The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

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and bv Mr. Mckay, on the ground that the dutes o.
these clerks were Just enormous, and even more
So than before the banks had stopped pay meht' ana
"A letter read from the Secretary; stating 'nn'
the Department could not get on without their SER
vices Mr. Mckay stated HAT as these clerks were
regularly appointed by law, and The secretary nau
power to pay them Of the contingent fund or the
Depat ,ment, they would stilI be employed thous"
the appropriation should be stricken out
Nh Bell hereupon withdrew his amendment
The residue of the sitting was occupied N TIE
discussion Of Il motion of MIR Mckay OF IN - /"
strike out the item of $4,000 for the salarlesoi our
consuls at Paris and London, ,z
The death of the Hon. Timothy J"r0tS Garter,
member of the House Of Representatives, from lhe
State Of Maine, has again clad the members VI tAe
TWO Houses Of Congress in the habilimens OF mourn
inu and closed for season all public business
Mr. Carter died at ten o'clock last evening, amer
painful and severe sickness OF some WEEKS LIS
wife and some of his relatives had the melancholy
sats( acton of performing the last Offices OF the
death.bed The departed member was hghly es,
teemed and greatly beloved by large circle Oh
friends and acquain;ancGs. He was IN the vigor Oh
Manhood young, buoyant, ambitious-iplI OF nope
and high antlcpatlouS.
The usual morning prayer made IN the HOUSE u
Representatives, and the journal of Yesterday pro.
ceedings read, Mr. Evans announced the death OF
bis friend and colleague in brief, affecting and
most eloquent eulogy, which CLAIMED the attention
and silence of all present
In the Senate, Mr. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania,
presented the proceedings of pubic meeting III
Philadelphia County, holden by the friends OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Democratic friends OF the
Administration AS the meeting has been called
Mr. Buchanan in presenting the memorial, which
WAS in the form Of preamble and resolution IN favor
Of the Sub Treasury Bill, said ho had but single
remark to make in presenting these proceedingS.-
From all accounts he did not doubt but thar the
meeting was an immense one-and although a
small and highly respectable portion Of the Demo
cratic party Of Phladel phia City and County were
! a., ~, Ie,!l t,, h1lia ,,nl nd
had hesitation in saying that very large major
ty of the party were warmly IN favor OF 1t.
Mr. Upton, Of Indiana, presented, from Brooklyn
n. Y, memorial against the Sub-Ireasury Bill,
and in favor of National Bank.
Mr. RuggIes announced the death Of Mr. Carter in
the Senate after the proceedings of the House had
been announced to the Senate Both Houses of
Congress have adjourned over to Saturday Satur-
day the burial Will take place, and Of course we
have no public business before Monday of next
week.
The signs Of the times look more propitious.-
RGmour says, and with at least apparent truth that
the odous section of the Sub Treasury Bill will be
stricken from the Bili,-which, of course, is Mr.
Calhuuu's amendment, requiring the public dues to
be made in spece,- motion 10 be made too, by
true blue ego the whole" Van Buren, man. The
majority even in the Senate, have not been right
side up, since MIR Webster's overwhelming speech.
The Missouri Bear lies by till Monday next, whom
he will growl IN continuation of his long anathemas
against the Monster and Sub-monsLers.
Washington, March II.
| The political events of the past week in the
tropolis in Congress and Qua Of Congress are of
the most interesting and encouraging character
Some of the warmest friends OF the Sub-Treasury
Bill are g-shiveiing in the wind ,hesitating
doubtful what to do. To my knowledge, some who
will vote for the Bill ir both Houses of Congress,
are proposing the abandonment of the scheme for
the present; others are for ubandonlngt altogether
others for notifications and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
striking out Mr. Calhouns exclusive hard money
section, and for inserting in its place section
responding to the Resolution of lolG, allowing
public dues to be paid IN notes oispecie paying Banks
others for taking III Calhouns section from the
Bill and leaving the recei pts for public debts to be
paid as they have been paid, under the Resolution
of 1916 All along, have told you this Bill of
denominations could not pass the House of Repre-
sesentatives, in any form bearing the least resem-
blance TO the original Bill reported in the Senate
by Mr. Wright, aud in the House of Representatives
by Mr. Cambrelong.
The funeral Of the Hon L. j. Carter, took place
this day, in the usual form, attended by both Houses
of Congress, the President, Heads of Departments,
Judges of the Supreme Court Foreign Ministers,
Citizens, Strangers, &c. &c.
Monday March 10.
In the SENATE, MIR Smith Of Indiana, presented
petition, asking for National Armory at Harrison,
Indiana.
Mr. Linn, of Missouri, presented memorial from
the Missouri Iron Company, asking the U. States
to credit them for five years with $40 900 of
the Public Land.
Mr. Swift, of VT, Mir Wright, of N. Y, and MIR
Morris OF Ohio, presented memorials upon the Abo-
lilion of Slavery. The same Senators presented
several memorials against the annexation of Texas.
Mr. Wall presented memorial from Essex Co.
N. j.. upon the sub iect of the currency, proposing
aUnited States Bank and opposing the Sub Treas.
ury BiIl,--ordered to be printed and laid upon the
table.
Mr. Ruggles Of Maine also presented memorial
upon the same subject, from the citizens of Maine,
against the Sub-Treasury Bill and for National
Bank.
The Sub Treasury Bill came up at o'clock -
and Mr. Benton took the floor i'll continuation of the
speech begun by him on "Wednesday last.
la the HOUSE, resolutions and memorials were
the order of the day. "A great number of miscea-
ueous resolutions were offered upon great number
of subjects--some of them of them of interest.
Mr. Wise presented singular memorial from 20
or 80 citizens of Kentucky and Tennessee, who
aege themselves to be citizens of these respective
States, slave holders, who believe slave holding
according to the doctrines of the Bible, &c. The
petition goes on to say that the State oil Vermont
has sent great number of petitions against tbs
annexation of Texas the United States, upon the
around that Texas was a slave. holding State lhI