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SENATE.
Tuesday, May 8. The reso
lution offered by Mr. Foot, re
questing the President to com
municate to Congress, at the
next session, a plan for the re
organization of the Treasury
Department, with a view to a
reduction in the number of oni
ccrs employed, was considered
and agreed to Mr.Dickerson
moved that the hill to appropri
ate, for a limited time, the pro
ceeds of the sale of the public
lands among the several States,
be now taken up, but he with
drew it upon the suggestion that
the Senate was not full. The
bill providing the means of re
cording patents for the public
lands, was read a second .time,
and, after sonic discussion, it
was laid on the table. The
Post Office bill was taken up,
and Mr. Holmes resumed and
concluded his speech in favor of
the amendment abolishing post
age on newspapers. Mr. Grun
dy followed in reply to Mr.
Holmes, and Mr. Bibb com
menced a speech in support of
the amendment.
Wednesday, 9th. On motion
of Mr. Dickerson, the bill ap
propriating for a limited time
tin; proceeds of the sale of the
public land, was taken up.
The motion of Air. King to re
fer the bill to the committee of
public lands was discussed and
the question being taken, it was
AfnArn in tlm nAirm.i!n K
uv. ...a iuuiuii in lUVUr OI lim
amendment abolishing the post
age on newspapers. Mr. Hill
spoke at considerable length, in ;
opposition to the amendment.
Mr. Clayton then took the floor
and after speaking some time,
gave way to a motion to ad
journ. Thursday, 10.A. The post
office bill was taken up, the
question still being on the a
mendment, abolishing postage
on newspapers. Mr. Clayton
concluded his remarks in sup
port of the amendment, and
Mr. Grundy made some expla
nations. Mr. Holmes spoke in
reply to the remarks made on
Wednesday by Mr. Hill. The
question being then taken on
the amendment, it was decided
in the- negative -yeas 22, nays
23. Some amendments were
then offered, and rejected, and
the bill was reported to the Se
nate; and the amendments adop
ted in the committee of the
whole, were concurred in. The
question being then on ordering
the amendments to be enga
ged, and the bill to be read a
third time, Mr. Holmes moved
an adjournment, which was car
ried by a vote of 19 to 13
Friday, Uth.'Ym bill to
give effect to the commercial
arrangement concluded with the
government of Colombia, was
ordered to a third reading.
The post office bill was taken
Up, the question being on order
u.uuiuiHiauvu uy uiu ucn. Houston s case was ta
castmg vote of the Vice Presi-jln up, and after a long (lis
dent. 1 he post office bill was cussion, the further proceeding
taken up, and Mr. Bibb conclu- were postponed till the next day,
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.? m r. b. rad n tl,irdM" to move .the printing of on
time. Mr. ISihh mnn.vn.i i- I . J. . Ul 4,11
V -nu msiexira numoer ot both renortsl
motion to amnnrl tl, r, . UIU ,'Pisi
motion to amend the bill by
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UUU,"H u ciuuse, abolishing
postage on newspapers from
and after the 31st day of July
next. The question beinn- ta
ken, it was d-cided in the nega
tive yeas 22, nays 23. Thr
bill was then ordered to a third
reading. The pension bill wa
taken up, tie question being op
the motion to recommit the bill
vvlUl mstructions to amend it so
ns to provide for those officer
and soldiers who fought in the
Indian wars prior to the year
1795. Messrs. Foot, Holmes,
and Clay spoke against the mo
tion and in favor of the bill, and
Mr. Brown spoke briefly in op
position to the bill. TJie Se
nate, on motion of Mr. Holmes,
adjourned to Monday, by a vote
of 22 to 1G.
Monday, th. The Senate
passed. the post office bill, made
some progress on the pension
bill, and acted on a number oi
minor subjects.
II. OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, May 8. The whole
sitting was spont in the discus
sion of the case of Gen. Hous
ton. Messrs. Polk, Ellsworth,
Drayton, and E. Cooke addres
sed the House at length; after
which, Mr. Doddridge said he
wished to deliver a short opin
ion in the case, which he was
not inclined to do to empty
scats he, therefore, moved that
further proceedings be postpo
ned till next day at 11 o'clock,
which was carried and the
House adjourned.
Wednesday, 9th. Mr. Vcr
planck, from the committee of
ways and means, reported a bill
making appropriations in con
formity to the stipulations of
treaties with certain Indian
tribes, which was read twice and
committed. Mr. Newton, from
the committee of commerre.
reported a bill making appro
priations for building light hou
scs, light boats, beacons, monu
ments and placing buoys, which
was read twice and committed.
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Thursday. 10. Mr. Ells
worth, from the committee on
ihe judiciary, reported a
bill
punishing the making & trans
porting counterfeit foreign coins
which was twice read and com
mitted. The House proceeded
to the consideration of the case
of Gen. Houston. After a long
discussion, Mr. Craig moved to
suspend the rules of the House,
to enable him to move an earlier
hour of adjournment to-morrow
than usual, which was carried
ayes 107, noes 45. Mr. Craig
then moved, that when the
House adjourns, it will adjourn
to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow,
which was carried. The
House then adjourned.
Friday, llth.Mr. McDuf
fie, in behalf of ihe minority of
the committee upon the United
States Bank, offered a counter
report, which he moved might
be laid on the table and printed.
Afier some discussion, Mr. Mc
Duffie moved to refer the pa
pers to the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union,
to which the subject was refer
red which was agreed to. Mr.
Adams said, in consequence of
ins peculiar situation upon the
committee, he had found him
self obliged to draw up his own
views of the investigation
which he hoped to be able to
present to the House on Mon
day. Mr. Clayton enquired
whether it would be now in or-
Hie Speaker suggested that, as
the report of. the gentleman
from Massachusetts would pro
bably be presented on Monday,
the motion had better be defer
redto which Mr. Clayton as
sented. Gen. Houston was
convicted of a contempt and
breach of privilege, ami senten
ced to be reprimanded by the
Speaker, by a vote of 10G to 89.
Monday, 14th. The report
die judiciary committee, on
ihe case of the. Wiscasset col-
lector, was again Considered,
and Mr. Slade continued his
remarks in favor of an investi
gation bv the House. The
judgment of the House on the
breach ot privilege committed
by Gen. Houston, was delivered
by the Speaker to the accused,
at the bar. Mr. Stanberry, af
terwards, submitted a resolu
tion, which was adopted, for the
appointment of a select com
mittee of seven members, to in
vestigate the transactions con
nected with the alleged fraud in
the proposed contract for In
dian rations. Mr. Barbour, of
Virginia, offered a resolution di
recting the committee on the
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judiciary to inquire into theex-
pemency or reporting a oni ue-
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privilege, and prescribing the
punishment for the same. Mr. j hour as the very antipodes, now
Eleutheros Cooke, of Ohio, laid ' avail themselves of every popu
before the House a letter which lar impulse, every contingency,
he had received from Dr. Davis to say we desoise Van Buren
of South Carolina, (a witness -
in the late trial ot Uen.llous-
ton,) calling for an explanation
of a question asked him by Mr. j
Cooke, in the House. Mr. I
Crane moved to refer the letter,
together with a communication
from Mr. Cooke on the subject,
to a select committee. A long:
and animated debate took place
on the resolution of Mr. Crane,
in the course of which Mr. Stan-
berry oifercd an amendment to
extend the resolution to an in-!
quiry whether language had not
been held, by an officer of die
government, calculated to insti-
gate assaults on members of he is an amiable gentleman but
that House for words spoken in ; never a Jackson man, never a
debate. This amendment was I democratic republican. Mr.
cut off by the previous question, j Grimes, too, was there a gen
Ihe mam question was then ; tleman whose private worth and
put, and rejected ayes 85, i correct moral deportment are
noes 8. The House took up I inferior to no man's, partakes
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eeeded in its consideration till
it adjourned.
Communications.
rOR THE FREE PRESS.
03 The citizens of Kdgecombe
are requested to meet at the Court
House in Tarburough, on Tuesday of
next County Courl, to expiess their
opinions relative lo the election of
President and Vice President of the
U. Stales for the next term, and to
appoint a Delegate lo meet in Con
vention at Raleigh, in June next, to
make suitable nominations. Com.
TOll THE FliEE PRESS.
Mr. Howard: In your last paper I
cc a notice that sn Anti-Van Buren
meeting is to be held in this place on
the second day of our next Court.
The Amies seem determined to have
a meeting. Then I call upon the
Jackson men of this county to attend
said meeting, and let the sentiments
of Edgecombe upon this subject be
fairly expressed. BRIAN.
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
"Twould be an unco sight I ween,
To see what is not to be seen."
Anti- Van Buren meeting at
Grec7iville.Qx Tuesday, thn
8th day of May, about fifty per
sons led on by, a few tt? Adams'
men, by whom the meeting was
gotten up, assembled in the
Court Mouse and passed cer
tain resolutions, published by
you, Mr. Editor, in your last pa
per. Now, Sir, before I pro
ceed to give you any further ac
count of the proceedings of this
large and respectable meeting,
permit me to premise that if any
Jackson man attended hat
meeting and voted for those. re
solutions, 1 am not aware of it.
And, Sir, I chance to hn
something about the nolifi of
uen. lark, the chairman, Dr.
John C. Gorham, (not Church-'
y1 . . I "
m, us uie amies nave it,) Coun
sellers Singletary, Toole, Mor-
decai, and some others, violent
enemies of Gen. Jackson fed
cralists of the old John Adams'
school. There may be an ex
ception, but I am not aware of it.
JNlr. Editor, 1 state facts 1
know no Jackson man in that
meeting who voted for the reso
lutions. Fray, Sir, what have
the Anti-Jackson men alias
the Adams men alias the fed
eralists alias the National Re
publicans, to do with a Jackson
candidate for the Vice Presi
dency? Opposition to Mr. Van
Buren was to have been expect
ed at the hands of the opposi
tion but applause at theirhands
for Mr. Barbour is passing
strange. Vote for Mr. Adams
in the first, and in the last in
stance, a man whose politics are
.
as opposite to those of Mr. Bar
but we love Barbour.
In the meeting at Greenville,
a not ice of which makes such a
flourish in your newspaper,
there were some barristers of
the inner temple, who have at
tended more than one Anti-Van
Buren meeting in this State.
John Singeltary, Sir, I know
well if he had been as correct
in politics as he is pure in moral
honesty as consistent as he is
splendid in talents.-f no honors
in the gift of his fellow citizens
would ever have been denied
him. Gen. Clark, if a republi
can, has never acted as such;
but too much of the federalist.
But yet, Sr, these are the men
who pretend to represent the
political sentiments of Pitt!
These are the men who got up
the meeting, and ihey are the
men who recommend PHILIP
PENDLETON BARBOUR
as tin? Jackson candidate for the
Vice Presidency.
A more minute account of
this meeting will be given next
week. FAIR PLAY.
ll would seem the opposition in
North Carolina do not care much a
bout their own candidate, John Sar
geanl. tTruly a striking evidence of his
opposition to the real politics of N.
Carolina.
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1832.
03 We are indebted to the polite
ness of Dr. Hatt. T?
"vpvouMauvT in
Congress from this district, for pam
phlet copies of several imnnrtnm
he documents, viz: the Reports of
the majority and minority of the IT.
S. Bank committee the Reports of
cuimiimeesoi Doth liouses, on Ihe
propriety of disposing of the Public
.Lands to ihose Slates
lie-the Report of the Secretary of
I t 7' u" u,e. adjustment of
t u, otc. uur limits will not
permit the introduction even of an ab
stract of these interesting sim
persTany of our readers, desirous of
lu,ngmem,can be gratified on ap
plication at this office.
(CP We were somewhat apprehen
sive, from the tone assumed by seve
ral of the most influential members of
Congress on the receipt of the Tariff
report of he Secretary of the TreaSU
y, and the comments thereon of some
of he most prominent Editors, Tat
all hope of an amlnnhl. ' 1
UnSrcSS was extinguished. We learn
however, from Washington, that al
though they are in a dreadful state
there, every thing tangled and uncer
tain, some of them still cling to the
hope of some adjustment of the Tariff
but fears are entertained that party
politics will ultimately defeat any
thing satisfactory.
Attempt at Assassination
After the House of Representa
tives had adjourned yesterday
(the 14th,) Mr. Arnold, of Ten
nessee, being in advance of thc
other members, was passing
home; as he was descending the
steps of the terrace to the street
west of the capitol, he was as
saulted by Morgan A. Heard,
who aimed a blow at his head
with a large stick. Mr. Arnold
dodged the blow, and immedi
ately struck the stick from his
adversary's hands; whereupon
Heard drew a large duelling
pistol, cut down to about eight
inches in the barrel, carrying
an ounce ball, with the words
"New York" engraved on the
barrel; and, after taking delibe
rate aim, fired; the passing thro1
the sleeve of the right arm, just
above the elbow, ranging up to
the shoulder, carrying away the
under part of the coat and shirt,
and lacerating the arm. Mr.
Arnold finding Heard armed
with a pistol, followed up Wis
blows with a light sword cane
until the scabbard flew off, and
having several times knocked
him down, was in the attitude
of piercing him with the sword,
when his arm was arrested by
Gen. Duncan, of Illinois.
This case presents a remark
able interposition of Divine Pro
vidence. The House had just
adjourned; there were near an
hundred members of Congress
in the range of the ball, which
passed near Mr. Tazewell's
head, and yet Mr. Arnold was
the only person injured! The
readers of the Globe will re
collect that tin's Major Heard is
the individual, who a few days
since, published a bulletin in
the Globe, announcing his in
tention to 'assault Mr. Arnold
for what he had said on the floor
of the House, relative to Hous
ton. Wash. Tel.
From the Raleigh Conslutionalist.
Raleigh, May 17. The man
agement of this paper devolves
at present, exclusively upon
Charles R. Ramsay. In assu
ming so great a responsibility,
he is well aware of his inability
to perform the duties, which
appertain to his situation, so as
to give general satisfaction. Ho
flatters himself, however, that
indulgence will be extended to
him, and that he will be enabled
to secure a liberal patronage.
If his ability were commensu
rate Wflh "his disnncitinn tn
please, he should entertain no
apprehension of failing, but the
variety of tastes for which thc
conductor of a public journal
has to cater, renders it a very
difficult matter to succeed in
pleasing every body.
ISTo exertion on his part shall
bo spared nevertheless. The
reasons which induced Mr.
Ransom to relinquish the edito
rial chair, are fully explained
in his card to our patrons. His
picture of the difficulties which
he encountered in common with
the present incumbent, is no
exaggerated portrait, and goes
to exhibit the life of an editor
ui no very enviable light.
To the Patrons of the Consti
tutionalist. T ctVrttilrl fl il r .t . 1 'J
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liberality, have extended to me, were
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