Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-16
THURSDAY M MORNING JULY Is, 1916.

bill from the House, for the support Of the
Military Academy al West Point, which was
discussed for Il t.w minutes and laid aside,
when the Senate took up the ware housing
bill. Mr.. Summons spoke against the bill.
aud pointed ont errors thai he believed were
in Il. Mr. Davis followed. IN All able speech,
on the same side. Mr. DIX moved To insert
three years. as the Limitation OF The period Tor
waretousing-lost % to 30. Mr.. Dix then
moved To insert two years. Mr.. Calhoun
earnestly advocated the bill, and thought the
vote on ,hs amendment would Indicate It's
fate. Mr.. Webster had always been IN favor
"f a well regulated warehouse system, and
was so still the present bill, however, was
very impe rfrct, aud he would move 10 recon.
nit IL to the committee on commerce, with u
view To remedy It's iDpcrfccuons. Mr.. Dix
opposed the recoinn,,meut, and after a debate,
! IN which Messrs. Archer. Calhoun, Allen aud
Simmons took part, the motion OF Mr.. Web.
ster was agreed to-yeas 26 nays 25. The
Senate then went into Executive session, and
soon afterwards adjourned.
| IN the House, lengthy debate took place
on The land graduation bill. Mr.. Adams, OF
Mass. spoke ~ favor ofthc bill until 2 O'clock,
and. the discussion being ended, oil amend.
men,s were rejected; and the bill was then
reported TO the House as il came from the
Senate. The vote on ordering the bill TO be
cngrossed was then taken by yeas aud nays,
and decided in the negative-yeas a. nays
81. So The bill was rejected. Mr. Daniels
,D"ved n reconsideration OF the vote. The
yeas and nays were taken; yeas So nays 80
aud the Speaker thcrcupon voted yea, and the
vote rejecting The bill was reconsIdered
The House then adjourned. yeas 81,
nays 80.
In the SENATE, Saturday, July ll,h, q
mt ssagc was received from the President OF
the United States ~ answer TO resolution
Of the Senate, transmitting the report OF the
engineers appointed to make on examination
of the coast Of Texas.
II Mr.. Dix, from he committee on commerce,
to which the warchousing bill had been yes.
.erdny recommitted, reported It buck with
/ two amendments.
H The first, IN accordance with the sugges
/ tion of Mr. Davis, exacls Q bond for the pay
ment oi the duties, in double the amount, u,
the time Of entering merchandise for ware
housing.
i The second limits The time Tor which goods
shall be entitled To be warehoUscd to one
ycnr, so as to correspond with the provisions
of The tariff bill which recently passed the
1 House.
II Mr. Dix observed That he intended to cal
mp the bill at one o'clock. in order that The
discussion might proceed, but not with any
view of taking the final vote to day.
/ The bill to authorize the President to in
crease the naval establishment of The United
/ States. by adding thereto the naval establish.
ment of the late republic of Texas, coming up
as unfinished business.
Mr.. Dayton observed that a number o
amendments had been submitted by the Sen
alor from Texas (Mr Rusk) and ordered lc
be painted. As they had not yet becn laid
upon the desks of Senators. he moved that
the bill be laid upon The table; Mr.. Rusk as
sen,ed, and the bill was laid on the table.
i At about two o'clock Mr.. Dix moved IL
take up the warehousIng bill, hut after some
conversation with Messrs. Morchcad and J
VI. Clayton, he Withdrew the motion. with
the understanding tina, he should call up the
bill early on Monday morning.
The Senate adjourned.
\ In the IlOusE, the Speaker announced that
The graduation bill was first in order, as the
nnfiEished business Of yesterday.
H The question pending was upon the mo.
ton of Mr.. Collamer, to lay the whole subject
upon the table.
The motion Of Mr.. Collamer was then
agreed to. ycas 92, nays 81.
Mr.. Gordon. OF N. Y. moved n reconsider
alton Of the vote jnst taken, and on this mo.
ton he demanded The yens and nays, which
were ordered. Aud the vote was reconsider
cd yeas 81, nays 90.
\ The motion Of Mr.. Collsmcr. to lay the
whole subject upon The table, being thus a.
gain before The House, the question was Ia
kpn unon IA and dcciIol in Tho ncUotive
yeas 50 nnys 81.
So the House refused 10 lay the bill upon
The table, and the friends of the bill prcvcn
led immediate action upon it, by a successful
motion TO take up the private calendar.
y One private bill was passed and then, be
fore 9 O'Clock, the House adjourned.