Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-12
WASHINGTON, Monday Erening. J
June 27,lS42.

June -, 1872.
! Ed. Ohio Statesman:
} Death has drawn anniher ihstalmeEt
ap0u each House Of COnerese! On the
l7th inst, the Hon Wm $. Hastings, Of
tho Massachusetts delegation ia the
House died at the White Sulphur Springs,
IN Virginia. whittier he had repaired as
The last hope for the restoration OF his
health. On yesterday afternoon a, Fred.
ericks buigh, Va, the Hon. Samuel L.
Southard, late President pro tenn Of The
Senate, departed this life, after an ilness.
ofmany months, for relic from which,
h9too. had repaired to Virginia.
On their meeting, this mo. ming, both
Houses Adjourned TO tomorrow, on the
announcement Of the loss which each
had sustained On tomorrow they will
again meet only to adjourn in consequence
i ofthe funeral Of Mr. Southland. Ills bO
I'dy has been brought TO the city this eve
ming, and will be buried in the congress
iOual cemetry.
| The scene in the House this morning
was solemn and imposing, even to fear.
The Impressive payer of the CaaphIin--
and the equally impressive appearance Of
the venerable Adams, as he reported to the
House the demise, and expatiated upon
the character of his colldagne--the unae-
customed silence that pervaded the hall,
were al calculated to enforce the dread
truth of the transtory character Of life,
and the certainty Of death. But, on wit
! Messing the same course of proceedings
in the Senate upon the adjournment Df
the House, the effect was truly calculated
to humble ones pride--and TO lead us
more properly to estimate the value of our
tenure upon the world.
SENATE, Saturday, June 25.
An Independent bill for re.organiza.
ton and reduction oflhe army was for
some time the subject of considera
ton. An amendment was proposed BY
Mr.. Baies las modified on the suggestion
of Mr. Young that thesuperintendeufs of
The public afmories shall not ereafieT be
appointed from the army. but from the
eitizens: and il was advocated by
Messrs. Conrad, Phelps, Tappan, Archer
Simmons, Allen, Rives--a and was adopt
ed--93 t6 IA, Il.
Mr. Bachanan moved TO strike out the
section which proposes TO abolish the
office Of ComulisssTy of PaTchases( Office
held at Philadelphia) which motion was
disagreed TO by a vote Of II to II. Ad-
journed. ASA !.
HOUSE, aboutth 6rst business in the
House called for by Mr. Fillmore, was
the little tariff billas amended BY The sen.
ate. He failed at the first; but after the |
disposition Of the morning business, he
renewed his motion and succeeded. Mr. |
Weller thereupon moved to lay the bill
upon the table, and called for the ayes (
and noes-ayess4, noes lib. The am
endmeHts Of the Senate we're then agree a I
TO o;and the bill BY this time is undergo
ing ''tho deliberate consideration Of the I
Executive.
A Amessagewas TeceivedIfrom thePresi- I
dent, stateing that he had signed the Ap I
portiopment.bill, having left his objec- +
tons on record in the State Department, !
and his opinion that the District system I
wasnot enforced upoa the States by this
law, but merely recommended 10 them. (
Mr AJamsarose in huff; and denoun- !
ced this as an unprecedented proceeding
the effect ofwhich would be 10 establish
a new mode of communication between
the Executive aid the Legislature. Mr.
Wlse,in reply, referred TO certain road
bill approved and signed by Gen Jack
son, who had left on record his written
opinion 81 the law. But the cases are
not at all analogous. The one related I,
only as to the limit of & road; the other
transcends the limits Of the constitution
--tor Congress, by assuming TO command
the State to lay of their territory into
districts, without condition, assumes a
power not conprehended in the import !
Of the. constitution. And upon this con :
stimtional difficulty the. President signs /
the bill; and sends his objections TO the
State Department! Well done for the o
Jeffersonian, Crawford Republican, b
But we are afraid Mr. President, that you Il
had too much chorder upon your stom- M
ach in thesigning Of that bill. The liuie
tariff with the obnoxious land prOviso IS
before you now. Try some oysters, or
salt water Holsters, fresh from the KIP
Raps, and then sit downas you should
10, and send in tho bill and your oblec-
lions, altogether.
MANY are of opinion that this whig n
Congress hangs together like the sword
of Dyonisins, bysa single hair, and thar
4 he Ecto ofof the little tariff bill. IfF
that 6illisreiected, il is thought that [
Congress viii Immediately tumble over q
board, ebag aud baggagd!a We opne c
not so soon They are undey command s.
. run the great Revenue OF Tariff bill d
hfough, whatever may DO tEio conse. y