Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-03-08

has become since they expect the locos TO go out
Of office, and the Wings to come in Strange this
could not have been done Mt any time within the
last twelve years--s it not i
Wednesday, Feb. "a. The Senate passed to q
third reading the bill recharcring for two years
The banks in the District of Columbia: yeas 70
Noes IL. Mr.. Allen Of Ohio, moved an amend
ment making the stockholders personally liable
for the debts of the hanks but it was rejected,
ayes Is, noes 49, On motion Of Mr. Clay, the
banks were authorized TO pay their deposites in
the funds deposited.
In the House, the General appropriation bill
came up first in order,--tho question being
agreeing to the amendments made in committee
of the Whole. MIR. Vie moved the previous
question, which prevailed The amendments a.
dorted in committee of the whole were then sew
orally passed on and adopted; one uppropraIing
| 30oO0 Tor the repair Of the bridge over the Poo-
muc at Washington, Yeas ll5, N0ys 20. One
reducing the fees and allowances OF U. ,. District
Clerks, Attorneys and Marshalls: Yeas l16. Nays
! lG Another requiring those officers to pay into
the Treasury nil the fees they may receive over
$4,000 each for District Attorneys and Marshalls
$4,000 for Clerks: Yens l3S, Nays SO. Another
allowing $3I32 81, to pay Tor completing the
/ New York Custom House Yeas, 60; Nays, IS.
Another, allowing $1,000 for furniture for The Pre-.
sdentr Houses: Yeas 80, Nays Sc An item Of
!
was rejected Yeas IS, Nays 100 The House
now took IA recess.
/ After the recess, the amendment limiiing the ell
! tire emolumenis of any Postmaster to $4,000 was
carried Yeas lj2, Nays -. The anlendmtnt
of tue Committee to substitute Charge daffars
! for our Minister PIcnipoteninry to Mexico, was
re ected: Ayes GO, Nays l0l. An amendment
granting $4,000 for the survey of the South west
coast was agreed to. The bill finally passed
without division, and was seGt TO the Senaie.-
! Adjourned.
! Thursday, Feb Is. In the Senate, bur little bu-
siness Of public nature was transacted, the day
having been devoted To the consideration Of private
bills.
In the House the Navy Appropriation bill was
taken up in Committee ofthU Whole.
Mr.. Satonstal Of Mass, moved to increase the
appropriation from $ ,425 COO to S2,000000. A
long debate this motion, and on nh a
mendment offered by Mr. Mallory of Va. TO ap-
propriac S500,000 for the building of steamships.
Ate o'clock the committees rose without having
come TO any concuSlun and the House nd lOurned.
Friday FEB. 26 In the Senate Mr.. Clay of AL.
spoke against including banks in the bankrupt bill I;
the bills for the public works, such as the Cum
bertrand road, were put over to the next session
n trenty with tie Miami Indians OH the Wabash,
covering 100000 acres Of land, was confirmed
and at two O'Clock, after the announcement OF the
death of Judge Barbour, the Senu,e adjourned to
attend the funeral.
In the House, the discussion was continued
upon the motion Of MIR. Salstonull, (whig,) to i'll
crease the appropriation for the navy from ST.
225,000 to S2,0O0010. ['rhe leading opponents
of this measure of national defence are MeSsrs.
Jones of VA, Cooper Of Ga, Na"derpool of N.
Y. and Smith of Indana-alI ocoioons and
these are the men who are very valiant on-paper'
Every one of them, If hey were present, voted for
Pickens' report At 2 o'clock the House adj ourn-
ed to attend Judge Barbour's funeral aud after
wards held an evening session, when Mr.. Salston-
stalls amendment WINS defeated in committee OF
the whole by small majority.
Saturday, Feb. 81. In the Senate, 4 bill wa:
Introduced altering the judicial districts of the
United States so to give the appointment Of
The Judge in the place Of Mr.. Barbour of Va. 10
Louisiana or Mississippi. Mr.. Roane of Va. op.
posed the bill--he was against aiding State
Norl, % The Potomac (oh! woful!) to The Nirg
mia disi,ct. Mr.. Rlves of Va was in favor OF the
bl lie thought Chief Justice fancy would
make a very good Judge for Virginia, and that
justice to other portions of the Union required the
proposed change. The bill was passed, and, il
passed by the House, will defeat the nomination Of
z. V. Daniel.
House. Mr.. Evans of Maine (Whi+) moved in
The House the amendment, substantially, which
had been rejected in committee of The whole, viz
an increased appropriation OF 100000 for the ma
wy 100000 Of ii to be for war steamers: carried
10y 10 majory-PICKENs voting with other loco:
in the negative. Tie valiant Pickcns-the palr
otic Pickens-,he Pckens who was just now fol
war, hot as II pepper-corn ; lie voting against i'm
proving Tic Navy! We fancy the Globe vii
hencclorh find poor Piekings in the pseudo wal
repor. The Navy bill was then passed, also tie
army bill, containing an appropriation of $l,CG5,
SIG for the Florida war;