The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-24
REFORM ADMINISTRATIONS,
TWENTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS-,
----Exirnordinnry Sc,siou.----

sumcd, and Mr.. Simmons and Mr.. Ber-
rlen successfully addressed the senate in
favor of the bill. The efforts of these
gentlemen were intended to give an air OF
serious carncsmcss To tins scheme, but ii
would be a hard task to take oil the I'M
preston universally prevalent, that it is a
mere contriyance, as Mr.. Bolts explained
it in his cotl'ce-house letter, "to hcaI the
Presidents Mr.. TaPpan replied, and on
concluding, Mr.. Walker proposed an
amendment dcclaratory Of the power Of
congress to repeal public corporation.
Voted down-22 to p. The bill was
then finally passed by the following vote ::
YEAS-Mcssrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Der
ricn, Choatc, Clay, Ky, Clayton, Dixon Evans,
GSham, henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum
Mcrrjck, Miller, Morohead Phelps Porter, Prem
uss, Preston, Simmons, smith, Ind, Southland,
Tal,malsc, White, WoIlhridse-27.
NAYS-Ncssrs. Allen, Benton. Buchanan
Calhoun, Clay, Ala, Cuthbcrt, Fulton, King
Linn, McRobcrs, Mouton, Nicholson Pierce
Riycs, Sewer, Smith, Conn, Sturgeon, TaPpan
Walker, Woodbury., Wright Youug-22.
The senate next concurrcd in the house
amendment to the fortiication bill, where
by the appropriation for western armo-
ry is cut down to $4,000 and the site is
made eligible by the president. Adj.
House--A bill was passed giving Mrs.
Harrison the ranking privilege during her
natural life.
Mcssrs. J. G. Floyd and Everett made
speeches pro andcon. on the Mcleod case,
and then, after an unsuccessful attempt to
lay Mr.. Floyd's resolution on the table.
the house adjourned.
Sept'r. 4.-SeH0te.-The revenue bill
was resumed, the question pending being
the motion to exclude tea and coffee from
taxation.
Mr.. Clay now made his promised ex-
pose of the state of the treasury, to show
that the proposed tax on tea and coffee
was indispensably necessary to keep the
goyelnmcntouto of debt. The expenditures
Of this first year of wing reform, he said,
will exceed the revenue 10000, 900, and
would absorb the whole of the twelve
million loan. The appropriations of the
extra session he stated to be $500, 900.
He thinks the expenses of the present year
will not exceed SOS, 900 600. and homes
the average for the next 3 years may not
much exceed the last year Of Van Buren's
administration. Mr.. Woodbury. and Mr..
Calhoun replied, and insisted that accor.
ding to the calculations of the treasury,
as well as of the chairman of the finance
committee, the tax on tea and coffee was
not necessary under an economical ADM.
nsrarion The vote was then taken and
Notwithstanding his long and laborious
argument, Mr.. Clay was beaten more than
three to one-Mr. Woodbury's amend.
mcnt being adopted by 80 against 10!
Mr.. Allen then moved to insert salt
among the free articles, pending which
motion the senate adjourned.
H)Hsc-Mr. Goodc presented the pro.
cecdings of several meetings in Virginia.
condcmuing the measures of the extra
session. Laid on the table.
The Fiscal Corporation bill was return
cd from the senate and received the sig
nature of the speaker of the house.
The resolution in relation TO the Me-
Lcod case was resumed, and Mr.. Adams
made one Of his peculiar speeches on the
subject. He called this debate lerocious
onc-hc magnied England and DEGRADED
our own country-and he said if we went
to war with England we would be in the
wrong. On concluding he moved to Law
the resolution on the table. Carried.
The president informed the house that
ne had signed the land bill. Adj.
Nonday, Sept, c. Scnaie-The tariff
oLII was resumed ana after snort debate
Mr., Aliens amendment to make salt a
free article was rejcctcd-2l to %.
A variety of other amendments were
offered and rejected.
The following two were unanimously
adopted, VIZ
One offered nv Mr. RurhoOon ia IN,