Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL.


Icotnmittee on fubllc Lands, to which was refer
red the resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana
relative to the sales of certain reserved lands ii
Indiana, made report thereon, with bill.
Mr. KING, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported in favor of the amendmen: by the
House of Representatives to the bill authorizin.
the inhabitants of Louisiana to enter their bach
/ lands, and the amendment was concurred in
1 The bill from the House to extend the time Of
Issuing military land warrants, was read a second
time and referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs. Mr.. FKELINGHUysEN presented a me-
mortal from the citizens of Newark, New Jersey
in favor of the continuance of the protective sys
tem-aid on the table.
| Mr.. FORSYTH asked whether it was the inten-
ton of the mover of the resolution rehtive to the
Colonial Trade to call it up at this session, and
| if so, at what time. Mr.. SPRAeuE replied that.
some days ago he had moved that the Senate take
up the resolution, not with view toeccupy the
attention of the Senate with any furtlsr remarks
of his own thereupon, but to give tie Senator
from Maryland, (Mr. Smith) an opportunity to
address the Senate upon the subject ;and as he
declined doing so, he withdrew the mcion
| The bill to extend the benefit of hat pay pen
sions to the widows and children of certain off
GERS, seamen and marines, was Considered in
committee fwhole, reported without amendment,
and ordered to be eugrossed for third reading
in the House of Representatives.
In Senate, 18th inst, Mr.. DIcKERoN moved
the Senate take up the bill to repeal, n part, the
duties imports, for the purpose of ,fering an
amendment to the bill The motion prevailed ,
and Mr.. Dickerson moved TO strike ont all after
the word coffee, in the first section, aud insert
long list Of unprotected articles, as substitute
for those enumerated in the bill.
! Mr.. DICKERsoN moved, after the amendment
had been read, that it be printed
| Mr. TAzEwELL rose and said that he had vo
ted against taking up this bill, for ihereason that
when it did come up again, he wished to offer an
amendment to it, which for some time he had
been engaged In preparing. His scRsme which.
he intended to propose as a substitute for that
reported from the Committee on Mdnufac-
tures was not yet so far perfected as to be ready
for presentation to the public view 1t was pre-
pared, as to present, in rough the principles on
which the revenue might be, and, in his opinion
ought to hepermanenty fixed. The bill embraced
no details, but certain practical propositions
which indicated the principle on which they were
based. The course which the Senate would take
would be, he presumed, first to examine the prin
ciples Of the bill and, if that should be sustained
the details would next be taken up This was
the usual mode Of preparing revenue bills IN Tie
country from which we derive cur form Of pro.
ceeding, and it was, in his opinion, the proper
mode. He was still engaged in preparing the
details of the measure, and they would, when
completed, be laid before the Senate He now
offers his bill as an amendment, in order that it
should be printed with the amendment Just offer
|ed
I'VE could not procure a copy of this bill, for
this days paper, but, in substance, it provides
that from and after the Sd day of March, 1888,
he articles enumerated in schedule, A. which
now pay more than fifty per cent. shall pay fifty
per cent; and, in the same manner, articles emu
merated in the schedules shall hereafter paw for
ty, thirty, twenty, ten and five per cent There
are several other provisions, one of which regu-
lates the duties on wines, leaving the sums in
blank
Mr.. CLAY said, he was extremely happy to see
that the gentleman from Virginia was engaged
in this interesting subject. He hoped he would,
however, persevere in his useful undertaking
He would be glad to see all the schedules to
which the bill referred. He would be glad also
to see, in some responsible form the views Of ev.
cry Senator, and of every member of the other
House, on this question, in order that we might
extract the good from each.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
The bill to modify and continue the act to In
corporate the subscribers to the Bank Of the Uni
ted States was read third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
and the yeas and nays having been ordered,
Mr.. MANGUM rose and explained, at some
length, the reasons which would induce him to
vote gainst the passage of the bill. 80,
The question being then taken on the passage
Of the bill it was decided in the atfirmative,-
Yeas 2s-Nays 20. " 2~
Mr.. DALLAS, on giving his vote, said, that he
had been reported by the Committee of investl-
CATION, as stakeholder of the Bank. 1'hisewas
mistake. As soon as he found that the Bank
question would be brought up here, he gave or
ders for the sale of. his stock.
| Mr. SILsBnE, previous to voting, said that, as
| he had been reported stakeholder, he would
state that before the debate commenced here, on
the bill, he had sold his stock and received the
money for it..
Mr.. WEBnrEn, also, on giving his vote, beg.
tged leave to say that he had been reported as o
stockholder, by the mistake of the Bank Clerk al
Philadelphia
MIR. TAzEwELL moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration of Executive business, bu
Withdrew the motion at the request OF Mr.. WEB
sTER, on whose motion, the Senate took up fol
consideration the Message from the House o
Representatives, communicating an amendmen
10 the bill to substitute mounted volunteers fo
intantry, in the defence Of the frontiers from In