Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-20
TWentp=SeDemtb ConDrrss.
SECOND SESSION.

II commune atiOns from the Departme Mt
were presented, among which were ,
statement of the annual imports and ex
ports Of gold and silver and n state
mcnt Of the public debt on the Sd o
March and on The Odd of December last
which were laid oD the table.
I The President OF the Senate read ,
letter from the Hon. MIR. Dixon of Rhode
Island, requesting, o. account Of il
health, to be excused from the duties O
chairman OF the Committee on Revolu
lionnry Claims.
u A large number Of memorials were pre-
sented by several members, strongly re-
monstraline against the repeal Of Tho
Bankrupt Law.
\ Mr.. Calhoun offered resolution cal
ling on the President of the L.. State.
for information Of the measures which
have been taken by the Executive in
relation to the affair of tho brig Creole.
4 Several bills, previously matured, were
read third time and passed.
\ The subject Of the Board of ExchegueI
| then came up, as the order OF. The day,
and Mr.. Evans of Maine, addre ssed the
Senate at length upon it. He was in
favor Of considering the project, and de-
Tended its principal provisions in an able
| speech. The question Of reference was
about to be taken, when Mr.. Walker
rose and expressed wish TO say some
thing upon the subject, and OH motion,
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Rev. Mr.. Maffit, the
Chaplain, appeared for the frs. tine, and
offered prayers.
The order oi the day, the reception OF
petitions, was suspended, and the House
went into Committee Of the Whole, and
took up the Treasury Note Bill.
Il Mr.. Weller moved 10 add a section, to
set apart the proceeds Of sulcs Of public
lands, to redeem the Treasury Notes TO
be issued. Tho amendment was de-
!, clared by the Chair to be out Of order,
and the decision W as sustained on au ap-
peal to the House. A debate followed,
\ ia which several members participated,
and finally, without having arrived at
the question, the committee rose, and the
House adjourned
In SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. II, The
Exchequer Bill, and the affair Of the
Creole, were both before the Senate and
talked about.
In the HOUSE, after good deal Of
disputa,ion and voting on questions OF
order, the House went into Committee Of
tho Whole on the Treasury Note Bill.
There was a great deal of sparring and
cross firing on the question, but the Com.
miltee rose, and left it as before, and the
House adjourned.
In SENATE, Wednesday, Jan. l2,
Great numbers of petitions were pre-.
sented from New York, by Messrs.
Wright, Tallmadge, Walker and Clay,
on tho subject Of the Bankrupt Law, and
all, with one exception, demonstrating
against its repeal or suggesting amend
ments.
The Exchequcr plan was debated by
Mr.. Morrck.
Mr.. Benton has the floor for to-mor-
row.
| In the House., The trial was again re-
peatcd by the friends Of the rspeal Of the
Bankrupt Act, and by those in favor Of
the immediate passage Of the Treasury
Note Bill, to postpone the reception OF
petitions for the purpose Of proceeding
to the lavori.c Of these two objects, which
after all unsuccessful attempt by MIR.
Il Fillmore to offer resolution TO suspend
debate on the Treasury Note Bill to-
morrow, two-thirds not voting for the
suspension Of the rules for its introduc-
tion, resulted in going into Commit
tee Of tho Whole again on the Treasury
/ Note Bill.
\ Mr.. J. G. Floyd opposed the bill at
some length,
MIR. Arnold supported the bill.
I Mr.. }. X. lngersoll got the floor, and
the Committee having risen, Mr.. FIJI
more renewed the attempt to offer a re-
solution to conclude the debate on this
!, bill, which being unsuccessful, he gave
notice that he should daily renew the at
tempt to bring the resolution before the
House for action until successful,
! Several motions for adjournment, and
for going again into Committee having
been made, on which the yeas and nays
were called number Of times, the House
adjourned
/ In SENATE, Thursday, Jan. l3.-To-
day, Messrs. Huntington, Mangum,
| Tallmadge, Miller, Wright, Henderson,
Porter, Kerr, Buchanan, Berrien, Mer-
rick and Clay, presented petitions, prin-
cipally from New York, againct The re-
peal or postponement Il the Bank,up!
| LaU
/ Private petitions were presented, and
| private bills considered, without fna
Il action.
\ The Exchequer plan was debated a,
\ great length by MIR. Benton, who op-
! posed it, and recommended a return to
the Sub Treasury System.
I The debate OIL this subject was then
terminated by the reference Of tho plan
TO a Select Committee, Of which Mr..
TaIImadge, no doubt will DO Chairman,
having made the motion for its reference
\ In the HOUSE, MIR. Fillmore ogaln
asked leave to offer his resolution to ter.
inmate the debate on the Treasury Note
Bill TO the reception Of which MIR. Nc
Keon objecilng, Mr.. +. moved sus-
pension Of the rules for its Introduction
which failod-Yeas no, Nays 66-noi
being two-thirds.
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