The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-28

JudIc'"' co,eral Jackson the fine imposed upon
fnnd,ns Iodge Hall. The bill was read twico.
him oy nortionment bill was again taken up, the
Ino Nr ,,,s again put "Will the House recede
queS'o d;saoreement with the amendment OF the
h iFo" ~ The vote was ycas 100, nays lo4. so
o S" ato recede' was carried
The NV" ,os,;on then REQUIRED on concurrng with
I"e fI,,en,s of the Senate. The vote was
the 10 NAYS 1903. So tho amendment fixing
t'' .,io nj 70 $50 was concurrred IN.
Inc aa's ,os,ion was next taken up the remain
LUZ .ndment of the Senate, which provides that
'"s States as have fraction more than mo'ety
r,o ra,io shall be entitled to an additional repre-
,o,;ve. The vote was yeas ITO, nays lO2. So
Wv amendment was also concurred in
-. notion OF Mr. Fillmore the House then went
n committee Of the Whole and took up the
"on,e hill. heretofore reported from the Com
,.,oo IN WAYS and Means,by Mr. Fillmore. The
".o.,on ponJing was on the motion Of Mr. Salton
Tn ~ strike out all fer the first section of the
n ,.u ond TO insert the Tariff bill reported about
y. weeks ago from the Committee son Manufac
\ Al, saItonstalI having the floor, spoke for an
n ,our in defence of the bill reported from the Com
" ntee on Manufactures lie reviewed the pres
IA ,denressed state of trade and commerce, and
. ,,oeslly dwelt on the necessity of immediate &C
M ,or He argued that there ought 10 be proper
"a commitment in the expe ndiures Of Government !;
ao, he was convinced that onght, for some
n wars TO come, TO have average amount of reve
a rue Of 81 millions per annum. FIo said that tho
N.rommittee on Manu- features had so framed their
n hi that it would give to the industry Of the coun
(....
\ bcing reduced TO the grade OF panpers in Europe,
who in some cases receive but about ] g cents per
a day.
N We have no letter, yesterday, from our Washing
h ION correspondent. After the close Of his letter
q dated on Friday last, the Navy Appropriation
a Bill was carried through committee, in the Sen,
ate and ordered to be engrosscd, for third read
hing,
~ The remainder OF the session was taken up, in-
"a the House, in debating the Tariff.
n On Saturday, in the Senate, several petitions
were presenied-among them one Ivy MIR Buchanan
\ from Berks county, Pennsylvania asking for the
imposition of such duties impor is will eflec
iuaIIy protect American labor, and for the repeal of
tho provision ia the Land Law of the extra session
which do clarcs that the distribution shall cease
when duties go above 90 per cent.
Dir Evans, from the Committee on Finance, re-
po,ed without amendment, the bill from the
House TO extend, for limited period, The existing
laws for laying and collecting duties on i'm
ports Aiter this, various private claims were con
sidered
The Navy Appropriation bill as amended by The
Senate, was taken up. Mr. Burnell proposed an
amendment TO give promotions to apprentices in
&,he Navy, upon examination. After animated
NJ discussion, opened by the mover, and continued
Lily Messrs. Brown, Profit, McKeon and Wise,
hhe biz, after difficulties point of order,
was referred to the Committee of The Whole.
# On the m oton Of Mr. Fillmore, the House went
Nrous bills the Tariff.
n Mr. llabersham was entitled TO the floor. He
Z said that, shackled by the hour rule, he could
Snot deliver the speech for which he had the notes
prepared. lie must necessarily speak discursive-
Kly, and touch a, random on few promlnonts OF
The great question of free trade, &c. He opened
\ tho debate Of the day, and the Chairman gave tho
Floor next to Mr. Brown of Tennessee another mem
gher of the Committee on Manufactures, who nd
dressed the Committee of the Whole. MIR. Ran
EdoIph then obtained the floor when the Committee
N rose, and the House adjourned.
Monday, June 90
In The House MIR J. b. King of Ga. presen ted
Rpeliton OF citizens of Alexandria, ID. c.. praying
No be coded back TO Virginia. After some remarks
My Mr. Adams in opposition to the reception of the
tretion AS tantamount to dissolution orhe Union,
$&c, the House nearly by acclamaton refused to
Sfeceve the petition.
N The Tariff bill was again taken up in Commit
Ree Of the Whole on the Union. MIR Randolph (a
member of the COMMITTEE on Manufactures) ca
Dressed regret that the whole subject Of the Tariff
,pad not at the commencement o f the Session been
fe'erred to one committee only, aud it then would,
~ doubt, have been long before reported and &c
&ed upon He referred to the action Of the Com
"ee on Manufactures, and the principles
n'ch their bill founded land replied to Messrs,
E 'a0efSham and Brown Of Tennessee The Com
IA '''ee considered the principle Of ad vaorem du
rs '"p'ac'icable,& proposed remedy specific
r"ies' which had been adopted by all nations and
Al "''"' while easy of collection, were the most
"a 'uucnVe ofievenue. He referred to the ndvan
se' OF The system protection and in support Of
~ poilcy, referred to the history of the acts of
brush Parliament and of Congress from its first
~ !" Tue present in uh,ch bo nh IF