The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-09-02

Mr.. Adams committee Of 10 on the veto mes
sage gave the result of their deliberations to the
house on the 10Th August This consisted of
three reports, one by Mr.. Adams, concurred in by
the majority of the committee; one by MIR. Gilmer
and one BY Mr.. c. J. Ingersoll, concurred in by
Mr.. Roosevelt They are thus characterized by
the correspondent of the N. y. Herald The rea-
ding of Mr.. Adams report occupied about half an
hour. It is violent and declamatory-vituPera
tive and denunciatory, beyond all precedent or
example. Mr. Gimores report is an able argu-
menta,ive paper, meeting in advance al! the argu-
ment which Mr.. Adams presented. Mr.. lnser-
soils is an ingenious and conclusive document.
Mr.. Adams is met with his own weapons of sar-
casm, and beaten on his own ground To the
report OF Mr.. Adams there was a resolution at
tached proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton for annulling the veto power. On the 18th
the resolution was taken up, one or two speeches
made on it, the previous question then moved,
and the vote being taken, the resolution was re-
lected-ayes 50, nays 80, two thirds being neces-
moved by Mr.. Marshall, and debated until in the
afternoon OF the lSlh when the motion to recon-
slider was rejected 4Oto Ia.
On the 7th the house took up the vetoed Ia
riff bill, which had been laid on the table. The
door was first taken by Mr.. w. Cost Johnson,
who spoke his hour. Mr.. Arnold next caugh,
the speakers eye, and called the previous ques-
ton. The call was sustained, and the vote was
taken on the motion TO reconsider the vetoed Ia
rf bill. The vote stood ayes o. noes S7--a ma
lority of i-preciscly the same as that by which
the bill was originally passed when there were 80
more members in the house.
What course the wing majority in congress in.
tend to pursue in relation to the tariff is yet shrou
ded in mystery. They hate to give up their dar
ling dis!ribution-no because they attach SO mucl
importance to il on its own account, hut merely
because the president Insists that they shali-an,
20, they are afraid to return to their constituents
withou, having provided some revenue to keel
the wheels of government in motion. The caucu
meetings are held every night, but they appear t,
he unable to agree. A majority Of the wings ar
believed to be in favor Of dropping the distribution
clause in the vetoed tariff bill, and in that shap
passing it, but large number refuse 10 ''comc in.
A resolution declaring it expedicnt to pass such
bill was proposed in the house on the 18th, b,
Mr.. McKennan, leading Clay wing from Pa.
La e., oF
ding the rules to receive it. On the 10Th, after
number of fruitless attempts to introduce rcsoIu
tons in favor OF tariff bills on variety of diheren
plans, the house took up bill reported by Mr.
Barnard, from the judiciary committee, to legaliz,
the collection of the revenue under the compro
mise act. The debate on this bill was going OF
at our latest dates.
Mr.. w. Cost Johnson, on the 10th, made nj
earnest effort to introduce his bill! to create $780,
0)0 90 government stock to pay the debts of tn
states, but failed.
The bill from the senate to provide for turtle
remedial justice in the U. s. courts, <intended t.
ft such cases as McI.cods,) was debated in tn
muse on Tue lJtn nut Hot uistlostu Vi.
The second committee Of conference on the bill
for the reorganization aud reduction of the arm,
reror,cd to both houses on the 10Th. The com
mttce recommend that the house recede from ii
amendment to the first section of the bill and tina
the second regiment of the dragons be made ri
ne regiment after the Sta of March; and fuvthe
tina, one half of the military store keepers be dis
banded, and that the pay of tho other half be re
duced. The report was adopted.
The greater part of the time in the senate dur
ing the week ending on the 20sh, was occupe,
in executive session on the treaties with England
1t is of course not yet known whether all or an,
of them will he ratified or not. 1t is certain, how
ever, from the length Of time the senate takes t.
deliberate on them that they are far from meeting
with no opposition.
The consideration Of the joint resolution from
the house, fixing the 2 ID as the day of adjourn
was again postponed on the 18th, in the senate.
A writer in the Southern Literary Mcsscngc
estimates the total number of blind white persons
in the United States at l4,O00