The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-08-16
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WAsHiNGroN, Aug. y, lc u.
Sir Preston from the Military Committee, re-
ported the Army Retrenchmcnt bill IA rcIuTned
from ihe House. with o recommendation HAT the
Senate disagree 81 The House amendments aud ask
n conference. lilo thought il desirable that this
bill should be before tho Committee of Commerce
NJ the same time with the Army Appropriation
bill Agreed to.
The Senate took up the Tariff bill, add Mr. Cal.
hnun of =. T.. made speech oi great length aud
ability in opposition to its passage, and To all Pro-
IecIive Duties Whatever. Whom ho bad closed
Mr w alker of Miss. moved TO FocommiI il, with
insu uciions To- strike GU: the duties (2O per cent)
and Coffee and insert instead Domestic
Tax nr Excise an all articles of Gold and silye r
ware Rejected: Ayes IL; Nays 20.
MIR Benton now made heavy speech against
The Bill, and agains, both Protection and land
Distribuiiou. Mr. Evans of Maine answoted him q,
and the debate was further protracted by Mcssrs
Woodbury. against, add Evans and Simons in fa
vot or the bill, and Others. At length, the argO
menI being exhausted, the Senate came ~ direct
vote on the question, oShAH ibis bill pass" which
was ided in the affirmative, by Yeas %, aud
navs %.
CFor names see another column
MIR Henderson of Miss Is absent from Washing
ton; Alr Berrien OF Ga. did NOT vote MIR Graham
Of N T.. would have voted for the bill if necessary
to save II though he dissa Iised with of it's
details. so tbs bill was at no time in danger.
So the Tariff Bill, sustaining the Land Dsirbu~
ton, passed precisely rs II came from the House,
and was cent TO the Present on Saturday. Con.
sress has thus nobly discharged its whole duty.
The House acted upon over 100 private Bills
this day.
Saturday, Aug. g.
The House at work upon bill regulating
the taking Of testimony in contested elections, re-
lating 10 foreign commerce, the French SpoliatieH
BILL and upon the alleged Cherokee frauds ,on3eav-
ored 10 ferret them out, &c. and in the course n
his remarks, Mr. John q. Adams defended 40
action of this Congress, which he said hao done
more for the country than any Congress thai had
preceded il He referred TO the passage of the
two bank bills institution So necessary
10 the prosperity of the country, TO the action
the bill To organize the Army, TO the passage o.
the numerous private bills, &c, and now they
had passed bill (the Revenue billy To which IT
only required the signature Of Tho President al
once TO restore the country TO prosperity The pas
sage OF this bill would act charm to rsVIve The
dropping energies Of the county.
Mr. A. commented on tie recent letter OF The
President expressing his earnest desire to haTno,
nize with Congress If they would LEI him, and SAID
that the President oaly wished Congress 10 con
form their action precisely to MS VIII, 10 hhr"o
nize with them. He rspudiaied the idea advanced
in that letter, aud also several terms 10y Mr. Cush
ing that the Executive was an independent Legis
iaiive power, aud said that the great mistake
made by MIR Tyler was that OF Charles !, which
finally brought him 70 the block, IN considering