Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-28
The NaUq.

IRE Ndcy. -.
Mr.. Wise from the Committee Of Naval
Affairs, reported bill making approprl-
atoms for the purchase of Naval Stores,
Ordnance, Ordnance Stores. and Supplies.
and other purposes. Read twice. ordered
to be printed, and referred 10 the CommE-
tee of the whole on the state OF the Union.
Home Squadroa
MIR. King, from the same COMMITTEE,
renor,ed a bill Tor a Home Squadron.
Read twice and referred to the Committee
ofthe whole on the state of the Union.
Short Speeches.
Mr.. Warner asked for suspension Of
the rules to entertain his resolution pro-
posing to restrict gentlemen to one hour
each, 10 the discussion of any question in
| Committee Of the Whole, and the rules
were suspended
Mr., Warner moved the previous ques-
ton, which was put; and the resolution
was adopted, yeas Ill, nays IS.
| Mr.. Fillmore moved that the House
now resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole, on the state ofthe Union agreed
to. (Mr. Briggs in the Chalr)
Lunatic Pauper Blu
!. Mr.. Underwood as Chairman Of the
: Committee on the District of Columbia
called up the bill making further appro
) priations for Lunatic paupers, and went on
to show that there were twenty one luna
, tic paupers in this District, and that the
r appropriations already made would sup
por. but nine of the whole number; the
} least expense at which they could be sup
\ ported in the Maryland Asylum was tive
, dollars per week, per individual.
\ The Loane Bill.
Mr.. Fillmore then moved tina, the Com
mittee take up the bill authorizing tn
u President to borrow any sum not exceed
ing Sl2,O0O,O00 at an interest not exceed
ing five per cent, 10 be fedeemable an
- time after the 1st of January 1850.
,. The Mcleod Case.
4 JulY 8.A-The resolution Of Mr.. J. G
7 Floyd, asking Information of the Pres
q dent in relation 10 the Nc Lcod case, wa
" taken up, and Mr. Hunt, of N. Y, spok
= on the subject
- The Loan BiUwss further distusse
d in Committee of The Whole.
- July 9.-The discussion of the sam
d bill occupied the whole day.
W july lO.-Mr. Mckay and Mr.. Gi
s. mer opposed the measure and in II
70 course of their remarks, they both state
I confidently that the Treasury project for
- Tariff, now before the Committee {
WAYS and Means, would be reported an
acted on at this session.
II No question was taken.
to Jelly l2.-The bill was passed; ay
nd l24, nays SO.
The Mcleod Case.
"a JuIg 13.-The resolution OF Mr.. J.
X Floyd calling for information respectlr
the Mcleod affair, was taken up, and N
h. Samuel S. Bovine, Of New York, Occur
cb ed the usual morning hour in a speech
the subject. He contendec that the coul
nd pursued by the present Administrati
X. was not acceptable to the people of M
a. York, as had been alleged, and that t
Ut. assault on the Caroline was not justif
ID bv any consideration. He secuted
it idsa that a refusal by this governm'
The would lead to declaration ofwar agaiI
a. US, on the part of Great Britain. !
ck- might hang forty McLeods, and still p
o it serve peace, if it depended on Great B
ain to make war She made war W
hat none but humble and defenceless powe
ich and would never, unless driven to it, en-
nj. into war with the powerful nation Of
United States. When the hour expir
the the subject was dropped, and
the The bill, making temporary provisi
ost, for lunatics in the Distric: of Columl
the was taken up and passed.
her A letter from the Secretary of
=? Treasury, asking appropriations for
ey- service of the War Department, was r
and referred.
Navy Pensions.
ros The bill making appropriations to
',si amount of Sl46,000, for the payment
49, pensions due under the law of 1887, FIR
-. tn' the Navy Pension Fund, was ia ken
oo and passed.-Jour. Of Com.
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