The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-04-12
Com qressi on al.
WASHINGTON, March 30, 1912

Department statement oithe tariffs o. foreign
nations, &c.
MIR CIuy's resolutions then taken up, and
after debate of length by Messrs. Clay,
Rives, Bates, Mangum, Walker, Woodbury., Cal
houn, Wright and Archer, Mr. Rrve's amendment
to suspend the Distribution Act was rejected Ayes
81 Noes %.
The first and sixth resolutions declaring it the
duty of Government raise adequate revenue with
out resort to temporary expedients and the necessi
ty of Establishing all useless Offices and curtailing all
unnecessary expenses, &c. were adopted.
The remainder of the resolutions were disposed
of by reference TO the appropriate committees.
In the House, the Loan Bill was Immediately Ia.
ken up IN Committee of the Whole, Mr Ward in
tho Chair, and Mr. A therton occupied the floor till
o'clock in long argument against the Distribu-
ton, and an attempt prove that the Wing party
are responsible for the public debt, &c. &c.
The hour oftwo having arrived, the debate ceas-
ed, and the amendments-many being offered
were voted on, and the bill was reported to the
House.
Mr. Wise's amendment, providing that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury buy up the stock when below
par, rejected.
Mr. Wise then offered amendment pledgng
the land proceeds to the redemption of the stock
This subject had been declared out of order, but
MIR w pertinaciously insisting on it, and stopping
all business with points Of order &c, by general
agreement the question taken, and the amend
ment rejected by the triumphant vote of 104
| to T-thus afordiDg conclusive evidence that the
Land Bill cannot be repealed at present.
The Bill was then reported to the House.
| Thursday, March 81.
In Senate to-day, Mr. Clay resigned his seat, nj
ter which that body adjourned.
In the House, Mr. SaltonstalI from the Committee
on Manufactures, reported bill to regulate the
Tariff, which read twice and sent to Commit.
| tee ofthe Whole.
| The Loan Bill then came up and the question
was taken the amendments. That moved by
Mr. Fillmore, authorizing the Secretary to sell the
stock for what il would bring, was rejected 81 to
SO. All the other amendments made in the Com
mittee of the Whole agreed to and the bill
was ordered to be engrossed for third reading 1903
to 81. A to reconsider was afterw ards pas
sed 10l TO 90 Mr. Fimore's amendment was now
adopted 90 to 81 and The bill ordered To third
reading 106 to 81.
Friday, April, l.
In Senate, Mr. Mangum from the Naval Commit
tee reported bull creating Board to prepare Rules
and Regulations for the Navy. Opposed by Messrs.
Allen, Calhoun, and Woodbury., and laid on the
table.
! Mr. Woodbury. introduced bill providing that
the President may appoint Temporarily any of
flee IN the Treasury or War Departments which
may be vacant.
:. The Loan Bill received from the House,
read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
! Some less important business was transacted,
some time spent in Executive business, and the
Senate adjourned over to Monday.
In the House, Mr. Roosevelt reported bill pro-
viding that officer of the Customs who may
serve but fraction ola year Cor over n year or
years. shall receive pay only for this actual term
ofservice AS the law stands, collector Is linn
tied to So 900 year, but may receive that amount
for days, f he should die, resign be removed
at the expiration of such term.l Mr. Winthrop add
vocated this BILL aud read three times passed
! and to the Senate.
The House refused to take up the bill relative to
the District Banks, and proceeded in Committee 10
consider Private Bills of which forty eight were a
greed to and reported. Among them are bills for
the relief of Cherokee Warriors, granting Invalid
Pensions to those wounded in the U. S. Service;)
of Com. Isaac HULL owners of ship Lexington of
Nantucket, &C. Adj.
Saturday, ApriI,2
The Senate did not sit.
In the House, the bill making an appropriation
Of $1,000 for repairs of the Custom House IN Provi-
dence was passed.
The remainder Of the day was well employed in
considering the claims of Revolutionary pensioners
| and private claimants of the Government, justice
toward whom has long been deferred.
The numerous private bills yesterday acted
in Committee were reported to the House, where
twelve or fifteen passed.
The House adj ourned to meet ut eleven o'clock
A. Nj. Monday (which is to be the hour of meeting
hereafter.
Monday, April, d.
In Senate, to-day, several communications were
rec eiyed from the Departments, among which was
one from the Department Of War, giving list of
the officers in the Civil Departments of Govern
neDt, with a sy stem of retrenchment therein, and
the names OF persons removed from Office other
than those appointed by the President and Senate
since March 9TH, 1S4l
MIR Evans from the Committee on Finance repor
ted the Loan bill without amendment.
The remainder of the day consumed in Ex
ecutive session.
In the House the Civil and Diplomatic Appropria
lion bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole
on the Union, and the day srent upon Amendments,
principally strike out the appropriations for the
branch MINIS, and there was much talk oil abolish
ing these drawbacks upon the Treasury.
Tuesday, April, 5.
In the Senate, the following bills were reported: