Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-25

Mr.. Walker offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolced, That the State OF Texas hav-
ing established and maintained an indie
pendent government capable of perform
ing those duties, foreign and domestic,
which appertain to independent govern
ments; aud it appearing that there is no
longer any reasonable prospects Of the
successful prosecution Of the war with
Mexico against said State, it is expedient
ana proper, and in conformity to the laws
OF nations, and the practice Of this gov
eminent in like cases, that the indepen-
dent political existence Of said State, shall
be know lodged by the government Of
the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1uTag.-Mr. CambreIeng from the Com
mlltee OF Ways and Means, reported a bill,
with an accompanying report, to reduce
the revenue Of the United States to the
wants Of the Governments.
The bill was read as follows:
A bill to reduce the revenue of the
! United States to the wants ofthe Govern
| ment.
Be II enacted, &c. That, from and after
the Both day Of September next, in all ca
! seS where duties are imposed on foreign
imports, by the act of the l4th of July,
/ 1882, entitled" An act to alter and amend
the several acts imposing duties on i'm
| ports" or by any other act, shall exceed
( twenty per centum on the value thereof,
one third part Of such excess shall be de-
ducteu from and after the LIST of March,
1888, one half of the resilue Of such ex-
cess shall be deluc.ed ana on the 3Oth
September, 1888, the other half shall be
deducted any thing in the act fthe "a of
March, 1893, to the contrary notwithstan1-
ing.
! Sec 2 And be 1t further enacted,
I That, from and after the both. of Seplem-
be-, next, the duties on salt and coal shall
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
MIR. Owens moved that the Report be
read, which was agreed to.
|. The same having been read according
~, the bill was read the second time
Whcrcupon, Mr.. CambreIcng moved
TO commit the same to the Committee OF
the Whole House on the state of the. Un-
ion, and that the bill, report, and tabular
statements accompanying the same, bc
printed
Mr.. Lawrence, Of Massachusetts, one O
the Committee of Ways and Means made
a strong and forcibIe speech, opposed &c
the principles ofthe bill just read and ur
gcd many strong arguments, and cited
many interesting facts 10 show the impoli
cy and injustice of the measure which i
recommended.
SENATE.-THURsDAy, Jan. 18th,
resolution offered by Walker, on the sub
E ject Of Texas, was taken up, and postpone,
8 till Wednesday next, and made the specia
order for that day.
/ Public LandS--The special order be
:. ing the bill to limit the sales of puDl
-, lands to actual settlers, was called up.
The Bill, with some amendments offer
ed by Mr.. Walker, was then ordered t
, be printed.
ELp4ngins Rcsoluti0n-The next spe
ciaI order, being the ExpungIng Resoiu
ton Of Mr.. Benton, was then taken u
and read, when
>, Mr.. Benton made some observations il
r defence Of bis resolution
HoUsE-We YariE-The House re
S 5uneI tie consideration of the bill to re
e dutc the revenue Of the United States t,
! the wants OF the government; there beiny
r two motions penIing, one for commitment
c and the other for Indefinite pos ponemenl
SEHATE-FridGy Jan. l3.-Ihe Elk
n pungin" II, solution was farther debated
a HoUsE-Mr. Howard, from tue Com
l. mi;tce on Foreign Affairs, reported d bill
increasing the compensation of ministers
consu!S, and other agents of the Unite
n Stat s. Real twice and committed.
r Rtrcmuc BW-The House resume
= the consideration Of the BiLI to reduce ah
IS revenue to the wants Of the government
{, two motions pending; one to commit tn
d bill and report TO the committee of tn
% whole on the state Of the Union, and tn
" other to postpone it indefinitely. Mr. Fla
l sey, who was entitled to the floor, yielde
n n it, and the question being taken on tn
first motion it was decided in the affirms
tive without count, Ten thousand es
: ira copies of the bill and report were OF
dered to be printed.