Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-10
The Ammunition Of .stste Dc1t,.

become quite wcarisome. Were IL not for the
occasional salies of Wit and satire. or person.
al abuse inicrspcrsed here and there, the sui.
icct would be an absolute bore That genius
must be great and original thai could present
any new view of the subject after some weeks
discussion IN this body
Mr. Tallmadgc's remarks, however, were
listened 70 with much interest by all parties 49,
lie repudiaicd the idea that the present dis
iress was owing to the Tariff and the Banks,
and, a, the same time, denied that there was
any imitation of the currency IN the State of n
York. lie maintained that all the evils we
suffered were owing to tampering with the
currency, and this had the effect of destroying
all confidence, and, as a consequence, destroy
cd all business
He asserted that the value Of property in
this country was based on paper circulation
that Of New York alone was estimated at six
hundred and ffty-four millions, which, by the
course OF the government, was reduced two
thirds IN value-and that while the value of
the property OF the people was deprecated,
the salaries OF office holders were appreciated.
lie spoke of the internal improvements of n
York, which he said had been denounced as
profiless by the President and remarked tina,
had they existed in the last war, they would
have saved their whole cost, in the transport
alton OF troops and the munitions of war
AT the close OF his remarks, Mr. L. alluded
TO the iih of March, 1871, as likely 10 form
new political era in our government, and as
the day when the President would retire to the
peaceful shades of his own native village, her
aided by the lamentations of those whom his
policy had ruined The Empire State would
lead in the revolution. Thrice had she rcbu-
ked her favorite son, and the fourth time would
she utter sentence of condemnation upon
all IN bpr aid shc hos OF
noe. To New York was the President indcbt-
ed for all the honor he had enjoyed, and he
had repaid her kindness and confidence with
'ingraliiude more strong than traitors arms
The report was passed over for the present
In the House, the New Jersey contested
election case was again discussed. BY the
casting vote Of the Speaker, the word lawful
was inserted before the word Votes, in Mr.
Cave Johnson's amendment. So the commit
tee are 10 report to the House the names of
the individuals who received the greatest num-
Der of lawful votes at the late election. The
resolution as it passed, reads thus.
Resolved, That the Committee Of Elections
be authorized to report to this House such pa
pers, and such Of their proceedings, as they
may desire to have printed by order of the
House and that they be instructed also to re-
port forthwith which five of the ten individuals
claiming seats from the State of New Jersey,
received the greatest number of lawful votes
from the whole State, for Representatives in
the Congress of the United States, at the cleo
ton of 1898 in said State, with all the evidence
OF that fact in their possession Provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be so construed
as to prevent or delay the action of said com
mitee in taking testimony, and deciding the
said case upon the merits of the election.
Feb, 90.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
The business first in order in the House
this morning was reports from standing com
mittees. The committee on elections is at
the head of the roll, but they had no reports
to make. The Speaker called the committee
of ways and means, great number of reports
were made by them, and referred.
Some hours having been spent in relation to
points of order, and some other unimportani
business,
Mr. Johnson, of New York, moved to sus-
pend the rule to enable him to offer the pre-
amble and resolutions in relation to the con-
tract made by the Clerk Of the House with
Mr. Langtree, for the supply of stationary, &c
, which resolutions were offered on "Wednesday
last, and after the preamble is in the following
| words.
Resolved, That the clerk of this house has
/, no power or authority TO make any prospec-
tive contract, which will require an applica-
+ ton of monies out Of the contingent fund OF
. this house, or an appropriation by Congress
to satisfy the same, without the express au
thority of this house, and that the contracts re
ferred to in the foregoing preamble, are Who'll
ly imperative and void.
, Resolved, nevertheless, that the said Lang.
tree shall lin writing) elect 70 give up and can
7 Gel the said two contracts, then, and in tina,
event, the committee on accounts are hereby
, authorized to credit and allow to him his bill
I for stationary already delivered, and services
Z performed under said contracts, subject to suci
reductions as ought to be made therefrom or
accouYt Of the quality and the price char
e ged therefor. And that said committee have
power TO send fJr persons and papers
The yeas and nays being called on suspend
| ing the rule, they stood yeas 80, nays 70
4 There not being two thirds the question wa,
, lost.
Monday, March 2.
: In the Senate Mr. Webster presented pc
! tition from 1876 citizens Of New York asking
J the passage Of uniform banking-law
There was a great number of petitions of a
like import presented during the day.
Mr.. Lumpkin of Georgia introduced join
resolution, directing the president Of the Sen.
ate and speaker of the house 10 adjourn theil
| respective bodies on the - Monday in MAY
) next, which lac desired might lie on the table
for the present, though pledging himself II
follow it up. lie spoke Of the time already
wasted, and insisted that at the same ratio thai
sessions were pfoiracted, the public business
was delayed.
Nh Webster took occasion 10 say that he
would Join the Senator in his movement-tha