The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-16

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quorum bring presently
On Saturday. alter a debate Of some
lrnglh. he motion made yesterday BY
Mr.. Cooper. % refer 70 ihs lssaer Of aise
Secretary al Kar. 70 fhs committee on
Indian affairs. was. after considerable de-
hsle. agreed 70.
The debate was continued on Mr.. John
soz's amendment 70 The army sppropria-
son bill.
On Monday. June 8. the House met Il
10 o'clock, pursuant 70 lhe order made on
Friday.
The debate on the army appropriation
bill Was eoainned until one o'clock,
when The committee, in pursuance 70 he
order heretofore adopted, proceeded 70
voie on the amendments.
Mr.. Cave Johnson's amendment pro-
viding fOr reduction Of The army 20 the
number fixed BY the act of March 1921,
was agreed to-yeas Zoe, nays64. OH
er amendments were also agreed TO; when
the committee RISE and reported the bill
to the House, and the further considera-
soa Of il was postponed until tomorrow
On Tuesday, Mr.. Fillmore. from the
committee Of ways and means, on leave,
reported bill 10 continue in force all the
laws existing on The Isl day Of June.
1912. regulating and fixing The amount Of
duties on imported goods and merehan-
die, AM prescribing The mode Of collect
ing them. &c. until The Isl day Of August
1912.
Mr.. Fillmore said ina. il had now be-
come apparent that itwould be impossi-
bic TO dispose Of the revenue bill before
the LIST Of July next; and in consequence
OF the position Of The Treasury Depart
ment after lhat day, and as twas a, least
doubtful whether any revenue could be
collected under the present laws. the
committee had thought ii prudent TO re-
port this bill, extending the laws as they
now existed, until die lst day Of August
for the purpose of allowing time 10 dis
pose Of the revenue bill. lie moved,
therefore, that the bill be referred to the
lcommil.ee az the whole on the state Of
the Union. II was accordingly SO refer
red.
The House resumed the consideration
of the bill making appropriations for tho
support Of the army and Of the military
academy for the year 1912. The qucs-
tioa being on concuTing with the COM
mi,iee Of the whole in It's amendments.
and ordering the bin TO be engrossed for
a third reading.
The previous question was moved but
not seconded.
A motion was made by Mr.. G. J. In
gersoll TO recommi, the bill with instruc-
lions, and debate Of some length follow
ed, principally o. the proprity Of diseon-
tinuing the Academy al West Point; but
the motion was not agreed TO; and the
previous question being again moved and
seconded, the amendments made in COM
mitiee af the whole were agreed to, and
the bill passed its third reading, by vote
Of 1853 10 30.
On Wednesday, resolution submitted
by Mr- Gushing, requesting the Presi.
dent to enter into negotiations with the
British Government for the purpose Of
eifec,ing permanent and equitable con-
ventional arrangement Of the commerce
between the United States and the British
colonies IN America, elected a debate
which was continued until The close Of
The morning hour.
The motion to print 5000 copies Of
the New York cushoO house reports.
was again taken up as the unfinished bu-
siness OF former day, but was finally
laid on the table, on motion of Mr.. Ad
ans, by a vote Of 90 10 76.
The House then resolved itself into
committee Of the whole, and on motion Of
Mr.. Fillmore took up the bill to provide
revenue from imports, and to change and
modify existing laws imposing duties on
imports, and for other purposes; and the
bill was read through, which occupied
something more than an hour in the pro-
cess.
From tho Natioual Intclligencer.
W. ,ynra in bnnns that the shirt of