The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-19
CONGRESS-.

In the House OF Representatives, yesterday,
Mr. Johnson of Maryland, asked leave to sub
nit joint resolution, that the two Houses Of
Congress will adjourn, SINE die, on Wednes-
day, the 18th of June next.
Objection being made to its reception, Mr..
Johnson moved suspension of the rules pre-
scribing the order of business; and on the ques-
ton being taken, there appeared-yeas &c, nays
"a so the motion was disagreed to.
Mr.. Cravens offered resolution to the effect
that the House will, the Senate concurring, adj
iourn sine de- so soon as law to provide suf-
ficient revenue shall have been passed From
the spontaneous laughter that succeeded the
reading Of the resolution by the clerk, it was
evident that the propositisn was received in the
spirit in which it was submitted.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, and took up the Navy APP
preparation bill--the question pending being on
the motion to strike out So, 1861 32 80, for the
pay of commissioned, warrant and petty officers
and seamen, and substitute $685. 900. After
debate, the committee rose for the want of
quorum A call of the House was ordered, but,
quorum being now present, the call was dis
pensed with, and the House again went into
committee, and took up, seriatim, the act con-
cernng tonnage duties on Spanish vessels; the
bill to constitute the ports of Stonington, Mystic
river, and Pawcatuck river collection district !;
the Senate bill entitled an act to regulate COM
mercial intercourse with the port OF Cay
enne, in French Guiana, and the bill to
authorize the appointment Of board for the
of rules and regulations for the
government of the Navy. When the com
mittee rose, the above bills, with the excep-
ton of the last named, were severally read
a third time and passed, and the House ad-
iourn-ed.
In the Senate, Mr. Tallmadge presented me-
mortal, numerousy signed by inhabitants OF the
county of Steuben, NY, praying for the passage
of the law now before Congress providing Tor an
equitable arrangement between the Post Office
Department and the different railroad compa-
MES for speedy and regular transportation OF
the mails of the United States.
Mr. Allen moved that the Senate take up, tor
the resolution heretofore subinil-
ted by him relative to the affairs OF Rhode
Island.
Mr.. Huntington asked for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered and were-yeas 10, nays
81, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Fulton,
King, Linn, McRoberts, Sewer, Smith, OF Connecti-
cut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbu-
ry, and Wright--l5.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Bates, Barrow, Berren,
Bayard, Calhoun, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Critten-
den, Crafts, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington,
Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Simmons,
Smith of Indiana, Tallmadge, and Woodbridge-23'
So the Senate refused to take up the resolution
MIR. ALLEN then arose, and said that, before he sat
down. he would submit two other resolutions, and he
thought it to be his duty to state his reasons for doing
so. He then read the resolutions. The first was, in
substance, that it was the right of the people Of
Rhode Island to establish for themselves Re-
publican form Of State Government, and in any
particular to alter modify it, provided its form
be left Republican. The second resolved that II was
not right for the Federal Government TO interfere IN