Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-07-14
The Tariff bill was then taken up and
discussed.
The ExcHEoUER BILL.

II In SENATE, Thursday, July 7, MIR.
Tallmadge gave notice Of his intention
to move, on Monday next, to take up the
bill, from the select committee on the
currency, OF which he il chairman, reg
ulaling The finances through the medium
of an Exchequer.
H RE-oRGANIZATIoN OF THE NAVY
Mr.. Archer, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported n bill for this purpose.
1t was duly referred.
II MATHEMATICAL PRoFEssoos.-
same Senator, from the same committee,
reported bill to provide for the employ
me Mt Of mathematical professors in the
navy. Referred 10 the Senate us in com
miliee of the whole.
H REMEDIAL JusTIcE.-The bill, to
regulate the trials Of such cases as lha,
Of Nc Leod, SC. Sc, was then taken
up, as the order of the day, ard was oc-
cupying the Senate when the hour ar
rived for closing this despatch.
IN the HOUSE,, as soon as the journal
was read, Mr.. Ingersoll offered reso-
luton TO the effect that no motion OF ad-
ournment should be in order, pending
this matter of the tariff, until six o'clock,
p. NJ, of each and every day.
The proposition was not entertained
Il by the House, who began forthwith TO
clamor for the orders Of the day.
MIR. Fillmore then moved the House
into committee Of the whole, and MIR.
McKcnnan, of Pa, resumed the chair,
! THE TARIFF.--This debate was con-
tinued, hour by hour, by Messrs. Mason
Of Mary yland, Cost Johnson, Gamble of
Ga. and others.
THE Ex-sEcRETARY OF TREAsuRY's BILLS.
In SENATE, Friday, July 8.-On the
heels of the veto upon the little tariff
bill, Mr. Woodbury., Of N. Hampshire,
offered two bills, one to extend the opera
ton Of the revenue laws Of the 3Oth
June, (wilhout the land proviso, and the
other TO fix mode Of home valuation.
To-day they were taken up, the ques-
ton being on giving leave.
A "talk" of nearly two hours was the
consequence in which nearly all the
Senate Joined, Of course
AT the expiration Of that time, Mr.
Phelps apoIogized for bringing upon the
Senate, by motion of his, food of de-
bate like this, tending to nothing at all
IN the shape of useful or available az
lion. BY way of compensation, he
moved to lay The matter in hand OH the
table again
This motion prevailed by vote Of 25
to II.
TIE NATIONAL INSTITUTE. This val
liable institution was never so flourishing
as at this moment, and Incorporation by
the bill now before Congress may be
considered an epoch in tae history Of our
country.
The bill passed by vote Of 80 TO -.
REMEDIAL JUSTICE BILL. This long
discussed malter-being bill to give to
the United States courts jurisdiction in
class of cases, (of which the Mcleod
case is an examplel now cognizable by
the State cour,s-was had up on its fina
passage.
Mr.. Bagby Of Alabama, addressed an
elaborate argument upon state RIG hts to a
most impatient Senate, who had gone
over tho whole matter already, ad nau-
seam
The remedial justice bill was subse-
quently passed by vote OF ITO II.
The Senate then al Journed 10 Mon
day.
In the House, the journal being read
several members endeavored To bring |
before the House us many matters o, |
private and peculiar interest to their seve-
raj constituencies. But the House would |
entertain neither, insisting on going at
once into committee Of the whole, and !
proceeding with the
TARIFF DGBATE-Mr. McKennan
took the ch air at about half past o'clk,
and gave the floor to Mr.. Gwinn of Mis-
slssippi, who had secured it the evening
before. lie made warm anti-ta,ltrlI
speech, and was followed (on the other
,dc,) by
Mr. Stuart, Of Va, who made sem
sbic exposition of the important princi-
pies involved in the question at issue.
MIR. Brewster, Of N. Y. and others
followed, OH this side and that, and the
debate was making rapid progress,
speech by speech, aud hour by hour.
The consideration Of the Tariff Bill /
occupied Congress on. Saturday and
Monday, TO the exclusion Of almost ey-
cry other important subject,