Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-09-08
From Washington.
Washington, Sept. 3, 1871

In SENATE, Mr.. Calhoun presented series
of resolutions passed at meeting IN Clarke
county, Va, commencing the policy of the par
tv in power and in favor of sustaining the Ve-
to. Mr.. Preston moved that it be laid on the
table, but withdrew his motion until Messrs.
Calhoun and Benton had made remarks IN ia
vor of printing them, when he briefly reJoinea
and then renewed the motion which prevailed
Yeas 26, Nays II.
The Joint resolution from the House Ieid'.'s s
TO the printing of Departments was rgau twlce
and referred to the Committee on the Library
The bill from the House to rePeai oec'. o. ol
the Act nassed july. 1885, for the support oil the
Military ACADEMY and to prohibit any invest
-, Il ,ho II S funds in the State Stocks,
- ,,u;ce and referred to the Committee
IN Motion of Mr.. Buchanan, the bill from
n. House allowing the franking privilege TO
- oxteuded to Mrs Harrison, was read in
Committee of the whole and passed.
The Joint resolution from the House, making
j, The duty of the Attorney General, to exam
inc into the titles of lands for public buildings,
&C., was read twice and referred TO the Com
mittee on Finances.
The Fiscal CORPORATION BILL :hen came
up: being briefly debated by Messrs. Simmons
and Berrien, Mr. Walker offered an amendment
inserting a new section, claiming for Congress
the pewer to modify or repeal which was re-
iected. Yeas 90, Nays 29 The question was
then upon its third reading, which was ordered
by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates,
Berrien, Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton,
Dixon. Evans, Graham, Henderson, Hunting
ton. Kerr, Mangum, Msrrick, Miller, Morehead,
Phelps, Porter, Preniiss, Preston, Simmons,
Smith, Of Indiana, Southard, Tallmadge, White,
Woodbrdge---27.
NAYS---Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton,
King, Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson,
Pierce, Rives, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury., Wright,
Young-22.
The bill was then read third time and final
ly passed.
The Fertilization Bill wgs then taken up and
Mr.. PRESTON moved that the Senate concur
with the amendment Of the House, which was
TO strike out SIS, 900 for the Western Armory,
and insert $4,000. After debate by Mr.. BEN
TON against, and Mr.. PREsToN in favor of the
amendment, it was adopted, Yeas q, Nays l9.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consider
alton of executive business and then adjourned
The HOUSE, on motion of Mr.. BRIGGs, took
up the joint resolution giving the ranking priv
iIege to Mrs Harrison during life. Mr. AN
DREws offered an amendment which was adopt
ed, striking out the words weighing two ounces
and under At the instance of Mr.. CUSHING,
the Resolution was changed TO an Act read in
that form third time and finally passed.
On leave Mr. FILLMORE offered resolution
requiring the Secretary of State to report to the
House as soon after the commencement of the
next session as practicable, statement of the
privileges and restrictions of the commercial
intercourse of the United States with all foreign
nations, with columns showing the average
amount and value of the articles exported 10
each country for the years 1888, 1889, and
1910, and of the duties on the same; together
with summary Of the average aggregate value
of exports TO each country for those years, of
articles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of
the United States, with the average amount Of
duties thereon accruing 20 each country. The
resolution was adopted
The resolution offered by Mr.. ]. 6. FLOYD,
requesting the President TO inform the House
whether any officer Of the Army or the Attor-
ney General has since March 4th, been direct
ed to visit New York for any purpose connect
ed with the trial of Mcleod, &c, then came
up. After some debate by Messrs Floyd, Ev-
ereu and Boardman the House adjourned.
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