The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-20
After Mr. Evans had finished, Mr. Fairfield Of Me.
obtained the floor, and tomorrow will address the
House on this subject,


obtained the floor and tomorrow will address the
! House on this subject.
Correspondence Of the Boston atlas
Washington, February 8.
In The Senate, Mr. Clay presented the petition oil
eleven hundred mechanics of the cities of New
York and Brooklyn stating that they had been
! thrown out Of employment by the dscontnuance OF
| the public works at the Brooklyn Navy Yard ana
praying Congress TO consider whether those works
might not continue to DO prosecuted to national ad-
vantage and at the same time afford employment to
themselves
Mr. Clay SAID that petitions like these were one
Of tho most striking proofs OF the tolhi dlso'San-
ization of the business affairs OF tho country, OF
which the experiments and tho eXpedIents oil the
administration had been the cause and they con-
stituted loud call upon the government 10 give
over its present destructive policy, ana TO set use
70 work IN collecting the scattered fragments OF me
public prosperity, and re.constructing the edilce
they had wautonly destroyed, upon some soIid and
substantial foundation IL :he present course OF pos
icy was to be persisted in, we might well say ~ the
emphatic language OF late public meeting in New
York that not question Of 6@RhS or no 0anHS
but question Of DREAD or NO BREAD
Mr. Webster called up his motion to rolor TO Inc
committee of finance tho letter of the Secretary OF
the Treasury concerning tho payment OF bountles
and pensions in the bills of The Commonwealth
Bank of Boston, The motion passed without de-
bate.
The Senate then took up the Sub Treasury Bill;
and Mr. Smith of Indiana, took the floor in oppo-
son,
In the House the day was spent in receiving the
reports of committees and transaciing private busl-
ness Both Houses adj ournCd over 10 Monday.
Monday, Feb. 10.
In the SENATE, Mr. A Hen presented tho rcsou-
tions of the General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio
in regard TO the Public Lands and the Currency.
The resolutions read. Those in relation to
tho Public Lands commended that tho Public Lands
belonged to the country and the benefits from their
sales should be equally conferred upon all the States
The resolutions upon the currency were condemna-
tory Of the policy of the administration, and adyls-
ed the Senators and Representatives from Ohio to
vote against the Sub-Treasury Bill. The resoIu-
tons were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Davis then presented Il great number of pctl-
tons praying against the annexation Of Texas,
which, upon his own motion, were laid upon the
table
MIR Davis also presented great number ofmemo-
rails praying for the abolition O! slavery IN the Dis
trct of Columbia. The motion to receive was laid
upon the table.
Mr. Webster presented a memorial from $40 c |
zons of Hartford, Conn. The memorial was against
the Sub-Treasury scheme, and MIR Webster recon-
mended it to the consideration of the Senator from
Connecticut, Mr. Niles, WHO was to address the
Senate upon the Sub-TreasurY Bill.
Mr. Webster presented about fifty petitions from
twelve fifteen thousand petitioners, praying a.
gainst C0 the abolition Of slavery in the District OF
Columbia. MIR Webster made no remarks upon the
reference except simply to move their reception.
Among the petitions was one from tOar thousand
iadies Of Boston.
MIR Webster then presented great number of
memorials from different States, pray ing against the
annexation Of Texas
MIR King of Alabama, asked for the reading Of
one of the memorals--the memorial from the
Faneuil Hail Meeting against the annexation of
Texas.
The Treasury Bill came up, and Mr. Niles
spoke two hours in its defence, and gave way to u
motion to go into Executive Business.
The House spent the whole day in an exciting
debate upon resolution introduced by MIR Wise,
which proposes the appointment of Select Com
mittee to examine into the charges made against
some Of the members Of the House in one OF the
recent letters of the "Spy in Washington" The
resolution is preceded by the charge made against
some member, who yet is nameless, but whom
the writer promises TO name, If necessary, ana IL
gainst whom, if the House grant an Investigation,
he pledges himself to prove certain crimes of bar
gain bribery, and corruption.
The resolution has been debated TO day by great
number of members upon both sides of the question
In modified foriE the resolution will probably pass