Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-24
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SECOND SESSION

In SENATE, Monday, Feb. l4.-Seve-
raj memorials were presented and refer
red, and also several reports Of commit
tees on private claims. MIR. Wright,
| from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bin to repeal the pilot law oI
1887.
Mr.. Pierce called up his resolution
calling lor information in relation To the
/ New York Custom House commission.
This motion gave rise toa long debate
of yather desultory character on the abu-
ses in the New York Custom House
and other topics, in which MIR. Pierce,
Mr.. Clay, MIR. Buchanan and other
Senators took part. The resolution was
laid on the table by vote Of 10 to II,
and the Senate adjourned.
| In the House. the Speaker announced
that he had received letters from Messrs
! Cooper of Georgia, Chapman of Alaba-
ma, and Holmes Of South Carolina, re-
guessing TO be excused from serving on
The Committee on Foreign Relations, to
which they had been appointed in place
| of the grnleinen who were recently en-
cused. The letters being called for,
were read The grounds on which they
ask ed to be excused, were that as the
other gentlemen had been excused on
grounds stated to the House, and deem
ed by them sufficient, and as they are
grounds which apply to every member
who represents the peculiar interests OF
the South, they deem those reasons sui-
ficient to justify them in asking to be ex-
cused They were severally excused
by votes nearly unanimous.
Mr.. Everett, attempted unsuccessiu'ly,
to obtain vote making the appor,ion-
ment Of Represe natives the regular or-
der Of the day for Tuesday, and each
succee edlng day until disposed Of but with
out success. The members were call.
ed by States for petitions. MIR. Calhoun
presented the resolutions of The Nlassa-
chusetts Legislature on the subjec, Of the
claim for military services in the last war.
Mr.. Adams, among many other petitions,
presented ore from Concord, pray ing
Congress among other things to "conline
themselves to the legitimate purposes for
which they were created" On the
question shall the petition be received,
the yeas aud nays were refused, aud the
petition was rejected The entire roll
having been called through, the House
ad lourned.
In SENATE, Tuesday, Feb. l5-Mr.
Clay submitted series Of resolutions
relative TO a tariff of duties They pro-
pose 10 augment the duties on foreign
imports so as 10 exceed 90 per cent. as
fixed IN the compromise act, so rs to
raise II nett revenue of at least S2G ,0O0,-
900, and recommend that the comprom-
ise Act be adhered TO as far as consis-
tent with the object of the resolutions.
1t is also proposed to repeal the twenty
per cent. proviso Of the distribution Act
and to the contingent expenses Of Con
gress, the Post Office Department, the
Judiciary, SC.
| The resolutions were ordered TO be
printed.
The bill to postpone the Bankrupt Law
was reIected-l8 to 90
In the House., Mr.. Fillmore called for
the orders OF the day.
Several communications were received
from The President and Heads Of De-
partments, which were referred 10 the
appropriate Committees.
The Bill To extend the time TO the
Banks to receive non specie paying pa
per from the first Of March next to the
first of March l843.
MIR. Underwood said, ,f this Bill does
not pass, the effect will be to convert the
liabilities of the people 10 the Banks into
"a demand for specie To the amount Of two
millions Of dollars, which he contended
would be unjust 10 the citizens Of the
District, considering their intimate con
neXion with the States of Mary land aud
Virginia, whose Banks were not com
PEELED TO pay specie. He then moved
the previous question.
MIR Clifford moved 10 lay the Bill on
the table, on which motion Mr.. McKeon
asked for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, aud resulted as follows yeas
81, nays l07
The previous question was then secend-
ed, aud the -naIn question ordered TO
be put, and the yeas and nays being or-
dered, resulted as follows yeas 81, nays
83, So the Bill was passed.
Mr. Gentry offered resolution to in
sirucl the Committee OF the Whole 10
strike out every ten Of expenditure from
the Appropriation Bill, which was mol
authorised by existing laws.
The resolution was discussed by Messrs
Gentry, Fillmore and WISE, when
The question was taken on the resolu-
iion by yeas and nays, and resulted as
follows: yeas IA, nays22.
And III 3 O'Clock the House adjourned.
In SENATE, Wednesday, Feb. e.