Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-02
TW ENTl.E CONG RESS:
FIRST SESSION.

oidttly aHOT lnc ccnaic WIS CdItu w
order a message in writing was received
from the President by his private Secre-
tary. Ii was not read, but was dndcr.
stood to be the Texas Treaty.
Several petitions were presented on
the subject of Texas -one by Mr..
Wright, Of N. Y. aud one by Mr.. Bu-
chanan of Pa.
I At 90 minutes past I2 Mr.. Archer
announced, that there was a very impos-
tant treaty on the table, and, as il mi ght
DO desirable to print The papers, he would
move that the Senate go into Executive
session, and the Senate went into secret
session accordingly.
| In the HOUSE, General C!inch intro
duced u bill Tor the settlement of certain
claims for militia services of the state of
George ia in the year 1874 and AZ. The
bill was referred and ordered to be print
ed
Mr.. Mckay, agreeably TO notice,
moved to suspend The rules, and that the
House resolve itself into committee of
the whole TO take up his bill to modify the
Tariff The motion prevaIled-yeas l0i;
y
consider the bill in committee, Mr. Hop
kins Of Va. in the chair This occupied
the remainder of the sitting.
Tuesday, April %. Mr.. Buchanan,
MIR. Crillenden and others presented
memorials IN opposition to the annexation
Iof Texas, and the modification Of the
Tariff.
MIR. Wright resumed his speech
against the Tariff Of 1912 and the pro-
tc,tive system. The Influence of the
sy stem on operative labor was the sub
lect treated Of.
The Western Harbor bill was twice
read and referred.
The HorsE, resumed the considcra-
lion Of the bill to modify aud reduce
the Tariff Of 1912. The sablect was
debated by Mr.. Wright Of Ind. MIR.
White Of Ky. Mr.. Rathhun Of N. y.
and others, IN course OF which an alter
alton arose between Mr.. White and
MIR. Rathbun, which led to q discredIta
BILE rencounler, beginning with n blow
partial settlement Of the difficulty, the
| House ad dJourned.
ln SENATE, Wednesday, April 24.-|
Mr. Francis Of II. |. presented the Pro-
test and declaration Of the State Of Rhode
Island against any Interference by Con-
gress with the internal Government and
Constituiou of that State. .
The Senate then resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of Mr.. Merricks bill reducing the
rates of postage, and limiting and restrict.
ing the use Of the lranking privilege. -
The bill was inrlher discussed and amen
ded and then ordered TO be engrossed
by ,he following vote
Yeas o9-Nays ii. Messrs, Sim
mons and Francis in the affirmative.
The House, again resumed the
subject of the bill introduced by the
committee Of Ways and Means, to re-
duce and modify the Tariff Of 1912
Mr. Hopkins of Va. in the chair. The
bill was further debated by Mr. Biinker-
hoH of Ohio in its favor, ard by MIR.
Wethered aud Mr.. Kennedy Of Mid. !
in opposition TO ii, which continued
through the sitting
la SENATE Thursday April %. Mr.. |
Johnson OF La. announced the death of
the Hon Pierre T.. Bossier, Represen-
tatiye IN Congress from that State, after
many weeks illness. Having passed the
usual resolutions oi coincidence, and voted
to attend the funeral, the Senate imme-
dIatcly adjourned.
In the lloUsE, MIR. Slideil Of La. an
nounced the death of the Hon Pierre j. |
Bossicr, one of,he members of the House
from the state Of Louisiana. MIR. S. ac- 1
companied the notice with feeling trl-
butte to the memory OF the deceased, and
moved the customary esolutlons-whcre.
upon the House adopted them and i'm
medIately adjourned.
In senate, Friday April, &C. This
day being appropriated to the funeral
ol ibe Hon. i. f. Boss;er, of La.
The Seuaic was not in session, during
any part Of the day. H
la the !loUsE, No business was done
this day, IN consequence OF the solemni-
ties for the lunesa. Of ono Of its mem
bcrs. Il
In the House., Saturday, April eth,
Mr. Dromgoole moved that the debate
in committee of The whole, on the sub
Ject Of the tariff, shall cease at 4 o'clock
on Monday, May 9th.
Mr.. G. J. lngcrsoll moved to amend
by fixing Thursday, the 9Th Of May.
"A motion 10 lay the resolution on the
table prevailoC-yeas 88, nays 80. II
THE TARIFF.
The rules were suspended aud the
House went into committee Of the whole III
aad proceeded with tue consideration Of,
the tariff.