Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-02-25
CONGRESS-

In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. 'Tallmadg,
presented a memorial from Troy. praying tia
the pay OF the members Of Congress be reduced
toss per day, and the mileage to $40 per Ion
miles.
MIR. Clay said that several days ago he init
mated his intention of Offering various resolu
IONS upon various public matter RS of moment,
Ut was not his intention to have them consid
ereh at tins time, but merely to have a day fvef
TOR the ! consideration. As was usual upon sucl
occasions, he had consulted with his friends a,
TO the resolutions. With most of them there
was a concurrence of opinion. With two o,
Ihree' IN reference to one of the resolutions
There was a diversity of opinion, which he hopcd
would be reconcIled during the discussion.
The resolutions are in the following word.
viz
!. Resolved, That it is the d nv OF the General
Government, for conducting its administrations m
provide an adequate revenue within the wear 10 mee,
the current expenses OF the year and that onv Nv.
pedient, either by loan or by Treasury notes. m SIN
ply, IN time OF pea e, n deficiency OF revenue, esnc.
elaliy during successive years, IS unwise. and n,rs,
lead TO perniclots consequences. ~
2. Resolved, That such an adeonat. rcve,,, -.
not he obtaliie ny dune on foreign Imports wi,bo ,
ac3pIns a hlghcr rate than twenty per cent: No nro'
Vloed Tor IN the Compromise Act, which, at the Inn.
OF us passage, was supposed and assumed nc , a,a
mat would 'inpply n sufficient revenue for an .cnno
mlcai ndinInistrn ION of he government.
s. Resolved, therefore, That the rat. of d,,io. -,
foreign imports ought TO be augmented bnvonj H.
rare 0 u twenty per cent. % as 10 produce a ne,, re-.
venue OF twenty-slX millions of dollars ,t,sn,r re-
Tor the ordinary expenses of Government, Iw, ' ",
for contingencies. iuild
.. Resolved, That in the adju tment of , tariff .,
ase a. anh'un OF twenty TX millions Of reyenue
me p,Lnclpies OF me compromise Act generally sh""'d
De adhered 10; and that especially n mn yi,nI, n'un
OF al val"rem duties should be esr,bIi had " Id'c
sible. Nf"" as pos
5. Resolved, That the prov sion !, H.
Extra Session, for the distribution IF Tho w. Q inc
the public lands, requiring the operafion o( , Ih",eeusoi
De suspended IN the contingency of n hini,or' "e' 10
G. Resolved T,,rn .' ,fn,I oIgh' 10 be repealed.
oil tunes, but more especially in n se,saa"n'cn' AZ
no" exists OF general embarrassment aud ,ao"; as
us ress' 70 abolish all seless institutions and eaice'
70 c,irtal all unnecessary expenses. md ~ sai.
rigid economy. NV " practice
7. Resolved, That The contingent cyne,so.
.w we ttouses oil ''onsress ought to be greatly reduced.
ana me mileage of members of tOnorass ,I''oeu'
regulated, and more clearly defined ''7"' 10 oe
b. Resolved, That the expenses of Tho J,Io;.,
pprs,,iv ~ W uJ'ernl'eht nave of late years been
3. Resolved, That the diplorna,ic r"ia smeu
onren S,h'es WIN fo-elgn powers have been NV
necessarily extended, during the last twelve mn-
ana QUAINT to be reduced. years.
~ Resolved, That the Thanking priyleoe on,b, -
De further rcstri ted, the abusive uses of f; ~ W
and punished, the postage on letters ~ ed i"sern'ne !
mode OF estimating distances more cleorlv iafnai ug
prescribed, and a small addition made n u",aa anu
u,JEs, pamphlets and packages Transmitted by tho
respective weights. u"s &c thelr
the + re nss lived, That the Secretaries of State, of
~ .e,suiy. OF ne War, and of the Navy den,,,'
ments and the Postmaster General bee' uepaut-
can be nboIisbed as sp practicable, TO report what Offices
expend tnre can be made, without pnhIic d i, public
~ Inc respective branches of The nnbII;o ue'l'hent,
their charge. nv puohc service under
Dir, Clay named Thursday weeL y. A.
.or t1eIr consideration but said he was d day
posed to consult the wishes of the Sens,s a u.s.
gara 10 the time. He would propose the i l,
named u there were no objections. "y
,sn should resolve itself into Committee "f
Inc Whole on the state oftie Union. The rae o'
I Xct. ama proposed a violation of the Compromise
nI'' anu an entire change of VARIOUS measures
al o. which were mos, important. u'ef'
me 5 lay mao 10 objection to the suggestion if