Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-04
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In SENATE, Monday, Feb 22d The
I Wee President communicated the fol-
lowing letter from the Hon. Daniel
Webster, announcing the resignation OF
his sent ns Senator rom Massachusetts.
"llon. r. VI. J,hnson, Wee President u. S.
I Sir: II is The object of this letter to
make known To The Senate the resignation oi
my seat as one of The Senators from Massa.
chusetts, having already informed the Tx.
ecuiivc OF TINT State that from thus day my
place would bc vpcant.
\ In retiring from n situation in which So
considerable n part Of nv life has been pass.
ed, hope | may be permitted In express my
high respect for The body OF which ] have
been . member, the interest shall ever feel
in the preservation of its character aud dig
nifty. and nv cordial wishes for the health
und happiness Of all those with whom have
been associated.
|, With much personal regard, / have the
honor to be your obedlcnt servant,
d. WEBSTER"
Mr.. Cuthben, Of Geo. expressed his
regret that The Senator was not in his
place, as he had intended to call upon
him for certain explanations relating to
his opinions upon the Slavery question,
Mr.. Clay, of Ky. came forward in some
remarks in dIsapprobation of the singu-
larry ill-tin,d aud unexpected course
which Mr.. Cuihbett bad adopted, and
Mr.. Preston and Mr.. Rives also came
nobly forward in the mos, uncquivocaI
Testimony to the soundness of Mr.. w 5
opinions in the great questions connect
cd with the peculiar interests Of the
South.
MIR. Crittcndcn asked leave 10 bring
forward his bill to prevent the niercr-
encc of oilicc-holdcrs in elections, but
after spirited debate in which McssIs
Sewer, Linn, Clay, Of Ky. Norvell, Cal
houn, Preston, Benton and others par
ticipated, the question Of granting leave
was decided in the negative sc TO ii.
During The morning hour many peli.
tions and memorials were presented, -
among them one from some Scotch Gov
"nan'ers in Illinois, asking the opinion of
Congress as 10 the right of individuals
to hold slaves, the ri sht of States to is
sue bills Of credit, and the power Of
Congress to establish Il National Bank :;
one from Tennessee, asking duty on
foreign silk, and the usual number on
the subject Of the bankrupt Law.
In the llo, STA bill was reported,
twice read, and referred 10 the Commit
tee of the Whole, making appropriations
for certain Notifications Of the United
States generally, for the year l31l, and
for an armament for Notifications also
for raising a company of sappcrs, miners
and ponionicrs, and appropriating $780,
900 for steam ships of war. The amount
proposed by the bill to be appropriated
for lolifcUticns is S678 600
The bill appropra,ing SO 900 for The
further exploration Of the n. Eastern
Boundary was passed, and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
The General Appropriation Bill was
taken up and debated at some length, on
The clause reducing the cmolumcnls of
u. S. Ai,orpics, AlarshalS, sc. A pro-
viso was finally adopted, by the casting
vote of the chairman ; that such fees
and perquisilcs shall be regulated by |
the enolumrn,s received by similar
State Officers.
10 SENATE, Tuesday, Feb. 23d. The
Senate were engaged in the considera-
'lon OF the bill TO revive the Banking
Powers in the District Of Columbia -
The discussion appears 10 have been
oiy for two rahid speeches
in regard to Banks from Mr. Benton and
Mr.. Tappan.
In the lioUsE, the day was spent on
HE General Appropriation Bill, and at
nine IN the evening II was reported to
he House. So amended, the bill d. 4
rects that The annual cmolumcnts of the
u. S. Marshals and Atlornies shall in
no case exceed 5000 that no clerks
ees shall exceed 1900; and that no
Postmast.r's shall in any case exceed
$4,000. The excess OF receipts over
hese sums is 10 90 into the Treasury of
he u. 5. The mission 10 Mexico was
also reduced to charge des afiaires.
One OF the amendments Of the Cen
'ral Appropriation Bin which passed 'he
iousc, was an appropriation of $1,000
w '"c 'Hitud|c VI IuiUItVft, VI AHtTl- II
IAN manufacture, for the Presidents
iouse. The correspondent of the Jour
lal Of Commerce, thus aludes to the
statements which were made when the
amendment was Offered:
at was stated that there were but
hrce beds in the mansion that it was
destitute of furniture necessary TO the
,omiort OF n family that though the
urnllurc had cost over hundred thou
and dollars, 1t was worth little, and re-
IuIrcd renewal, sc. The allowance
made in MIR. Van Burcn's time, for fur
'lure, was about iwcniy-scven thousand
of which was expended in
wo rooms. Many of tho rooms, in the
have never been furnished at /
II. MIR. }. q. Adams carried his own Il
into the house, and jackson Il
nd Van Buren, being single men, had
D need OF MANY furnished chambers" ="
In SENATE, Wednesday, Feb. 2i.-
he blIl rechauering for two years the Il
aHks IN The District of Columbia passed L
ihIrd reading, by a vote % TO l3 a
nj The remainder of the session was |
evoted to Executive business.
In the 'lorsE the consideration Of !,