Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-07
Congressional.

III the SENATE, Iuesoay, apr" >o'",
the bill on the subject Of French SPolis.
lions was Informally passed over, no
member being prepared to address tho
Senate upon it,
IN the HOUSE, the Select Committee
ordered tho preceding day, was named
from the Chair, to inquire how the seal
Of confidence heretofore observed rela-
tive 10 the expenditure Of tho secret SER
vice money came to be broken, and how
c. J. Ingersoll obtained the information
communicated by him to tho House,
consisting Of Messrs. Schenck, Dobbin,
Mclvaine, Truman, and Rockwell OF
Connecticut.
The Select Committee to Investigate
the charges made by Mr.. Ingersoll
against Mr.. Webster, was named, con-
ss,ing Of Messrs. Petit, Vin,on, Davis
of Miss, King Of Mass. and Wiimot.
A message was received from the
President of the United States, inform-
Jog the House that he ad approved and
signed the resolution respecting the
Oregon Convention.
The bill to establish the Smithsonian
Institution was debated during great
part OF The days session. The House
resolved that the debate on the bill
should cease in one hour after the
House should again 60 into Committee
upon it.
The SENATE was chiefly occupied on
Wednesday, April 29th, in discussing
bill, which was finally passed by vote
of 26 to ~, for granting alternate sec
tions of land in Michigan, for the COM
petion of certain works OF internal I'M
provement
A joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Jarnagn, proposing the appointment by
the President, with the consent OF the
Senate, to examine and adjudicate upon
|
States upon the Government Of Mexico
for violations of the rights of property,
was read and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
In the HOUSE the bill for The estab-
lishment Of the Smithsonian Institute
was materially amended, passed by n
vote Of 85 to &c, and sent TO the Senate
for concurrence.
In SENATE, Thursday, April 80, the
Smithsonian hill, which passed the
House yesterday, was received, read
twice and referred to a select committee
of three, to be appointed by the Chair.
The committee appointed are, Messrs.
DIX, of New York, CoRwIN, Of Ohio,
and LEWIS, o. Alabama.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Sewer,
authorizing a compilation Of business
records and operations Of the Treasury
Department, vas taken up and debated.
In the HOUSE, Mr.. Hopkins said that
he had been informed by The officers Of
the House that the time Friday and
Saturday next for which the House had
agreed TO adjourn would be entirely in
sufficient to allow Of the usual cleaning
Of the hail. putting down Spring mat
ting, Sc, and it was agreed that tho
House meet this morning at 9 o'clock,
for the purpose Of adjournipg over.
The HOUSE accordingly met at that
hour and Immediately adjourned over TO
Monday next.
In SENATE, Monday, May 4th, petit
tions and memorials were presented.
MIR. Lewis, from Committee on FL
nance, reported the House Indian Ap-
preparation Bill. Read and ordered to
be printed.
Resolutions Of enquiry were offered
by Mr.. Cass, relative to Land Sales at
Sault st. Marie, and by Mr.. Davis, rel
alive to an increase OF Custom House
Inspectors at Fall River, Both adopt
ed.
The Revolutionary Pension Bill, from
the House was taken up and passed.
The Bill for the relief of John P.
Skinner, and Others, sure!ies for the de-
faulting Pension Agent, was taken up
and discussed by Colquitt, Phelps, Sc
vier and Davis.
In the House, large number Of ro-
ports wero made from committees.
The House then went into commit
tee OF the whole, and took up tho bill
granting a right Of proemption to actual
settlers on Miami Reservation Lands.
After debate the bill was passed.