Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-05-28
TwEyTY-sETENTn CONGRESS-. .,....SECoSD SESSION.
Correspondence of the Baltimore c6pperI
WASHINGTON, May II, =

to inquire into the expedency Of reporting bill,
providing that hereafter all appointments Of mid
shipmen shall be made in accordance with the ra-
ito Of representation. After some debate OF
conversational character, the resolution was a
dopted.
A resolution was adopted calling on the Sc
cretary Of tho Treasury 10 demand from Cover
Doty, OF Wisconsin,, statement oi his o1-
pendituIo Of tho appropriation made for the pub
lie buildings IN that territory.
The General Appropriation bali "as received
from the Senate, with message that the amend.
menis of that body insisted After d.
bate, the House disagreed to those amendments
insisted on. So, is usual, joint committee
or oo.f0r"-~- appointed by both branches to
settle the dispute. The rePors Or -o--.,al,tea
will be made Monday.
Tho Senate was in executive most Of
tho day
In the House Of Representatives, resolution
was adopted, authorizing tho appointment Of
select committee to inquire into tho clrcum-
stances under winch "a late clerk in the Pen.
sion Office named Sylvester removed. It is
said tho removal took place at the instance Of
Mr.. Webster.
Mr. Levy, Of Florida, moved the reference and
printing of tho recent message Of tho President,
relative to tho Florida Alter long de-
bate, 10 which the whoio history Of the
recited, the motion agreed to.
The report Of the Joint comTittee Of confer
ence on the disputed amendments TO the Gene.
eral Appropriation bill, was received aud agreed
to. Tho report fixes the appropriation for the
Boston Custom House at $50 600; and proposes
tho appointment of a select Committed, 10 deter
mine What amount shall be paid for the New York
Custom House furniture.
The House then went into n committee Of the
whole, and resumed the consideration of tho Ma
val Appropriation bill.
In the Senate, numerous petitions, asking
protective tariff, were presented end referred.
" I'd m n.
preparation for the printing of the discoveries of
tho Exploring Expedition. and tho other provi-I
ding for the settlement Of West Florida. They
read twice and referred. After The dispo-
sal Of some private bills, The doors closed,
md the remainder Of the day occupied in execu-
tive session.
p. $. The General Appropriation bill has gone
10 the President
May II.
In the House of Representatives. a resolution
presented by the Hon. VIM. Cost Johnson,
providing that Congress shall adjourn tho 18th
Of next month. Objection being made from
rIou5 quarters, motion to suspend the rules
was made, but rejected. An Intellectual attempt
was afterwards made to introduce n resolution
vding that an adj ournmeut shall tako place
on the passage Of tho Tariff bill.
On motion of Mr.. Fillmore, tho bill making |
appropriation for the Naval service, was consid.
cred IN Committee OF tho Whole.
The question pending on the amendment
to reduce tho item for the pay of officers and
scnmen TO 81 $50 900.
a long debate, involving tho policy of present
payment arose, md had not terminated when this
was closed.
In the Senate, after tho presentation Of the
usual quantum of tariff petitions, MIR. ARen Of .
fered now resolution relative to the Rhode Is |
land troubles. He prsfaoed ii by a speech in
which he denounced the present charter in no
very gentle manner. Mr. Simmons replied /
The resolution then adopted, after which, the
Senate went into an Executive session.
H. the House Of Representatives, on motion Of
Mr.. Underwood, it was ordered that the first and
second days of neNt month he set apart for the .
consideration of bills relative TO the District OF
Columbia.
After tho reception of some executive commu-
nications, in answer to resolutions OF enquiry,
the consideration of the Naval Appropriate bill
was resumed in committee of the whole.
Tho question pending was still on the
mendment of Mr.. Merriwether, reducing the
amount for the pay of officers and seamen to
$3.50 900. II
Messrs. Spriggs. Mason, Givin and others
gave their views in relation to the home squad
ron, aud on the proprietv of continuing in SER
vice the number nf offrcre p-nviaef for u, tho
bill
In the Senate, tho first business, after the dis.
posai OF petitions, was the consideration of q
motion 10 print the resolutions offered bv
MIR. Allen yesterday. The resolutions set forth
that the general government has no RICH, 10 in
torfere with the people Of Rhode Island so & to
prevent the establishment by them Of any consti-
,utlonal form of government, thew may chose
After some debate Of n conversational charac-
ter, the motion TO print was laid the table !
The remainder of the day as devoted 10 the
consideration OF the bill providing for a rems-
sion OF the fine imposed by Ja1ge Hall on Gen.
] Jackson. l.
May II.
In tho House Of Representatives, on motion +
OF Mr.. Fillmore. n resolution was adopted =
which provides that Monday mex, Al one o
o'clock, all debate on tho Naval Appropriation 4
bill shall terminate. I.
After the disposal of some private matters. .
tho above bill was again taken u9 in commits =
lee OF the whole. AT the conclusion of n speech =
rom Mr.. Mckay, the amendment of Mr. Mer-