The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-02

TO motion to adjourn. On motion, the
the house then adjourned.
J,ne l.-Senate-The motion to re-
fer so much of the Presidents message as
relates TO foreign affairs to the committee
on foreign affairs coming up, MIR. Choate
addressed the senate at length in vindca-
ton Of the course of the secretary of state
and was followed by Mr.. Colhoun, who
spoke with earnestness on the other side.
Mr.. Huntington then took the floor in ia
vor of the secretary of state, and spoke
until the senate adjourned.
Housc-Mr. Hunt gave notice that he
would tomorrow ask leave to intoduce
bill repeating the act of 1887, to postpone
the fourth mstalment of deposite with the
states, and to provide for the deposite of
the said fourth instalmcnt according to
the provisions of the deposite act of 1886.
The unfinished business of yesterday,
being the motion to reconsider the vote on
the resolution in relation to the rules of
the house, coming up, Mr.. Wise proceed
ed to address the house at some length on
the motion to reconsider, but before he
had concluded his remarks he was taken
suddenly i'll and tainted from exhaustion,
and was led from the hall by several
members who FASTENED to his assistance.
BY general consent the further considera-
ton of the subject was postponed till to-
morrow.
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printers, after which the house adjourned.
J,ne Observation-Disclosures in favor
of bankrupt law were presented.
Mr.. Sewer offered resolution calling
upon the secretary Of war for the names
of the public agents connected with Indian
emigration, who, in his report are charg-
ed with fraud and corruption.
The resolutions submitted by Mr. Ben
ton some days ago in relation TO the inter-
ference of officers in elections, were taken
up and passed.
MIR. Clay submitted resolution so to
alter the rules Of the senate as TO take up
in the morning Immediately after the jour
nal is read, the unfinished business of the
previous day, without waiting for the
usual hour of one o'clock. Mr.. Benton
warmly opposed the resolution. He said
its object was TO exclude all resolutions Of
inquiry, the only source of Obtaining a
right understanding of what was going on
in the government. Several other sena-
tors having also warmly opposed it, Mr..
Clay consented to have it so modified as to
read one hour instead of Immediately, az
ter reading the journal.
The chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the secretary of the
treasury transmitting his plan of fiscal
agent, (Which will found in another part
of to-day's paper.)
The bill to distribute the proceeds of
the public lands among the states was
read second time and referred to the
committee on public lands.
Rev. Septimus Tustin was elected cha
plain, and the senate adjourned.
House-A great number of petitions for
bankrupt law were presented also for
national bank-tor the abolition of sla-
very in the District Of Columbia, which,
as usual, raised muss--for the re-
peal Of the sub-treasury, for which pur-
pose fruitless attempt was made to intro
duce bill-and for protective tariff.
The select committee appointed TO re-
wise the rules reportedin part. OF the rules
reported one is to consider the question
of reception raised on every petition on
any subjectnot specified in the presidents
message except bankrupt law. After a
long contest they were adopted.
Wonday, June l4.-Senate-A series
of resolutions of inquiry were offered and
disposed Of, after which the senate resum-
ed the consideration of the motion to re-
fer so much of the Presidents message as
relates to foreign affairs to the committee
on foreign affairs. Mr.. Preston replied
at length to the arguments of Mr.. Bucha-
nan. Mr.. Benton followed on the other
side, after which Mr.. Buchanan asked it
as a favor that the senate would adjourn
to G i've him an opportunity TO answer the
replies to his speech. llr. Clay had no
objection, and the senate adjourned.
House-Alter some wrang!ng about
nothing the house resumed the considcra-
ration of the motion to reconsider the vote
on the resolution in relation to the rules
of the house. Mr.. Wise, who had the
floor, spoke at great length in continual
ton of his remarks commenced on Friday.
When he had concluded great struggle
took place for the floor, during which the
previous question was demanded and SUI.
tanned. The main question was then or
dered to be put, and the house decided to
reconsider-yeas LOG, nays l0i.
So the house, having undone all, OF
nearly all, that in the last fifteen days i,
had accomplished towards organization
at late hour adjourned.