The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-02-16

veil, I,od 'T1allmadge, Wa'Ne''
s%Tvaliiams-99' ~, ,v,s pder discussion in
49, House. Friday, Feb. 5.
9 ,,v the House OF Represen'o''se' ~ 49,. nil,
TO Gay ,mousy, to take the Treasury No'o n''
most u"'' C,u,mi,tc Of the whole, at c'ocN ,'"'
out oil '' ~ uouse. The resolution thot ied 10
pass u ~" a,s handed in by Gov Lincoln OF Mas
ibis result was
snchuseis No,o Rir passed the House Of
the .,;rss on Friday night, at O'clock oY
Represent ',oc - 20 The Bill was amended, on mo-
w" N, Wise, as follows;
"'D D,o,id,d That in case the Treasury No'es OUT
,,u and unredeemed, issued unoer so'"e'
SA'U" 'rcooaress, added to the amount OF sue"
laws under this and actually expended or
n0s' moe, payments due and payable before
'SS"'' fuarch next, shall, on the 4ih OF March
y'As ~" ,od the sum of millions Of Dollars, then
A'AT .;,ort Of the United States be, and is here
w' I,,,sd to issue, by virtue of the provisions
Wau' .ocb further amount Of the said notes as
'ol The the whole amount issued under :bis
W" .orlicabe to payments falling due after
%sa Of March next, the full sum OF i've millions
odolars .,
:. ma Senate the Bankrupt bill has been tho or
l., of,bs day. 1t may pass that body, by deci-
~, ,o,o. bu, it can never pass the House Of Rep
.,o,,ivcs. And he who hopes that a general
U,Okrup, Bill will ever become a law OF the land,
ISsr will be disappointed. The doctrine OF State
pi,h,s, is now carried to extent, that strongly
,.n,.bend. vii, forever forbid the enactment of SO
im0or,,nt a measure, as a Uniform Bankrupt Law.
Saturday, Feb. &.
The Correspondent OF the Boston Atlas gives
tho ALLOWING, as the proceedings Of Congress on
Saturday:
have seldom witnessed moro perfectly unim
Oor,ant and undressing days proceedings than
those that have just passed. The Senate did not
st. having Adjourned until Monday. In the
Hous The reign of duIIness would have been SUI
vreme had not its supremacy been disputed by
tha, of confusion and disorder. TO day is accor-
ding to the rules ofihe House, one of the two days
selapart each week for the conside ration of the
private appropriation bills. These bills are for the
most par, justly due TO private individuals from
The Government, and deserve attention as much as
/ any other claim, but during the whole of the pres
Congress- they have been most shamefully neg
lNNd No matter how ust the claim--no matter
how long "hope de ferred which maketh tho heart
B fck" may have deluded with unfnlflled expecta-
lions the unfortunate caima mt no matter how ur-
4 gentmay be the circumstances, tho Locotoco ma.
jorly ofhe House of Representatives. have thus
dsr been unwilling to attend TO these bills.
Today, all a, once, the House appeared 10 wake
10 sense Cf,hcir duty. A resolution was intro
duced, by means Of suspension of tho rules, to
set apau portion nF next Tuesday for the passage
Ofsnadtr ofIh",' VILLA, and tho whole OF tho pro-
ceednss M day have been devoted TO this matter,
\ @NS, however, little progress
In The Senate on Monday, petitions praying the
passage of The Bankrupt law, were presented from
every part of the Union, also u few remonstrancos
against any such law.
Mr. Mcrrick Of Md, made an attempt 10 have
The bill 10 revive and continue tho act TO incorpo.
n'e The banks of the District OF Columbia taken
but did no, succeed
Inc BANKRUPT bill then came before the Senate
nihe special order, The motion pending being MIR
Hubbard's proposition TO amend the bill so as 10 in
cude banking corporations in the compulsory pro-
cess, aud requiring three Gnnrhs of the creditors in
amount to consent to the release of the debtor &
This motion was under discussion the remainder of
heday but the Senate adjourned before any final
achon was had upon it.
IN The House beginning was made upon the
annual appropriation bills. The bill appropria.
'"ns $l'o4a, 155 for the payment OF Revolutionary
nu O'nef PENSIONS. was considered in committee
0flhe Whole. ..#,,.
~waddy Thompson, of s. C., offered an a.
W based on communication from the
~. epa'tment appropriating 100000 to nego-
|'" 'ed perfect friendly relations with the Semin-
~ 40 the communication from he Secretary of
Al We" as IN an accompanying letter from Gen
sao the opinion was expressed that this
war P'' "' e'' ~ ' ""'e 'o''
'''suay no business of the least possible
,6s s.r s"'e was transacted by either House. In
coO,;,"sI, '"e debate on the Bankrupt bill was
q, 49,. y several Southern Senator's Mr. Sew
bein,. u. moved the bill be laid on tho table, but
ed question was taken the Senate adjourn
ne;a.a, mouse the subject of abolition. which was
pnDs"'. a'y brought up in the debate on the AID.
which NJ viii provoked warm discussion. in
cher,,,. s'Sf'' Black and Cooper, of Ca, were the
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