, 1842-09-10
Aioint resolution appropriating 81.

A JOINT resolution was also passed,
which provides that hereafter no mem.
Der of either House shall be paid for
the time he may absent himself from
his post, unless from sickness.
Mr.. Sellers opposed the resolution
as one that would indict fragrant in.
Justice. He said if it were passed.
he must be kept here daily, or lose
his paw; whereas the gentleman from
Massachusetts would receive his mile.
age of 5000 or S7oC, without, per-
haps, going to Quincy at all between
this and the next session of Congress.
Mr.. Adams asked how many days
the gentleman from Maryland had
attended the House during the pres
ent session.
Mr.. Sellers said he did no. know;
but if some other gentleman na&6ee6r
absent too, it would have besf both
more economical and betterH5r the
country. -
Mr.. Adams. The genlIIhan then
gets paid for his absence,|
Mr.. Sellers. Ana We gentleman
from Massachusetts paid for his
After an Intellectual motion to Law
the resolution op the table. the ques-
ton was 'aken, and the resolution
passed. J
The bill for ghe re organization of
the Navy was discussed. but without
coming 10 any deiaile action upon
the bill.
resolution itkreIation to Cult's Sub
marine Battery was reported back
from .tle Committee on Naval Affairs.
The bill for the appropriation of Sl5.
600 for Marine Hospitals near the
western rivers was passed by Il vote
q 90 % 9. One of these Hospitals
IS to he located at St. Louis.
The Eortifcation Bill was report
" bacyto the Senate without amend
At o'clock, the Revenue Bill
5as ten up, Mr.. Merrick moved
an Amendment, to the effect that
good Should be admitted at a duty
of ~ per cent. from those countries
which admitted American tobacco.
-FOUR, grain and bacon at the same
duffy. The amendment was reject
edJ after a discussion by Messrs.
Walker, Evans, Wright, Woodbury..
Bfnton and Huntington, by a vote Of
96 to 6. Mr.. Rives followed in a
1et speech against the bill. He was
fn favor of the bill introduced in the
fother House by Mr.. Ingersoll, which
he offered as n substitute. Mr.. Pres
ton moved to limit the operation of
the bill to 1--WE years-reiected.-
Mr.. Allen moved 10 strike out tea
and cofiee-rejec'ed. The substitute
offered by Mr.. Rivcs was rejected
by a vote of 81 to IS. Mr.. Merrick
moved another substitute. providing
for twenty per cent. duties, tea and
coffee free-l9only voted for this sub
s%titute. Mr.. Sewer proposed anoth-
err substitute for % per cent. duties
rejected by Il majority of two. Mr..
Berrien mlde an unsuccessful effort
to reduce the duty on iron. Mr..
Graham moved to insert the land pro-
viso-rejected, ayes 10, noes 3d. ,
Mr.. CLAYTON offered an amendment
suSpending the 10 per cent. allow
ed to nine States uader the diStrihu- i
ton law, which was agreed TO. Mr..
Woodbury. submitted an additional
section. that the duty on no one arti
Gle should be over SO per cent, and
that after 1915 there shall be no high
er duties than 25 per cent.-rejected, ,
ayes Is, nrys IS.
In the House the bill repeating the
proviso 10 the 9th section of the dis
tribuiion act of last session was con
sidered for an hour IN Committee of
the Whole, reported TO the House.
and then read a third time and passed. a
The vote was yeas i04 nays &c. c
The proviso thus repealed declared. !
tHdL WUeHeESl tlC uutiCS oh 'h'poilS q
exceeded 90 per cent, then the dis a
tribution of the fand fund should :
cease. c
Mr.. Gwin made several attempts 1
TO call up the bill providing for a re-
mission of the fine by Judge Hall on
Ex-President Jackson, but without
success.
Mr.. Fillmore. from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, reported a bill !
limiting the sales of the loan at par, 4
and authorizing the issue of a certain Il
amount of Treasury notes in lieu of c
the said stock. I
Mr.. Andrews moved to lay The q