The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-20
Congressional.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Express.


i|o CITIZENS of N Jersey upon the subject of the
late duel The memorial prays an investiga.
ton OF the rumors as to the parties, &c. and is
expressed in strong language. The memorial
was read and referred and ordered 10 be print
ed Mr. Fairfield presented a similar memorial
which was referred to he Select Committee who
have the subject of the late duel under consider
alton.
Reports from the standing committees were
then in order.
Mr. Canbrelcng presented q written report
winch is 10 accompany the late bill for receiving
and discussing the Public Revenue.
MI Sergeant, of Penn. gave notice that a
counter report would be presented as soon as the
minority ofthe committee had time TO prepare it.
among the reports presented from
the Committee on Foreign A ffairs, being the
Neutrality Bill, yesterday reported to the House
from the Senate, and referred to the Committee
/ The Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House
concurred in all the amendments of the Senate
except the third amendment, which excerpts the
operations of the bill to expeditions by WATER
The amen lment ofthe Senate limits the bill TO
land expeditions The House refused to con-
cur ana made Its operations upon land and wa
ter the same. Win this exception all the o.
mondments of the Senate were concurred in,
and The bill sent back to the Senate.
The Appropriation Bill, for the Civil and Di-
ponnllc expenses of the Government for 1888,
then came up and continued before the House
during the day This is one of the most impor-
tant bills before the House, involving appropri-
atoms for several millions of dollars. One item
is put down at S'4,6O0,000, for the Post Office
Department. The merits of this bill were dis
cussed at some length by Messrs Adams, Cam
breleng, Bell and Conner. Objections were made
to the h'mping manner in Which the bill solicited
the appropriations from Compensatory or no
specifications being made by the Committee.
SENATE Mr. Smith Of Indiana, presented
a Joint resolution from the General Assembly OF
the State of Indiana, insructing the Indiana
Senators, and requesting the Representatives to
use their best eXertons to procure the passage of
! law providing that notes of all the State Banks
that may redeem their notes in specie on demand
shall be received in payment for the public lands
MI Clayton, of the Committee on the Judicial
ry reported the bill referred to them some days
since TO prevent the practice of dLelling in the
District of Columbia, with amendments.
The principal amendment changes the penal
~ OF death TO ten and twenty years confinement
in the penitentiary.
March Z.
Fifty two Senator'S, representing the entire
twenty six States, were in the Senate Chamber
this morning. The privilege seats and galleries
were thronged-all the Senators and people
drawn to the Senate Chamber by an expected
vote upon the two importat propositions, of Post
ponement over 10 the next session, and the A
amendment Of Mr. Rivcs to the bill of Wright
Tho vote was taken only upon the proposed Post
you it would be disposed 0f-ycns o. NAYS %:
including, asy you will perceive among the mega
tises, Messrs Morris, Wall, Nicholas and Cuth-
bert The following is the vote:
Ayes-Mcssrs Bayard Buchanan, Clay, of Ky.
Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Grundy, knight,
hckean, Merrick, Prentiss, Preston, Rives, Rob.
bins Rugglcs, Smith, of Ind Southland, Spence,
Swift TalInladge, TpIion, Webster, Whte-23.
Nays-Messrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Calhoun,
Clay, Of Ala. Cutbbert, Fulton, Hubbard, King
Linn, Lumpkin, Lyon, Morris, Mouton, Nicholas,
Niles, Norvel, Pierce, Roane, Robinson, Sewer,
Smith, ofConn. Strange, Trotter Walker, Wall,
Williams, Wright, Young-29.
10 make good the opinion | advanced last
Morris, OF OHIO, to-day, explanatory of his vote
upon the proposition to postpone the bill until
tie next session of Congress. 81 shall vote a.
gainst poStponement," he says, sand against the
amendment of Mr. Rives, and against the bill
ITSELF unless amended in its most material pro.
visions. highly approve of some of its provis-
ions, and us highly disapprove of others" Mr.
MorriSs opinions, l presume, and with some
reason, are the same as those of Mr. Wall of New
Jersey, MIR Nicholas of Louisiana, and MIR Cuh-
bert, Of Georgia, who, l understand, will vote
against that provision of the bill requiring pay
nents OF Government dues to be made in specie.
From these calculations you will see, that the
vote to postpone is by no Il test vote nei-
her Will the vote upon the amendment be u test
vote; and no vote, unless one upon the bill itself,
u motion OF Indefinite postponement or to lay
he bill upon the table The chances now are,
hat the original bill will he amended, and pass
~ majority OF one or two votes. NJ essrs. Wall,
Norris, Nicholas and Cuthbert have the power
o defeat its passage-its defeat in the Senate de-
'ends upon their united opposition.
Mr. Preston has submitted two amendments to
he bill of MIR Rves which is now under consid-
raton. One of his amendments M Rives is
Wiling to accept and the other he has strong
objection to- The amendment which Mr Preston
proposed and to which Mr. Rives asscnts propo-
es to receive the notes of all sound banks, with
he consent Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, for
pulIc froi
he bill until August next, provided the banks
hen resume and continue specie payments
Thus stands the bill this evening-wth no vote
pon the amendment or the amendments to the
mendment. Tomorrow the vote may come
pon the substitute. This, however, is by
means certain, and two weeks may pass by be-
ore the vote is taken upon the bill itself
memorial signed by NEARLY NINE THOUSAND