The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-03-15


which provides that, in any bill be vetoed by
the President, it shall lie over TO the next session of
Congress, when, if 1t be approved by majority of
of each House, 1t becomes law
In the House, Relrenchment was again the Or
der OF the Day and the abuses for supplying Oil,
Coal Candles, Mail cart and horses &C. for the use
OF Congress, were corrected. On motion of MT.
Winthrop of Mass. it was resolved that the station
cry &c. shall henceforth be OF American nanufac-
ture If of equally reasonable price 1t was then de
terminedQ60 TO 22) that each Member shall DO sup
piled with $25 worth of Stationery for the long 81
$50 for the short Session, and that any additional
quantity shall be charged to him and stopped out of
his compensation. (This will effect saving of
5000, 600 per annum) The House now proceeded
to the order of the day Private Bills Forty -four
original and seven Senate bills were consdered in
Committee and reported to the House. Eleven
others were objected to and passed over,
Wednesday, March,5.
The Senate did not sit.
The House was engaged upon the Resolutions
Cor retrenching the incidental expenses OF Con.
gress. $lS,0 were spent by the last session of
M. Van Buren's Congress for penknives sealing
wax, &c. The Loco Foco members were busily
engaged in moving adjournments, and in doing all
they could to prevent the Wings from carrying out
Retrenchment and Reform. These resolutions
will save many thousands por year by cutting down
the mere incidental expenses of Congress so much
below those under the late Administrator.
Monday, March, T.
| In Senate today, Mr.. Woodbury. presented the
credentials of Hon. Leonard Wilcox appointed a
Senator from N. H. by the Governor of that State,
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Hon. F. Pierce Mr.. Wilcox qualified and took
his seat.
Various petitions were presented, among which
were numbers from New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island and New Jersey for an increase OF
duty on Iron, and from New York and one from
Alabama against the postponement or Repeal of the
Bankrupt Law.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Woodbury., directing
the Secretary of the Treasury lay before the Sen
ate an account Of the expenditures of the Govern
ment for the last quarter Of IS4l, was adopted
Mr. Sewer introduced joint resolution authoriz
ing the President to arpoin: Board of three Com.
mssoners for the settlement of the Claims OF the
Cherokees east of the Mississippi, under the treaty
of 1885 and 1886, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Indian Afars
The Exchequer bill came up as the special order
and postponed two weeks-to Monday 2Isl
inst.
In the House, Mr. Everett, on leave, laid the
table, for the purpose of printing, an amendment
which he intended offering to the Aportionment
! bill, and an Aportionment table. 1t fixes the rates
at70, $50. The printing was ordered.
/ MIR Gmer from the Select Committee on Re-
trenchment which raised at the Extra Session
made a report in part; ir which the Committee an
nounce their intention Of soon pr enting lnforma-
ton in reierenceto the Departments generally and
particularly the Executive Department. They had
been unable to proceed far in their Investigations
the only sources Conformation open to them were
those open to ALL They now asked for leave to sit
during the sessions Of the House, and to send for
persons and papers. resolution to this effect was
adopted.
Tho resolution prohibiting extra pay to officers
and persons employed at the House or about the
Public Grounds, after an amendment, was, mo.
lion of Mr.. Fillmore, who said provision Of this
kind to extend to both Houses was made in the A p
preparation Bill, laid on the table; and thus this
renchment report Is finally disposed of.
The Appropriation Bill was taken up in Com
mitee ofthe Whole, (Mr. Briggs the Chair .)and
after brief session, without making progress, the
Committee rose for want OF quorum.
Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 1912
In the House after The presentation of few
petitions and unsuccessful attempts to offer les
olutions, reports from Committees were called for
in order, and made in great numbers. Among those
OF importance are the following bills, which were
| twice read and appropriately ieferred: Mr. Casey
from the Committee on Public Lands, authorizing
| the Governors of Arkansas, linos and Missouri
to select without converting the Legislatures of
their respective States, the public lands falling to
those States; by Mr. Briggs, from the Committee
on Post Offices and Roads, authorizing the Post
master General TO contract with railroad compa
lies for the transportation of the mail of the United
States, subject to the approval of Congress; by Sr
Barnard, from The Committee the Judiciary,
fixing the salaries of several District Judges by
Mr. Maxwell, from the same committee, to whom
had been referred several petitions the subject,
report that in the opinion of the Committee it is
not expedient to amend the existing Bankrupt
Law to include money corporations. BY MIR
Gilmer, from the Select Committee on Retrench
ment, to abolish the ranking privilege TO mem
bers and officers of Congress; also, to prohibit the