The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-15
TWENTY.SEVEHTH CONGRESS-,
SECOND SESSION.

Taesday, J,me 81 YeHaic--Mr. Pres
ton, from the committee on military al
fairs, 10 whom had been referred the in
quiry as to the expcdicucy Of reducing
the army as provided by the army appro-
priaion bill from the house, reported Il
bill for the reorganization Of the army,
recommending reduction Of 1920 men,
leaving the computed force OF the army
at 1891 enlisted men, instead of 1929,
as proposed by the house, and an effective
force Of aboa, 1000 men.
hlr. Aliens Rhode Island resolution
was made the special oder for a week
from Monday.
The bill providing for the transfer of
certain cases (such as the Mcleod case)
from the state to the federal Judiciary,
was opposed at some length by Mr.. Wal
ker, and the senate adjourned.
H0uge-'thc speaker laid before the
house message from the president in an
swer to a resolution Of the house, stating
that he had in his possession a copy of
the Quintuple Treaty, and declining, as in
compatible with the public interest, at this
time, to lay before them the correspond
ence Of Gov Cass on the subject.
The tariff bill from the committee on
ways and means, was taken up, Mr.. Sal
tonsaII having moved an amendment to
strike ont the first section and insert his
bill from the committee on manufactures,
and Mr. Habersham having moved to "a
mend that amendment by inserting his mi
nority bill from the same committee. At
tef hours debate, the question was taxi
en- on Mr.. Understands amendment, and
it was leiecied-37 to IS.
The bill making appropriations for the
current expenses Of the Indian department
was then ordered TO be engrossed for
Sd reading, and the house adjourned.
June o. yeaaie-Aller some unim-
poriant business during the morning hour,
the army appropriation bill! was taken up,
and, after consideration till late hour,
was passed, and returned to the house
with various amendments, of which the
most important was one striking out
the provlso, inserted by the house. for the
gradnal reduction ol tho urrny, the senate
considering that the proviso was inappro-
pirate to an appropriation bill, and that
the object contemplated was better pre-
scented by the bill of MIR. Preston, (repor-
ted yesterday from the committee OIL mi
litary affairs.
House-rhe tariff bill was all day dis
cussed in committee of the whole.
June % Senate.--rhe senate lookup
the bill from the house to extend, till the
ID day of August, the present tariff laws.
Mr.. Evans made speech explanatory Of
the bill and the necessity Of its passage,
and proposed to modify the land proviso
so as to postpone, till the lst of August,
the operation of the distribution acl-that
is, To postpone il to The same t.me thatihe
revenue laws are extended to. This a.
was debated and variously con-
slrued by different senators until late
hour, when Mr.. Lam said i, was evident
that the bcs. minds were puzzled with this
question, and a nights sleep might help
us. He moved an adjournment, which was
agreed TO.
House-The house, at an early hour,
wen, into committee of the whole and took
up the senate amendments TO the navy APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Fillmore, in few
remarks, recommended concurrence with