The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-01-01

passed the Senate once, and was matter of very
great importance and deserving attention.
The memorial was referred as were also me-
MORALS, but none of public interest.
Ccssioa Of Lands.-Mr Calhoun as promised
yesterday, presented this bil',which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
1loUsE.-Mr Rives, Of Va, chairman of the
committee on elections moved that the report OF
the committee on elections in reference to the case
Of Alessrs. lngerso and Naylor be made the special
order of the day for the first Tuesday in January.
After some words the order was agreed to.
The Cumberland Road bill came up before the
House, but was for The present laid on the table
"a to 81.
Resolutions were the order Of the day. Many
were offered and some of them adopted after de-
bate.
Thursday, Dec. "a, 1910.
srNArr.-Amoug the petitions presented this
morning was one by Mr. Sturgeon, of Pa, from the
heirs Of Robert Fulton, praying Congress to recog-
ME and pay their claims upon the government,
Mr. Rugges, of Me-, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill for the better security Of the
lives of passengers on board of steamboats,. The
same bill was before the Senate at the last session
ofCongresS.
The following bills were soverally passed:
An act for the relief of Hannah Leighton.
An act for the punishment ofcertuin crimes against
the United States, and for other purposes.
After the final passage of some other bills. Or
dercd to be engrossed yesterday, Mr. Benton pre-
scented his bill for taxing bank paper in circulation
in the District of Columbia, and gave his reasons
for presenting his bill to the Senate.
A question being raised in regard to whether the
Senate had constitutional right to originate such Il
bill, as it might be considered revenue measure,
a debate ensued, which was concluded by call
for the yeas and nays on the motion to receive the
BILL The Senate decided not to receive it, by the
following yoto:-
l'eas.-lIessrs Allen Anderson, Benton, Cal
houn, Clay. Of Alabama, Fulton, Hubbard, Linn,
Lumpkin, Norvell, Pierce. Sewer, smith, of Conn.
Sturgeon, TaPpan, Walker. Wall. Nright.-ls.
-NcSsrs.-Buchanan CLAYTON, Cri,ten-
len, Davies, Dixon, Graham, Henderson, Hunting
on, King, Knight, Mcrrick, Mungum, Nicholas,
Phelps, Porter. Prcntiss, Preston, Roane, Rugges,
smith, Of Ind, Talmodgc, Wcbstcr-22
After some discussion in regard to point of or
Ter, Mr. Benton Withdrew the bill.
The Senate then adjourned to Monday.
lIousE.-ANcr reading of the journal of ycs,cr-
lays proceedings, the speaker laid upon the table
report from the President Of the United Stutcs in
answer to resolution of the House, giving an nc
'onnt Of the public works which have. been suspcn-
led during the last year, under authority given the
President.
Mr. Reynolds, OF Ill.,, introduced, on leave, a bill
# the title Of that presented in the Senate by Mr.
}cnIon, and proposing the same objcct-u pernIa-
tent prc-cnlp'ion system.
McSsrs Reynolds, rickcns, of C., Johnson, of
Id, and Hubbard, Of Alabama. occupied the time
i'll the hour ofadournment had arrived, in discuss
ug the merits of the bill, when the House adjourn
d over to Monday.