The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-06-29

the General Court Of Massachusetts rn.
eral subjects of N. f.. Boundarv-,,hppo pun The &c,
Laws--and the distribution of the nnhS. heVeOu,
and they we're sevorally referred to the .ands
Committees. 'pprOFmA
The Committee of Ways and Means ,o...,
making appropriations for the pay of the NJ. bill
Congress, and IL is read twice and reCer,oa PesR,
Committee of the whole on the State or,ha 10 hs
Mr. Winthrop presents resolution on Tho SSnIIN,
ing terms: ''''N
consider theexpediency Of providing. ei,I S"aUCs
Sc iect Committee of Congress sitting in ,h"
or by Commissioners to BIO appointed by ,bo ,'Tsa
rotary of the Treasury, for taking evidenca" o St
principal ports of entry and elsewhere. NO u az As
Grafton of the existing system and rates y, JI we
imports, upon the Manufacturing, AgricuIms0 %
Commercial interests of the country" '''a t
~ And it was at once adopted.
A resolution providing for the reference -
various portions of the Presidents Messaga y. 10
appropriate Committees is presented m as
Gus question is ordered, and the resolution 10 ~
ed. "N
Resolutions calling upon the President f., i,
nation respecting the seizures Of American ia n'M
on the coast of Africa, on suspicion of,be;r tt'a
engaged in the slave Iade--and calling for w. "'q
respondenee between the British and Hmero "'
ernments, on the subject of American citizens
prisoners at Van Dieman's Land, are laid ~
table till Monday, under the standing rule NJ
House.
MIR Barnard of N. Y, presents a plan Of =, ,,e
al Bank and wishes it TO be referred to ibe .".
Committee on the subject. Objections ara 'p 10y
and in the midst Of them the House adjourn.
n.u Jane2.
been called up by Mr. Fillmore, of New YorL
was read twice by its title, and moves lis reS,,u
10 the Committee of ways and means
Mr. Profit opposes this reference, and calm Il.
yeas and nays upon the question, but the c,I NJ
not sustained The question is decided IN hs NJ
firmative, 100 to II, and on motion of Mr. M,",
the bill is ordered 20 be printed MIR Adams,
he reads the titles of number nj VI
titions, some Of which are referred, but The m,n
ty seem to be under the interdict. There i, n"
pearance of excitement, but some confusion, and
great deal of talking. He takes up one pe;ro' /
part of which refers TO the foreign slave Trade y,
moves the reference of so much of il as relate, N
that subject, and such reference is ordered BY a
Speaker.
The House then went into Committee of AB
Whole-Mr Tillinghast in the chair-upon tbp Al
iect of the bill TO pay the expenses of the prp,.
session of Congress, which approprates for ,t,t
purpose 1882, 666 so, with an additional SI50Ml
or as much of it may be necessary Tor s.aliOua9
for the next session. The bill was reported va,
speedily to The House, and was then passed vi
| surprising unanimity.
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the midst thereof the House adjourned
In The Senate-Mr Clay, from the Committee
the currency, produced the long desired bill for I'D
establishment of the Fiscal Bank, and read an Ell
ceedingIy able and statesman like report, seviuJ
forth the views of the Majority of the Com \
mittee. The bill seems to be much better adapN
to meet the wishes of Commercial men at d
North, than the original plan of the Secretary, %
| avoids all the objections l have heard from %
quarter except of course, those which the LoyM
preach about.
A bill to revive the charters of two or lH Y
Banks in This District, was then read n secn
time. Mr. Allen moved that it should be posIpu
till the first Monday in December next.
The bill WINS informally disposed of for the Tia
being and will probably be again taken up TOAD
row. Mr. Preston moved The printing of the n
respondence in relation to the return Of pat off N
Mediterranean fleet, and remarked that be hog
the result of Mr. Stevenson's interference Voc
teach our foreign Ministers in future, tina, va
they kn0ao nothing they should say nothing