The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-01
IWeNTy.SEVENTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION.

pitioH vi i iOiiud, WHICH Was ahiShu'N rs
several important particulars and then or
dered to be engrossed for third reading
The bill to adjust the the claims OF 81
las Deane was read Sd time and passed.
The navy appropriation bill from the
house was next taken up, the question be-
ing on the amendment proposed by the fl
nance committee, TO strike out the proviso
nv which the officers and seamen are IL
mited TO the number in service in 1871.
The moyiso was amended by inserting
1912 instead of 1871. Without taking
the question on striking ont the proviso as
amended. the senate adjournd.
Hoase-All the senate amendments TO
the superintendent bill, not yesterday dis
posed of, were disagreed 10.
A resolution to terminate the debate on
the bill extending the compromise act to
the LIST of August next at 2 O'Clock on
Wednesday was carried-ll2 to 96.
That bill was then taken up, the ques-
tion being on the amendment to suspend
the distribution act after lst Of August.
Mes.rs. Gilmer and Gorden advocated
1he amendment and Mr.. w. Cost Johnson
defended the distribution law, and said
that if it was rendered imperative, he
should ask leave to introduce bill for the
assumption of the state debts.
June Decentralization the morning
busines, (which was unimportant,) the bill
for the armed occupation of Florida was
read third time and passed.
The apporionment bill as it came from
the house was taken up, and, on motion
of Mr.. Berrien, the senate insisted on all
lis amendments, and the bill was returned
90 the house.
The navy appropriation bill was then
fikcn up and the first amendment OF the
finance committee discussed until the adj
journment.
House-The bill extending the present
tariff laws till the LIST of August next was
taken up at an early hour, and debated
un,il o'clock, when, under the resolu-
tioa Of yesterday, the debate ceased, and
the committee proceeded to vote on the
amendments. That to suspend the ope-
ration Of the distribution law was rejected.
so number of others Of less importance.
No amendment was agreed to. The bill
was then reported to the house, ordered
10 be engrossed, and finally passed.
Junc I6.-Senate-The bill from the
house to extend the present tariff laws TO
the LIST of August, was read a second time
and referred TO the committee on finance.
The navy appropriation bill was then
taken up, and the amendment of the fl
nance committee, to strike out the provl-
so reducing the officers and seamen 10 the
number in service in 1871, was, after
some debate, adopted. Mr.. Evans next
moved to increase the Appropriation for the
pay Of commission, warrant, and petty Of
Ulcers and seamen from Ss2,335, 900, to
S2,soo,0OO; and pending the question on
the amendment, the senate adjourned.
Iouse-A motion was agreed to 10 print
5000 extra copies of tabular statement
of tariffs, from 1916, including the rates
proposed by the different bills at the pre-
sent session, and Including copy-taken
from the journals Of both houses--of the
yeas and nays on all tariff bills that have
been before congress.
The house then took up the apportion-
ment bill as i! came second time from
the senate, and after a long and confused
debate, the house agreed to reconsider the
vote by which it refused to concur in the
@ amendments of the senate. The question
V then required on concurring, and before
the vote was taken the house adjourned.
June l7.-Senafe-Mr. Crafts, from
the committee on printing, reported bill
TO provide for the public engraving, print
ing, and binding by means Of a National
Office, (which was read twice.
The senate resumed the consideration
the navy appropriation bill. After some
debate. the amendment of Mr.. Evans, &c
= increase the appropriation for the pay Of
officers and seamen, was adopted. AT
amendment was adopted, providing tina
the officers of the navy shall not be in
creased beyond the number in the respec
tive grades that may exist at the end O
the present session. SO an amendment
that all vacancies Of midshipmcn, wher
filed shall be supplied from the states
and territories which shall not have ar
equal proportion in the service. The bill
was then read third time and passed.
Afew private bills were acted upon, at
ter which the senate went into eXecutiv,
session, and shortly after adjourned.
House-Mr. c. ]. lngersoll introduce,
a bill to refund the fine imposed upo
Gen. Jackson, in 1915, by the dstric