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SENATE.
Tuesday, June 2G. The joint
resolution authorising the Pre
sident to contract for a full
length pedestrian statue of Geo.
Washington, was read the third
time and passed.
Wednesday ,21 7A. Mr. Clay
presented a resolution, relative
to a joint committee of both
Houses waiting upon the Presi
dent and requesting him to de
signate a day of public humilia
tion, prayer and fasting, to avert
the Asiatic scourge, &c. The
Senate then spent some time in
the consideration of the bill for
the distribution of the proceeds
of the public lands.
Thursday, 28th. The reso
lution submitted yesterday by
Mr. Clay, relative to a day of
prayer and humiliation, was ta
ken up and after some debate
agreed to yeas 30, nays 13.
Some further discussion took
place on the land bill.
Friday, 20th. The resolu
tion from the House, fixing on
Monday, the 9th of July, for the
adjournment of the two Houses
of Congress, was postponed till
Thursday next. The TarifTbill
from the House was read twice,
referred to the committee on
manufactures, and ordered to be
printed. Resolutions were u
nanimously adopted for attend
ing the funeral, and for the ma
nifestations of respect for the
memory of the Hon. George E.
Mitchell.
Saturday, SQth. The Chair
laid before the Senate a report
from the Secretary of the Sen
nte, enclosing a comparative ta
bular statement of the rates of
duty imposed by the bill which
lias passed the House of Repre
sentatives, and of those embra
ced by the bills from the com
mittee on manufactures of the
Senate 3000 copies were or
dered to be printed. The Land
bill was taken up, and a motion
for its indefinite postponement
negatived yeas 17, nays 25.
Monday, July 2. Mr. Dick
crson, from the committee on
manufactures, reported the Ta
riff bill, with a variety of amend
ments, which were ordered to be
printed. The Land bill was
taken up, and ordered to a third
reading.
Tuesday, 3d. The Land
bill was taken up and passed
yeas 2G, nays 18. The Senate
concurred in the amendment to
the Bank bill, made by the
House. The consideration of
the Tariff bill was resumed, and
several amendments disposed of
before the Senate adjourned.
Wednesday, 4th. The Har
bor bill was taken up and after
some discussion, ordered to be
engrossed yeas 25, nays 1G.
Thursday, 5th, The Senate
was engaged nearly the whole
of the sitting in discussing the
details of the Tariff bill.
Friday, Gth. The consider
ation of the Tariff bill was re
sumed, and after the disposition
of several amendments, the bill
was reported.
Saturday, 7. The Tariff
Dill Irom the House passed to a
third reading by a vote of 31 to
15, two friends of the bill bcinrr
the only members absent. Some
of the main amendments made
to the bill in the Senate, and
which yet require the concur
rence of the House, and in
which it seems to be thought
mat uiey may concur, arc the
abolition ot all duties on tea
nnd coffee; the reduction, by
one half, 0f au existing duties
on wines; the retaining of the
present rate of duty on sugar, at
3 cents per lb. instead of 2 fix
ing the duty on cotton bagging
at 4 cents instead of 34; fixing
the ad valorem duty on broad
cloths at 57 percent, instead of
50; and sundry provisions res
pecting lead, copperas, cord1
age, &c. &c.
Monday, 9th. The Senate,
in the absence of the Vice Pre
sident, was called to order by
the Secretary; and proceeded to
the election of a President, pro
tempore. On the 5th ballot,
Mr. Tazewell was elected, he
having 24 votes, (the number
necessary to a choice,) Mr.
Poindexter 21 votes, and 2 scat
tering. Mr. Tazewell then took
the Chair, and, in an appropri
ate address, tendered his thanks
to the Senate for the trust repo
sed in him. On motion of Air.
Clay, the tariff bill wastli.cn ta
ken up for its third reading:
ft w -
and, after some remarks from;
Messrs. Grundy, 31ny, Smith, i
King, Webster, Brown, and:
Dickerson, the bill was passed;
yeas 32, nays 16 as follows:!
YEAS Messrs. Benton, Hell,!
Buckner, Chambers, Clay, Clayton,
Dallas, Dickerson, Dudley, Ewing,
Foot, Frclinghuysen, Hill, Hen
dricks, Holmes, Johnston, Knight,
Marcy, Naudain, Prentiss, Hohhins,
Robinson, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee,
Smith, Sprague, Tipton, Tomlinson,
Waggaman, Webster, Wilkir.s 33.
NAYS Messrs. Bibb, Ilrown,
Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy Haync, Kane,
King, Minimum, Miller, Moore,
Poi'.. dexter, Tazewell, Troup, Tyler,
White 16.
On motion of Mr. Clay, the
resolution relating to the ad
journment of Congress, was,
after a discussion, so amended
as to fix on Monday, the ICtli,
as the day of adjournment, and !
then passed and sent to the oth
er House for concurrence.
II. OF nGPKESKNTATIVRS.
Tuesday, June 26. A letter
was received from the Sergeant
at-Arms resigning his office, and
the same, together with the
books and papers connected
with his official duties, was re
ferred to the committee of ac
counts. A resolution was pas
sed directing the Door-Keeper
of the House to officiate as Ser-geant-at-Arms
for ihe remain
der of the present sessjon. The
House resumed the considera
tion of the Tariff bill, the dis
cussion of which was continued
until the adjournment.
Wednesday, 21th. The con
sideration of the Tariff bill was
resumed.
i nursaay, ziun.A motion
to reconsider the vote by which
the resolution of Mr. Boon, for
an adjournment of Congress
was negatived, was agreed to
ifter some discussion, and ihe
resolution to adjourn on the Oth
inst. was finally adopted, and
sent to the Senate for their con
currence. The TarifT came up
or its iniru reading, and, alter
debate, was passed yeas 132,
nays 05. 1 he bill to carry into
effect the Convention with the
King of the French, was read a
bird time and passed.
Friday, 29th. After the
Journal was read, Mr. Howard
rose and announced to the
House the death of bis col
league, Col. George E. Mitch
ell, upon whose military and ci
vil character he pronounced an
appropriate eulogy. Mr. H.
concluded by moving a resolu
tion that the house attend the
funeral of Col. Mitchell that a
committee be appointed to su
pcrintend the funeral ceremo
nies tbat the members wear
the usual badge of mourning
during the remainder of the
session and that a message be
sent to the Senate giving that
ooay mtormation of the event-
all of which were unanimously
agreed to and the House ad
journed. Saturday, 30. The bill
giving the assent of Congress to
an act of the Legislature of
North Carolina, entitled an act
to incorporate the Roanoke In
let Company, was ordered to
be engrossed for a third read
ing. A joint resolution from
the Senate, proposing that a
committee of both Houses wait
upon the President of the Uni
ted States, and request him to
appoint a day. of fasting and
prayer for the aversion of the
Asiatic Cholera, was read
Mr. Carson thought the resolu
tion unnecessary, inasmuch as
the President had already ex
pressed his determination not
to appoint such a day; and he
read a letter of the President on
that subject addressed to the
Synod of the Dutch Church
(inserted on our last page.) Af
ter some discussion the resolu
tion was adopted 98 to 52.
The House then took up the
bill from the Senate for re-chartering
the Bank of the U. States,
on which some discussion took
place before the adjournment.
Monday, July 2. The Bank
bill was taken up and discussed
at length.
Tuesday, 3d. The Bank bill
taken up and after some discus
sion, passed by a vote of 107 to
85 (the delegation from this
Stale voted as follows: Yeas
Messrs. Barringer, Shepard,
Shcpperd, and Williams, 4.
Nays Mesrs. Be thune, Branch,
Conner, Hull, Hawkins, Mc
Kay, Rancher, Speight, 8
Carson absent.) The bill from
the Senate providing for the dis
tribution of the proceeds of the
public lands, was postponed to
the first Monday in December
next by a vote of 92 to 88.
Thursday ) 5th. Mr. Dray
ton, from a majority of the com
mittee appointed to inquire
whether an attempt was made
by the late Secretary of War,
John 11. Eaton, fraudulently to
give Samuel Houston, or any
other person or persons con
cerned with said Houston, a
contract for supplying rations
to emigrating Indians, made a
report accompanied with a re
solution declaring, that John
H. Eaton, the late Secretary of
War, and Samuel Houston do
stand entirely acquitted in the
judgment of this House, from
all imputation of fraud, cither
committed, or attempted to be
committed by them, or by cither
of them, in any manner relating
to, or connected with the prem
ises. Mr. Stanbcrry, on behalf
of himself, and Mr. Isaac C.
Bates, of the minority of the said
committee, made a counter-report,
setting forth, that in their
opinion, Samuel Houston did
attempt, wrongfully to obtain
the contract referred to in the
resolution of the house, for sup
plying rations to the emigrating
Indians; that the late Secretary
of War did attempt wrongfully
to give said contract to said
Houston, and that this was
known to the President; and
that, as an official transaction,
they view it as extraordinary
and unjustifiable throughout.
Mr. J. L. Kerr, of the said mi
nority, submitted a paper con
taining his views thereof; which
reports were read and severally
ordered to be printed. 1 he re
solution respecting a day ofhu
miliation and prayer, was read
the third time, and after consi
derable debate, was passed.
Friday, 6th. The House
was engaged upon sundry bills,
principally or a private nature,
irom lire Senate.
Saturday, 7th. The princi
pal part of the day was spent in
committee on numerous pri
vate bills.
Monday , 9th. The tariff bill,
returned from the Senate with
amendments, was, after some
discussion, referred to a com
mittee of the whole on the state
of the Union.
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1832.
Huzza! for Old Hickory!!
BANK BILL VETOED!
The Norfolk Herald Extra of Sat
urday, contains the "Message from
the President of the U. states, return
ing the Bank Bill to the Senate with
his objections,, dated the 10th inst.
The President slates that "Having
considered it with that solemn regard
ioJie principles of the Constitution,
which the day was calculated to in-,
. " .i l ;
spire, and come to me conclusion i
that it ought not to become a law, I
herewith return it to the Senate, in j
which it originated, with my objec
tions. We have barely room at pre
sent for the following extract from
this all-important decument:
"That a Bank of the United
States, competent to all duties
which may be required by the
Government, might be so organ
ized as not to infringe on our
own delegated powers or the
reserved rights of the States, 1
do noi-cnteriain a doubt. Had
ihe Executive been called upon
to furnish the project of such an
institution the duty would have
been cheerfully performed. In
the absence of such a call, it is
obviously proper that he should
confine himself to pointing out
those prominent features m the
act presented, which in his opi
nion make it incompatible with
the Constitution and sound po
licy. A general discussion will
now take place, eliciting new
light, and settling important
principles; and a new Con
gress, elected in the midst of
such discussion, and furnishing
an equal representation of the
people according to the last
census, will bear to the Capital
the verdict of public opinion,
and, I doubt not, bring this im
portant question to a satisfacto
ry result,"
The Tariff The following is the
vote by Stales in the House of Rep
resentatives, on ordering the bill to a
third reading, and on its final passage
in the Senate, as amended:
II. of Kep. Senate.
Yeas. Nays. Yeas. Nays.
Maine,
N. Hampshire,
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
5
5
4
G
26
o
2
2
o
2
2
Vermont, 3
New York, 26 4
New Jersey, 2 3
Pennsylvania, 13 11
Delaware, 1
Maryland; 7
Virginia, 10 7
North Carolina, 9 4
South Carolina, 1 6
Georgia, 1 6
2
o
Alabama. 2 1
2
2
2
1
Mississippi,
Tennessee,
Kentucky, S . 3
Ohio. 9 3
1
2
2
1
2
o
Indiana, 2 1
Illinois,
Missouri,
Louisiana, 2 I
It appears that in the House of Re
presentatives the votes of the South
ern Slates were 23 yeas, 24 nays
whereas, the bill, as amended in the
Senate met with the unbroken oppo
sition of the Southern members.
We will in our next give a letter
from the Hon. Jesse Speight, publish
ed in the Newborn Sentinel, and a let
ter from Washington, published in
the Harrisburg (Pa.) Chronicle, show-
ing the different views taken of
bill, which like its predecessor j$
said to be objectionable lo all pariit
(JWe infer from the language
used by several of the Editors in thl
State, and their correspondents, that
Nullification is rapidly divestin it.
self of its imaginary absurdiiies,and
that even a Southern Convention
would find numerous advocates amon
us. We candidly confess, that VJ
would with the ulmost reluctance givo
our assent to the adoption of either of
the above expedients to rid ourselves
of a system of national policy, which
is now threatened to be peirnanenily
fixed, and which, however the people
of the South may differ as regards its
constitutionality,all appear lo coincide
in sentiment that it is "unjust and
oppressive" were they equally uni
ted as to the "mode and measure of
redress," a resort to either of the pro
posed expedients could hardly fail 0r
success. What effect the present mo
dification, as it is called, may have
we are unable even to conjecture, as
such a diversity of opinion prevails
respecting its practical operation. Ve
however, wish our readers thorough
ly to ninderstand the different views
presented, and having recently laid
before them some of the Nullification
doctrines, we now give them the fo.
lowing extract from a spirited article
furnished by a talented correspondent
of the Windsor Herald over Ihe na
ture of "Hampden," on the subject
of a Southern Convention:
"The writer, with many mis
givings, and much distrust in
the soundness of his views, will
now proceed to suggest such a
modification of the plan propo
sed in Charleston, as he be
lieves may be acceptable to all
parties in the South. When
Congress adjourns and our fears
are realized; when it becomes
worse than vain to look to that
body for relief, then let a Con
vention of all the Southern
States be constitutionally call
ed by their separate Legisla
tures. If ihe crisis demand it,
the several Governors may have
a called session of those bodies.
The Legislatures can limit the
action of the Convention to an,
adjustment of the Tariff, but on
this subject make its power
plenary. This will afford ano
ther opportunity, if that be de
sired, to reason with, and me
morialize Congress. An appeal
may also be made to the people
of the other States, to meet us
in a National Convention, to
settle, by compromise, this and
other contested questions; and,
as a last alternative, ihe people,
by their Convention, can resolve
quietly to submit to the evil ra
ther than subvert the govern
ment; or they can, if our evils
are no longer sufferable, in the
language of free and sovereign
States, present to Congress
their ultimatum a satisfactory
arrangement, or secession. To
be equally convenient to all, the
Convention ought to assemble
at some central place; and that
the will of the people may
be clearly and unequivocally
known, at least one delegate
should be elected from every
county in the South. Thus
constituted, the Convention can
not fail to reflect the wishes of
the people. A community of
interests, a connection so indis
soluble that the action of one
State on the Tariff, must in
volve the others, is a powerful
recommendation to our coun
selling and acting together; and
when ihus united, ought we not
magnanimously to merge the
rancour of rival factions in the
will of a majority! A Conven
tion of this description, will
combine a great moral with a
controlling influence."
Southern Convention.-Thv
"Union party" of Charleston,
S. C. had a meeting on the 12th
ult. at which it was resolved to
hold a State Convention in Sep
tember next, to consider tho