Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-03-07
HERALD OF TH E II M E S.

bill should be taken without debate and
by vote as nearly unanimous as possl-
BILE.
This suggestion not being acceded to,
a long debate followed, which was par
tciPated in by Messrs Howard, kenne-
dy, Biddle and Evans: and incidentally
by Messrs Pickens, Elmore, Robertson,
Tillioghast, Mercer, Menefee, Craig,
Adams and Naylor.
Mr. Evans, who spoke in reply to
MIR. Biddle, had not concluded his re-
marks, when, the hour Of 8 having arri-
we'd, the House took recess.
AT half past four, the House having
re-assembIed, Mr.. Evans resumed and
concluded his speech.
II In SENATE. Friday, March !, amer the re-
cess,-Mr Buchanan's resolutions on the
subject of the N. f. Boundary, were again
taken up, and discussed.
II The resolutions were amended, so rs to
say that Maine sought" to pursue course
| of !orbe arance, and leave the vndication OF
her rights to the General Government, pro-
yided the British authorities refrain from a
military occupation of the disputed territory
II The three first resolutions passed by o
majority Of "A to l. The amendment, by "a
to q.
II In SENATE, Saturday, March 2d,-The bill
making appropriation for the current nnd
contingent expenses of the Indian Depart
ment, for the year 1889. was also considered
in Committee of the whole, and passed.
i The bill for the protection Of the Northern
and North Western frontier. wns also passed
Y The Bill to prevent Indian hostilitics fol
the year 1889. was also passed.
II The bull giving additional powers to the
President Of the United States, to repcl in
VISIONS &C., was taken up and passed-yeas
I-nays ].
II In The HousE,-Thc House was in session
Il up to ) o'clock on Sunday morning.
H They passed the bill from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, relative to the difficulties
between Maine and n. Brunswick. Pre-
vious to it's passage, the provision for raising
| 10000 men to augment the army, was strick-
en- out, by a vote of95 to u.
H AS the bill passed, it au,horises the Presi'
dent Of the United States to raise ten mil
lions, by loans, for The purposes of the bill
to put the whole naval force in commission
for whch two millions Of dollars are appro.
| priatcd-to raise fifty thousand volunteers
and TO send a special mcssengcr to England
II IN this form the bill passed by vote OF
2Ol to 6. The same bill passed the Senate
on Sunday morning without amendment.
H The Senate on the same morning passed @
| Joint resolution to the effect that when the
Senate adjourned it would adjourn to mee
on the morning of the 3D. inst. at 10 o'clock.
Tie House adopted the same resolution.
II CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
II Both Houses met OF 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning,-nnd at 3 p. m. the Senate took {
| recess until 6 o'clock and the House unit
half past 4. The session ended some time IL
the Night During the Sundays sitting &
great number ofbills were disposed of. More
even than usual of the important business o
Congress, (says the Intelligencer,) was driver
out into the last days, and indeed last hours
of tho session. Remarkably few in numbc
are the bills of public importance, beside
the annual bills that have been passed.
Among the bills passed on Sunday, wcr
tho several annual appropriation bills-th
Census bill FOG IS3O-Ihe Act nuthorisinl
the erection or FIRE proof building for tn
General Post Office, on the site of the burn
Post Office, also passed. The bill which
passed the Senate for the military occupation
of Florida (by settlers on public lands, &c.
sleeps on the table of the House.