Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-20

on concurring in the Report of the Committee of
the Whole. Mr. G. J lngersoll moved to recon
nit the bill to the Military COMMITTEE, with in
struclions 10 inquire into the expedeucy of reor
ganizing the Army, to report bill for that pnr
pose, &c. Mr.. I. briefly mpugned this precipi
tate and blindfold manner of reducing this great
arm of our defence aud commended That the sub
ect should receive tie deliberate consideration OF
the House through one OF is committees
Mr.. Reynolds moved an amendment iustrnctng
an inquiry TO the eXpediency Of abollshng the
Military Academy ut West Point, or changing it
SO as to be more acceptable to the people Mr.
r. attacked the whole plan OF the Military Acad-
envy, contendng that it was useless aud should
be abolished. Mr., Holmes gollanily defended it.
The previous question was moved by Mr.. Yorke
and being seconded, the motion to recomnt was
cut of, and the House brought to a direct vote on
the amendments Of the COMMITTEE all of which
were concurred in. The vote on the division of
Mr.. Cave Johnsons amendment, reducing the
Army TO the standard of 1921, was-Yeas 10 !;
Nays 50. On that aboljshing the regiment Of
Dragons Of 1886 Yeas "a Nays 3d. &c
The bill was then passed.
At late hour yesterday, the bill to supply a
deficiency of $s4,95l in the Navy Pension Fund,
and the bill proving for the settlement of the
claims of Maine Tor the services of her militia,
were briefly considered in Committee, reported
to the House and passed.
WEDNESDAY,, June g.
III Ce0dIe, tO'uhy, the army bpUToIHluu
was received from the House. Mr. Evans re-
marking that on examination Of tho bill it appear
ed rather to be bill to reOrganze the Army than
one to appropriate for its support moved to refer
to the committee on Finance sererally the appro-
PIRATE parts of the bill. After brief remarks by
Messrs. King, Preston, Sewer Bayard, Woodbury.
and Others TO the reference of bills OF so extra
ordinary nature, which under the guse of APP
preparation directed to fundamental cgisa
ton with reference to one of the great institutions
Of the country, and as 10 the danger Of establish.
ing such precedent by Congress- &c The bill
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Apportionmcnt Bill was taken up, The Dis
trio; section, as il came from the House. being
under consideration, which Mr. Linn had moved
to amend by adding that the provisions of the
section shall not affect the elections Of Represen
taives for the 28th Congress
Mr.. Linn at some length opposed the District
principle, declaring that it had now become a PAL
ty question, and if this section were adopted il
would give the Wings as great an advantage over
their opponents as they had in 1910. He repeated
the threat made few days since 10y his worthy
colleague, Mr.. Benton, that Notwithstanding this
section, if it were adopted, Missouri would elect
her Representatives under the General Ticket sys-
ten, and they would demand their seats in the
House of Representatives, in defiance of the law !
Mr.. Bayord moved to amend Mr.. Inns amend
mont so as to apply 1t to those States where the
General Ticket System now cxis's.
The amendment of Mr. Bayard TO the amend
ment was rejected Yeas 10 Nays "a.
The amendment of Mr. Linn was then adopted {;
! Yeas % Nays %.
Mr. Allen moved TO strike out the whole dis
trict system - Rejecied Yeas 81 Nays a.
! Ayes and Noes in another column.
The blank was filled by inserting the number OF
| Rep esenlaives for each state under the adopted
rate, 706S0.S
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Adams, the
whole subject Of the Custom House Commission
was aid on the table Yeas SO, Nays 20.
On motion Of Mr.. SaItonsall The House resol
we'd itself into a Committee Of the Whole on the
| Union, MIR McKennan of Pc, in the chair) and
the anticipated struggle Iur business ensued
Mr.. Sallonsinll moved to take up the Revenue
! bill from The Committee Manufactures. Mr.
| Fillmore moved to take up the bill on the sane
subject from the Committee OF Ways aud Means
Mr. J. X. lngerso moved to take up the bill ap
prop 'iatiug for the incidental expenses OF the De-
parlments of Government MIR. GiImer moved tc
luke up the biz 10 regulate the mileage Of mem
hers o. C"h-sess. some oiner Douuus 10 ,dA,
up bills of IA private nature were made.
The Committee refused 10 lake up MIR. SaltOn-
stalls bills; Ayes So, Noes 81 :; and Mr. Fillmore
motion was carried Ayes 81, Noes &c. So the
bill reported by Mr. Fillmore from the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means TO provide q resource
from imports, and change aud modify existing
laws imposing duties on imports and for othe
, purposes" was taken up and read through by TN
! Clerk.
THURSDAY, June 9,
In Senate, the Apporiionment bill was reported
to the Senate, when the section providing for TIT
representation Of major fractions was adopted
!, Yeas 80, Nays 10.
: Mr. Inns amendment providing that the cleo
tons the 28h Congress shall not be affected b.
this section (adopted yesterday in Committee) wa
rejected Yens -, Nays 25.
\ The amendment of MI. Benton, providing tina
y each district shall contain, as near as may lie, a
v equal number OF inhabitants TO be represented
j was concurred in by vote of 30 to To-
= Mr.. Linn moved 10 except Missouri from th
C operation of the district section. Mr.. Walker, I
except Mississippi Mr.. Berrlen, Georgia, and MI
+ Williams, Maine The amendments we've accep
ted by Mr.. Linn, and The motion lost: Yeas %
}, Nays "a.
: Various amendments we're in vain brought i
s by the Locos of similar nature to one or TWO u
!. ready rejected.
IS Afer some conversation, the bill was engro'
! sed for third reading, as follows:
= Yeas Nlessrs. Archer, Barrow, Bayard, Choal
,f Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham, Hende
d son, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum Merfick, Mile
}. Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Simmon
o Smith of Ind, Sprague, Sturgeon, 1almadg
lie White, Woodbridge-26.
ID Nays Messrs. Allen, Bsgby. Benton, Berrle
Or Buchanan, Calhoun, Culhbert, Fulton, King, Lin
N McRobens, Rives, Sewer, Smith Of Conn, TAI
pan Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbrdg
as Wright, Young-2l.
re In the House, Hon. Nathan Appleton, Repre-
sentative elect from Boston, vice Hon. X. G. Wi
throp, resigned, was qualified and took his seat
Mr.. Fillmore from The Committee of Ways al
i'll Means, reported modified blli to extend to
s. August next the existing laws imposing dulles
IN imports differing from the former IN repeating Il
20 per cent clause in the distribution act; whit
r. was referred to the Committee OF the Whole
el the Union.
IN The House then proceeded 10 the consider
ton of the Tariff Bill in Committee of the " no
ne (Mr. McKennan of Pa, in the Chair Mr. Sa
pi, tonsta moved to strike out all the bill after II
s- enactng clause and insert The bill reported
him from the Committee on Manufactures, so
p. mended as to take effect from 30Ib July Instead
Sc Both june aud by striking out the last section re
I'D alive 10 frauds in importation. Alter the readli
N of the amendment which was demanded by nj