Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-18
TWENTY SIXTH CONGRESS Isl g.
Washington, Feb. I, |,

The House adopted an order ycslerir
receive petitions every day till the 18th u
present month.
Petitions therefore were in order this nj
ing MIR. Lawrence, of Mass, presenle.
/ asking the general government to recopnip a
independence of Hay,i.
MIR. Linn Banks of Va moved that The
tltlon lie on the table. The yeas and
were called, and the motion sustained
very large majority-ayes 2l0 noes 100 n
When the State of New Jersey was rca
ed, Mr. Randolph submitted question to
Speaker of the whether he had +
ceived the Resolutions of the General Ase}
bly, of New Jersey' The Speaker sad b
he had, but declined to present them. becl
they were not addressed to him as Speai
but as a member of Congress-
The General Assembly do not recon
the constitutional organization of the Afc |
and therefore did not address Mr.. Ilgne Al
Speaker
Thursday, Feb
In the Senate Mr. Preston moved to take |
the resolution submitted by him western
calling on the Secretary of the Troasur,
information whether the estimates IN his an
al report included any sum for the mcI
continuation of the Cumberland road.
On this resolution there was consider
debate, by Smith of la. White. Rohrsl
Crittendon, Brown, Norvoll, Wright and IA
ton, IN which it was admitted On both =.
that an estimate for the Cumberland road pl
not included IN certain S20,O0O,O 900, wild
1t was supposed it ought to appear, if au
where 1t was also generally maintained Il
neither recommendation nor an estimate W
to he found in the report at all.
On motion of Mr. Clay Of Ala the molml
take up the resolution offered by Mr. Prca'
was laid on the table by yeas and NAYS as q
lows, yeas %, nays Is.
In the House, The journal oryesterlayA5
ing been read, the speaker rose and said u
char begged to make a short explanation
relation TO a subject which had been ur,
discussion yesterday. If it was the pleas.,
OF the House, he desired this morning TO Z
before II the correspondence between the G.
ernor OF New Jersey and himself upon u
subject
Cries of agreed, agreed on all sides
The correspondence was then read.
And the question being on a motion to pr
the said joint resolutions, it was decided 10
aihrmalive--yeas 81, nays 90.
Petitions and memorials were then ur.
presented.
When on motion Of Mr. Hoffman, the ho-
adjourned.
Friday, Feb. 7.
In the Senate, Mr. Norvell presented I
credentials of Augustus s. Potter, aeua
from Michigan, who was duly qualified z
took his seat
The resolution offered by Mr. Preston. %
ing on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
formation IN respect to the Cumberland M
came up in order.
Mr. Young offered the following subsli..
Tor the one offered by mr.. Preston.
Resolved, That the President be reauesi
10 communicate Ia the Senate whether. int
general report Of the Secretary Of the Tfea,1
made az the commencement Of tie pres.
session Of Congress, and the estimates thr
N contained Of expenditures proposed, he
included any appropriations for the consl-
non and continuation Of the Cumberland 70.
and II not, whether the omission was unnIe
nonal o. designed by him or the Secretary
War.
Mr. Clay Of Ala. moved TO lay the VII,
SUBJECT on the table on which there was o
yeas 90, nays 90
nc zee president said, as he though
Tor the benefit Of the Cumberland road q
this inquiry should be made, he voted in
negative.
Mr. lapPan moved the indefinite posipOr
ment Of the subject, on which question q
yeas and nays were as follows yeas 22 10
The Vice Presiden, voted in the negs'lr
as be said he had now the additional moi
oi calling on the administration 10 do vial
was sure they would be willing 10 do.
Mr. Kings motion 10 strike Jut the Ian
part OF the substitute was then carried N Z
affirmative,
The resolution as amended by the s1t'