The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-06-12

ras, IF thI day was employ ed upon private bills.
The Se5ate adjourned over TO Tuesday, to give
time f, putting their Hall upon the summer eStab-
! lishuant'
IL the House, the morning hour was consumed
! uron 4 resolution rom the commiite OF Commerce
.uthorisng survey of the lakes Ontario, Erie, ST.
Clair, Huron, Michigan and Champlaln.
Wise thought in all these surveys "Old VlTglnny
was very much neglected, and he move 10 TACK
Chesapeake Bay to the resolution.
After some discussion and for the sake of peace,
the amendment was agreed 10, when up rose 9lau-
lev Of North Carolina and moved To lGck on IN ad-
dltion, "Albermarle, PamIico and Core sounds!
In the midst of the discussion the morning hour
expired and the House proceeded to me orders OF
the day, and went into a Committee OF me Wh"le,
(Howard in the chair upon the lndlah Host'ii''es
Appropriation Bill.
Turuey resumed and cunclued the speech which
he had Begun yesterday. The g'euter part OF ms
speech had nothing AT all 10 do with the SUBJECT
under discussion, but consisted in furious attack
upon the personal aud political character OF Mr.
Bell.
Bell said he did not think his colleague (Turney)
was actuaed by private malice, but was the nstru-
ment OF others, the tool o! tools.
Here Turuey, who sits immediately before Bell,
rose, and STANDING in his place directly in front OF
Bell, and looking him in inc lace, cried OUT 1t Is
iaIse' sit is iase! Bell thereupon struck Iurney
in the face, who instantly struck back again, and
several blows were exchanged between them
They were parted for moment, when Turney re-
peaied The provocaon by calling out again " II Is
,alse" Bell Immediately struck him again, and the
contest was renewed
Great confusion followed. Members rushed from
their seats; and cries heard for 'the Speak
err and the Sergeant AT Arms" Duncan called
out that such things must be expected from such
personalities in debate; aud several very sharp oX-
pressons passed between different members as they
crowded towards the spot. In the midst Of tins
confusion the Speaker oused Mr. Chairman How
ard, and resumed t'e Chair He called Upon the
Sergeant at Arms to preserve order, and read nom
Jefferson 5 Manual precedent, where The Speaker
Of the English House of Commons had nierPosea
in like manner quell disturbance which had
arisen while the House was IN Committee OF the
Whole. These steps on the part OF The Speaker
had the desired effect, and order was suddenly re-
stored.
A warm discussion ensued, TO The course prop
er to be adopted by The House, in relation 10 The
outrage OF Messrs Bell and Iurney, when Mr. Bell
oblulned the floor and said LU should be very sorry
that the Time oil the House should he wasted IN cun
siGtring tins question far as IL depended on him
He was sensible that he had owed submission to
the House, and lie was perfectly wiling to make
it. Those who knew him and had observed his
course here would bear him witness, that he was
not in the habit of committing any breach of parla.
mentary order on any OCCASION lie regretted
! extremely, that he had violated the docorum and
offended against the dignity of the House. lie did
not wish 10 ailude, III the most remote manner,
to The circumstances which had gwen rise TO the
occurrence.
Turnev said in what he did he had 10 intention
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suit to it,, neither would he now say one word upon
the subject Of the occurrence.
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SPECIE CIRCULAR.-Be it remembered, that
| Mr. w ehSter's resolution repeating the Specie
Circular, passed the Senate May 29th by vote
! of "a 10 9: and on the following morning, with
in the space of about am hour WAS read three
times and passed in the House, by a vote of 154
to 90. The following are the Nays in both
Houses.
Mans in tie Sepato-Messrs. Allen, Benton,
Brown, Calhoun, Hubbard, Morris, Niles, Smith,
OF Conn. Stran2e-9
Mans in the NouSe.-Messrs. Anterior, BouIdin,
Cum6releng, Clowncy, Coles, Cushm0n, Dromgoole,
Duncan, harrington. ISAAC FLETCHER, Fry,
HARRISON, Holr, lIubiey, keiIn, Leudbetter, Logan,
Mckay, A. Mcclellan, Mcclure, Moore, Paris,
Pelrken, RiVes, Sheplor, Spencer, Thomas, Iurney
Jared w. Wiilams-20.
Only 80 noes in both Houses, out of 226
members present and voting And this too on IA
question which had been prominent topic of
difference between the friends and enemies OF
the Administration ever since Mr. Van Buren,
came into power, and ever before.
1t has been asked how this resolution repeats
the Specie Circular? The Specie Circular pro-
hibiting, any thing but specie and Treasury GER
tilicntes from being received in payment for the
F. public lands. MIR WebSters resolution declares
it "unlawtul for the Secretary of the Treasury
tthe same power " hich issued the Specie Crcu-
ar) to make or continue IA jOfCe any SelelilI or
der which shall create any difference between the
different branches of the revenue us TO the mon
ey or medium Of payment in which the debts or
dues accrung TO the United States shall be paid.
Hence it follows, either that the Specie Clrcu-
lar is repealed, which required the payments OF
public lands to be made in specie or Treasury
certificates, or that hereafter ALL dues TO the
government, including duties on imports must
/ be paid in similar medium Now as this would
h. n ms
to adopt,-as no one snpposes or fears that Mr.
Van Buren, will adopt 1.-THE repeal of the Spe-
Gle Circular is matter OF course, being the only
alternative left. And we may add that with the
death of the Specie Circular, dies also, if it was
( not so before, the Sub Treasury humbug. In
truth it has been all but Dead ever since the
2 tremendous balterng it received from Mr. Web
ster's sledge hammer several weeks ago.
These nuisances being now happily removed
the merchants, the Banks, and all other pecuni
AIRY interests restored to their iormerGfo footing
6 save and except the derangements in many
c,sas MIN which has been brought upOn their