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)fcpoItril>jr4| Mr^Van Bur?u, elected by the
vmains of Jackson 'strength, by the army of
Jfiice^holders, and the holy aihance of politic
?aJ binks, brokers, and speculators, favored,
at the samo time, by the unfortunate topic j
which has alienated the South from the North,
may yet fiad a minority in both houses of j
Congress, The message of the Governor of
South Carolina, arui the spe< ch ot a distin
guished Whig member of Congress from !
North Caro!in%huttoo clearly indicate the im- i
possibility of uniting the Whigs of the North j
and South in favor of or In opposition to any i
Presidential candidate; consequently the ca- {
bal have the election, or rather apposntm 11?, ;
?o an office which has bccome so important, i
in their own hands. The President is in fact i
rH> longer elective by the people, wh*tv ver i
forma may remain ; they may. have the sha- |
now, but the substance is gone from them ; j
dills realizing the apprehensions of some of j
our greatest statesmen as to the encroach- ,
ing tendency of Executive*, influence, and j
exemplifying the remark in a passage in one
of Dr. J oh: sou's papers in favor ot monarchy,
"l>ower is always stealing from the many to j
the few ; it still contracts itself to a smaller
uutuber, till, in time it centres in a single per- I
son." All that now remains to us is to attend to
our State Governments, and to the election of
our representatives :n Congress, in the hope of
bringing the administration of the General
Government under popular control, as is done
through the House of Commons in England,
whereas in this country, the Executive admin
istration is in the hands of a single person, not
electcd bv the peoole.
H. M. BRACKENRIDGE.
LOUISVILLE; CINCINNATI AND CHARLES
TO* RAIL ROAD.
Report of committee on Routes and Sur
veys, submitted to the Stockholders of the
Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Raii
Road Oonpany, at their first meeting, at
Knoxville, Jan. 1837.
The committee to whom it was referred to i
examine and report on the surveys already j
made, and what part, if any of the route can i
now be definitely decided on, and the proper j
measures to be taken to have such other sur- j
veys made as may be necessary to enable the
Company, at its next meeting, to decide on the
actual location of the whole road from Char
leston to Lexington,' and the branches to Lou
isville, Cincinnati and Maysville, have had the
matters referred to them under consideration,
and beg leave to Report:
That th? surveys, heretofore made, and sub
mitted to the Legislature, of Souil) Carolina,
by the very able Engineers employed by that
State, on that service, have led to the satis
factory conclusion, that a practicable route for,
a rail road between Charleston and the Ohio
rver does exist. But as those surveys, from
the limited means and time allowed for m&king
them, have necessarily been confined to parts
of the line where most difficulties were appre
hended, no definite location of the route can be
predicated on them. The only fact clearly*
^and distinctly ascertained is, that the valley of
the French Br6ad river must be adopted, as
the only practicable course in which the road
-can pass the Alleghany mountains, and Blue
Ridge, having in view the connection of the
points prescribed by the charter. Another
route by the head waters of the Savannah, and
the vallies of the Tuckaseige and Little Ten>
r.essee rivers, having been suggested, the same
has been surveyed under the superintendence
of Capt. WiiliamSvof the Topographical En
gineers, by lieutenant Drayton, late of the
Army, arid Mr. Featherstonebaugb, of the
United States Ciril Engineers, in whose ac
curacy and judgment your committee have
entire confidence*. The result is presented in
their reports, which are herewith submitted.
These clearly demonstrate that this route is
impracticable.
On the other hand it is as ckarly demon
strated, that by adopting the French Broad
route, it is possible to conduct the road from
the valley of East Tennessee, centrally through
the Alleghany mountains, to the crest of tbe
Blue Ridge, at two points in Buncombe coun
ty* N? C.* on a gradual ascent entirely w.thin
tbe range of locomotive power, as now in con
stant and familiar use. These points are at
the. Reedy Patch and Butt mountain Gaps.
Late surveys and reconnoisances have also :
lad to the conviction,1 that from one, if not
from both of these depressions in the Blue
Ridge, the road may be carried into the level
counties of South Carolina, beyond the moun
tain region, on a grade, which will supercede
the necessity Of stationary power. But ibis
part of the ground has not been sufficiently
subjected to the rigorous test of the instrument,
^ to enable the company to decide which of the
several routes that present themselves, should
be adopted. Three, at least, should be scien
tifically examined: 1st? The roate which leads
down the Reedy Patch creek and Broad river,
till the ridge between that stream and the
Catawba river is gained 2nd ? The route by
the Butt mountain Gap, descending through
the opening which receives the Green river,
between the JUue ridge and Saluda mountain,
till the la&terinouutain is flanked on the east;
and 3rd? The route which descends, from the
Butt mountain Gap into Green river Cove, and
then passes the Saluda mountain by Gap
creek, and continues to the level country near
Greenville, S C. Each of these routes must be
carefully and accurately surveyed, so as to
furnish an estimate of the actual costs ot eve
ry part of each of them, with the ang'e ot their
grade and their adaptation to locomotive pow
er, before the company can be able to decide
which of these routes ought to be adopted. ?
These surveys must be extendi with the view
of passing, through the town of Columbia;
should neobstacle intervene to render it expe
dient to take a different route.
At Columbia, the line will meet the pro
jected rail road of the South Carolina Canal
and Rail Road CcJmpany, which has the ex
clusive right to the road between that pi.-. ce j
and Charleston, for 36 years from the date of j
its charter, and now have a road with a sin- ,
gie tract half that distance. That company :
has proposed to this that a junction should be j
formed between the two roads? on terms which j
have already been laid before tr-is meeting, j
And your committee would recommend that j
the proposition should be met with trie same :
spirit of liberality which induced it; and that
the Directors of this Company should treat i
with that on the subject and lay befo e cur j
?ext meeting the terius on which it is propos
ed to farm the connection, to be adopted or i
not, as the said meeting may decide, or that ;
the Directors recommend to the said meeting [
such other measures in relation to the road oi i
the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road |
Company as they may deem expedient.
In conne< tion with this part of the line, your
committee have considered the proposition of
the Columbia Bridge Company, which has
been referred to them. And they.recommend
lhat the Directors cause the Columbia Br;dge
to be examined by competent Engineers, and |
report to the next meeting its adaptation for |
passing the road over the Conyaree river, and
the terms on which it may be used or acquired i
for that purpose, to be adopted by that meet- i
jna or not, as it shall be deemed expedient. * j
"Beyond the point whence the.Freijsji Broad ;
riier 'issues from the mountains, th#pfcamma- i
tions have not been attended by instrumental
surveys, and your Committ.ee can do no more
than merely indicate the linos, which in their
opinion ought to be surveyed. And hero it is
proper to remark, thai it* the amendments or
the charter proposed by the act of South-Car- j
oiina, should be adopted by the other States ,
the company will bj merely relieved from the
obl:<n:ion to extend t lie road further t nan
L xuitrton, in the Stato of Kentucky, while it
will be It: ft in full possession of the power to j
extend the road to Cincinnati, and to construct
brv ch's to Louisville and Maysville. This
power your commit1 ee consider of inestimable
value, antl on? wiiich ought to be exercised
whenever the c nnpany shall possess the
means of doing so. And they recommend
that whenever the means shall be raised by
subscriptions to the stock for that purpose, or
otherwise, that ex'ension and those branches
should be constructed.
Keeping these objects constantly in view,
the surveys must be made in reference to them,
while at the same time they must be conduct
ed under the influence of other great interests.
These are, to carry the road to Knoxville, so
as to command the trade ofihat place; to pass
as near the head of navigation on the Cumber
land river, as possible; and to reach some point
on the ridge south of the Kentucky river, from
which the road may, at the least expense and
on the shortest practicable line, for locomotive
power, be extended both to Louisville and
Lexington, keeping the line of road to Louis
ville, on the south side of the river.
Upon these views, your committee think it
proper to recommend tfte following lines, to be
accurately and scientifically suryeyed, so as to
furnish exact estimates of the costs of every
part of each, and the evidence of their adapta
tion to the use of locomotive power. 1st ? The
line from the point where the French Broad
; issues from the mountains to Knoxville, to be
continued across the Cumberland mountains
and river, to the ridge south of the Kentucky
river, as far west as the nature of the ground
i will permit, consistent with a due regard to
the extension of that line to Lexington. 2nd ?
A line from the mouth of the Nolachuckv riv
er, across the New^Market ridge and Holslon
river, by the western termination of the Clinch
mountain, and thence to the line last indicat
ed by Wheeler's or the cross mountain Gap,
in the great Cumberland ridge; and to the
Cumberland Gap, and thence by the Salt
works in Clay county, to Lexington.
The surveys from the branching point to
Louisville should be also made ? for without it,
all the advantages of the most western line of
road cannot be duly estimated.
In surveying the line from Lexington to the
mouth ofLicking river, the valley of that river,
and the ridge west of it, both have claims, and
both should be scientifically surveyed, and pro
per estimates of the cost of construction fur
nished. if the valley route should be found
practicable, the enquiry should be made, as to
what extent the first part of that line, from
Lexington, may be effected to the east, so as
to make it common to the branch to Maysville,
which, to complete the whole plan, should also
be surveyed.
All the lines above indicated are recommen
ded for survey, on account of their supposed
practicability, and are not intended to super
cede the examination and surveys of other
lines which may promise to be more favorable.
Nor is it intended by your committee that the
survey of any line above designated, should be
continued after it shall be ascertained to be
impracticable, or that it can be superceded
by another line possessing decidedly superior
advantages. In drawing the comparison, the
low angle of ascent and exemption from the
necessity of stationary power should have
controlling influence.
Until all th*'?srveys have been completed,
your committee are of opinion that the Direc
tors will not be able to recommend any de
finite location of the line of road, nor the
Stockholders to decide on that recommenda
tion; and as the funds already paid in are more
than sufficient to defray all the expenses of the
surveys, your committee consider it unneces
sary to call for further instalments until after
the next meeting of the Stockholders; snd
that the Directors should not, in the mean
time, establish any local boards or make any
contracts other than such as are required to
complete the surveys and prepare the means
of settling definitely the location of the road.
On f his too much attention can hardly be be
stowed. A hasty and inconsiderate decision,
in this respect, may save present expense, but
it may be followed by the expenditure of mil
lions to overcome difficulties, which m;ght at
first have been avoided. Your committee,
therefore, regard it as true economy to incur
in the first instance all the expense, which
may be necessary to a complete examination
and survey of the whole ground, by the most
skilful and experienced Engineers.
Your committee, therefore, recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions:
Resolved , That |he route of the Rail Road
through the valley of the French Broad river
be, and the same hereby is definitively adopt
ed.
Resolved , That the Board of Directors of
the Company proceed as soon as convenient,
to appoint a Chief Engineer of the Company,
and an Associate Engineer in charge of the
work.
Resolved , That the Board of Directors or
the President of the Company, with the con
currence ofthreeor more Directors, be author
ised and required to proceed to the organiza
tion of as many Brigades of Engineers as may
be necessary to survey all the routes above
indicated, and such oth er lines as the Directors
may think proper, so as to be ready to report
on the final location of the road to the next
meeting of the Company.
Resolved, That, until the next meeting of
th j Company, the Directors call for no further
instalments on the stock, nor make any con
tracts for work on any part of the road, fur
ther than is necessary to effect the surveys.
A. BLANDING, Chairman.
. CONGRESS.
Friday, January 20, 1837.
SENATE.
A communication was received from the
S or. tary of War, in relation to the surveys
of Owl's Head harbor.
Bills for the relief W. B. Yallage? to
change times of holding the Circiit Court of
the United States for the Eastern District of
Tennessee ? to authorize certain rail road
companies in the territory of Fioridh to con
struct rail roads through the public lands ?
granting pre-emption lands to the Galena and
Chicago Rail Road Company on conditions ?
for the relief of the citizens of the Corporation
of Alexandria ? to continue for a certain time
the office of Commissioner of Pensions ?
were reported, read a first and second time,
and ordered to a third reading.
Various Bills from the House were read a
first t me and ordered to a second reading.
B;lls for the relief of Moses Elmer's heirs ?
to incorporate the Manual Labor School and
Orphan Asylum, in the City of Washington ?
for the "relief of James M'Clery ? and various
*?ther private bills were read a third time, and
passed. The Senate was engaged on these
bill when our paper went to press.
HOUSE Of^REPRESEN^A'l IVES.
Mr. Connor from the committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, made a report on the
subject of the late destruction by fire of the
General Post Office. Ordered to lie on the
table, and with its accompanying- documents
to be printed.
The bill for regulating the pny of the offi
c >rs of the Marine Corps was read and refer
red to the committee of the Whole.
.Mr. Dawson moved the suspension of the
rules to allow him to introduce a resolution
requesting" of the Secretary of the Navy the
report of the Navy commissioners on the sub
ject of a site for a navy yard at the South.
Motion not carried.
The House took up the resolution directing
the SergeanUat-Arms to report to the House
the mileage and pay allowed at the last session
to the respective members of the House.
A motion was made to. lay the resolution
with the proposed amendments on the table.
Motion not carried. Ayes, 46 ? Npes, 1^6.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment, which was to exclude from the return
the pay and mileage of the Senate.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. Claiborne of Mississippi, moved an
amendment, that a committee be appointed to
inquire whether any members have received
pay during the time when they have been
absent from their duties in the House.
He stated that he was one of those who
charged by the river route, in conformity wilb
the practice of his predecessors. He depre
cated the adoption of the resolution. Its ef
fect would be, instead of filling the House
with young men brought forward into ptlkIie
life by their own exertions, it would be filled
with cotton and sugar nabobs.
Mr. Yell introduced an amendment to
change the pay ot members to six dollars a
day, and to move the seat of Government to
some place on tne river Ohio.
Mr. Yell and Mr. Underwood addressed the
House on the subject of the resolution and the
amendment. The latter gentleman was on
the floor when, the hour for taking up the
order of the day haviug arrived, the Housrj
proceeded to the consideration of sundry bills,
which were disposed of.
SENATE.
Saturday, January 21, 1837.
Mr. Morris asked to explain a circumstance
of a private pature, wnich had been referred
to in one of the city papers. He was accused
by a gentleman, a citizen of Ohio, Win. D.
Lloyd, Esq. of neglecting his duty in refusing
to present a memorial addressed by him to
the Senate, in consequence of h\s arrest on
the night of the 16th inst., on the charge of
contempt to the Senate. He read the letter
of Mr. Lloyd which appeared in the papers of
to-day. He then explained the reasons which
governed him in not presenting the memorial
of yesterday. The hour for petitions had
passed, but, besides, he did not know at the
time nor would he say now, that he would
present it. He had read it very hastily, arid
could not say whether it was respectful in its
terms or not. He made further remarks
which will appear hereafter.
Mr. Walker presented a resolution, instruc
ting the proper committee to inquire into,
and report to the Senate, the effect of the trea
sury order of July last on the commerce and
business of the country, its effects on the
banks, and the sales of the public lands, &c.
Upon this resolution a discussion arose in
which Messrs. Walker, Benton, King of Ala.,
Ewing of Ohio, participated. The resolution
in part was adopted, and referred to the com
mittee on Finance.
SENATE. ? Monday , Jan. 23,1837,.
A message was received from the President,.!
covering a report from the Superintendent o?
the Mint. Also, a communication from the
War Department, covering certain corres
pondence called for by a Resolution of the
Senate.
Reports unfavorable to the petition of the
Board of Trade of the city of New York, in
reference to the establishing nt of a National
Bank, and of certain citizens of Sullivan
county, New York.
A bill to encourage the cultivation of the
vine and olive was read and referred.
A bill to repeal so much of the act laying
duties on imposts as assesses a duly on foreign
coal, was read a first time.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.^
The unfinished business of last Monday
being in the regular course to be taken up,
the Speaker decided that the resolution of Mr.
Hawes had the effect of preventing any more
procedings on the part of the House in rela
tion to the abolition petition then before the
House.
Mr. Adams appealed Jfrom the decision of
the Speaker, as by it the rules of the House
would become suspended without a vote of
two-thirds, which was required by the rules
in order to suspend the rules. He further
objected to it, because that resolution had not
taken the usual course of having a notice of
one day given before it was acted on.
M-. Adams argued that there was no direct
conne :tion between the resolution and the un
finished business, although upon the same sub
ject. This was neither petition nor memorial;
it was a debate then pending in the House on
the question of reception.
Mr. Pinckney wished to know if Mr. Adams
had appealed from the decision of the Speak
er, and upon being answered in the affirma
tive, he moved the previous question ? which
was sustained by the House.
On putting the main question the yeas and
nays were demanded, and decided in the
affirmative by a vote of 129 to 48.
The decision of the Chair was then aflirmed. j
Mr. Adam3 observed that the House had
decided that a petition had been ordered to lay
on the tatile which was not in the possession
of the House.
The Speaker said that as there was no
business before the House, the remarks of
the gentleman from Massachusetts were out
of order. , t .
The House then took up the resolution of
i Mr. Cushing in relation to the Sound Duty
levied upon'our ships by the Danish Govern
ment. Referred to the committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Abolition petitions were presented by
Cushing, Grennell, and Calhoun.
Mr. Hoar presented five or six petit iona on
the same subject.
Mr. Reed presented two petitions to the
same purpose, one of them from three hundred
females.
Mr. Adams presented some fifteen or twen
ty petitions, for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia. They contained, he
said, the signatures of about 900 women, who
resided within four miles of his house. Mr.
Adams was going on with his remarks, when
he was called to order.
Mr. Adams presented a petition from the
citizens of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Thisr
petition, he said, was not couched in the saiac^
terms with the othors. It vvas an argumenta
tion, and he wished the House would consent
to its being read. It might have, be said, a
salutary influence on the minds of members.
Mr. Adams also presented a petition from
tbe Society of Friends in Weare, in the State
of New Hampshire. The letter accompany
ing it, Mr. A. said, stated it to be the petition
of 500 individuals.
Mr. Adams also presented sundry petitions
on the same subject, from citizens in sundry
places of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and
New York, and one from certain citizens of
New York, praying the prohibition of the
exportation of slaves in Texas. Mr. Adams
said, that although opposed to the abolition of
slavery in the District, he did not know but
that he would vote for the prohibition sought
for by the petitioners.
Mr. Adams observed one petition which he
thought did not come within the scope of the
resolution adopted by the House. It was a
petition signed by sundry ministers and mem
bers of the Episcopal church, praying that
Congress would enact laws to secure to all
the inhabitants of the District of Columbia
the benefits of the principles entertained in
the declaration of independence.
SENATE. ? Tuesday, Jan. 24 th, 1837.
A communication was received from the
Secietary of War covert nor tu, o reports, the
one from the Chief Engineer, the other from
the head of the Topographical bureau, in
obedience to a resolution of the Senate.
A bill to give greater security to the corres
pondence between the United States an;l
foreign nations, was read a first time and
ordered to a second reading.
Various resolutions were read and adopted.
One by Mr. Preston, instructing the committee
on Naval Affairs to inquire into the expedi
ency of making some declaratory act, so as
that the Marine Corps may receive tr>e pay
and emoluments intended for that corps by
the act of June, 1834, and another calling on
the Secretary of State to communicate to the
Senate the correspondence filed in his office,
which relates to the present state of Texas in
regard to this country. Others of a private
character were also adopted.
The Senate then proceeded to the special
order of the day, it being the amendment
proposed by Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, to the bill
limiting the sales of the public lands.
Mr. Ewing resumed his remarks on the
amendment proposed by him, and was on the
floor when our paper went to press.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House took up the resolution intro
duced by the committee on Private Land
Claims, for the continuation of the office and
salary of translator for the committee.
Mr. Huntsman advocated the adoption of
the resolution, and which was opposed by
Messrs. Whittlesey, of Ohio, and Chambers.
The resolution was not adopted.
The committee for the District of Columbia
reported a bill from the Senate for the incor
poration of the Manual Labor School. Re*
ferred to a committee of the Whole.
The same committee reported a bill for con-*
tinuing the charter of the banks of the Dis
trict. Committed to the committee of the
Wnole on the state of the Union and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. Cambreleng made a report from the
committee of Ways and Mean?, and asked to
be discharged from the consideration of the
memorial of the Board of Trade of New York,
praying the establishment of a National Bank,
and that the memorial be laid on the table.
Sundry bills of a pnvate nature were re
ported and referred.
The Speaker communicated to the House
a letter John Y. Mason, stating his resigna
tion of his seat in the House.
Sundry bills from the Senate were then read
& first and second time and committed to their
appropriate committees.
The bill for the admission of Michigan
came up, and Mr. Vanderpool addressed the
House.
SENATE. ? Wednesday Jan. 25, 1837.
A communication was received from the
Secretary at War, covering a statement of
the contracts made by that department during
the last year.
Bills reported, to amend the act concerning
the punishment of certain crimes against the
United States. (The act is intended to guard
against the plea of the act of limitations in
cases of treason, arson, &c.) Read a first and
second time, and made the special o der for
Monday next. A bill for the relief of John
Baker, with an amendment ? for the relief of
the militia and volunteers of Kentucky and
Tennessee called into service during the last
yrar ? for furnishing cannon and other equip
ments to certain State companies ? were read
a first lime and ordered to a second read ng.
A bill to amend and explain the 5th section
of the act of June 1834, in regard to the pay
of the Marine Corps, was read a first and
second time and referred.
A message was received from the President
of the United States.
Resolutions were introduced calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for any information
in his possession, going to show the frauds
practiced in the sales of the public lands in
Louisiana; and instructing the Committee on
Public Lands, to enquire into the expediency
of creating a new land district for the sales of
the public lands lying north and south of the
Red river in the ?tate of Louisiana.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Carr, of Indiana, presented the joint
resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, re
lative to the purchase of the Louisville and
Ohio Canal. Ordered to lie on the table and
be printed.
The resolutions relative to the mileage of
the members was then taken up. Mr. Un
derwood had the floor, and after a few remarks
he moved the previous question, which not
being seconded, he proceeded to the discus
sion ol the question.
Mr. Underwood then addressed the House
on the resolutions, and was followed by Mr.
Bell, who after a few remarks, moved to lay
the resolutions on the table ? which motion
was carried.
Mr. Bell said he rose agreeably to the notice
he had given, to introduce a bill for the pro
tection of the freedom of election. He hoped
that the bill would be read for the information
of the House.
The reading being objected to, the House
docided that the bill should be read, which
was accordingly done ? and Mr. Bell address
ed the House until the expiration of the hour
appropriated to it, when Mr. Vandcrpoel mov
ed that the House proceed to the order of the
day, being the bill fot the admission of Mi
chigan.
Mr. Jenifer withdrew his motion for the call
of the House, which he had made the preced
ing evening.
The motion for the previous question, made
by Mr. Mann, of New York, was seconded,
on the main question being put, the House
decided in the affirmative. The main question
was on the engrossment of the bill, which was
ordered by a vote of 144) to 58. The bill was
then, by oroer, read a third time and put^on
fits passage.
Mr. Jenifer addressed the House at length
in opposition .to the bill and preamble.
SENATE. ? Thursday Jan. 26, 1837.
A message from the House of Representa
lives was received, with the bill for the adrais- 1
sion of Michigan into the Union. |
A resolution was presented by Mr. Grundy,
proposing the appointment of a committee to
unite with a committee from the House, to
receive and count the votes for President and
Vice President of the United States, and to
inform the individuals of their election. On
motion of Mr. Clay it was laid on the table
until to-morrow.
The biil to extend the limits of the port ot
N. Orleans was road a third time and passed.
Alter some oilier ordinary business, the
Senate proceeded to the special order of the
day, it being the bill providing for the future
sales of the
PUBLIC LANDS.
Various amendments were proposed by dif
ferent Senators, which the Senate had under
consideration when our paper was put to press.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Howard, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported a bill relative to the
discriminating duties on Dutch and B:lgian
vessels. The bill was read and ordered to be
engrossed and read a th'rd time tomorrow.
The bill securing the freedom of election
then came up as the unfinished business of
yesterday, and Mr. Bell continued his remarka
on the bill.
At the suggestion or Mr. Mercer, several
bills from the Senate were read.
A bill for the extension of the port of New
Orleans; .
A bill for extending the jurisdiction ot the
United States Court in Arkansas ;
The bill for granting the right of way to the
St. Joseph Rail Road Company. The House
concurred in the amendments of the Senate,
and the bill passed.
The bill providing for establishing the mile
age of members was then taken up and read
a third time.
Mr. Word well addressed the House in op
position to the bill, as did Messrs, Sutherland
and Lane.
SENATE. ? Friday , January 27, 1837.
A message was received from the President
of the United States, transmitting certain in
formation from the YVar Department in regard
to the improvements of Brunswick harbor,
Georgia.
A communication was received from the
Treasury Department, covering a statement of
the amount of expenditures incurred in trans
mitting specie, &c. in obedience to a resolution
of the Senate.
Mr. Clay presenated a petition from sun
dry citizens of the District cf Columbia, pray
ing t lie passage of an act to incorporate the
Colonization Socizly in the District. Upon
the reference, a debate of some length took
place, in which Messrs. Clay, Calhoun,
Buchanan, Preston, Rives, Strange -
Kino of Ala., participated and it was finally
laid on the table, on motion of the last named
gentleman.
The Senate was in session when our paper
was put to press, engaged in the consideration
of the bill reported by the Committer on Fi
nance for the reduction ot the revenue.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Thomas moved that Mr. Crary, who
was then in the House and claiming a scat as
a member elect from the State of Michigan, be
sworn and allowed to take his seat.
Mr. Robertson objected to Mr. Carry
being admitted to take his seat, and address
ed the House at length in support of this
views, and moved the reference of the subject
to the Committee on Elections.
Mr. Thomas addressed the House in favor
of Mr. Crary being allowed to take his seat.
Mr. Huntsman movfcd the previous ques
tion, which was seconded, and the m&in ques
tion being pufy it wasltfecidet! in thc affirma
tive, and Mr. fcRARyWas accordingly qualified
and took f lis seatN/
Mr. Daws >n moved to reconsider the vote,
os he wished to state the reasons on which he
felt himself constrained to vote against the
admission ot Mr. Crary. The Speaker said
that Mr. Dawson not having voted in the
affirmative could not move for a reconsidera
tion. .
Mr. Thompson, of South Carolina, said
that he had voted in favor of the alniission of
Mr. Crary, and he moved a reconsideration.
Mr. Dawson then addressed the House in
opposition to th?* admission of Mr. Crary,
and was followed by Mr. Pickens in favor of
it.
SENATE.? Saturday, January 28, 1837.
The Vice President to-day Siook lenve of
the Senate. In resigning his situation he de
livered a brief a and pertinent address to the
Senate, quite creditable to himself for its taste
and propriety. ^
Mr. Grundy moved that the^ Senate pro
ceed to the election of a President pro temper ,
which was agreed to. ^.j
The ballots being counted thfej frote stood as
follows :
For VV. R. King, 26 ; S. L. Southard, 7 ;
H. Clay. 1 ; J- Buchanan, 1 ; T. Ewing, of
Ohio, I ; S. Prentiss, 1.
So that Mr. Kino, of Alabama, was declar
ed duly elected, and on taking his seat ad
dressed the Senate in a manner well suited to
the occasion.
Mr. Robbins presented a protest of the
Legislature of Rhode Island against.the viola
tion of the compromise bill of 1833. Read and
laid on the table.
Mr. Tipton presented a memorial from the
Legislature of Indiana, protesting against the
United States Government taking any portion
of the slock of the Louisville and Portland
Canal.
Mr Calhoun offered a resolution calling
on the President to communicate to the Sen
ate copies of the correspondence between this
Government and Great Britain in regard to
certain outrages committed on our flag in Ber
muda ar New Providence, by seizing certain
si ?ves on board of American vessels forced by
stress of weather in; o these ports.
After some o'.'ner ordinary business, the
Senate proceeded to the special order of the
day? it being the bill prescribing the media to
be received in payment of the public debts.
Mr. Sevier moved to postpone the order,
for the purpose of taking up the land bill. ?
The motion was opposed Messrs. ("lay and
others, and supported by Messrs. Linn and
others. The motion was lost, and the Senate
proceeded to the eonsiderat on of the bill.
Mr. Walker addressed the Senate and had
the floor when our paper whent to press.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill from the Senate for changing the
time and place of holding the Un'ted States
Circuit Court in North Carolina was taken up
and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Dromgoole, from the Select Commit
tee to whom was referred that part oftne ?e
sident's Message relative to the amendment
of the constitution, made a rePort,accOI"^."!?f
with two resolutions; one, that the commi te
be discharged, and the other that on Tuesday
next the House resolve i.self into Committee
of the Whole to take the subject into coosid
CrMrn\Vii.i.iAMs, of North Carolina, asked
for" the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
Mr. Vandirpoel moved that it be post*
poned to Wednesday week. Motion not car
ried.
Mr. Cambreleno expressed his hopes that
there would be no special orders.
The resolution was not agreed to.
Mr. Vanderpoel asked leave to introduce
a resolution that on and afler Monday next the
House meet at eleven o'clock. It was object
ed to. Mr. Vanderpoel then moved the
suspension of the rule; to allow him to intra*
duce the resolution, and asked for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
The rule was suspended by a vote of 123 to
45.
Mr. Bell moved the order of the day.
Mr. Dawso.n asked leave of the House to
introduce a resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Navy for the report made by the Navy
Commissioners on the subject of a site fore
navy yard at the South. Leave was grantedr
and the resolution adopted. .
Mr. Mann moved that the rules be 8uspen~
ded for the purpose of taking up auch resolu
tions on the Speaker's tabb aa will not cause
debate. Not carried. 4
The House then proceed to discuss a me
tion for the recommendation of a bill for the
repayment of duties collected on salt destroyed
by a storm.
Monday, January 30. 1837.
We have no report from the Senate*
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Cushman presented a joint resofotios
of the Legislature of the State of New Hamp
shire, requesting their Representatives to en*
deavor to produce a reduction of the tiriff and
a graduation of the price of public landa.-"
Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. ry ?
Mt asrs. Reed and Hoar presented several
petitions praying for the abolition of slavery
m the District of Columbia. Mr. Adams and
Mr. Jackson jrresented petitions to the same*
purpose.
Mr Adams presented a petition against the;
carrying of slaves to Texas, and aJso against
the carrying of slaves from one State toanou*
ther.
Mr. Adams asked leave of the Hbess to
address the House on the subject, k was "ob
jected to. Mr. Adams moved to suspend -the
rules to allow hi in to address the Howe, ?and*
oil this the aves and nays were dc aaaodeu.
Mr. A dams said that it was h? objectto pofc
upon the journal of the House that?in present
ing these petitions he had wished to > address;
the House, and that he had been-, refused.. ?
Mr. Adams presented a t&emovial against,
the recognition of Texas, and raovedi t bat it-bst?
read.
Some conversation took place on the sub
ject, and the Speaker decided that- the me
morial seemed to him to come within the res*,
olution adopted relative to theaboirtisn peti
tion.
Mr. Adams presented another petition, on
the subject of abolition, and? moved that it be
read. The Speaker decided by the order of
the House it would lay on the table.
Mr. Adams appealed from the deciaion of
the Chair, and on motion of Mr. Jarvis it wae
ordered to lie on the table..
Mr. Adams presented another petition, Oft
which the same proceedings took place.
Mr. Adams presented some twenty other
petitions on the sanae subject, each of which
took the sajnp coursc, and were laid on the ta
ble, most generally on the motion of Mr.
Cushman.
Petitions ^vere also presented by Messrs
Lincoln and P\mice, of Rhode Island.
From the Augusta Constitutionalist, Jan. SS.
LAFAYETTE COURSE.
r; first day.
Colt sweepstakes?mile heats ? 9 100 entrance
Col. Jriampioo'e c f Kkty Heth, three
years old, Jby Eclipse, dam by Al
fred, 89 pbtmds, (2 more than her
weight,) <> til
Towns & Smith's b f Leannah, three
years old, by Seagull, dam by Whip
ster, 87 lbs. : 12 2".
G. Edmonston's c f lone, three yeara
old, by Joha,Richardst out of an Ex
pedition mare, 87 lbs. 2 dia.
Time, first heat, lm. 543.; second, lm. 54s^
k third, lin. S8?s.
The above '. is the result of the first JayV
racing over* the Lafayette Course. - There
were for entries ; one paid forfeit. The wea
ther was veri unfavorable, and the track not.
in the best order. The attendance pretty good*
considering. At the tap, the horses had a fine
start, Kitty leading, Lutshe did not keep her
pace long, for when about one quarter round,
she was taken up by looe, and when three
quarters round, was overtaken and passed b v
Leannah, who shortly after overtook and pass*
cd lone, and, pame out ahead about tweotj*
vards, Kitty., dropping within the diglancer
stand. As!
The second and third heats were voo, after
a hard strugle, by Kilty.
At and previous to starting, Leannah was
the favorite, and she was freely taken against,
the field, and in some instances with odds. ? -
The knowingones, were taken in? bet they
had a fair shake for it, and every inch of ground!
was well contested. Had Leannah got the
same *tart that Kjtty did the second heat, Wft*
think she would have won the race.
second day-.
Four mile heats ? purse $1,000.
Col. Hampton's b m Bay Maria, five
years old, by Eclipse, out of Lady
Lightfoot, 109 lbs. > 1 1
James J. Harrison's g m Sally Van
dyke, four years old, by Henry, dam
by Oscar, 90 lbs. 2 2
Time, first heat, 8m, 9s; second, 8m. 10a.
The above is the result of the second day*s
races. At aud previous to the start, Bay
Maria was the favorite, and bets of two to one
were freely made that sh?. would win the
money. The first heat was well contested,
although the rider of Safty labored nnder
great disadvantage, |one of his stirrups giving*
way before the first inile was completed. The
second heat was also well contested, Sally
leadmg for the first two miles ; but when three
quarters round on the third, Maria made a
push, succeeded in overtaking, and then passed
her, coming out on the fourth roundabout four
lengths ahead.
third day.
Three mile heats ? purse $600.
Col. Hampton's b. c. Lath, 3 years oW by
Godolphin, out of Pocahontas, 90 lbs. 1 1
Capt. J. J. Harrison's g. c. Kite, three
years old, by Bullock's Muckle John, '
dam Eliza Splo'ch. 90 lbs. 2 2
Towns & Smith's b. m. Blackbird 4 years
ole, by Arab, dam by Virginian 99 Ibe. 3 d is.
Time, 1st heat, 6 m. 10s.; second, 6tn. 15s.
The above is the result of the third day's
racing, which was postponed from Thursday,
on account of the snow. The track waa very
heavy, which will account for the time made,
in both heats the horses had a fair start ; in
the first, Blacb rd took the lead and kept it
for the first two miles, when she was overU*
ken and passed by Lath and Kile ? the for
mer beating the latter about one length.
The second heat was also well c?*nteated by
Kite, but was w.ou by Lath by about two
lengths, which was the greatest distftllQt
between them from the start. t ^