Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-05-26
BY the Last Mail.
Friday. NAV is.

The Senate were again engaged in debating |
the bankrup, ball Me- Smith OF la sustained 1
mr. Clay,ot's bill In a speech OF much ability. |
When mr.. 5. had concluded, the bill was 1
postponed ill Monday
In the House, the unfinished business of
"Wednesday which related to the public print |
ing was resumed. A resolution OF the MAJOR |
ny was adopted fixing the prices at a reduc- |
ton Of about Is per cent upon those now al
lowed.
After a fruitless at,emp, to suspend, the rules
n order to take up the Sub-rreasury bill the
House adj.
Saturday May 10.
The Senate was no, in session 10 day.
In the House, mr. Briggs moved recon
sidera,ion of,he vote by which yesterday. the
House had adopted the resolutions of the ma
jority Of the select committee on printing.
But the House refused to reconsider by a
vote OF 9S 10 81.
Monday, May is.
The Senate to-day were engaged ia the con
sdcraiion of the bankrupt bill. Mr. Webster
spoke about two hours in its support. His
speech was one well calculated for effect in
the Senate, and still better ont of it.
In the House mr.. Atborton moved 10 sus-s
pend the rules in order TO take up the Sub
Treasury bill in committee of the whole
The motion was los, lO5 to II.
Tuesday; Maybe
In the Senate a memorial was presented by
| Mr. Calhoun, very numerously signed by the
hat manufacturers OF the city of \. York, and
asking that duty impost may be laid such as
! would not contravene the spirit of the compro-
| mise act Mr. C.. said the memorial had been
drafted by one Of the mechanics connected
with the hat business, and would do honor to
any member Of the Senate.
| A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Pierce,
/ in relation TO the frauds said to be practised
in Congress, in relation to military services,
in consequence of the records having been
destroyed. That gross frauds have been per-
peirated there is little doubt, for applications
for revolutionary pensions seem to swell in a
ratio that the statistics OF mortality do not JUS
tify.
In the House, an attempt to bring up the
| sub-,reasury bill again failed for want Of the
vote OF two-thirds required by the rules.
Wednesday, May 90.
In the Senate report uniavorable to the
claim of VIM and Jas. Crooks, was debated
with some spirit.
Mr. Dixon spoke of the prejudices that had
existed in this country against the bankrupt
bill because il was supposed to have an arbi-
trary action against the debtor. MIR ID. allu
/ ded to the condition of the debtors, and the
improper assignment of effects, by which
some Shylock creditor managed to obtair
: what should have been distributed among al
pro rata.
: In the House, the bill to guard the freedom
Of elections, was discussed by mr.. Brown o
Tenn and others. The bill was finally rejec
, ted.
Treasury Bin.
! Mr. Atherton moved that the House do nov
: 90 into committee of the whole on the state o
the Union, for the purpose of taking up tn
sub-treasury bill and il was agreed TO. Tn
|, bill was accordingly taken up; Mr. Banks il
, the chair.
; After some remarks by Messrs Gushing ant
! Anterior, there was general cry for rsin
} and the committee rose.
G Thursday, May 81.
The Sub-Treasury bill was taken up, i
e committee of the whole, and Mr.. Cushn
e spoke upon it. Mr.. Gushing protested agains
: the idea of taking this bill upon the faith G
the Executive, and the opinions heretofor
G expressed in favor of it by committees ant
q individuals of the party attached to the Exec
i u,ive. He deprecated the idea that debat
s was to be checked or suppressed, because
! was formerly debated, or because the part
had made up their mind upon it. Complair
u was made OF the consumption of time III de
l. bate here; but il should be rccollectei tn;
: these discussions were the great safety valy
- Of our institutions, and prevented resort
: arms for the protection and assertion OF lights
1t was remarkable, he said, that the bil
which was the distinctive measure, md I'll
+ only distinctive measure, of this admnistr;
l. ton, was accompanied by no aifirmati,
~ argumen, in It's support; and the burden, whc
le he should not shrink from, was thrown upo
e It's opponents to make objections TO it.
rs Aduice FoHoped.--The President Of Il
United States, in his special mt ssage, recon
re mended that the people should take care
d themselves and not ask too much of the Go
Is eminent. In pursuance Of this advice Il
E. people, by their Delegates, 10 the number
y %, 900 have lately met at Baltimore and col
a. cluded 10 take care of themselves and of Il
III Government N y. Times.