The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-01-11

10 LUIS tehlh ana last year oil The Compromise Act,
to have the subject thoroughly investigated, and
themselves fairly and fully heard and that through
committee favorable TO their interests In an
effort now made by the opponents OF Protection TO
preclude such hearing, an excitement would be
created far greater than had existed on the subject
of the 2lst rule. The Tariff question should be
canddy considered and settled this Session.
Both Houses adjourned over to monday.
Washington, Monday sJan 3, lS42.
In the Senate, various petitions were presented
for the repeal, posiponement and amendment Of
the Bankrupt Law.
Mr. Bates introduced bill to refund to Massa
chusetts her expenditures during the last war,
which was twice read and referred
The debate on the reference Of tho plan of Ex
chequer to a select Committee, continued by
Mr. Huntington of Conn, who condemned the plan
IN lis every aspect.
In the House, Hon. James NJ. Russell, Re.
preventative elect from Pennsylvania, Uice Judge
Black, deceased, qualified, and took his
seat.
Mr. Vim. Cost Johnson spoke nearly two hours
| on the Tariff question. He directed his remarks
mainly to advocacy Of system Of retalialory
duties, calling the farming and consuming IN
teress Of the Middle States, ocome to its support,
from the adoption OF which the Corn Laws OF
England, now costing her people in increased pri
ces Of meat and bread sufs hundred and
ten millions pounds sterling annually, would be
repealed in less than two years, and thus double
market being Afforded to the agricultural products
of our country, their producers would become
more able 10 purchase both the manufactures OF
the North and the raw material Of the South, and
all the industry of the country would be benefited
and national prosperity restored When he con
cluded.,
Mr. J. c. Clark succeeded in gaining the floor
and after remarking that The debate on this ques
ton hindered legislative action, and held the CON
mttee inactive, that he had disposition TO stitie
debate on this subject, and that ii would remain
open for discussion when the bill came up, mo, ed
the previous question.
On motion Of Mr. Clifford a call of the House
was made, and 90 members were ascertained &c
be in attendance. The question Of seconding the
demand Tor the previous question was carried, by
Yeas Ss; Nays SO; the Speaker deciding the lie in
the affirmative.
Mr. Rhett withdrew his amendment OF instruC
tions to the Committee, and the question was taken
on the anendmentof Mr. Anterior, to refer the
subject to the Committee Of Ways and Means
and decided in the negative: Yeas, 95 Nays l04.
The question then recurring on the original reso
luton ii was modified by MIR Fillmore 10 re
fer to the Committee on Manufactures that part o.
the Message wmch''reates to discriminating due
and domestic Manufactures and then adoT
ted without division.
Thus preliminary debate, arising on que:
ton of reference, and extending through eighteen
days, is at length closed by signal triumph of the
great Principle of d isc Elimination and Protection.
The remaining parts of the Message, including
the Fiscal Project, were now referred without OF
jectons, to the appropriate Committees, and the
House, having disposed Of the subject, adjourned.
Tuesday, January a,
In the House Of Representatives to-day ,MrlIun
gave notice-eave for its introduction having beer
reIused-o fa proposed amendment 10 the Const
tuition of the United States, rendering the President
incl igiblc after the term of four yeurs.
| A conversation to the priority of bust
ness, Mr. Adams earnestly insisting that the Abo-
liton petitions, some days since laid Tor de-
bate, the business in order, These were
finally taken up The first protesting against the
adoption of any rule stigma,izng Abolition peti.
tions, Mr. Adams had moved 10 refer to Select
Committee ofnine. Mr. Menwether now moved
instructions to that Committee to report general
system of rules, and to consider The eXpediency OF
aLoIishing the Previous Question, ofreesablishng
The one hour rule, and the rule to take bills out OF
the Committee of the Whole.
I Some conversation arose on points of order, and
Mr. Wise among others commended that this amend
ment out OF order, being irrelevant to the sub
jecl Of the proposition.
The Speaker overruled the point of order; from
this decision, Mr. Wise nppeaIed, which appeal
! however, after some remarks he withdrew, and
moved to lay the whole subject the table (which
motion carried Yeas Is; Nays "a,
Mr. Adams then, fired with his Abolition zeal
which to day glowed us warmly as ever, insisted
that the petitions of the same character, about a
dozen Of which had been laid over for debate
should be taken up; which was accordingly done
and Mr. Gamble of Ga. moved to lay them all on
tho table, This being too summary a disposition
of them Mr. Adams called for division OF the
question and was to vote each separately, and
called the yeas and nays the first question -
The roll had bee called and the vote was about to
be announced, when