The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-01-18

o's' "'aae It's regular adjournmon,.,
morrow, and the Senate adjourned "'lent 'lh
day. "'u over to M,
Mr. Giddings now offered po,,inn ''"'I
that the People Of the Free States ho .,' praying
all constitutional and other oblisa,ion y, afOa
Slavery, '" 10 defend
Mr. Wise moved that the question or
on This be laid on the table This WV Oep''op
prevailed; Ayes los, Noes SO. ''''O0 also
Mr.. Giddings offered another no,;,
lhat no more Slave States be admitted to ,bomy
ms was laid on The table: Ayes 1922 Noe, 90 S"'n
Mr. GiddIngs now announced tina, ho h1n
tons from 10000 citizens of Ohio. n,,.; p'''
relieved from the necessity ofaidinp to I.T s DO
beings in bondage, but, under the dec,so., human
ny tho House, he should not present. them ''''"''d'
AFTER several other petitions had been No..
Mr. D. J. Andrews Of the House ofFs,oJ
the repeal ofihe XXIst Rule of the gon.. WV ''
was laid on the table: Ayes 90; Noes so ""N
Mr. G. Davis of Ky. now presented ..
Tor the repeal of the Bankrupt Law. Mr. C,,' "''
OF la moved its reference TO the Judjc,,, ~ ''
mittee, with instruction to repor, bill r.,, Yr"
the Bankrupt Law. Mr.. Profit moved "s
tho House. Mr.. Chittenden of N. Y no..I
the motion to refer do lie on the table "'
Der moved adjournment, and, being iovorv.I,
general confusion, the House soon sdicu,0os
SATURDAY, Jar. 3
In the House, resolution offered BY A. d..
was adopted, instructing the Committee On DIE
Expenditures to inqure into the quality and '''
OF furniture that has been purchased or conr,c,I
for, FOR the New York Gustav House. and ,rlaM
there has been any reduction in the cxoo,ai,,,..
or in the number of persons EMPLOYED lboron l.,
ring the past year, &c.
The business of yesterday was then taken IN H..
question before the House beinp on the ,nO,,.," y,
Mr.. Chit:enden to lay on the table the mo,i,,,
Mr.. Cravens Of la. to instruct the Comm,,eoorn.
Judiciary to report bill TO repeal the B,Ok,D,,
Law. D"'OP
Several points of order having been raised rmm
this, together with motions 10 adjourn, calls Of Yea,
and Nays, &c, much time was consumed III,
question on laying on the table was taken BY yn,
and Nays and lost: Yeas 90, Nays Il4
The question then recurring on the proyious opes
iion,on instruction, was decided Yeasll5, NaysO4
The main question on instructing the Committee
aoas then carried Yeas lis, Nays o.
Monday, Jan. 10
In The Senete, to-day, numerous petitions we've
presented both for and against the repeal of The
Bankrupt Law, principally from New York, and
against its repeal, among which one presented
by MIR Tallmadge signed by over eight hundred in
dividuals.
Several reports from the Departments, in answH
TO resolutions OF tho Senate, were presepsd;
- sr,
Treasury, showing The imports and exports Of god b
and silver, and the amounts Of coinage at&t
branch minis for years past; from the War Drpm
ment, relative to the Cadets at West Point hat
their number has exceeded $50, and hatGNm
selected by the President from the States accctsy
to their Representative ratio; from the TleaNT
Department, showing the amount Of the public
debt on the Sd March last, SO 1873, 050 ST. and on
the 22d Dec. uit $I4,7 1854 70.
The Exchequer plan debated by Mr. Evans
who declared himsefa friend TO a National Bank
but neither this, the Pet Bank or the Sub Treas
ury Systems could be adopted, ne in iavOrd
securing whatever of good there was in lhh
scheme, for the benei, OF the suffering country
10 the House, on motion Of Mr. Fillmore, who /
stated that he had information from the Treasury
Department, that the power Of issuing Treasury
Notes was exhausted, and unless some means weo
taken TO protrac it from this time, The honor and
credit OF The Nation would be disgraced, The House
postponed the business before them the reception
of petitions-ufl Monday nexi, by vote OF 40
ayes 10 ~ noes, end took up in Committee o. me
Whole (Mr Hopkins in the Chair the Treasury
Note Bill.
Mr. Wise withdrew his am endment to repeal 'n'
Distribution Act, and to apply the proceeds Of ''
public lands to meet the wants Of the Treasury
The bill was then debated by Mr. Cooper OF r''
who opposed the issue of Treasury Notes, pre-"
ring loan, and considering the support OF '"s ""
inconsistent with the course of Tho wing P"E'
who one year ago, when the then Chairman I"
Committee Of the Ways and Means stated "'tA'
ency of the Treasury to be equally press"g
them as now stated had voted agansth c,~
Mr. Marshall called on the Chairman o. W.. ~,
mttee of Ways and Means, Mr. Fillmore s..
information he might have ,other than '""
sources, relative to he practicabilny oil Of
loan at home, to meet the present eAs'
the Treasury ,ors
Mr. Fillmore said he had seen the or's',, ..,r
pondence on which the statement OF me ~" s
Of the Treasury was based, that it won'o W ,.sr
sbe TO meet the present demands on '"0 e,, .s
H., L., ond ,h,t tho correspondence -