fea
% lie and committed.