Indiana State sentinel., 1842-07-19
CONGRESS.

1HE LITTLE TARIFF BILL. In the House,
the 9TH July, the question being, shall the pro-
vlsonal tariff bill pass, notw outstanding the
objections OF the President it decided in the
gatve, there not being majority of two-tbirds,-
yeas ia, nays 97. The Indiana delegation voted
as follows:
Yeas-Lane. II. w. Thompson, Wallace.
Nays-Cravens. Kennedy, J. l.. White.
Profit lodged. as usual.
The of White is remarkable, he had pre-
yously blackguarded the President in consequence
of the veto, most outrageously.
The vote Of our delegation on the proposition Of
Mr.. Casey that Congress should adjourn the 18th
July, stood as follows, (the question being on the
suspension of the rules for the purpose of receiving
the resolution)
Yeas-A. Kennedy.
Nays-Cravens, Lane, Thompson, J. l.. White.
| Wallace don't appear to have been thar, and
Profit in accordance with his rule, lodged again.
The uhole vote was yeas IS, nays so. The vote
of the vhig members OF our delegation would have
turned the scale.
| The Globe of the 9th inst says
| The House is at the big tariff having finished
its Remuneration of the tire little Whe
ther prov for the distribution of the land fund is
to be fastened on the TARIFF to give birth to
another veto, depends, think. upon circumstance
es. II the Southern Wings shall agree to such pro-
tecve duties will answer the ends OF the north
ern monopolIsts, we suppose 1T Will not be encum-
| bered with the distribution clause. II the tariff
should be forced down not TO satisfy the greedy
manufacturers, II is not improbable that pro-
vIso will be lacked to it, to bring down veto, TO
saddle the Pres dent with the re~pons bity of de-
feating the revenue bill. The bill, it stands
contains the clause repeating the condition of the
distribution-by which the distribution to be
| lSt unupr an of hp utlpsa ls
contemplated by the tariff bill now under consider
alton.
The Tariff debate in the House continued on
the 9th and 9TH inst. Mr. Saunders of North Caro-
Ina, ably defended the compromise compact, and
opposed TO such extraordinary impostIons as
here contemplated to be laid upon irnportations He
scored Mr.. Fillmore Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means) vertically and horizontally, in
reference TO that gentleman having taken the aver
age aggregate of annual expenditures of Mr. Van
I,uren's administration s2S GOO as the wing stand
ard for the imposition OF duties. Only think OF it
the head Of the chief committee of whg House,
taxing the eXtravagant expenditures per annnm of
the late prof gate" and "unprinc pied" admins
tration of Mr. Van Buren, cs the new standard OF
whig retrenchment and reform. The debate was
continued by many other members. The bill was
to be taken ont of Committee the 18th inst.
SENATE, July 7.-Mr. Tallmadge gave notice
that on Monday next, he should move to take up
the bill reported by the special committee on the
Excheqner at the opening of the session. As far as
we remember this BILL it provides for the establish
ment of a concern halt bank and half sub-treasury.
ri The resolution of Mr. Bagby, directing an inquiry
into certain alleged and apparently well established
defalcatons or frauds of John Ross. the contracting
agent for the removal of the Cherokee Indians COM
ing up IN It's turn,
Mr. Bagby re asserted his charges against John
Ross ian Indian Chief, or half breed.) The frauds,
il appears, amount to the enormous aggregate oil
5000 Mr.. Sewer ntimated that the Depart
ment of War was suspected OF having been. at a
former day. at this time party in coilusion th
these unsanctlfied proceedings OF the Cherokee
agent.
i A great pension principle was settled in the Sen
ate. The claim of a widow was produced who had
I three Revolutionary husbands; and the question
was raised whether the pension OF one, two, or
tLreo all should ro~or, tn hnr whether hy her
two last marriages she had not forfeited all right 10
a pension. The Senate, in spirit OF enlightened
magnanimity, accorded to the old lady the pensions
of her three husbands, according to the established
law of reversion.
SENATE July s.-A bill to increase the salary OF
District Judge of Louisiana was in the afternoon
taken up with amendment perding. raising the
compensation of the Mississippi Judge to S3,O0o.
Mr. Smith. of Indiana, moved further to amend, by
raising the salary of the Judge OF his State from
$1,000 TO 1850. Debated by Messrs. Buchanan,
/ Walker, Woodbury., Ierren. King, Allen, Barrow,
and others, until four o'clock, when
Mr.. Bates suggested the proprcry of proceeding
to business. Seven months of the session, said he
are gone. We have before u.s. eight folio pages OF
public and private bills to be acted upon. 1t was
time TO cconomze time, he thought, If we could
economize IL in no other way.
Il Mr.. Smiths amendment was rejected and that
in behalf of the Mississippi Judge also; and the
question then being upon the .hird reading OF the
bill, 1t was relected-l6 to 2l--the democrats all
voting for the dlsmssIon of the case.
CUaRAcTrR OF THE X ooN SkrN koNGREss- IN
a Uhig.-The Boston Courier, edited by the vet
eran buckingham, rue whlg as ever lived,
thunders forth in the following fashion
That the general and u'nrersat opinion OF the
people OF this natoG, IN direct opposition to that
T of the egcncer. we think, is too paipabic to
need illustration. There never was body OF men
collected together for purposes of gslaton, IN any
country under heaven, which had so little clam 10
respect and courtesy, and which, from the gross
misconduct of majority of its members. SO entire
y forfeited all right to the confidence OF the people
4 That the present Congress Is "laborlous Dody
we freely admit. 1t has labored hard to prevent
the adoption of any measure 20 rcplenlsh an ex-
hausted Treasury, or TO restore the impaired credit
OF the Government 1t has labored hard to defeat
and has hitherto been successful IN defeating all
measures for the protection or promotion OF domcs
TIC industry, agriculture, mechlnlc arts, commerce
I Ia lahored surr