Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-04-18

W.. Gwin Of Miss and Mason of Ohio. ,node N
sprHed defence Of this Judge, alleging thot ro,n
,i requal distribution of labor, his was equal TO
'"' VI 'our or tive other Judges and more thnn
" was possible for him to perform.
or,n,d,'. nualhs Pope, and Barnard opposed The
a",e""'en', ine latter in allusion 10 the charges of
delay OF the House, stated noi msr. hi
business transacted al his session fhon ono, Lsc,re
| ~ We history OF The Government G- tbs ,on,. ~.
The amendment was rejected ~
Inc COMMITTEE rose at Two o'clock for yyant or
| n quorum; call Of the House was mada anJ
] " absentees being found, The doors were closed
ana the proceedings in the call sending for mem,
oers, receiving their excuses, &c. occupied in
near four o'clock.
The House then adjourned.
THURSDAY, April z.
IN SENATE, The morning was occupied by an
able debate on the Loan bill, in which Messrs.
buchanan, Rives and Simmons took part the two
former against and the latter in favor of the bill
In the House, the rules being susuended. thers-
To-, Mr. Kennedy from the cornmittae on Conn
merre reported bill to prevent The importation
OF passengers or letters coastwise by foreign yes-
sells II was read twice and referred TO the COM
mitee ofthe whole WV
Mr Mckeon Introduced n resolution which wa,
adopted, calling for all correspondence between
this and the British Government on nm Interna.
tonnl Copyright LAW.
The House then went into committee of the
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steamer.
The Appropriation bill then came I'M. md Tho
amendment Kidding $500 to the saarIes of the
Marshal for the South District of Mississippi was
adopted. An amendment offered by Mr. Si'C!el-
Ian Inning The expense of The U. 5. Distrc, At
torney tor the Northern District Of NJ Y. to $4,000
was ndoPted. Mr.. C. J. Ingerso offered an
amendment to reduce the whole sum appropriat.
ell from $4,000 to $4,000 After long debate
1t was carried. Several slight amendments were
rejected when the committee rose took w pri.
vale bill aud soon adjourned.
FRIDAY, April5.
| In Senate, the Loan Bill was debated. Mr. Crit
tendeh spoke ably in favor ami Mr.. Archer against
its passage. The Senate then went into Execu-
tive Session and soon adjourned
In The House. The bill authorizing the conslruc-
ton OF war steamer came up for third reading,
and passed the House. The Appropriation Bill
then cams up in committee of The Whole. A
motion to strike out the appropriation of s 100000
Tor the Const Survey was negutived, as were sew
eral other amendments.
SATURDAY, April 9.
In Senate, message from the President was
presented, inclosing Report from the Commits
sioners on the subject oflhe North Eastern Boun-
Diary Line.
Various petitions were presented, asking for
protection, &c.
The Loan Bill! was again taken up, Mr.. Walk.
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lie lands to the payment of the principal and in.
terest OF The public debt, pending,
MIR. Woodbury. advocated the amendment as
indispensable 10 the negotiating of the loan.
Mr.. Preston eloqnentIy and iorcibly traced the
mls-management, corruption and extrasagance of
the past administration, It's neglect of appropria-
ions, for the defence of the country, its supne.
ness for foreign aggressions, and the tones of ven-
geance with which alter it had gone out of pow
err, bequeathing debt TO its successor, its supper.
iers spoke OF the Caroline caee, &c. 1t had com
nenced the work Of borrowing money in a time
ct pence, and its debts and the demands OF The
treasury, were now to be met.
Alter further brief remarks by Messrs. Evans,
VINO urged taking the question on the amendments
today Young and Mangum,
The amendment Of Mr.. Walker was rejected by
the decisive vote of Ayes 90 Noes 25.
In the House, the appropriation bill was again
taken up in Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Win.
throp's motion pending to increase the approprla.
non from fifty to one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars Tor completing The Custom House at Bos-
ton.
The amendments were lost.
Mr. Profit moved to strike out the item of
Sl2ooOo Tor repairs, &c. Of light houses, and at
some length advocated the motion.