Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-18
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SECOND SESSION


Fund was taken up and ordered to be en-
crossed for thiid reading. The Naval
School bill was ordered to be engrossed,
% to ) also the bill to regulate the
appointment and pay oi engineers IN the
navy OF the United States, and The bill
to regulate the navy raiions.
ln the House, alter he disposition OF
some unnpo,,nnt business, a message
was received from the President OF the
United States, returning the Tariff bill
with his objections. See 4,h page OF
this number. After being read, 1t was
ordered to be printed, entered on the
journal, aud its further consideration was
postponed till the next day. The House
ihtn in committee Of the Whole, took
up the bill for re-organl2ing the Army,
and proceeded TO consider the report Of
the Committee Of Conference.
In SENATE, on "Wednesday, Aug. 10,
the bill To establish and regulate the Ma
Wy ra,ions was passed. The bill TO regu'
late The pay aud eniolument Of pursers
and warrant officers IN the navy, was
ordered To he engrossed for third read
ing. This bill, among other things, pro-
poses TO substitute annual pay TO purscrs,
III lieu of the pay, rations, anu olher
emoluInrnls, authorised by existing Laws
and regulations. The Senate then took
up the bill for the augmentation OF the
marine corps.
10 the IiousE, the Veto Message Of
the President was taken up, and Mr..
Adams addressed the House in opposl-
ton To The views taken by the President.
lie reviewed tho whole course OF the
Executive, since his unexpected elcvn-
ton la the Presidential char, and was
unsparing in severity in his remarks to.
wards him. lie was followed by Mr.
Morgan of New York. The message,
on Mr.. Adams motion was finally re.
Grled to a Select Committee of l3.--
The bill was then laid on the table, not
wnhstanding it was deemed to be the
duty of the House to "proceed to re-
consider that bill," in the language OF
the Constitution. The motion 10 lay on
The table prevailed by a gCte 81 to 73.
There was much excitement in the
House.
The SENATE. Thursday, Aug. II, ac-
quiesced ~ The appointment oi second
conference on the bill for the Re-organl-
zation of the Army, TO consult with an
other from the House, ON ;he pending
disagrecmonis.
The Contingent Appropriation bill was
reported by the chairman OF finance,
amended materially. The bill and "a
amendments were ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Preston made an attempt to get
up his land proposition, again, tor con
sderaiion, but failed. He succeeded
IN getting tomorrow ssigned for its cen
sldcrdlion
The Senate then took up, and went on
with The general orders Of business, as
presented by the calendar.
In The House., the Speaker appointed
the thirteen members whose names are
hereto appended, on the committee he
was yesterday authorised to raise, Tor the
purpose Of repairing what course The
House ought to take at this juncture.
/. John Quincy Adams, Of Mass.
g. Jercmlah Morrow, Of Ohio.
3. Francls Granger, Of New York.
4. Truman Smith, Of Connecticut.
5. John Minor Bolts, OF Virginia.
6. James A. Pierce, of Mary land.
Z. Kenneth Rayner, of n. Carolina
8. James Cooper, OF Pennsylvania.
9. ThomasJ. Campbell, OF Tenn.
The above are Wings.
10. Thomas w. Gilmcr, of Virginia.
ii. w. ". Irwin, OF Pennsy
The above are Tyler men.
70. James J. Roosevelt, Of New York
10. Charles j. Ingersoll, Of Penn.
The above are Opposition.
/ A repo,t may be expected this week
MIR Profit moved To 20 into the con
I sidcraton of the revenue bill, vetoed by
the President. Rciuscd-82 yeas, lO4
nays.
Mr. Fillmore then moved the House
into Committee Of the Whole. The
motion prevailed.
\ MIR Fillmore moved TO inke up the
bill making appropriation tor cer'aln for
| ilticallonS. ! he motion prevailed.
The bill was read through, section by
section.
Mr. Cave johnson and others resisted
the passage OF the bill.
MIR Fillmore showed that the com
miltee of ways and means, III framing
this bill, had reduced the estimates %
the War Department from over II m'llor
of dollars to a quarter oi million {: ant
tins bill only asked what was absolutely
necessary for repairs.
At the conclusion Of this Struggle lo
amendments,
/, AIr. Graham, Of North Carolina
! moved that the committee report to TIA,
! House their opinion tha, the bill ough
TO be rejected.
! In the SENATE, Friday, Aug. l2, pri
valc bulls took precedence over all olhe
business, and little else was considered
n In the House, after receiving report,
| Of two or three bills from Committees
! The question was taken on TIE cngross
mcni of the bill makmg appropriations
Tor the completion oi contracts loi ih'
| purchase ol -llts for Maine Hospitals ot