Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-10
TwEyTY-sTxrH CONGRESS.


passed TO It's third reading 10 the Senate on
Friday o Hast week. BY a vote Of 81 TO 10.
In the House. Mr.. Sergeant Of Pa. con-
cluded bis speech against the Treasury
bill. and was briefly followed by Mr. w
Cost Johnson Of Md, on the same side. Mr.
Hastings o. Ohio then spoke at length in
advocacy Of the bill
The Committee on the Post Office and
Post-Roads introduced bill 10 amend the
several acts establishing and regulating the
Post Office Department"
The bill in question imposes the penalty
OF $50 for any stage, railroad car, or other
vehicle, that makes trips on any post-road
or parallel 10 it. to convey letters or packets
containing any written or printed pieces Of
paper, without The consent OF The Posl-mas-
ter General. The same is made 10 apply 10
any steamboat OF packet that plies on any
water, declared to be post route, and the
person having charge of The same may be
prosecuted. and the properly in his posses
sion IS liable to be levied on and sold for
the satisfaction Of the penalty and all the
costs.
The bill goes on further to provide that
no man shall set up any foot. horse, or stage
post Tor The conveyance of any package or
letters. nor ere any carriers 10 be allowed
Tor that purpose. to pass and repass in such
comprehension is airy passenger to con
vey such letter or package without being
subject 10 The same penalty. The bill moi
10 De understood TO prevent any person from
sending special messenger, nor is il 10 np-
ply 10 any steamboat or vessel or person
coming from foreign country 10 any port
in the United States.
In the House. Mr.. Clifford OF Me NOV.
ed resolution providing that the Commit
tee OF The whole be discharged fon the
lnuher Consideration OF the Sub-Treasury
Bill after Monday, and that the said bill
and amendments come up in The House as
the Special Order at | | o'clock on Tuesday. |
and each succeeding day until disposed or |
Carried: Ayes 1913; Noes SO.
On Monday. Sub-Treasury again. DR.. |
Duncan OF Ohio spoke several hours in de-
lenee OF the bill. He was followed by Mr.. !
Jones OF Va. chairman Of the Committee 4
OF Ways and Mrans) in a very able argu. /
meni on the same side. Mr.. Profit of Ind. 1
followed in brief and animated speech in
opposition. When be had concluded, sew.
eral Members sprung TO the floor. The
Chairman (Mr Banks of va) gave il to
Mr.. Drcmeoole OF Va. who moved that The |
Committee rise. it being II o'clock. r. Al.
and no quorum present The Committee
rose Of necessity. and the House adjourn. /
ed. So ends the debate in Committee ofthe
Whole.
In the Senate.-The President transmit.
ted Message and Correspondence on the !
subject ofshe North Eastern Boundary. whic h /
VIII be found in another column. A large
amount OF business Of minor Importance
was transacted
On Tuesday. in Senate. Mr. Davis, from
the Committee Of Commerce, reported on
The case OF Mr.. Consul Trisi shat the Sen
ate could not property act primarily on the
charges preferred agains, that officer, as
that body may be required 10 adjudicate the
case on an impeachment.
In the House. the Speaker announced
thai the Sub-Treasury bill was in order.
MIR. NanderPoel inquired If il would be in
order 10 move the PreciOus Qkesii0n The
Speaker replied in the affirmative Mr.. r.
Garland suggested that the bill must first be
read. The Speaker replied that il had been
twice read before il went TO the Committee
oil the whole; the Previous Question would
be on the third reading. Mr.. Vanderpoel
then moved the Previous Question. MIR.
w. Cost Johnson asked that the Previous
Question be Withdrawn so far as 10 allow
the question 10 be taken on his substitute ,
Tor the bill. MIR. v. refused. The Question
was then taken. and the Previous Question !.
was seconded by the House Mr.. Briggs
Of Mass. demanded The Yeas and NAYS on !.
ordering The Main Question: Yeas 1913
Nays 100; Mr. Morgan Of N. Y. now ask !,
ed the Yeas and Nays on The Main Cues. !,
lion. whi:h were ordered. and stood thus
Yeas, 1913, Nays los. So the bill was or i
dered 10 third reading Some twenty
Members now sprung 10 The floor. but were
declared oal OF order by iheSpeaker, until after q
the third reading of the bill The bill was \
then read third lime. by the Clerk Again i
a struggle took place for the floor The Spea- c
ker gave il 10 Mr.. Graham OF N. c. who Il
therefore spoke Two hours in opposition 10 S
The bill. When be bad concluded, Mr.. e
Vanderpoel obtained the floor. and again |,
moved the Precious Question Carried c
through all its stages, as before; and on the il
Main Question the vote stood Yeas I24 o
Nays lO7. So THE BILL PASSED. and is &
ERE this signed by the President, and become a
he law the land. Il
The House has voted TO adjourn on s
Tuesday, the 2lsl Of July. and sent their p
Joint Resolution to the Senate. 81
WHAT ARE WE COMING TO.