Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-06-18

and referred to Tho committee on finance. The
remainder Of the day was devoted Ia the consid-
Grafton Of the APportonment bill
Juno, ..
In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Fill
more from the committee WAYS aud means,
reported substitute for tho bill reported hy MN
I on, acxtendIug the present Tariff laws till Au-
gust The presen; bill Is a duplicate OF the for
rnor tilI wtih an additional clause, which pro
.ldes that nothing contained IN the bill shall
suspend the distribution Of the proceeds from the
public !aEds-any thing contained IL tho Distri-
button Act of Is 10 The contrary notwlths tand-
lngn The bill read twice, and referred 10
a committee Of the whole. bh was reported
from the committee OH commerce, by Mr. kene-
idy, providing for different mode OF taking the
ladmeasnrenent Of tonnage 81 vessels engaged in
the merchan, service Of tho United States. 1t
was read twice and committed. An intellectual
a,tetnp, was made by Mr.. Cooper, 10 make
a report from the committee on Indian at.
fairs, relative to the refusal of the Secretary OF
War to communicate copies of certain papers,
having reference 10 alleged frauds on the Cher
okees.
Tho resolution reported from the committee on
foreign atIars, asking the President to open ne
gotiatIons relative TO commercial intercourse
with tho British American Colonies, was taken
up, and, after a speech from MIR. Lowell, referred
TO committee OF tho whole.
The House then went into tho committee of
bill taken up last evening for raising revenue by
duties on mporta After The first section, laying
! a duty on manufactured wool, had been read. Alr.
s;altonstall moved 10 strike out the remainder OF
tho bilI and insert tho Tariff bill reported from
tho committee manufactures about a month
ago.
Pending this motion TO amend. Mr.. Fillmore
took the floor, and made very long speech ex
planatorv, and in defence OF the bill reported by
him from the committee on ways and means lie
opposed the amendment, on the ground that we
required Tariff for revenue only, and not for
protection.
Mr. Salionstall next obtained the floor, but, by
general consent, there being no quorum, the bill
was laid aside till 10 morrow. The committee OF
The whole then considered some private bills also
the Indian Appropriation bill; but without taking
any action thereon, the committee rose ana me
House I'D burned
; Last evening the Senate as in committee Of
the whole, agreed the section of the Appor
tlonmcnt bill, relating to dIstrictIng the States
with an Amendment providing that tho section
shall not 90 into effect until after the next cleo
ton THIS morning, however, the amendment
: on being reported TO the Senate, jectcd.-
The bill was then ordered TO be cngrossed-ntteI
which, the Senate adjourned.
. | June 10.
; In the House Of Representatives, bill was
repor, ed by Ms Fillmore, from the committee OF
nifty of those who suffered losses by the lIbera-
ton Of tho negroes in the Come, and Enconiurn
0 which were driven by stress of weather INTO Mas
sau. 1t read twice, and referred
Mr.. Sfaniy r%,-eriai "a resolution calling i-r an
formation relative to military land warrants
This gave rise to long debate. which had no
D terminated al the expiration OF the morning hour
After the disposal Of number OF private bills
+ the House wen. into committee Of the whole
and took up the Re, bill.
B, On motion Of Mr.. Fillmore, this bill was lnie
aside for the present, and the bill extending tn
e ope ration of the Revenue laws ill the Is, Of Au
+ gust, taken up.
Mr. Roosevelt, Of New York, cd to s'rikt
n out the last portion of the bill, which provides
/ that nothing in the bill shall be 50 construed as Il
suspend the distribution Of the proceeds from 'h
sales of the public lands
! On this motior, long debate arose, III ~hicl
the Distribution act attacked and detcndt'
with conslic rabe warmth
II In the Senate, the vote by which the Anpor
d tionment bill was las evening ordered TO he en-
Il crossed, was reconsdered, thus throwing opei
!, once moro the merits OF the bill,
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