The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-31

Tho mart of the proprietors Of the lands to be pur
chased.
Mr. Fillmore supported the amendments Of his
com by few forcibe remarks.
Mr. Irwin Of Pa, enlarged upon the necessity Of
protecting the Lake frontier. t-u
Mr. Eastman from New Hampshire opposed both
the bill and the amendments.
Mr. Gushing advocated the establishment Of fortI
fled depots oil ordinance and military stores upon
the Lakes.
Mr. Saltonstal supported the amendments Oft
Senate.
Mr. Chittenden moved 10 add an appropriation OF
$50 900 for Sackett's Harbor, but this motion was
lost. us was another to add 5000 for Fort Glib
son, Ark Finally the bill was reported to the
House with all the amendments, which will proba
bly, be put 10 under the previous question, and
the House adjourned.
am happy TO be able TO say thai il is confident
iy expected that the bill appropriating $500 900 to
pay the debts of the Post Office Department, will
be speedily passed 1t is little too hard that mail
contractors and other citizens who deal!vih that
Department should BIO made to share its misfor-
tunes, while they expect no share OF its pro
fits and allowed no voice in its management
Friday Aug. 20.
In the House, Mr. Sergeant, Chairman of the
committee the currency, reported new Bill, in
reference TO the collection, keeping and disburse-
menl of the Public money; in its details and re-
strictons the same as the Bill disapproved by the
President The differences folows-The
name of the institution is to be "'rhe Fiscal
Corporation OF the United States" The capital
to DO 1921 900, 900 instead of $50 900 ,O00-$l4,-
900 900 TO bo owned by subscribers, and $780,
600 by the United States-fourteen millions may
al N( pfy-f, mo
millions lnste ad of branches the Bank is to have
Agencies established wherever the Secretary OF
ehe Treasury may think proper, or the mother
Bank may choose to establish with The consent of
the Secretary OF the Treasury. Nothing is said of
assent or dissent nothing about discounts. The
Corporation is to have power to deal exclusively
in Foreign Bills OF Exchange, or in Bills Of domes-
tic Exchange drawn in State or Territory and
payable in another.
SENATE. The bill to revive the charters of the
Banks of the District of Columbia taken up,
the question being agreeing to the amendment
of the House, allowing the issue Of notes of demon
nations between five and ten, and between 10 &20
dollars The amendment was concurred in, by
vote of24 to Ia.
The Distribute bill next came up in order
King of Ala. proposed amendment, the effect of
which was to deduct from the proceeds to be dis
tributed. all the money paid for aunuities Mr.
Smith Of Ia, said bnt few words in opposition to
the ame ndment which had been offered, and they
vvere that the public lands many years since paid
dor themselves and hundred millions over
This was voted down, and various other amend
ments were offered and discussed, by the iocofo
cos to defeat the bill, and the Senate adj d at o.
clock, eve. .t-
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs Tho business of
the day commenced with the report of joint reso
tuition from the Committee on Commerce, in refer
ence to the removal Of the floating light in New
York harbor TO Long Island Sound. The amend
ment was engrossed, and the resolution passed.
The Fertilization bill was some time under con
sideration IN the House, and before the adjourn
ment, fina lily disposed of, sent to the Senate, and
referred to the Committee Foreign Rea-
.iions.
Mr. Sargents new Bank Bill was then ordered to
be printed, & the House adjourned between 9 and
10 in the evening.
aa}aH Aug. 81.
The Senate have been occupied all day with the
Land Bill and are only farther removed from de
session upon il than before. Mr. Berrien again
ed the amendment which was yesterday rejected,
after so much discussion, q mistaken in say
ing that it was adop,ed) providing that the distr
ry by Congress to raise the duties upon imports a.
bove 20 per cent. Mr. Rives then moved 10 a
mend the amendment, so that it should apply only
when the duties should he raised for the purpose
4ofprotection. This brought on debate upon the
>tcompromise, which lasted during the whole SEES
sion, and ended only with being postponed till
Monday. Mr. Archer snd that ifthe main amend.
,ment should be rejected, the bill would be lost, g.
that he spoke by authority when he made the asser
ton. Mr. Rives' modification was rejected, but no
other question was taken. .a ,..4.s...f
In the House, the Locolocos displayed their fac.
.,ious spirit in the most Luminous manner upon
resolution introduced by Mr. Sergeant to take the
new bank bill out of the Committee at p. NJ :.
which modified at the suggestion of Mr. Davis
KY, so as TO apply to Monday at the same hour
One Locofoco after another, rose to ask to be
cused from voting upon the resolution, and there
upon went into a,dscussion of the hank bill till ca
ed to order for irrelevency. Ono of his friend:
would then move chat the dsorderly member be