Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-04
TWENTY.EIGnTN CONGRESS-:
FIRST SESSION.

sented a memorial Of the Common Coun
Gil Of Alexandra, praying renewal q
the charter Of the Banks in that city.
MIR. TALLMADGE presented a memoria
Of citizens Of Wisconsin Territory, pray
ing the aid Of Congress in behalf Of SOM
improvements.
Many memorials in favor of local i'm
provemonts were offered.
A resolution calling for information n
to claims Of citizens Of the UnIied States
on Mexico, and the correspondence re
lative To the same, was agreed to.
The Bill to refund to Massachusetts,
disbursements made by her in the lat
war, was laid on the table for the present
The resolution of MIR. Benton, calling
For the proceedings of the Court Martin
IN the case of Lieut.. Buell. was oppose,
by Mr.. King who insisted that Congress
had nothing to do with such cases
When n Court Martial had acted, there
ought to be an end of the matter. Ht
knew nothing of the case, but protested
against the principle of interfering with
these matters. Mr.. Benton said hi.
friend might bo well assured that there
was something extraordinary in the case,
or he should not have ueddled with it,
The resolution passed.
The Senate went into Executive Ses.
sion for n short time.
ln the House., Mr.. wilkins moved n
suspension Of the rules, in order to ad-
nit OF the call by States for resolutions
lie accompanied his motion with a res.
olution, directing the Committee on
Naval Affairs to take into consideration
and report upon the cxpediency of build.
ing Steam vessels OF War, on the Ohio,
under the direction of the Navy Depart
ment.
Mr.. Hale Of n. H., objected to the
motion. The House negalved the p,o
position.
MIR. Adams was desirous that the
House proceed with the unfinished bust
ness pending before il, which was the
reference Of the Presidents Message.
The Speaker decided it not to be in
order, as the subject was still 10 posses
sion oi the Committee Of the Whole, no
progress upon it having been reported to
the House.
Mr., Adams moved that The House re
solve itself into a Committee of The
Whole. The motion wus decided out OF
order.
PrrITIoys,-A petition presented by
Preston KiNG OF n. Y, last week
came up ir order II was from citizens
"l ST. Lawrence County, y. Y, praying
Congress TO abolish the frank ing privi-
lege, and make general reduction OF
posIages. lie accompanied the petition
with Instructions TO the Committee, which
giving rise To discussion, was laid over
under the rules.
Alter a brief discussion among New
York members, it was finally disposed OF
by referring The petition aud rejecting
the Instructions.
Calls for petitions were continued ;
wb.. Massachusetts was again reached.
MrAdams presented one praying the
abolition of slavery In the District of
Columbia the separation of the petition
ers from all participation 10 the institution
of slavery that commercial relations be
established with Hay,i /; the amendmcn Mt
of the Constitution OF The United States,
in certain particulars and that neither
Florida or Texas, or any Slave State be
admitted into the Union.
The Speaker decided the petition out
of order under the rules. lie admitted
a portion to be admissible, but had no,
the power to separate, and therefore
ruled the whole as coming within the
rule.
Appeal was taken from the decision Of
he Speaker, which was sustained by
yeas and nays, as follows
Yeas lO5-nays 40.
Bill reported from the Naval Com
mlitee on the subject OF the Navy De.
partment, was discussed
A resolution was offered, calling for
the expenses of the Home Squadron, the
services 1t had rendered, &c.-adopted.
The House soon after adjourned, with
out doing any thing more.
The Select Committee on Rules have
agreed TO report n resolution rcscindiny
The 2lsl Rule $50 calIed.l One of the
Gen. Dromgoole) was abscn,
when the vote was taken, but it is pre-
surned that it would have made no diC-
terence.
There is little doubt Of the success OF
The motion in the House.
In the SENATE, Wednesday, Dec. 81,
n communication was received from the
Var Department in relation to the claims
Of Cherokees, west of the Arkansas re.
Ierred TO Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr.. Talmadge presented II memorial
from ,inhabilants of Wisconsin, praying
a grant iQr the improvement Of Fox and
Wisconsin, Rivers.
Mr.. Breesc introduced bill TO au-
horize persons ho are or may be en-
Hlsdf".!adIan reservations, TO ALLEVIATE
he same III fee.
No new reports or resolutions were
offered
Mr.. Aliens resolution for opening the
ioors oflhe Senate during the Executive
'i,,ings, except when acting on Treaties,
as called up, and Mr.. Allen moved to
print 1t and lay {, on the table, stating
hat he should call for lis consideration
u few days.