Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-09-03
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AOllON in CONultEoS.
The news of the action of Congress on the
very important and highly interesting measures
have already passed or are certainly
about passing, diffuses every where a general
Joy, in the pleasing consequences of which at
least even the opponents of the Administration
We are enabled, to our great delight, to con-
tinue the annunciation Of Glad tidinrs TO the
people. The land distribution and general pre-
emption bill Yesterday passed the Senate, bv
% votes to 81. It had. as the reader knows.
previously passed the House of Representa-.
lives; but HAVING been amended in the Senate.
by a provision to SUSPEND its oDeration when
duties are laid on lamentations bnvond 2O nor
cent or their valuel, it has vet 70 co bacl; to tho
House for its action upon that amendment.
Respectinp the MASSAGE If tho land hin ve
have but one rerret. and that is. that Mr., Pros.
ton could not. in view of the oninion If bis own
state on the subject. vote in favor Of if, We 70.
pret it. because his vote would have added so
much weirbt to the nronondora,ce in tie favor
Every other Whip voted in favor of the hill
Anns NJ. o.Inpia'I"il1 a WIZ measure
A'icl niI. Deh'on had ehdcd MS speech
which (he did, by the way, with a solemn APP
peal to President Tyler to veto the bllD MIR.
Smith, of Indiana, chairman of the Committee
an p,,hI;o I'D ~. Lo.;nJ. e"to
uI anu iao inueia''Saoiy "atchcu
anu cared LOT the pill during It's whole progress,
waived his right OF reply, from his anxious and
laudable desire to terminate the debate, and
come TO a final vote unon the hill.
Tins tho debate. was b,nnilv cIosod
urn - n'pP.y ue'u
ine iiouse VI representative sun goes
ahead with good VIII and unprecedented vlgor
Of purpose. The bill appropriatinr money for
the relief of the Post office DEPARTMENT VS. ves.
terday finally passed and sent to the Senate for
onnonrrorco toro,bor viii two a,h6r Til "
nra.o -oT. : ~: ~ oH'
w oniy me- VI iour oilS' anu those
OF subordinate Importance, now to DO acted upon
by the House of Representatives.
The Postmaster General. who seemst o have
hoan saloctoJ ne tbn ,ar,o. rr ~ n.y. no
cue &C." ,So - a ~ 49, W tlro"s sno'
from 'hc ioiSc'I oo"soi t,e oPPosltloh organs
has reason 10 be aDundantly gratItlod with the
vote in the House of Representatives Yesterday
upon the bill making an appropriation 10 relieve
,Lo. D,nar,mout from tho rrooofu conJ,;or
.'d' toH LAX e'aVe,ui coiiuItioi
III WHICH IL was iGIt Wy Tie idIe administrator
One hundred ana tWenty-seVen votes to forty.
eight is a majority sufficient to console him fol
volumes Of vulrar abuse,
WEnyrsp,v Apc. ., lal1.
In the Senate to-day. Mr. Sturro,n nresented ,
petition of the citizens of pittsburg' for an rycmntior
from duty of articles which enter into the mannfac
tnrc of GLASS. Laid on tLn tobIo
Mr.. Calhoun presented the proceedings and roso
lutions of n meeting of Petersburg, Va, arainst
Protective Tariff and a National Bank, and approving
the Veto OF the President also against Dis rlbution
and expressing the hope Of the veto of the bill for thi
purpose, II passed. Lad on the table, and ordere
to be printed.
Mr. lappan moved TO take up the resolution offer
Gu by nun some days since, Tor an adjournment O
Conf'ess ~ s"e o.n INST Inc iio"oh was hesa
Tho 6;s,r;hn,;o and D. r oror,;or hill ,uos ,,Lo, ~
,.i Iaha,oI J,,"nn H. ~ ~ os av. vi" ="
s Snr;or Wrcb, l Ts,r rmu o"y y Vs. ess ;, "Uuu%
and h. WNIessrs, AK rrb"r . rm' Wo nnr tm ~, GpFo''t sWr
A. Cn,hi.r "u "oIa1r"s ~ n1 smi
~. ,h;s n,,nnsa ,i,h Hp, ,Lo a u. :, - ap, ,ha;, w.
vi WIS P"rppooi "itt ~ uiucis''"u"'s 'Iat III
question pc taken On the OIL tomorrow The "eha'
a'Iru'Ihe o uorso tho In uaLi,r xo,n,. r,
,ba roEnf If ,bo Dos, oGioo Dnnar5 ndp,'p, "e IN, ~
Gme rel'ei . ~ i vs. pa nj nIpanunan, was uuoa!e
uuiins ,nc uny, ~ ues,ics iic h,elI'S u INC questo
lhucli iiiSye.iun'VG umu pottGHh ihdltGr was Hilt
1uueu' Mess.ai n I'm W iH'trHelu, iopNlhS an
.ono ~ iii ""' ~ '''ss' "N' A'"0'N a'
'uSuuou '''e I'M. ,
M a. referred 70, uhu conueInneu 'he veto Oh III
/ hesueiit, 'IIuo"iS mn, ucd''y,y ms put'!i az
e''liijoI WIN Wv ocoS' 1 Iett oou'i Nv u
iou'iu pe''et WI W a i'ocu rooo, t"un We on'
m'serao,J WEI :, .d oLhci emu u .hc hsenu
4 ~hs wv '1lVi y oIuci ny various "Io'hp'iS' III
tne Chutlian uecuIu u OUT oi ofuer 10 rss SO ulsre'
pgc'u' .ctH's III Iclu.oh 10 me Chei NiaS,stFau
Mr. a; sun nc nau Iot sPokem 81 me cnlsl Nlasl'
uae, uu' . a Wfetohi II NJ lylet ; nlchus Iisls't
on tshpphoaUoh 10 nm, they could mus c0hS'rue !
Mr. a. Appealed from 'le decision oil the Cnalr, tht
he was OUT Vi oruer; ne however Withdrew II.
Mr.. lngersol renewed the appeal, insisting tn;
the President had no more privileges on this floor tina
any other citizen. He withdrew his appeal, and NJ
A. concluded, in the same strain, his remarks.
Mr.. Stanley severely criticised the speech of NJ
Arnold, eypres.inp his con6dencc in the presiden