The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-09

and after some remarks he offered as an
resolution to adopt the rules
of the last house until otherwise ordered,
To rcappomt she committee heretofore APP
pointed In report rules, and to confirm the
election OF officers, and on this he moved
the previous question. Here followed an
other understandable scene of confusion,
IN which the amendment was voted down.
Another amendment like the one Just vo-
ted down, with 4 clause 10 confirm the ap-
puiutmGnt of the committees, was then Of
lcrcd and also rejected yeas l0f, nays
l07-thc house thereby refusing TO adopt
the rules of the last house, including the
2lst, and to confirm the appointments of
officers and committees The annoucc-
ment created great excitement. The vote
WAS then taken on the original resolution,
and that too was voted down-ycas l0G-
nays ITO. The house therefore resolved
not to adopt the rules without the 2lst,
having previously determined no. to adopt
the rules with il, and the house adjourned
at nine O'Clock without rules. committees,
or organization.
J,n1C l6,-Scnatc-Took up the rcso-
luton offered few days ago by Mr.. Clay,
TO pint 800 copies of secretary Ew-
ing's report. Mr.. Woodbury. took occa-
sion TO offer some comments on the re-
port of the secretary of the treasury, in
the course of which he pointed out extra
ordinary discrepancies and mis-s,a,c-
mens. He showed that the assumption
that there was deficit in the means Of
the treasury TO be made up, which requir-
ed the meeting of congress in May, was
wholly without foundation. He proved
by the report itself that both on the 4th of
March and the 3lst of May the treasury
had a surplus on hand, and that, but for
the expenses incurred on accom-, of the
extra session. the same full condition OF
the treasury would have been found in
September. lie further proved that, IN
stead of there being debt of 10 millions
left behind it by the late administration, as
had been asserted in the newspapers, the
report itself was obliged to pare this debt
down to SIX millions for the whole year
1871 and if a deduction be made for the
cost Of the extra session, the pretended
forty million debt will shrink to less than
three! So that the pretended deficit in
the finances Is as egregious humbug as
the mountain debt of forty millions, which
the report itself dissipates.
Mr.. W. then compared the report made
by the secretary of the treasury to the pre-
sldcnt with that made by the same officer
TO the senate, and showed that they disa-
greed in almost every item, and in some
to the amount Of millions. One remark
able difference was this: in his report to
congress he states that the debt at the end
of 1871, will be about Sir millions in
his statement coming drought the presi-
dent, he makes it upwards Of cicr0 mil
lions!
When Mr.. W. had concluded Mr.. Ev-
ans obtained the floor, but the senate, on
motion proceeded to executive business,
and then adjourned.
llousc-Nr. Stuart this morning offer
ed resolution for the adoption of the
rules of the last house. subject to the re-
solution adopted on Saturday, by which
the business Of the session is limited TO
the subjects contained in the presidents
message and bankrupt law, and which
raises the question of reception on all pc
tons on any other subject. On this he
moved the previous question. A long and
irregular sort of debate here followed, in
the course of which the Wise faction and
the Clay faction got terribly at logger
heads, much to the amusement of the de.
mocrats. After the whole day had been
far spent in this way, the house at length
came to vote on the resolution, which
was adoptcd-aycs ll9, noes 1903. A
motion to reconsider was Immediately
made and voted down, so that the organi
cation OF the house cannot be again re-
versed. Adjourned.
June l7.-Senate.- The discussion ON
secretary Ewing's report was continued
to-day. Mr.. Evans, OF the committee of
finance responded to Mr.. Woodbury.,
and was followed by Mr.. Wright, who
before he had concluded gave way to
motion to adjourn.
House-The hour of meeting was fix
ed at lOA. NJ. and of adjournment at Bpm.
Mr.. j. G. Clark offered resolution to
appoint a committee TO enquire into the
eXpediency of procuring supplies of sta.
-lonary for congress by contract with the
owcst bidder, and of limiting the quaint.
y consumed. Mr.. Bovine moved IN
lmend so as TO embrace in the enquiry
he cost OF the public stationary used by
he wing committee under Mr.. Clark's di-
'ectIons, last Summer. Voted down. Mr..
Smith Conn. moved to amend so as 10
extend the enquiry TO all eypendiures ;r