Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-17
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III The mails last nigh, and this morning
bring us our regular files of New York and
Boston papers OF Saturday and the proceed
ings OF Congress TO Thursday inclusive, which .
will be found briefly skeiched below.
The FIVE Van Buren, delegates fiom ~ Jer- |
scy having been admitted 10 their seats in the 4
House Of Representatives, as Our readers will |
have seen in another column, as was predict 1
cd, the Sub-Treasiry bank bill was immedi- (
uloly called up as will re seen below, and pas |
sed frs, and second reading by common con- !
sent. Blu, that the troops Of the President !
have been sufficiently disciplined to pass it in
TO a law, while the whole country seems 10 be |
arraying itself agains, i, remains 10 be SEEM.
A few days will doubtless show whether this
cap 10 the climar of follcs OF this adminis,ra
ton is 10 be consuma,ed.
No other important news by tho last mails.
Correspondence OF the journal OF Commerce
March llih
In tho House to-day, mr. Bolts moved to
print the minority report Of the Committee OF
Elections on the subject of the New Jersey
Contested Elec,ions Much opposilioa was
manifested 10 the motion. No question was
taken upon it, the House passing TO the order
OF the day.
Sub Treasury.
The bill from the Senate for the collection,
safe keeping and transfer of the public monies,
was read first and second time, by its tile,
and mr.. Jones moved lis rclerrcncot the COM
ottee IN pays and pnaanc mr. Evorptt n1nv-
ed Instructions for the amendment OF the bill
in relation 10 discussing agents and transfers
of public money.
Mr.. Crabb moved to commit the bill TO the
committee Of the whole on the state Of the I'm
ion. lie stated his belief that the Admins
tration, having now admitted their friends from
n. Jersey, were determined 10 pass this bill.
lie though, it had better be disposed of at
once, and Congress would then, he hoped, adj
journ. The previous question was ordered,
and the motion TO commit to the committee Of
The whole on the state of the Union was re-
ed,-yeas II, nays us. The bill was
then referred to the Com on ways and means.
Mr.. Adams suggested that the bill ought 10
hsve originated in this House, and that it was
not competent for the Senate TO originate. He
hoped the COMMITTEES would be instructed to
inquire into this matter.
Mr. Everett modified his instructions accor-
dinghy, and they were rejected.
| IN Senate, mr.. knight, OF II. ]. offered the
| following resolution:
Resolved, That tho committee on Finance
be instructed to inquire into the expcdiency of
bringing in bill declaring that the Act OF
March, 1888, releasing from duty beached and
unbleached linens, table linens, linen napkins
and linen cambrics and worsted silk goods
shawls, and other manufactures of silk, or OF
which silk is a component part OF chief value
coming from this side Of Cape Of Good Hope,
except sewing silk, shall not be so construed
as to include umbrellas and parasols
1 Mr.. Knight availed himself of the opportu-
nifty to controvert some of the arguments and
views heretofore advanced by mir. Calhoun in
relation to the operation Of protective Tariff
He maintained that the Tariff had greatly pro
NOTED the public prosperity, both in the South
and North.
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