Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-09
Ementp=Seorntb Congress
THIRD Sc ssION.

!! dar "i SENATE bills was taken up, md seyt
I raj bills were considered and ordered 10 h
, rngrosscd fora third reading. Among the
was bll Tor admitting free Oi duty, mel
cha"d'ze recovered from shipwrecks, o
certain condiions. A number of other sul
: l'cts were debated nt length. among whic
wns bill io au'horise the publication of IN
debates and proceedings of Congress in
continued series, and Ia an,hors. one q
more contracts Tor that purpose BeTnrr de-
'id'ng ON this bill. and nj balr past ten ocloc
/. ~ nleh', The Senate went into ExecuiIy,
session.
n IN The House, m motion Of Mr. Briggs
wv" thousand copies Of report from The
I F"st Vihre Drpnrlnrn', in relation 70 con.
'rhcts. &c. wer" ordered to he printed. Or
morton al Mr.. Fillmore. n was resolved Tim,
me House would 60 into ComIniitcp of thc
Whole on the General Appropriation Bill
hnd that the snld bill should be taken out ot
Committee at o'clock in the afternoon.
Il Mr Adams moved Tint the rules be- susucn
drd Tor The purpose of permitting him 10
"Hrr certain resOlutiOus---W liIch were read
as folows:-
hSoirtd, That whenrver the next yarnn-
| ~ on The bench of The Supreme Court Of the
Oni''d States shall occur, by the demise.
''s,gna'i"r, or removal of my Judge of Tho
ana Court residing IN any slaveholdlng State,
me sa'd vacancy shall pc supplied by ibc
appointment al n cniZcn residing in n non
Isinv"h"lding State, that. thereafter. the mn
Ifrr'y ~ ihe Judges al the said Suprcmc
ooirt snail DC cIlIzcns residing ~ non slave
',"'di"g states IN The prnporiion of four ,o
ave: IIn', when The vacanrv shall next oc-
.nr IN The Office of Chief Justice of the
onned states, II shall be- supplied by The ap |
p"'h'inent "f q citizen residing in a non !
'invrh"dlng State. aud thereafter the sniJ
i1ce shall he held alternately by n citizen oC
sIh''ii"lding aud u nnii slavrhol,liuy State |
htSoired, That The Committee ON tn. I'm. /
'icihry DC instructed to report forthwith
MI amcndatorv at the Judicial cstablishmen n, \
u The United States, and embracing these
provisions.
The resolutions having boon cad orly for
and objection being made To
heir r"c"piim'. the House ihrn went into
,on'inittee oi The Whole. Mr.. Fesscndcn. of
ha'ne. ~ the Cha". The appropriation bin
vas 'hK"h up. when after n heightened dis.
"ss"n' and passing upon n .nmmbcr of
uehoih"h's, The committee rose aud report
u me OIL aud such amC ndmcnts as had bccn
greed to, 10 the House.
hc speaker then laid before the Tlouse
ne Message of the Pre-, ,ident of the United
''a''s, IN reply To resolution of tho House. Il
u 'hc s,hJ"ci "f the construction of the late
treaty with Great Britain.
~ SENATE, on Tuesday. Feb. %, Mr..
vans, fr"m the Finance Committee, report Il
Il oark The bill from the ii"nse for the 70 H
.s"e "f returned Treasury Nr,cs also the H
'o"Sc bi'l prohibiting extra payments IN Ger
u" CASE =, WIN recommendation that il do
"' pass. Ihc bill for The relief ,f Amos y
rh'ihll, was read a third time and passed.
he Dll reducing posiagrs so ~ to NAH.
rem accord with decimal coin, also passed :
be Cngrossed
Ihe bIIl from tho House fr establishing n =
intercourse with China wa. "
o"ei' ~ and place d on the calendar. TN,
or'ilicallon bill was d baird. nmon ndcd. and -
lssrd to be cngrosscd. The Navn, hill sC H
having been discussed in Cummiitcr of y,
e Whole, was reported To the Senate. The !"
u regulating FrankIng aud reducing tim, ~
'Vhog", was discussed aud laid on the IN ~
c-29 To 10. =
hc OIL relating 10 the publishing of The VI
oh'es was, on motion al Mr. Woodbnry II
$500 over. This il considered ns Defeating
> blll. !,
J." The HOUSE,. The General Appropriation Il;
u was considered. Most of the amend. -,
'hts were c"ncnrrd in. The bill was then u
Sscd and sent 10 the Senate. Sc
On motion Of Mr.. Cushing. the Uouso M
~ into Committee of the Whole, and took
Tor consideration the bill io provide for
'rylng into effect the treaty briwccn the Pr
.ned d S'n'"s aud Great Britain. concluded oft
Washington On the OH day Of Aupu., -.
thousand eigh, hundred aud fnry-,wo. y"
The bill was debated by Mr. McKcon in
position To the treaty, and by Mr.. GUSHING. po.
o ably defended it, and also by other mem. ais
Thc bill was finally reported 10 the IIousc
d third time and p,sscd nv , vn,o ,e,., d'a
y. WV " ''' M.
y SENATE, On Wednesday. March !. after
arl"iy of unimporinnt business during the
.uiu1 b,ur ,L. hill ,o ,ac,..J -, a., Wv dor
S'''S nor disbursements during the las, wn'
r was taken mp, and after discussion n,
e length, paSscd-y"ns 26 nays 10.
he bull To extend for ton years tho char. "'''
ct ih" Banks Of the District Of Column hrT
aHer it' rejection (vcns %, navs I6) of
''lon by Mr.. Allen 10 lay the bill on the den
.. was passed -ycns %, nays IL. .,
~ '''""' "''T U'lHE nCcUpIpu nj some
IN IN the consideration aud passa,e of age
crons private bills from the House. wen, q
executive session, which extended 10 on,
lrnmcnt nj n late hour. scss
'hn HOUSE., n communication w,s rp n
'c from The Treasury Department in an sen,
'o The call for the correspondence of and
representatives of Foreign Governments .tcr.
I've I" The opc alton of the present Tariff III
thcir Governments. ter !
vrrnl private or local hills wcrc brouob, max
nj passed. and variois senate hills wrr, crd,
red. The Srnai,'s amendments 10 tho com,
aud the Indian Approximation cone
were concnrrcd 10. mad ihus they ate to q:
Y passed. III
IL amendments of the Senate To the we're
Appropriation bill was taken IN in was
nliicc uf w" Whole on the Union, fNr. III
'rIInn oi N Ynk, ~ the rhaif.l aud n Hon,
e "l some l"npth was only terminated y,.,,
g ad"pilun ~ n r'snuiI"n. on motion nt was
"i'"nr'' l" Inn't ilie d"ba'c for hall NJ adloI
"hch was MOSTLY consumcd by Mr. della,
~ "n The worn nut topic nf cxtraya. narul
;. useless "xpe ndIiurc ~ The Navy, &c. A,
g amendments of the senate were dis those
"i, Some by concurrence aud others by Sod b
"ncurrrnc,. r.,
{. J. Inrrtsoll made ~ nDsucsc.sful We.