The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-05
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Friday, June oath 1912.

WASHINGTON, Friday, June 24th 1912.
SENATE.
Mr.. Tallmadge presented a memorial
from Buffalo, N. Y, very numerously and
respectfully signed, demonstrating agains
any reduction of the Army and Navy, anc
that Congress would not spare any expense
necessary to uphold the national name anc
fame. by cherishing these most valuable in
situations of the country.
The residue of the morning hour was ia.
ken uPby the rslal presentation petitions
memorials, reports from committees, &c.
THE DANCING RABBIT CREEK TREASURY
BILL was then taken up-the amendment
was adopted,-and after some unimportant
discussion. the whole subject was again
postponed.
Mr.. Evans subsequently moved the order
of the day. being the consideration of the
PROVISIONAL TARIFF BILL. The pending
question being the amendment proposed by
the Finance Committee to the House bill
Mr.. Rives spoke at great length in favor OF
keeping inviolate the 20 per cent. proviso
Of the Distribution bill of last summer, and
against the pending amendment.
L have not time, nor is it necessary that
| should give at any length, the arguments
Of Mr.. R. against the principle of distribu.
tion-they are nearly, if not quite, exactly
the The same as have been, over and over
again, urged against the distribution, and as
often refuted. He is still speaking as
close my letter, having already been on the
floor over three hours.
House.
The proceedings ofthe House may, also,
be told in quite as short d story as that which
tells those of the Senate. The morning
hour has been taken up in the discussion OF
the VIRGINIA LAND WARRANTS, Messrs.
Hall, of Vermont. and Goode of Virginia,
speaking,the one against the other in favor
of them. The next two hours was most
shamefully frittered away by the factious
and unprincipled course of Mr.. Cooper, of
Georgia. The House had gone into Com
mittee of the Whole upon the private bill
calendar. A bill for the relief of a Mr..
Watson. of Georgia. having been called,
Mr. Adams. wishing to speak upon it, OBJ
jected to its being considered now. The
effect OF this objection is to make it lie over
one day,and be discussed before it is passed.
Mr.. Cooper, of Georgia, was very indignant
at the this very usual course, if there is any
doubt of the merits of the bill, or any desire
TO discuss it-and declared that he should
take it upon himself to object to every eff
fort to pass any bill, no matter wheather he
knew any thing about it or not. Accor-
dinghy, IN spite of the most earnest remon-
STRANGE at his factious and disgraceful pro-
ceedings, he stationed himself by the Spea
ker's chain, and, as fast as each bill came
up, he objected to it, and so on through the
whole calendar. After this had been gone
through with, the Committee rose, and in
structed their chairman to report that they
had made no progress because Mr.. Cooper
had obstructed. Mr.. Clark, the chairman,
accordingly made that report to the House
--whereat Mr.. Cooper made great ado.
and a scene of great confusion followed,
which was only arrested by the House 60
ing into Committee of the Whole on the
Naval Appropriation bill. Mr. Brown, Of
Philadelphia, obtained the floor and is still
speaking in favor of the reduction of the
Navy. L NJ. B.