The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-12
CONGRt IS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


The following petitions, presented under the
rule this day adopted, were handed in to the
Reporter:
By Mr.. B. RANDALL, of Maine: Petitions
of 1872 citizens of Lewiston, asking for a pro
tective tariff.
By Mr.. CHILDS: Petitions in favor of tar
ff,from the city of Rochester,signed by 100.
Also, from Mendon, Greece, Chill, and Web
ster.
By Mr.. SIMONTON: Three memorials
from citizens of Lebanon county, Pennsylva
MIA, numerously signed, asking the attention
of Congress to the present condition of the
country, resulting from the want of sufficient
tariff upon the manufactured goods of other
countries, to contrast the former flourishing
condition when different system prevailed with
the present languishing one, and to apply the
proper remedy.
Also, one from citizens of Dauphin county,
Pennsylvania, of SIMILAR import.
liens of Columbia county, Pennsylvania, in ia
vor of an increase of duty on imports.
The proceedings Of public meeting held in
Monongahela city, Washington county, Penn.
sylvania, without distinction of party, at which
resolutions were adopted urging Congress to
increase the duty on imports, to increase the
revenue, as well as to protest home industry
A petition from the inhabitants of Blooms
bury, Pennsylvania. praying for the same OBJ
ject.
By Mr.. BROCKWAY The petition of
Elijah Hammond and 242 others of Vernon,
Connecticut; of Andrew F. Kimball and 13l
others of Wellington Connecticut; of Norris
Lippet and 81 others ofKiIlingy, Connecticut;
of Simon Spalding and Al others of Kllingly,
Connecticut Of William Fisher and l73 9TH
ers of Thompson, Connecticut; of Justin Swift
and 46 others of Windham, Connecticut; Of
Alvin Kingsbury and &C others of Coventry,
Connecticut of John Tracy and 157 others
Willumantic, Connecticut and of Dyer Clark
and ll3 others of Ashford, Connecticut; all
praying for protection in American labor, en-
terprise, and capital, by imposition of discrim-
mating duties on foreign productions.
Petition of Elihu Ring and l26 citizens of
Tompkins, New York, for the Same object.
Petition of Josiah Letchworth and 80 citi-
zens, praying Congress to reduce the pay of
members to five dollars per day, and mileage
to three dollars for every twenty miles.
By Mr.. ANDREWS, of Ohio The petition
zens of Lake county, praying for retrenchment
and reform in Congress.
Petition of u citizens of Ashtabula county,
praying for such an apportionment as will re-
duce the number of Representatives to 100.
By Mr.. HUDSON: The petition of S. P.
Adams and 500 others, of Massachusetts,. deal.
ers in straw foods, praying for increased du-
ties upon straw goods.
Petition of $50 persons, of Leicester, Mass.
praying that no new State be admitted into the
Union with Constitution that tolerates sla-
very.
Petition of 1876 persons, of Leicester, Mass.
against the admission Of Texas into the Union.
Petition of NJ. Eaken and l27 others, in
hsbitants of Ann Arbor, for the removal by
appropriate means of the British tariff on grain
and other articles of produce.
By Mr. HENRY: The memorial of 80 cit.
liens of Beaver county, Pa. praying Congress
TO take immediate measures to regulate the
currency, by passing the Exchequer recon-
mended by the Secretary of the Treasury.