Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-01-07
TWtutp=SirtD Congress.

anne ndmen in ,ac first revenue bill whic
came from the House.
N MIR. Davis presented memorial (ror
the merchants of Newburyport, prayin!
that the treaty Of Commerce with Grea
Britain, which is known as the Recipro
city Treaty, and which is about TO ex
pire, ight not be renewed. A de
bate arose in which Messrs. Webster
Davis, Calhoun, and Merrick took par.
and the memorial was referred TO tn.
Committee on Commerce.
II According TO the statements Of iht
several Senators, reciprocity Of tbi,
treaty is like that descrbed by the Irish
man, all on one sde-Great Britain
alone deriving the advantage from it,
Il In THE House. the subject Of the
public lands came up and was postponed
10 the 9th Of January.
/ The House then went into committee G
Of the whole. AIr. Mckay in the chair,
and took up the hIl providing for the
demands on the Pension fund.
IN SENATE, Tuesday, Dec. 29Ih.-
Immediately aheribc reading olihc jour
nal of proceedings, Mr.. Anderson rose
to announce tho death OF his colleague,
The late FELIX GRUNDy, Of Tennessee
The usual resolutions adopted on these
mclancholy occasions were then passed,
and The Senate adjourned.
In the House., Mr.. Geddings moved
n ons!dcration Of the vote by which
the Navy Pension Bill with The amend
meni repcoling the law of 1887, had pas.
sed the House. Mrssrs. Adama, Reed,
Tillinghai, Snllonsiall and others advo-
Gated tho motion to reconsider, on the
ground that the amendment had been
hastily adopted and that notice ought TO
have been frs, given TO pensioners under
the act, before its lepeal As the debate
upon this motion was pending "A Message
was received from the Senate stating
that II had Adjourned out Of respect To
the memory of The late Hon Felix Grun-
dy. The Hon. A. V. Brown of Tenn.
then rose and addressed the House in
handsome and well written panegyric
upon his late friend and colleague once
a member of the House and after a.
dorllnS,the usual resolutions of respect,
the House adjourned.
lN SENATE, Wednesday, Dec. 3Olh. -
Among The petitions and memorials pre-
sented were several urging the passage
Of a uniform Bankrupt Law.
MIR. Criitenden from the Judiciary
Committee reported bill to establish a
uniform system Of Bankruptcy through.
out the United States, which was twice
road and made the special order for the
'th Of January. I
MIR. Benton gave notice that as soon
rs the Senate was full, he should bring
r. bill aholishing the fishing bounties
md allowances, and also to repeal the
luiy on ';alt.
The bill providing for the establish
nent of board of Commissioners of
Claims against the Government was
brought forward, and gave rise to an an.
mated disc usson. This bill has been
vice through the Committee on the Ju-
Iicinry twice through the Committee
IA claims and twice through the Sen
tie.
The lloUsE was occupied during the
Whole of the session on this day, with the
ubiect Of Navy Pensions. A Washing
on letter writer says :-"This subject is
ssuming good deal of importance, and
he debate to-day was interesting and
but no question had been ia
en- al The adjournment. Many of the
,embcrs spoke, bot none of them seem
d to comprehend the subject so fully as
lr. Reed of Mass and Mr.. Everett.
he whole subject of Navy Pensions is
ow before the House. The result OIL
lc present debate will be that hundreds
I widows and orphans will lose the G
litnncrs they enjoy and that all the ,
Ulcers nnd men nor IN serrice, who are
receipt of pensions for rounds, will
ave TO reinquish them. c
In SENATE, Thursday, Dec, 3Oth. - {
lr. Benton from the Committee ON n
lllItary Affairs, reported a bill for the =
'lIei OF the Missouri volunteers. There
as no important public business done. :
he Senate adjourned to Monday. T.
lN THE HOUSE, the Navy pension II
~" VIZ btSH ltttNtu, lUt pre- ~
Gus question having been moved, on
o motion TO reconsider, it prevailed, 7
I'd. the main question being put, the Il
ouse refused 10 reconsider,-y CO. il
ys lo3. A petition was presented on
{ part Of Blair & Rives, printers to the
ousc, complaining that printing had p,
en- given by the Clerk to Mr.. Lang
&c, which belonged TO them. 1t was I"
Ierred to a select committee. in
"A message was received from the pl
csident, communicating the corrcspon- fo
nee between the Secretary OF State
d the British minister, on the subject "
the burning of the steamer Caroline. III
! motion of Mr.. Fillmore, il was SO
Tered that 5000 copies should be co
nicd. This motion having passed,
r. Afford Of Georgia, moved that the u
ton be rcconsdercd, and at his re- re
Dst the documents we've read.
Alter the reading Of the corrcspon-
nee, some remarks were made by Nlr. re
ord, MIR. Holmes, Mr.. Gushing, and i,
,. Duncan, encr which the motion to
onsIdcr wns iihdrawn, and the House u"