The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-09-07

nong others supported tho ball, but no quesuoh nau
been taken whom the House odj'd
On Wednesday and Thursday last, the actual
t,nsncss done by Congress was OF a very important
rhnractcr One of the measures-wc might almost
say The measure--to tho passage OF "hc" "e
Wing party were most particularly Piedgeo' a''u ~
,he maturity Of which The People IN a" P"''s VI
the country have nnxiously looked, has been pas
sed by the Senate The bill providing Tor inc d's
tribution of the proceeds OF the puDhc iands among
the States being at its third reading, was iuriher
debated, IN the Senate, on "Wednesday. On Ihors
,iay, il was again taken up. Messrs Cuthber''Mc
Roberts, Young and Benton, Qhc latter IN nus us"'
nj STYLE Of coarse and vulgar abuse made speeches
in opposition to the Bill, while Mr. Rives address
ed the Senate in n speech which is much commend
ed in its favor. The question was then taken on
the passage of the bill, and decided in the afrma-
tive M follows
"a yEAs-Messra Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard {,
Ferrien, Choatc, Clay of Ky. Clayton, Dixon, Ev-
ans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington. Kerr, Man.
gum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter,
Prentiss, Rives, Simmons, Smith of Ind. Southland
Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge -28.
NAYS Messrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan, CAL
houn, Clay Of Alabama Cuthbcrt, Fulton, King,
Linn, McRoberts, Mouion, Nicholson, Pierce, Pres
ton, Sewer, Smith of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tap
pan, Walker Williams, Woodbury., Wright, Young
%
In the House Of Representatives on Wednesday,
the whole sitting occupied, (the Post Office ap
Precipitation Bill being nominally under consIdera-
ton } by very violent and heated political debate
In which Messrs Arnold, Stany. Bolts Payne,
Chas. Brown, and James, engaged In this debate
The present condition Of political parties, all the 20
itica topics Of the day. the peculiar position OF the
President Abolition and almost every thing
else that calculated to excite passion and
angry feelings We are sorry that gentlemen stand
ing high, as some of the speakers descrvedly do
as men of talents, integrity and honor, should have
condescended TO make use Of the language of abuse
and recrimina ton, and TO have applied opprobrous
epi,hets to the individual who, however much
tic may have disappointed our expectation, still
stands at the head of the Marion. Mr. Gushing
spoke in favor of the bil and in reply to the re-
marks made by Messrs Arnold and Bolts, in rela-
lion the conduct of the President the subject
Of the Bank--and the debate was further continu-
ed by Messrs. Marshall and Wise
On Thursday, motion of Mr. Briggs, the
House resolved to take the Post Office Bill out of
the Committee at 12 o'clock. The Bill was fur
Their discussed inCommittee of theWhole by NJ essrs
amendment proposed by Mr. Gimer, providing that
when the funds of the department will permit, the
nmount of the proposed loan shall be refunded to
treasury, adopted The bill was reported TO
the House, with this amendment, which was
currod in The Bill was read third time, and pas
snd-127 to 4S.
The Bill making appropriation for the funeral ex
penses of the late President ofthe U. s was then
10,
90.
The House then considered and passed, the Bill
in relation to Greenoughs Statue Of Washington.
1t makes appropriations Cor the preparation and
execution 81 tho work--for freight-1nd for the
removal of the Statue from the Navy Yard, and
its erection in the Rotunda
We have our full account Of the proceedings of
Congress Friday last. In Senate, tho Revenue
Bill was taken up,a after the transaction OF some 9TH
or minor business. A long discussion arose on the
amendment strike out from the list of excepted
articles, "gold and silver and other watches: gold
and silver lace embroidery; aces silks, thread
cotton; and all articles composed wholly
chiefly of gold and silver; gems and precious
and pearls Of all kinds when sett; jewellry, incud
ing paste, which would have the effect raise
the duty these articles from IL l.2 per cent.
The amendment was agreed to, Al to 5. The Sen
ate then proceeded to the consideration Of Execu-
tive business; in the course of which the nominal
ton of Messrs Jenfer, as Minister Austria Todd
as Nj mister TO Russia, and Gen. Wool as Brgadier
General ofthe U. s. Army, in place of Gen. Scott,
promoted, were confirmed. Nothing is said in
any of these accounts, in relation to the nomina-
ton of Mr. Everett, Minister TO England, but we
have some reason to believe that this nomination,
which has been made by The President, will NOT
DO rejected by the Senate.
In the House. after the consideration of some
other business, u pou which there definite
notion, the Bill fsmaking appropriations for outfits
and salaries ofdplomatc agents" was taken up in
Committee of the Whole. II gave rise to very pro
tracted discussion, after which it was reported to
tho House, received its third readings and was final
" passed. was, also, joint resolution in rela-
ton the distribution of 700 copies of the Digest
of Patents
The Bill for the Distribution of the proceeds Of
the Public Lands among the States, was received
from the Senate with amendment is. The Bill