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Saturday, May 26. Mr. Everett, from the committee on Indian affairs, reported a bill to provide for running the boundary lines of lands assigned to Indian tribes west of the Mississippi, and for surveying portions thereof to be held in severalty.

Mr. Petrikin again took the floor against the bill, of this District because they could call him to no Mr. Woodbury, a memorandum directing the clerk remonstrating, with some warmth, against the idea reckoning. But he had diligently informed himself that they should be filed among the papers in relathat the house was to be governed in its legislation of the probable effect of this sending the bill back tion to paupers. After a few words from Mr. Crary, by the wishes or the banks. Were banks to dic-to the senate, and also of what were the wishes of the question was carried, and the printing ordered. tate to congress what laws they should enact? It the people of the District, not only the stockholders The hour then passed to the consideration of priwas an insult to the house. This dictation was the of these banks, but the people of the District ge-vate bills, of which a large number were disposed of. work of bank officers and bank directors, not of the nerally, and the result was that he must refuse his And then the house adjourned. stockholders. The poor stockholders were mere assent to the commitment of the bill. machines, ciphers, to be used for the benefit and at [Here the morning hour expired.] the pleasure of the bank boards. He denounced Mr. B. moved to suspend the rules to consider the bill as a fraud on the community, professed warm this bill. interest for the welfare of the people of the District, and challenged an investigation of the affairs of the banks. He complained that all the measures of the District committee were, in this way, forced down the throats of inembers. He insisted that on the very face of the bill it was an imposition on the people: it left an open question as to which were the most respectable banks of Baltimore and Richmond. Who was to settle this point? was it the courts of justice, or these bank themselves?

Mr. Bouldin moved the previous question. Mr. Adams said he wished to offer an amendment to the bill, and hoped the motion for the previous question would be withdrawn. He was in favor of the bill, and desirous that it should pass without delay, but desired opportunity to propose an amendment. Mr. Bouldin declined to withdraw his notion, as he was convinced no better terms could be obtained, and amendments would only risk the bill. The call for the previous question was seconded-Ayes 74, noes 60.

Mr. Dromgoole demanded the yeas and nays, but the house refused to order them. The previous question was then put, and carried. The main question, on ordering the bill to its third reading, was decided as follows:

Mr. Adams reminded him that the existence of the globe did not depend on the passage of this bill; it could lie over till to-morrow, without any general calamity or catastrophe.

The motion for suspension of the rules was rejected. So the subject lies over till to-morrow. The subject of the president's message, received to day, now again came up in order, and an interesting debate ensued; of which we shall present a report in the next "REGISTER At present we can only state that Mr. Hoffman addressed the house, expressing his gratification that the president had fully exonerated himself from all blame in this affair; he did not seem much inclined to acquit the secretary for having such a document placed on file and sending it through the president to the house without examination. Mr. Dromgoole thought the committee ought first to be discharged from the consideration of these documents before any question was made as to returning them to the president. Mr. Whittlesey inquired whether, if the resolution of Mr. Honnan passed, the obnoxious documents would remain on the files of the house, and be bound up with the documents of the house? The Chair thought they would not. He was told by the clerk that the message and documents would YEAS-Messrs. H. Allen, J. W. Allen, Ander- be reprinted, omitting these. Mr. Atherton spoke son, Andrews, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Bell, Bick-in defence of the secretary. Mr. Briggs replied, nell, Birdsall, Bond, Boon, Borden, Bouldin, Briggs, and expressed strong disapprobation of the placing Bronson, J. Campbell, W. B. Carter, Cheathain, such documents on file at all. Mr. Cushman Clark, Cleveland, Coles, Craig, Crary, Crockett, asked Mr. Russell, whether he did not know that Dawson, Davies, DeGraff, Dennis, Dunca, Dunn, such documents were in the department when he Edwards, Evans, Everett, Ewing, Farrington, R. offered the original call for the papers on the subFletcher, Fillmore, Foster. Fry, J. Garland, R. ject of paupers? Mr. Russell denied all knowledge Garland, Glascock, J. Graham, Win. Graham, of it. Grantland, Grant, Graves, Gray, Grennell, Haley, Hall, Hammond, Hamner, Harlan, Harper, Hastings, Henry, Herod, Howard, Hubley, Ingham, T. B. Jackson, H. Johnson, J. Johnson, Kemble, Kilgore, Klingensinith, Logan, Mallory, Marvin, Samson Mason, Maury, Maxwell, R. McClellan, McClure, McKennan, Menefee, Mercer, Morgan, M. Morris, C. Morris, Murray, Naylor, Noble, Noyes, Paliner, Parinenter, Pearce, Pennybacker, Phelps, Pickens, Potts, Prentiss, Rariden, Randolph, Reed, Reily, Rencher, Rhett, Ridgway, Rives, Robinson, Ruinsey, Russell, Sheffer, A. H. Sheppard, C. Shepard, Shields, Slade, Southgate, Spencer, Stanly, Stuart, Stone, Stratton, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Tillinghast, Toucey, Vail, Vanderveer, Wagener, Weeks, Albert S. White, J. White, E. Whittlesey, T. T. Whittlesey, L. Williams, S. Williams, Wise, Worthington-133.

Mr. Cushman made a short speech in defence of the secretary. Mr. Hoffman replied, warmly complaining that documents so injurious to his constituents should be placed in the archives of the governiment, and sent to the house of representatives.

Mr. Calhoun, of Massachusetts, inquired whether these documents had been furnished by the department in a written form, and duly certified, or in a printed form, and without certification?

Mr. Russell produced the originals as sent to the committee, consisting of portions cut out from a New York paper called the "Truth Teller." Mr. Ca!houn expressed strong regret at such a mode of responding to a call from congress. Mr. Menefee addressed the house; and, in the course of his speech, referred to the doctrine maintained by president Jackson, at the time of the removal of the deposites, respecting the irresponsibility of subordinate officers, and the responsibility of their superior for their acts; which he applied as an argumentum ad hominem, though he reprobated it himself as abominable. Mr. Sibley proposed, as the subject of the abuse under consideration, that the president have leave also to withdraw that portion of his annual message in which he imputed to the people of the state of New York the bartering of their elective franchise for the favor of banking institutions, &c.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Aycrigg,
Wm. B. Calhoun, Cambreleng, Casey, Connor,
Cushing, Cushman, Davee. Dromgoole, Fairfield,
Goode, Halsted, Hawkins, Haynes, Holt, Hopkins,
R. M. T. Hunter, Jenifer, Keim, Leadbetter, of the character of citizens in public documents was
Loomis, McKay, A. McClellan, Montgomery,
Owens, Patterson, Peck, Petrikin, Potter, Robert-
son, Sheplor, Snyder, Poland, Turney, Underwood,
Webster, Jared W. Williams, Yell-41.

So the bill was ordered to a third reading. When the question as to the time of the third reading was put, Mr. Petrikin moved Monday week; but the house refused that motion, as well as another for Monday and another for to-morrow; and ordered the bill to have its third reading at this time.

The bill was accordingly read a third time; and the question being, shall the bill pass?

Mr. Adams moved that the bill be recommitted, with instructions to report, as a fourth condition of the charter, that the banks shall make no dividends during a suspension of specie payments. On this motion he demanded the yeas and nays; which were erdered.

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Mr. S. was repeatedly checked by the Chair, and called to order by ineinbers as discussing a sul et not connected with the resolution before the hors He then said that he should avail himself of a future opportunity to bring this subject up.

Mr. Mathias Morris, from the committee of expenditures in the department of state, made a report at length in relation thereto.

Mr. Mason, of Ohio, resumed and concluded his remarks upon the proposition to print extra copies of the reports, evidence, and journal of the duelling investigation committee.

Mr. Potter made a few remarks, in reply, and suspended his reinaiks when the morning hour elapsed, and the house passed to the orders of the day.

On motion of Mr. Taylor, the house went into committee of the whole, (Mr. McKennan in the chair,) and took up the pension bill calendar; and, having considered them severally, a large number were reported to the house, as having passed in committee without amenda ent. They also reported several bills with amendments, and asked leave to sit again on others, in which they reported progress, which was granted.

It was then proposed to take the question on engrossing the bills, whose titles are above given, en masse.

The chairman of the committee on revolutionary and invalid pensions having stated that each of the bills had been acted on separately in committee, this course was adopted, and the above recited bills were severally ordered to be engrossed and read a third time this day.

A number of bills, amended by the committee, were next taken up and ordered to a third reading. Several bills, (giving rooin to debate) were laid aside in committee, and leave granted to sit again thereon. The bill for the relief of capt. James Hunter, which had been postponed in the early part of the day, was then taken up for consideration, and after debate, read a third time, ordered to be engrossed, and finally passed.

Mr. Taylor moved that the house go again into committee of the whole on those bills upon which progress had already been inade, and on which leave had been granted to sit again. The motion prevailed, and Mr. McKennan resumed the chair; and the committee first took up the bill for the relief of Benjamin Gannett. [This bill presents a curious case. The clainant is represented as the surviving husband of Deborah Gannett, to whom he was lawfully married on the 7th day of April, 1784; that she died on the 29th of April, 1827. In the early part of her life the said Deborah enlisted as a soldier in the army of the revolution, under the assumed name of Robert Shurtleff, where she faithfully served her country three year, and was honorably discharged in November, 1783. On account of a wound received in the service, she received a pension as an invalid until the passage of the act of 1818, and received a full pension under the act until her disease. The effects of the wound which she received followed her through life, and probably hastened her death. The petitioner is represented to be eighty-three years of age, infirin in health, and in indigent circumstances. He had two daughters dependent on charity for sup port. He asks that he may receive the amount of the pension of his wife from the time of her decease, and that it may be continued to him until his death. The claim is sustained by good evidence, and Mr. Hastings represented that the claimant is now dead, and moved an amendment, whereby the children of the claimant may receive the pension.]

The amendment was adopted in committee, and the bill ordered to be reported.

A bill for the relief of Josiah Strong and Samuel Remich, and a bill for the relief of James Bailey, were, after some discussion, ordered to be reported to the house.

Mr. Crary ended the debate by moving the previous question: but withdrew it at the request of Mr. Reed, who asked whether the clerk could withdraw a document which had been printed by order of the house? He thought not. Besides, if these documents should be withdrawn from our files, the message of this morning would be unintelligible for The bill for the relief of Pamela Brown, widow want of the documents to which it related. The call for the previous question was sustained: Ayes 102. of the late major general Brown, and granting her Mr. Fillmore inquired whether the bill contained The previous question was put and carried. And five years' half-pay of a major general, under the any clause requiring an acceptance of the charter the resolution of Mr. Cambreleng, as given above, law of congress allowing such pay to the widow of on the part of the banks? This he considered was was then agreed to without division. Mr. Cambre- a major general wounded fatally in battle, came up necessary, in order that, if the banks failed to com-leng moved that the message of the president and for consideration. ply with the conditions of their charters, the holders the accompanying documents be laid on the table, Mr McKay suggested that a former relief granted of their notes might have a hold upon them for and printed. Mr. Harlan demanded a division of by congress had been taken in lieu of the claim to their money. Such was the practice in New York. the question; and it was first put on laying the mes-half-pay. Mr. Bronson considered that relief but in Mr. Bouldin said he had not the smallest objec- sage on the table, and carried. The question then the light of a gratuity, just after the death of general tion to both the amendments, but he was opposed recurring on the printing, Mr. Harlan stated, in re- Brown. It ought not to be deducted, as suggested to the recommitment as likely to be fatal to the bill. ply to Mr. Atherton's apology for the secretary, that by the gentleman froin North Carolina. Mr. Adams He was not, himself an advocate of all the clauses the printed scraps from newspapers which had been hoped such a proposition would not be pressed. He of the bill; some of them he thought very hard ones; produced by the gentleman from New York (Mr. could not believe that that house would deduct from and he was not for breaking the bones of the people Russell) had on their margin, in the handwriting of the half-pay justly due to the widow of the gallant

Brown, whos life was shortened by wounds re- | Woods; and also to communicate to the house the
ceived in the service of his country, what was but a correspondence, if any, which the two governments
gratuitous relief ofered at the tune of his death.-may have had in relation to the disagreeing reports
He knew general Brown well, and could bear cheer- of said commissioners, and any other information in
ful testimony to the merit of his private as well as the possession of the executive on the same subject.
his public character. He hoped this suggestion of Mr. Calhoun, of Massachusetts, moved to amend
Mr. McKay would not be pressed by that gentle- the 18th rule by adding thereto the following:
"No order or resolution of the house shall be so
construed as to deny the printing, reading, or re-
ference of resolves from the legislature of any state
in the union."

man.

This resolution lies over for one day.
Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, offered the follow-
ing, which lies over for future action:
Resolved, That the committee on the library be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of obtaining
from Mr. Catlin, an American artist, his original
Indian portraits, now being exhibited in this city,
which were taken by hun during seven years travel
and residence amongst thirty-eight different nations;
and also to ascertain from Mr. Catlin upon what
terms they may be possessed by the government, to
be preserved as meinorials of the native tribes which
they represent.

On motion of Mr. Grennell, it was

Resolved, That said banks be called upon by said committee for a list of the names of the presidents, cashiers, directors, and other officers of said banks, respectively, with the amounts due from each of said officers to said banks, either as drawer or endorser, with the date of the original indebtedness of said officer to such bank.

Resolved That said banks be called upon by said committee for a list of amounts due from members of congress, with the name of each member, and whether drawer or endorser, and the date of the original loan or indebtedness.

Mr. Mercer offered the following, which, being objected to, lies over for future action:

Resolved, that the committee on the judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of vesting the power of appointing the attorneys and marshals of the several courts of the United States in the judges thereof; that the committee of ways and means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of vesting the power of appointing and removing the several officers of the customs in the secretary of the treasury, with the restriction that he shall, in case of every removal, transmit to congress his reasons therefor; and that the committee on the post office and post roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of causing the salary of the postmaster general to be reduced to the sun of $3,500 per annum, to take effect whenever a vacancy shail occur in the said office, and of requiring that officer, on his removal of any deputy from office, to transmit to congress his reasons therefor.

Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, thought with Mr. Adams, that the gratuity alluded to ought not to be deducted, if the claim were well founded. He could not believe that it was, and should vote against the bill. Mr. Williams, of Kentucky, moved to strike out the enacting clause, and opposed the bill at some length, upon the ground that this claim was not sustained by competent medical testimony as to the death of gen. Brown being the consequence of his wound in battle. Mr. Haynes took a diferent view of this point. He believed this testimony was based upon professional minutes, which he thought was good evidence, and expressed his opinion that gen. Brown did die in consequence of wounds received in the service of his country. Mr. Grennell said that this claim depended upon the character of evidence. That evidence was not liable to the objection urged against it here, inasmuch as it is a kind of evidence on which property, char- Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be acter, and life depend. It is professional testimony, requested to communicate to the house an account and is entitled to respect as such. And it is testi- of the moneys received by him from the French - mony, too, based upon the knowledge of the friends government, and transferred to the United States by and intimate acquaintances of the party, and proved authority of the act of July 13, 1832, entitled "An clearly that gen. Brown died of wounds received in act to carry into effect the convention between the the service of his country, just as much as if he had United States and his majesty the king of the French, died on the day after those wounds were received. concluded at Paris on the 4th of July, 1831," show- On motion of Mr. Campbell, of S. C. it was Mr. G. asked to have the report in the case read. ing the gross amount of the several instalments of Resolved, That the committee on military affairs Before this should be done, Mr. Taylor referred the indemnity, with interest thereon, as paid by the be instructed to inquire into the expedier.cy of procommittee to the law under which this claim was set French government, in execution of said conven- viding, by law, for the payment of expenses incur up. Mr. Aycrigg expressed doubts as to the wound of tion; the mode and medium of transferring the same red and supplies furnished on account of the batta gen. Brown being the cause of his death. Mr. to the United States; the expenses or other deduc- tion of South Carolina militia, received into the serMallory (who, as well as Messrs. Haynes, Ayerigg, tions sustained in making said transfer; and the nett vice of the United States for the suppression of Inand Taylor, is a medical man) expressed a contrary proceeds thereof payable and paid to the parties dian hostilities in Florida, during a part of the camopinion. The motion to strike out the enacting entitled in virtue of the award of the commis-paign of 1837. clause was then rejected, and the bill was ordered to sioners appointed under said convention. be reported to the house."

Several other bills having been considered, and the bill to create a pension agency at Montpelier, Vt. coming next in order, Mr. Bond said he wished to say a few words on this bill. He moved that the committee rise, and report the bills acted on, and ask leave to sit again on those laid aside. This motion prevailed, and the house acted on the bills reported.

cation.

On motion of Mr. Lincoln, it was
Resolved, That the committee on military affairs
be instructed to inquire into the expediency of di-
recting an immediate distribution of the arms and
equipments deposited in the several armories and
arsenals of the United States to the several states
and territories thereof, in conformity to the act of
congress of April 23, 1808, so far as the same can be
done without prejudice to the requirements of the
public service.

Mr. Haynes, of Georgia, offered the following, which lies over for future action:

Whereas, each of the states of this union has a right to participate in the public lands, the common fund for their use and benefit, according to their res pective proportions in the general charge and expenditure:

Resolved, That as the public lands constitute a revenue fund, subject to the said principle of distri bution; and as taxes are levied upon the people, and Mr. Williams moved that the enacting clause be not upon the states, as such, that any distribution stricken from the bill for the relief of the widow of Mr. Russell, of New York, offered the following which may be made of these lands should be made the late major general Brown. He moved an ad-resolution, which lies over for future action: among the citizens of the several states and territojournment, but withdrew the motion to enable the Resolved, That the committee of ways and means ries of the union, according to the principle by Chair to lay before the house an executive communi- he instructed to inquire into the expediency of re- which direct taxes are regulated by the constitution; pealing so much of the 5th section of the act en- and that a select committee be appointed, with inThe Chair laid before the house a message from titled "An act to regulate the deposites of the pub- structions to report a bill making an apportionment the president of the United States, enclosing esti-lic money," passed the 23d of June, 1836, as pro- of all the public lands of the United States among mates of the cost of the removal of the Cherokees,hibits receiving in payment for dues to the govern- the citizens of the several states and territories, ac&c. in answer to a call of the house. Referred to ment, and disbursing the same, the bills of specie-cording to the ratio by which direct taxes are apthe committee on Indian affairs. The house then paying banks which issue notes or bills of a less de- portioned among them. adjourned. nomination than five dollars. And, also, so much Mr. Harlan offered the following, which lies over of the 24 section of the act entitled "an act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year 1836," passed April 14th, 1836, as prohibits the of fering in payment by any officer of a department of the government the notes or bills of specie paying banks of a less denomination than $20.

Monday, May 23. This day, under the amended rules of the house, being appropriated to the reception of resolutions, the states were called in order, and the following among others were presented, and variously disposed of:

On motion of Mr. Williams, of N. H. it was Resolved, That the message of the president of the United States, communicated to this house on the 14th of February, 1837, transmitting a claim of the state of New Hampshire for reimbursement of expenses, incurred by that state in maintaining jurisdiction over that portion of its territory north of the 45th degree of latitude, known by the name of Indian Stream settlement, be referred to the committee on foreign affairs.

On motion of Mr. Naylor, it was

Resolved, That the secretary of the navy be requested to communicate to this house copies of all letters, communications, documents, and correspondence which have passed between him and the naval commissioners, naval constructors, and all other officers and persons, relative to the construction, building, and equipment of the steam-frigate Fulton, now at the navy yard at Washington; and also state to the house the cost of the said vessel and equipment, designating separately the cost for the hull, engines, and boilers."

On motion of Mr. Adums, it was Rosolved, That the president of the United States be requested to cause to be communicated to this house, if not incompatible with the public interest, any correspondence not heretofore communicated Mr. Henry, of Pennsylvania, presented an amend between this government and that of the republic ment, which he stated he intended to offer to bill of Texas, and also with the government of any other No. 802, reported by the committee on the post country, relating to the annexation of the said re-office and post roads; which was read, laid on the public of Texas to the United States; and to inform this house whether the application from the said government of Texas to the United States for almission to this union has been withdrawn.

table, and ordered to be printed; which is as follows:
That newspapers shall be carried in the mail
free of postage within the limits and bounds of the
respective counties where the same are printed and
published."

Mr. Petrikin submitted the following resolutions,
which lie over for future action:

On motion of Mr. Cushing, of Mass., it was Resolved, That the president of the United States be requested, if in his judginent rot incompatible with the public interest, to communicate to this Resolved, That the committee for the District of house the proceedings of the commissioners ap- Columbia be instructed to call upon the banks withpointed under the seventh article of the treaty of in the said District who are now asking for an exGhent to fix and determine the boundary between tension of their charters, to furnish to said committhe United States and the possessions of Great tee, for the information of this house, statements of Britain, in North America, from the foot of Nebish the situation of said banks on the 1st day of this Rapids, as fixed under the sixth article of said treaty, month, and give such information as will distinctly to the northwesternmost point of the Lake of the show their actual condition on said day.

for future action:

Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That the next session of the present congress shall commence the first Monday of November next.

On motion of Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, it was Resolved, That the secretary of state be directed to communicate to this house whether there is, or

not, evidence on file in the department of state, showing that the government of Spain, after the treaty of St. Ildefonso, concluded on the first day of October, in the year 1800, between Spain and France, did not continue to claim all the territory south of the 31st degree of north latitude, and east and north of the island of Orleans, lying between the Mississippi and Perdido rivers, as forming a part of the province of West Florida, until the execution of the treaty between Spain and the United States on the 22d day of the month of February, 1819; and whe ther Spain did not continue to hold possession of said territory, and exercise actual jurisdiction over the saine, until about the year 1810: also, whether there is, or rot, evidence on file showing that the government of the United States protested or remon strated against the claim or right set up by France to the aforesaid territory, under the treaty of St. Ildefonso, prior to the execution of the treaty between France and the United States on the 30th day of April, 1803, ceding Louisiana; and, if any such documents or evidence do exist, that then the said secretary communicate the same to this house, together with, all the documents on file showing the time and manner of taking possession of said territory by the United States.

Mr. Boon offered the following, which lies over for future action:

Resolved, the senate concurring therein, that the speaker of the house of representatives and president

of the senate close the present session of congress | the District bank bill. Mr. Evans hoped that the extension was to be for two years, or two months, by an adjournment of the two houses over which house would take up the president's message upon they preside, respectively, on the first Monday of the northeastern boundary line, which was the order July next. of the day. Mr. Cumbreleng renewed his motion to Mr. Sayder offered the following: suspend the rules to go into committee of the whole Resolved, That the committee on military affairs upon the Indian hostility appropriation bill; which be instructed to inquire into the expediency of abol-motion prevailed. ishing the military academy at West Point.

On the question to agree to this resolution, it was decided in the negative. So the resolution was rejected.

[Many other resolutions of minor importance were also presented, which are omitted in this day's paper for want of room.]

Mr. S. Williams offered the following joint resolution, which was read:

"Whereas, the opinion is entertained by many members of the house of representatives who voted against the issuing of treasury notes that it is the intention of the administration to fix upon the country a government bank, and that the issuing of treasury notes is the commencement or foundation upon which a government bank, or something nearly approaching thereto, is to be erected and established; and, whereas, in the opinion of those who opposed the issuing of treasury notes, there is not any thing more to be deprecated than the establishment of a government bank, or the issuing of treasury notes as a medium or currency for the people and the government: therefore-

"Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That they deprecate and condemn in the strongest terms the issuing of treasury notes with a view or intention to fix upon the country and the government a government paper currency or medium or circulation in lieu of gold and silver or the bank paper of specie-paying banks.

The house having again gone into committee of the whole, (Mr. Howard in the chair,) Mr. Graham of N. C., whose remarks had been suspended when the committee rose, on a foriner day, resuined the floor in support of the New Echota treaty. After Mr. Grahain concluded, Mr. Haynes took the floor, and addressed the committee at length in support of the bill. He had made some progress, when he gave way to the motion of

Mr. Underwood, that the committee do now rise;
which motion prevailed.

The house, on motion of Mr. Garland, of Virginia,
went into committee of the whole, (Mr. Montgomery
in the chair,) and took up the bill to establish an ad
ditional district court in Tennessee, which, being
considered, was reported to the house, and ordered
to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.
On motion, the house adjourned.

Tuesday, May 29. Mr. Boon moved that the
house take up a resolution moved by him, fixing a
day for the adjournment of congress. Objection
being made, he moved a suspension of the rules, in
order to take up his motion, but the house refused
to suspend them.

Petitions having been presented by Messrs. C.
Morris and Tillinghast, reports from committees
were read, among them the following:
Mr. Craig from the committee on revolutionary
clains, roported the following preamble and reso-
lution:

Considering the long delay which has unavoida-
bly attended the action of congress on many cases
submitted to the committee on revolutionary claims
in the ordinary course of legislation,

or two hundred years. It was a first principle of justice that no bank should make a dividend while under a suspension of specie payments. He never would vote to continue any bank charter for one day without a clause preventing this. All he wished was the yeas and nays.

Mr. Mercer now renewed the motion for the previous question. This motion was seconded by the house: Ayes 86, noes 56.

Mr. Petrikin wanted the yeas and nays; but the house refused to order them.

The previous question was then put, and carried; and the main question was ordered to be put. The main question being upon the passage of the bill in the following form;

A bill "to continue the corporate existence of the banks in the District of Columbia."

Be it enacted, &c. That the charters of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown, the Bank of the Metropolis, Patriotic Bank of Washington, and Bank of Washington, in the city of Washington, and the Farmers' Bank of Alexandria, and Bank of Potomac, in the town of Alexandria, be, and the same are hereby, extended to the fourth day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and forty: provided, the said banks, each for itself, shall conform to the following conditions:

1st. To cease receiving or paying out all paper currency of less denomination than five dollars, on or be fore the day of the promulgation of this act.

24. To redeem all their notes of the denomination of

five dollars in gold or silver, from and after the first day of August in the present year.

3d. To resume specie payments in full, on or before the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, or sooner if the principal banks of Baltimore and Richmond should sooner resume specie payments in full.

The question on the bill's passage was decided thus:

Mr. Cushman objected to its consideration at this time, and when it should come up for consideration he should move its indefinite postponement. Mr. S. Williams said that he did not suppose the house would ever reach the resolution, if allowed to lie over. He therefore moved that the rules be suspended for its consideration at this time. On this motion he asked the yeas and nays; which were ordered. Mr. Adams said he should vote for the sus-on revolutionary pensions in the case of Stephenson, H. Johnson, J. Johnson, Kilgore, Klingenpension of the rules to allow of its consideration, though he should prefer some alteration in the phraseology of the resolution.

Mr. Loomis moved to amend this resolution by adding, "and all other private bills before the house, each in its proper order." Motion so to amend negatived. Mr. Russell moved to amend the resolution by adding: “and the report of the committee Freeman, now in committee of the whole house." Motion lost.

"Resolved, further, That they deprecate and condemn, in terms equally strong, any attempt, either YEAS-Messrs. H. Allen, Anderson, Banks, directly or indirectly, to establish a government Beatty, Bierne, Bicknell, Biddle, Birdsall, Bond, bank, or any institution that approaches thereto, or Resolved, That the chairman of that committee be Borden, Bouldin, Briggs, Brodhead, Bronson, in anywise resembles or has the appearance or color-instructed to make the following proposition to the Buchanan, John Calhoon, W. B. Campbell, John ing of a government bank." house for adoption, viz. that the house will, at 12 Campbell, Chambers, Chaney, Chapman, Cheato'clock on Saturday, the 2d of June, go into com-ham, Childs, Clark, Clowney, Coles, Corwin, Craig, mittee of the whole house on the bill reported from Crary, Cranston, Crockett, Cushing, Cushman, the committee on revolutionary claims. Dawson, DeGraff, Dennis, Edwards, Evans, Farrington, Fairfield, R. Fletcher, Fillmore, Foster, Fry, J. Garland, R. Garland, Glascock, W. Grahain, Grantland, Grant, Graves, Griffin, Haley, Hall, Hammond, Hamer, Harlan, Harrison, Harper, Henry, Herod, Howard, Hubley, Ingham, J. Jacksmith, Legare, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Marvin, Martin, Maury, May, Maxwell, Robert McClellan, Menefee, Mercer, Milligan, Morgan, C. Morris, Murray, Naylor, Noyes, Palmer, Pearce, Pennybacker, Phelps, Pickens, Pope, Potts, Prentiss, Rariden, Randolph, Reed, Reilly, Rencher, Ridgway, Rives, Robinson, Rumsey, Russell, Sergeant, Sheffer, A. H. Shepperd, Shields, Slade, Spencer, Stanly, Stuart, Stone, Stratton, Taliaferro, Thomas, Tillinghast, Titus, Vail, Vanderveer, Weeks, A. S. White, J. White, Elisha Whittlesey, T. T. Whitlesey, L. Williams, Sherrod Williams, C. H. Williams, Worthington, Yorke-131.

The house decided not to suspend the rules by the following vote-Yeas 81, nays 84. The states were then called in order for petitions, of which a large number were presented. The call for petitions being over, the Chair was about calling for reports of coinmittees, when

The resolution was then amended by adding "a bill to enlarge the provisions of the act entitled 'an act granting half-pay to widows or orphans whose husbands and fathers have died of wounds received in the military service of the United States in certain cases, and for other purposes;' a bill granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows; a bill to revive an act authorizing certain soldiers of the late war to surrender the bounty lands drawn by them, and to locate others in lieu thereof, and for other purposes; also, the several bills granting navy pensions." Thus amended the

Mr. Cambreleng moved that the house go into c>minittee of the whole, and take up the Indian hostility bill. He withdrew it at the request of Mr. Bell, who offered the following amendment to that bill from the committee on Indian affairs, which was ordered to be printed, and committed to the commit-resolution was agreed to. tee of the whole house.

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Mr. Bouldin moved to take up the senate bill for

NAYS--Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Atherton, Win. B. Calhoun, Cambreleng, Casey, Connor, Dromgoole, Dunn, Everett, Goode, Halsted, Hawes,

lan, Montgomery, Noble, Ogle, Owens, Patterson,
Peck, Petrikin, Potter, Pratt, Robertson, Sawyer,
Sheplor. Snyder, Taylor, Turney, Webster, Jared
W. Williams, Yell-45.

Provided, that if the president shall ascertain continuing the charters of the banks in the District Hawkins, Haynes, Holt, Hopkins, R. M. T. Hunthat all dissatisfaction and further opposition on the of Columbia. After some preliminary conversa- ter, T. B. Jackson, Keim, Kemble. Leadbetter, part of any portion of the Cherokee Indians to the tion between Messrs. Bouldin, Adams, and Petri- Lewis, Loomis, Mallory, McKay, Abraham McCleltreaty of 1335 can be allayed or avoided by allowing kin, the motion was carried. The Chair stated that an additional compensation for lands ceded to the the bill had been engrossed and read a third time; United States by said treaty, and that thereby the and that, pending the question on the passage of the government may be saved the expense of keeping bill, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. up the large military force within the Cherokee Adams) had moved its recommitment to the coincountry now contemplated, he is hereby authorized mittee for the District of Columbia, with instruc-president's signature to become a law. to apply two millions of dollars of the sum appro- tions to amend the bill by adding a proviso that the priated by this act to that object." banks should proclaim no dividend during a snspension of specie payments; on which motion the house had ordered the yeas and nays.

Mr. Bell also presented the following resolution, from the same committee, which was adopted:

So the bill was passed, and now wants but the

The house then proceeded to the orders of the day, and took up the message received from the president a few days ago, on the subject of the northeastern boundary of the United States.

Resolved, That the secretary of war communicate Mr. Petrikin moved to amend the instructions Mr. Evans moved that so much of the message as to the house any information in his department show- proposed by Mr. Adams, by adding thereto a pro- related to the remuneration of the certain indiviing the value of Cherokee improvements assessed viso that no member of congress, nor clerk of ei-duals therein named be referred to the committee on under the treaty of 1835; and that he also state what ther house, be eligible to a president or director of foreign affairs, and that the residue thereon be for amount of money has already been paid for said im- the banks in the District. Mr. Thomas demanded the present laid upon the table. provements; whether the improvements of that por- the previous question; but withdrew it at the reOn this subject Mr. Evans went at large into an tion of the Cherokees who have heretofore opposed quest of Mr. Mercer, who promised to renew the examination of what he understood to be the propothe executions of said treaty have been examined, motion; but he wished particularly to observe that, sition made by the American to the British govern and the value thereof assessed; and whether any, if the bill had proposed to continue these bank ment, for a new survey of the disputed line; conand what portion of the value of said improvements charters for fifty years, he should have deemed it tending that it was, on all grounds, highly inexpehas been paid, and in what manner, distinguishing important to insert the amendment proposed by the dient and of dangerous tendency, and that the state the amount paid to the Cherokees who have emi- honorable gentleman from Massachusetts; but as the of Maine was entirely and irreconcilably opposed to grated for improvements, with the amount deducted term was but two years, as the banks were to pay it. Mr. Fairfield, who followed Mr. Evans in detherefrom for their debts, and the amount paid on their five dollar bills in specie in August, and all bate, agreed that if the proposition was such as his account of the spoliations of such Cherokees; and their debts in specie on the 1st of January next, he colleague understood it to be, it would be highly inexthat he also state the estimated balance of the five did not consider it worth while to delay the mea-pedient; but expressed it as his opinion that the promillions stipulated to be paid by said treaty, which sure by amendments. [Mr. M. forgot to renew the position was different, and did not involve the dangerwill remain to be divided according to its provision. motion for the previous question.] Mr. Adams ous consequences supposed. Mr. Cushman took subMr. Bouldin made an ineffectual attempt to get up | said it was perfectly immaterial to him whether the Istantially the same view of the proposition which Mr.

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The yeas and nays were demanded, and, being taken, stood yeas 81, nays 39. But further proceed ings in the call were dispensed with. The call for the previous question was seconded, ayes 63, noes

59.

The previous question was then put, and decided by yeas and nays, as follows: Yeas 89, nays 61. The main question was on the reference of so much of the message as referred to the repayment of expenditure of certain moneys by the state of Maine; but before it was put, Mr. Evans moved that the whole subject do lie on the table; which motion was carried, ayes 88, noes not counted.

The house then, on motion of Mr. Cambreleng went into committee of the whole on the state of the union, (Mr. Howard in the chair,) and resumed the consideration of the bill for the suppression of Indian hostilities.

Mr. Haynes continued his speech in favor of the bill, in the course of which he adverted to the course of policy pursued by Georgia to the Cherokees; denounced John Ross as perfidious to the United States, to Georgia, and to his own nation; and expressed deep regret at the late course of the executive, as calculated to raise false hopes in that people, and lead to very unpleasant consequences on the part of the state contiguous

A notion was now made for the rising of the committee by Mr. Harlan, of Kentucky; but it was negatived, ayes 58, noes 67.

CHRONICLE.

Norfolk street, aged 8 years, being persuaded by his of Mrs. Eastwood, a widow lady, residing at No. 154 Distressing accident. On Saturday afternoon a son playmates in the neighborhood, escaped from his mother's observation and wandered as far as the ship yards in the vicinity of the dry dock. Having crawled upon the scaffolding of a ship upon the stocks he begreat violence driving in upon the brain large portions came dizzy, and was precipitated to the ground with Dr. Legget being sent for called in Dr. Miniturn Post, of the skull. He was immediately carried home and and raised the piece of bone. Great hopes are enter who performed the operation of trepanning the patient tained of the child's recovery.

[N. Y. Com.

Luzborough, four year old nags for $5,000 a
Great match race, between the Leviathan and
side, four inile heat3, was run over the Nashville
course on the 23d. The track was heavy from the
previous rains. The friends of Leviathan, brought
Bladen, dam Morgianna, by Pacolet, and the friends
to the stand James Jackson & co's. ch. f. Sarah
of Luzborough, Dr. Merry's b. f. Leila, dam Sally
Hope, by Archy.

round. Time, 8in. 50s.
The Luzborough filly was distanced on the fourth

chased of Mr. Samuel Canby, of Woodside farm, one of his short horned Durham calves, about 7 Mr. Clay, during his late visit to this place pur months old. The price was one hundred and fifty of the fact, and of the inducement it holds out to the dollars. We trust our farmers will take notice cultivation of this valuable breed of cattle. [Del. Journal.

Evans had done, and went into some illustrations to which he complained of the course of business; one The house then went into committee of the whole show that the proposition of our government would portion of the house left the hall, so as to disable on the Indian hostility appropriation bill; the necessarily eventuate in giving up the American the house from proceeding for want of a quorum, ceedings on which will be given hereafter. proclaims. Mr. Cambreleng now moved the previous got their dinners, and then returned and kept the question; but withdrew it at the request of Mr. How-residue of the house in session. The decision of spent in the reception of reports, after which the Thursday, May 31. A portion of the day was ard, who, having promised to renew it, insisted that the chair was sustained by the house. The motion house again went into committee on the Indian apthe proposals of the secretary of state had been inisun- of Mr. Adams for a call of the house was then ta-propriation bill, and thus remained until a late derstood; and argued that they involved no departure ken, and decided by yeas and nays, as follows: hour. Particulars in our next. from the treaty, nor any abandonment of the Ameri- Yeas 47, nays 99. can claims, but on the contrary provided for the true and proper mode of settling those claims. There now being a quorum present, the house complained of the discussion of the propositions of (Mr. Howard in the chair.) Mr. Haynes thereupon He immediately went into committee of the whole, pending negotiation as premature and improper; and moved that the committee rise; the vote was taken regretted that the question seemed to have been by tellers, and decided in the negative: Ayes 46, treated by the state of Maine as though she alone, noes 78. Mr. Harlan resumed his speech, after and not the whole country, were interested in it. The debate was closed by Mr. Howard's renew for the rising of the committee. The motion was some time, yielded again to a motion by Mr. Reed ing, according to promise, the motion for the pre-negatived: Ayes 46, noes 71. There appearing vious question. Mr. Thomas moved a call of the again to be no quorum present, the committee was the committee rose, and reported the fact that they counted-113 members were present, whereupon were without a quorum. Mr. Williams of N. C. moved that the house adjourn. On this motion Mr. Toucey demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered; and, being taken, resulted as follows: Yeas 54, nays 80. So the house refused to adjourn. went into committee of the whole Mr. Howard re[It was now half past seven.] The house again suming the chair. Mr. Harlan proceeded with his speech; but gave way, at a quarter before eight, for 34, noes 63. No quorum having voted. The coma motion to rise. The motion was negatived-Ayes to be present. The committee thereupon rose, and mittee was counted, when 113 members appeared Twenty thousand dollars stolen. A tin box conreported to the house that a quorum was not in attaining upwards of $20,000, in bank notes and house. The speaker counted the members present, rail road office in Philadelphia, on Wednesday last, tendance. Mr. Dromgoole demanded a count of the drafts of New York, was taken from the Trenton and they were found to be 114. Mr. Wise moved and has not since been found. It was intrusted to an adjournment. Mr. Duncan demanded the yeas the conductor to take to New York: be left it in the and nays; which were ordered, and resulted as fol- office, and in the hurry of departure, forgot it. lows: Yeas 57, nays 76. So the house refused to adjo irn, and went back into committee of the whole. Mr. Harlan resumed, and concluded his remarks at half past eight o'clock. Mr. Ho sey, of Geo., obtained the floor, and moved that the committee rise. The motion was negatived-Yeas 46, noes 75, (the chair voting, to make a quorum.) Mr. Holsey commenced his speech, and had proceeded to five minutes past nine o'clock, when Mr. McKay moved that the committee rise. The motion was nega- by the Cherokees, proves unfounded. It was got The reported murder of Dr. Brewster, of Georgia, lived-Ayes 46, noes 52, No quorum having vo-up, no doubt, to operate on the members of congress ted, the committee was counted, when there appear against the humane proposition lately offered to the ed to be 100 members present. The committee tribe by the president. the rose, and reported that they were without a an adjournment was renewed, but with no better Cushman demanded the yeas and nays, which, being success: Ayes 50, noes 76. Mr. Chambers, doubt. taken, resulted as follows: Yeas 55, nays 70. ing the correctness of the last count, moved again the house refused to adjourn, and went again into that the committee rise; when, the vote being taken committee. At ten minutes before ten o'clock, a by tellers, stood: Ayes 23, noes 76. No quorun motion was made for the committee to rise, but having voted, the committee rose, and the chair without success-Ayes 44, noes 45. man reported the fact to the house. Mr. Under- voting, the house was counted; when 108 members No quorum wood moved that the house adjourn; but it was de- were found to be present. The committee being cided in the negative: Ayes 59, noes 83. about to rise for want of a quorum, Mr. Wise ap Adams moved a call of the house. The Chair doubt-pealed to the committee. He observed it was imed whether the motion was in order; as the rule Possible to force the question to-night. He should declared that, in such a case, as soon as a quorut him on this Seminole chapter; for there were two claim the right of reply to those who had replied to appeared, the house should immediately go again into committee; but on reflection, the chair admit- chapters to this bill-a Cherokee chapter, and ted the motion as privileged. Mr. Wise asked if it Seminole chapter, and the one would be found quite would be in order, at this time, to move an adjourn and reported themselves to be without a quorum, as long as the other. The committee then rose, ment? The Chair thought the entertainment of such a motion would be a violation of the spirit of when the house adjourned. the rule. Oh, (said Mr. W.) if it is only of the spirit, I will make the motion. The Chair, after representatives elected from the state of Mississip Wednesday, May 30. Messrs. Prentiss and Word, slight hesitation, admitted the motion. Mr. Adams pi, appeared, and, after Mr. Prentiss had declared demanded the yeas and nays; which being taken that he and his colleague did not claim their seats insisted that the question on the call of the house be the election in November last, were qualified. The resulted as follows: Ayes 59, nays 83. Mr. Adams by virtue of the recent election, but by virtue of put. Mr. Dromgoole made a question of order; in- rules were now suspenden, and the joint resolution sisting that the rule must be enforced, and that the from the senate, prohibiting the secretary of the house must immediately go into committee. Mr. treasury fron making or continuing in force any Adums observed that more than one hundred members general order, which shall create any difference were absent without leave, and protested against the between the different branches of the revenue as to residue being compelled by a majority to stay, unless the money or medium of payment in which debts they had the power of enforcing the attendance of the or dues, accruing to the United States shall be paid, absent members. [It was now near six o'clock.] was taken up. The resolution was then read twice, Mr. Thompson said that, if gentlemen were dis- and, the question being on its third reading, Mr. Boon posed to give up the intellectual contest, and go in moved the previous question-seconded. Mr. Sherto one of a physical kind, he was ready for them, rod Williams called for the yeas and nays on ordering and would vote for calls and adjourninents, and yeas the bill to a third reading, which were ordered, and and nays, for sixteen hours, (to the hour of meet- stood yeas 151, noes 27. So the bill was ordered ing to-morrow.) Mr. Boon exhorted gentlemen, to a third reading; and, after an ineffectual attempt rather than give way, to sit till the last week in by Mr. Duncan to recommit, Mr. Boon called for June. He was ready now to sit there till June. the previous question, which was seconded. Mr. 25th ult. that fires were found to be indispensable Mr. Dromgoole appealed from the decision of the Chapman of Alabaina, asked for the yeas and nays, to comfort. The great body of ice still off Halifax, chair; but declined to go into an argument. The on the passage of the bill which were ordered and is said to affect the temperature of the atmosphere. Speaker stated in full the grounds of his decision, stood yeas, one hundred and fifty four-nays twentythe point being now raised for the first time. Mr. nine-so the joint resolution was passed and return-ceived this season on the Pennsylvania canal and Canal and rail road tolls. The whole amount reReed supported the decision in a short speech, in ed to the senate. rail road, up to the 13th of May, was $156,925 18.

Mr. H. arose and addressed the house for a short time; when he gave way for a motion that the committee rise; which was negatived: Ayes 58, noes 68. Mr. H. had proceeded about half an hour, when he again yielded the floor, and the motion for quorum. Mr. Boon moved an adjournment. Mr. Red Dog; second quality, Wild Cat; third quality, Michigan money is thus classed--First quality,

Mr.

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Catamount.

Of the best quality, it is said, it takes five pecks to make a bushel.

Promotions. The Green Bay Democrat states that gov. Dodge is offered the situation of brigadier derpoel, of Kinderhook, is spoken of as his sucgeneral in the army, and that the hon. Aaron Vancessor.

Dividend of the safely fund. The comptroller, since the resumption of specie payments, has made a dividend of 4 per cent. on the capital of the safety the same among the safety fund banks in proportion fund paid into the treasury, and has apportioned to the amount contributed by each. [Alb. Argus.

the lot now occupied by the old court house. The
A report has been made to the Boston common
council, upon the subject, of erecting a city hali en
expense is estimated at $100,000, which it is pro-
plus revenue which amounts to $140,000.
posed to defray out of the city's portion of the sur

York Evening Star, that the Italian exile, count
Count Confalonieri. We learn from the New
region on the coast of Italy, and in a bright day can
Confalonieri, lately in New York, is now residing
almost catch a gleam of Sardinia.
at Montpelier. There he can see at least the Alpine

a revolution in that fabric by its simplicy of struc
ture and expedition in movement, so Mr. Gay's pa-
American Genius. As Whitney's cotton gin made
tent winders are likely to do the same for silk-
They wind the fibres directly upon the spools from
the cocoons, and then twist them into threads with
the same remarkable rapidity and precision [Star.
there was frost this morning in the country, fol-
lowed by a fine bright sun.
Frost. The Cincinnati Post of Saturday says,
four hours to 12 M. and is still rising fast.”
P. M. cloudy.
The river has risen four feet in the last twenty-

Cold in Boston. It was so cold in Boston on the

FIFTH SERIES. No. 15.-VOL. IV.]

WASHINGTON CITY, JUNE 9, 1838.

[VOL. LIV. WHOLE NO. 1,393.

THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY, BY WILLIAM OGDEN NILES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

Our congressional department is more than usually crowded this week; but the proceedings recorded are all of the highest interest, and could not well be omitted.

According to the New York Express the new treasury circular had struck the money market in that city with something like a panic-for the reason that the only city banks in the state of New York, which do not issue notes under five dollars, are the Manhattan, the Bank of America, the State Bank, and the Mechanics' Bank. It is, however, stated that there are treasury notes enough afloat to pay duties at the custom-house without a resort to bank notes.

The Baltimore American states that at a meeting | The Telegraph was fired on till out of reach, which of the officers of the banks of Baltimore, held on was not long, as the engineer, suspicious of foul Monday, it was determined to ask the banks in the play, kept up during the stay of the boat a heavy eastern, southern and western states, to meet in con- press of steam. This wanton attack will serve to vention either in Baltimore or Philadelphia, in the show the feeling against us in Cauada, and adınoncourse of the ensuing month, for the purpose of fix-ish our government that means adequate to the proing on an early day for a general resumption of tection of the frontier, cannot, with safety, be much specie payments. longer withheld.

The officer commanding the guard at Brockville attempts an excuse by saying that the mer. had misapprehended his orders, which were to fire two muskets into the air as a signal, provided any suspicious boat should approach. The degree of suspicion that justly attaches to the Telegraph, may be learned from the facts, that her bell was sounded twice, as is customary at that place.

The Richmond Enquirer says-We feel ourselves authorized to state, that our banks are prepared, and will resume specie payments the very moment they can ascertain that the banks of Baltimore have commenced, or will commence with them the same day. We all know, that that city is the great receptable of our paper; and it is not perfectly safe for our banks to resume, until the Baltimore banks agree to receive Iowa. It will be seen by our congressional our checks on Philadelphia, New York and Bos- Col. Bonnycastle, in coinmand of the queen's proceedings that Wisconsin territory has been di-ton, instead of specie, in the redemption of our troops at Kingston, stated to capt. Childs, that he vided, and a new territorial government erected to notes. inust be expected to be fired into so long as we be called Iowa. A committee on behalf of the banks of Philadel- acted as at present, adding, by way of taunt, that phia, which have had the subject of the resump- the next outrage from our side would be the sig PETER FORCE, esq., was on Monday last re-election of specie payments under consideration, met nal for him to cross the line in a hostile attitudeted mayor of Washington city, for two years from on Wednesday evening last, but had not received that the Canadas could take the state without aid Monday next, without opposition. replies to the letters sent to the institutions in other from England. states, sufficient to allow them to recommend any The tidings of this affair had reached Montreal specific course in regard to that measure. Several on Tuesday, the papers giving a somewhat differbanks had replied to the circular sent out, but suthent version. We annex that of the Montreal Coucient time had not elapsed for all to have acted rier: upon, and responded to, the circular,

pay specie whenever demanded. The Journal
however is of opinion that there would be no de-
mand, if drafts on New York were furnished low
enough.

CONSTITUTIONAL CHART. We have made an arrangement with Dr. MAYO of this city, which will enable us to present to our readers, as a supplemental sheet, his constitutional chart, in which is presented a comparative synopsis of the constitutions of The New York Journal of Commerce of Monday the several states and of that of the U. S. From says that the letters received from Philadelphia the admirable manner in which the chart is arrang-state that the United States Bank would forthwith ed, any fact in relation to the provisions of the different constitutions can be ascertained at a glance; and it is thus rendered a most valuable acquisition to all classes of politicians. The chart was formed to accompany Dr. Mayo's work entitled "Sketches of eight years in Washington." now in press, and is one of a series of similar charts which will be comprised in that publication-it is. however, so arranged that it can be bound in the "REGISTER:" and we feel assured that our readers will carefully preserve it, and, with us, admire the care, industry, and tact with which it has been formed.

By passengers arrived from Upper Canada last night, we learn that the new steamboat affair, of which rumor had made so much through the day, was much less than rumor had made it. About 9 on Friday evening, it appears that the Telegraph, an American steamboat running between Ortens burgh and Rochester, touched at Brockville on her way up, with a vessel in tow. Just after she had left the wharf, she was hailed, and the captain desired any one who wanted to come on board to come out in a boat, as he could not come back.

OUTRAGE ON THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. On the next page we have given some particulars of a daring outrage committed on the British steamboat No boat putting out, he again got under weigh Sir Robert Peel, whilst peaceably lying within our and ten muskets shots were immediately fired into waters, by a band of lawless individuals supposed the boat, but without doing any mischief. The to be Canadian refugees. The circumstance has Telegraph let go the vessel she was towing and justly excited much feeling among the British an-made off; and the men (two in number) who had thorities in that quarter, and we are fearful that it fired, were seized, and their firing stopped by those BANKS, CURRENCY, &c. The New York Ex- will lead to serious difficulties unless promptly re- on the wharf. One of our informants states that press of Thursday, says this is rather a blue day dressed by our government. By the article from these men were volunteer sentries placed on the in the stock market. Yesterday and day before the "Globe" it will be seen that the war department wharf; another understood that they were not on they commenced falling, and to-day declined more has promptly ordered all the disposable regular the wharf, but a little distance from it, and that the than any other. The coming agitation of the sub-force to the scene of the outrage, and gov. Marcy people were there for some time before they could treasury bill in congress, the declaration of Mr. went thither by express as soon as the facts were stop thein. Cambrelong that the subject would be called up and communicated to him. From these movements we We are farther informed that the captain of the acted on next week, has created additional alarm in have a guarantee that the offenders will be brought volunteer company at Brockville followed the Telthe monied circles, Monied men who were large to punishment, if the arm of the government canegraph in the Kingston, and explained the whole buyers last week, are now sellers, either disposed reach them, and we doubt not but that it will be aided circumstance to the captain, from whom he learned to realise or to escape a further loss. Delaware, by every lover of his country's honor in that quar- has not created any considerable excitment on the that no harm was done. It is added that the affair which but three days ago run up to 86 and sold yes- ter. terday at 85, was knocked off to day at 81-a fall The New York Commercial of Tuesday says American side, and that the two men had been ar of 3 per cent in one day. Stonington and Harlæm run down 2 to 3 per cent. Phoenix bank, Kentucky, Mohawk, New Jersey, and Long Island rail road, all fell 1 to 2 per cent. United States Bank has drooped a little, but is less affected than any other.

Sales at the New York stock exchange, June 7.
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10 shares United States Bank 10 do Kentucky bank Tennessee money market. The Nashville Whig of June 1, says

Exchanges grow better. Mississippi river notes are bought up freely at 17 a 18 per ct. by the brokers, and a little lower by transient buyers. The Manchester and W. Feliciana banks stand better than last quoted. Checks on Philadelphia, at sight, are offered out of doors at 10 per cent. in currency, and 12 per cent. in Alabama paper.

The Frederick County Bank has declared a dividend of three per cent for the last six months. The board of directors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' bank of Frederick county have adopted the following resolution:

"We learn from a bearr of despatches, who ar-
rived this morning on his way to Washington, hav-
ing left Montreal since the date of our latest papers,
that Sir John Colborne, with his statf, has gone to
take the command of the forces in upper Canada.
A movement that seems to indicate apprehensions
of something serious."

Letters from Quebec state that a reward of
$4,000 would be offered for the discovery and arrest
of the pirates who destroyed the Sir Robert Peel.

Since the above was in type, we have received
the following particulars of another outrage, which
shows a deep state of excitement among the Cana-
dian populace-but we sincerely hope the Montreal
version of the affair is corerct.

The following particulars are from the Rochester
Daily Advertiser.

rested.

Lord Durham had been received at Quebec with every demonstration of joy by the inhabitants of all political opinions. Immediately after he had taken the oaths, he issued a proclamation addressed to the people of both provinces, in which we find the following passage:

"In one province the most deplorable events have rendered the suspension of its representative constitution, unhappily, a matter of necessity; and the supreme power has devolved on me.

"The great responsibility which is thereby imposed on me, and the arduous nature of the functions which I have to discharge, will naturally make me most anxious to hasten the arrival of that period when the executive power shall again be surrounded by all constitutional checks of free, liberal, and British institutions.

Captain Childs, of the steamboat Telegraph, states that on putting into Brockville, or rather while "On you the people of British America-on there, he was, about 10 o'clock on Friday night, your conduct, and on the extent of your co-operafired into by the queen's militia, stationed at that tion with me, will mainly depend whether that place. From fifteen to 20 shots were fired, four of event shall be delayed or immediate. I therefore which we know to have struck the boat. An ounce invite from you the most free, unreserved commuball passed through the ladies' cabin, near the cent-nications. I beg you to consider me as a friend tre, barely missing the chambermaid, who was and arbitrator; ready at all times to listen to your Resolved, That in anticipation of a general re standing by the stove. It inust have been a narrow wishes, complaints, and grievances, and fully desumption of specie payments, by the banks of Mary- escape, judging from the holes in the wall comtermined to act with the strictest impartiality." land, at an early day. we will from this day compared with the position of the stove. It was known mence the payment of all our issues under five at Kingston that an attempt to destroy either the dollars in specie, and fractional parts of a dollar on Oneida or Telegraph, was to be made that night, all checks on the institution. but the former passed without calling on them.VOL. LIV.-SIG. 15.

After his excellency had taken the oaths, he gave orders for a list of all the state prisoners to be laid before him on the ensuing morning.

{New York New Era.

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