Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-05-02
9th CONG r. Ess..sECoND SESSION

MONDAY. ADTiI 10.
The death ofMr Lawrence of Pa. was announ-
cet and after adopting the customary resolutions,
bo,b Houses ndiourned
TUESDAY, April 49,
No b,sness done. ON account of the funeral Of
M Iawrence
Correspondence of the New York Tribune.
"WEDNESDAY, Aprl' ~
In Senate to-day numerous memorials were
presented, among which were twenty three ny mr'
Buchanan from Philadelphia, asking ior protec-
tive duties
Several private bills were repor'eoIa reso'u-
ton of Mr.. Woodbury. was adopted directing an
inquiry by the COMMITTEE on ne'rehchment Us 10
the amount of unexpended appropriations, anu
whether in their oplnon any appropriations can
be dispensed with or postponed I'LL next year,
without injury 10 the pubIc service
In the House the Appropriation OIL was again
taken up, the question being on concurrlng IN the
amendments OF me COMMITTEE Of the w noe, ohu
sngrossng the bill under the operation oil 'he pre-
Vious question.
The amendments TO strike onl the item Tor col-
ungcnces Tor the state Department was Voteu on
by yeas and nays, as test question: anu agreed 10
Yeas 1879 Nays 6e.
The other items for contingencies, IN mass,
were stricken out, aud lie remaining amendments
having been concurred in,
The bill WINS ordered engrossed Tor third read
ing Tomorrow.
Mr.. J. h. lngersoll from the COMMITTEE OF ways
and Means reported the hllI appropriatlng Tor me
contingencies OF the Department and oiiicers OF
Government. =,
MIR. Barnard from The Comnl'Itee on me judi
cary, repor'eu VII pro''uus ioi 'e no'",,s Wv,
of the two terms OF the United Shtes Circuit
Court, now held at columbus at cincinnati
Nessrs barnard ana renoe'on oitny auVoc"
tel anu W.T. husse'' U, CIV" oPpo'eu ne o' "''
Mr.. Fillmore sad that the war department was
entirely out oil iunHs, ana moved thaI lIle rouse
resolve itsei mo committee OF 'no Whoe on
the Union, with view TO move 10 lake the blll
appropratlng Tor lie support OF Inc army ahu
Military Academy for 1912.
The House went Into committee MIR. Alien oil
Maine in the CHAIR aud Mr. FIIhores ihol'oh
failed, Yeas ~, Nays Is'
Mr.. Gushing moved to TAKE up The Excheqner
Bill rejected without DIVISION
On molten OF Mr.. Cooper OF IA The AP?or-
ionment Bill hxlng me ratlo OF representation III
$4,000 was taken up
MIR. Everett (Chairiilan OF inc Select Com mt
tee on this subject, who reported 'hs oiil,) said
this wus not matter 10 DE set'el ny deHate, oui
by other considerations that no doubt each mem
Der had his mind made up, and hence he should
not detan the House. He desired 10 bring in com
petition at once hlgh ana low RATIO. he there
fore moved an amendment to the b to strike out
the ratio OF 6S OOO and insert |O6SO, and moved
TO amend the amendment ny striking out |O,ooO,
and inserting 5O,S9l. The ratio oil ~ ooO would
give less fractions than that proposed by tho hilI,
and constitute House OF III members, Willie
tnnt OF 5O39i would preserve TO every State lts
present members and give iivuse oil oUo neIU-
bers.
The Chairman decided that Tie amendment to
the amendment (both being offered nj the same
tine) was out OF order, ana accordingly II w0s
not received.
Mr.. Stuart OF III. moved to amend The amend
ment by striking oil. 'o'ooo ana inserting ooooo
adopted: Ayes IS, Noes 81.
Mr.. Gushing moved TO strike out this and insert
COPELAND the COMMITTEE rose
A resolution was adapted in acceptance OF an
Invitation from me navy department 'hat the
House would on saturday at twelve O'CLOCK WISH
the steamships Mississippi and Missouri.
The House then adJourned' no,
THURSDAY, Apri I'll
In senate 10 day, mr.. iainhhge presented
memorlai from ''e ne" iofN unu h'ou"y hn''-
road Company, IN reference TO the transportation
Of the mail on rallroads, ile'r use Tor conveyance
oil troops muunlons OF war, &C
ne AprroPr'a''''i o''' was ie''''eo " VIC 'o''-
m'ee on fIhance' ,,,.;.. c.
hhu me oeha'e VEN ,''.o I aG oe's ''''
In 'i'e Rouse Mr, Everett oiiere. s reso, U
10 terminate oeo"'e II, oo l; w ~, me ""o'o
on 'ne ou'o.,, on VIC nppo''o''e"' VII" y" 'o"
DAY neS' a, WeI'e oo'och' A.. ,.
W.T. -. " ,i',a .Ii,l, ,,a, co,n;., W. 90 .
non on !he '"o''' ""''" was '''''e GUS 'S
nays ca. , .;.; .e
mr henneuy o, ~, wa" nod pteseireu Pgnt,on, %
yeras .ons, s,gneu Wy $500 om'Zens oa nn't'nore'
wl'no.' u's.c,o' " u"u 'ss 'iio,e
.nan ',teiou.nS W 'ne noi's .. asN,
ing LOT 'se '','Pos'o.' y, 9uot 'a.''i on "po'lS
as WIN anoru proper p '".ee"m 70 uon''s.'J in-
uus''y a.eo, 20, .e' '"""s 'u''e'' anu ""
the regu'a'lon o, ,on,"g 81,
Inc hppof!'In"enVt i1..' was agah aSen up "a
Con,nii'ee Vi "'' "ho'e' ''i'' ''"e'' VI "e' i"
me Chah') A.
Aer preI uooae no m "nn WI, VI huc
advocated r".'o o u, osooo, Ml, inl''eras' "
n. l; rat,o OF o4'ooV MI eo no0 ~ IA; Vi
Ioo'ooo. u Drown VI ra' Vi from oo'ooo W w.
ooo,-
AS me most eNPeun'ouss ,i,oue Vi rroceeulhg,
the amendment 10 insert uo'ooo was rejected anu
the ratio l3c ooo) proposed III ,iie o'l', was suicken
out so as 10 leave me ph III pd'k' anu aroru each
member DESTROYS ah opportunity to oiler 'her sew