The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-18
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w ARLINGTON, June y, lH2,
In Senate, TO day, the Army Approximation Mn
was received fion the House Mr. Evans remark
ing that on examination o the hill il appeared rab
er TO be bill TO reorganise the Army than one 10
appropriate for ITS support moved 10 refer 10 the
Committee ON Military Affairs and 10 the Commit
tee on Finance severaily the appropriate paris Of
the hill
nance.
The Apporiionmeni Fill was taken up, the Dis.
lrct section, ms it came from the House, hcNg ul
der consideration, which 6ir Linn had moved
amend by adding that the provisions oil iheTsma
shall not affect the elections Of Representative
the 2Sh Congress.
The amendment Of Mr. Linn was then a'&
Yeas d; Nays ~.
Mr. Alien moved TO strike ont the whole 4
trict system-Reiected: Yeas II; NaYs2l, r
The blank was filed by inserting the numh'
Representatives for each State under the adT
rate, 7O,6S0.
In The House, on motion Of Mr. Briggs lIeHr
ming hour set apart for the reception Of nF0
from Committees. Mr. Gushing got up his \
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which u
cludes with n resolution requesting the lrp'ldAlB
10 enter INTO negotiations w it'll the British GomI
ment for efTeciing permanent and equitable ~
rangement in the commerce between tho Un'S \
States and the British Colonies. and spoke alSr \
length on the subject, giving an analysis "p a
report, efering to their inequality in The cmNa,
| cial arrangements between the two connHlei
the necessity ofremediai measures.
| On motion OF Mr. Gushing, the motion np
the extra copies of the New-York Custom hH, f
Commission was taken up and MIR Cushing an,
many cries Of Question proceeded at CREATE!
to address the House, principally IN relu'a"av
the charges in Mr. Poindexters Report Snnf
Eastern Manufacturers, entering into ihe Ms.
the case, contendng that many OF inc c""S'
were founded on hearsay evidence, &c'@c
Mr. Arnold, after referring to the deeleS.a
wretched and disgraced condition oil lhe maui
Of the country, and to the fact that Inc MO I%G
and absorbing questions ofall others Inc i al"
and the Currency qneslon-were al 'ns "",m5
of The question untouched, moved INC TO@
question, which was seconded Ayes 20 WV" "oSn
Mr. Chas ]. lngersoll moved TO Jay '' % M" N,u
to print on the table. Rejected: yeas oO i,., S
90 The question was taken on the hiS' lOa'Jo
orthe amendment of MIR Underwood . uv Of
,hat by the printing the House did not "rI +, s
sanction the institution OF the Co, 1 or Nma
President; which was adopted: yeas ooi ~; w
/, On motion OF Mr. Adams, 'he whole 80 so'J'
then laid on the table: Yeas 90, Nays =" .sM
On motion of Mr. ssailonsiall lbe House IN Gs@
i;sclf into a Committee of the Who'o o' u" o,mri
and the anticipated struggle Tor pus i've Rercnue
MIR Satonstall moved 10 take up e.ucs NJ
bill f,om The Committee on Man Mani &c ,%e same
| Fillmore moved to take up the VI" and Means
subject from the Committee OF ways % S Mn appp
Mr. j. r. IngersolI moved to take Wy ~ tho Dspad
priating tor the incidental expenses VI 10
mems OF Governuient. MIR G'meI ~" "f member
up the bill to regulate the mileage "
Congress. 500 49,. nm Mr. SSS
D. The Committee refused 10 take n H. FiInatr,
I stalls bill: Ayes So; Nays 81; am Gs Scsa
motion was carried: Ayes VI; Nos 10. COMMITTEE
reported by Mr. Fillmore from ,n osonrce from
: Ways and Means "To provide l ',;Us laws nF
$ poris, and change and modify eS s,he5 popss
sing duties on imports and for o' ,hs CIerR>ss
was taken up and read through W and hail.
reading occupying about an hour a''
a Committee then rose. u,b,rsday Jdm
In Senate. Reports were mao Sfais, ah
from the Committee on Maya Az Of cnsin'ssss
g regulate the appointment ana PAN pay the COnna
The Navy; and by Mr. Merrlch rsJuce and reg
, lof Post.offices and Roads, to re 'hs Gankips
hostages and correct abuses u an
: vilege. p.,,, yas again tak'' '.si
:, rnwmittee orthe Whole. the lien moved
n being under consideralo n' ne ne section sha'
amendment providing that .n n,;es or cities 70
reon,re The subdivision oil oou" "arv 10 existing
$ ;Iu'o d;s,r;cts. "when contrary .usoms and
r nd nsaoes of the State, and the elected: Y'S
d i its of fi the people thereof N''
;, Nays 81.