The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-07-05

X the pdnc'P'o ..ode
dOclr'"e .orce of Penn, favored an increase of
MI "a, ;ro nroper bill was presented on these
\ the l"' n check the rapid strides of the com
grounu'' -, which had been highly oppressive to
prO"''' c,o,,rins and other interests the North
the of revenue; and for the pu rpose Of
'O' ,orysing duties. lie admitted the power OF
cO'" .,ess 10 distribute the proceeds oitho public
'0"s ho, opposed It's exercise in the present con
Jaw" and prospects of the treasury
o' 'rho oues.ion was taken on the amendme nt Of
~ ohom. which was negatived: Ayes 81
\ NOcss5 Wednesday, June %.
.o,o,e 10 day, the Army Appropriation bill
]" nm. and, after consideration till late
w'' ..o. oassed, and returned to the House with
\ various Amendments
N amendment Of the Committee on Finance, TO
n .,o o,t tho proviso of tho house, reducing the
a ,,, IL the standard of 1891, abolishing one reg
.S., If Dragons, &c. Mr. Evans said the com
II .,,.o considered the proviso Of the House as d
81 ,.od 10 n reorganization Of the Army, and nap.
IA .,,;,,e TO an appropriation bill. The object
MI nmnIa,ed would be presented by the bill of Mr.
IA o,.,ou reported yesterday from the Committee
H.
rooId hardly take effect till the close of this year,
N and consequently no reduction should be made in
a ,be present appropriation. After debate OF some
N ,,0r,h the amendment was adopted Yeas 49, and
"a Nays S.
n An amendment was adopted ,appropriatIng $15,
y NM ror military services for the defence Of the
t,ooer. inland and Atlantic, and 900 for
Z rroseryation Of the public property at several
a paces.
u On motion 10 Mr. Preston 100000 (out of the
n o,rron,ioon OF $500 900 for The manufacture of
srms\ was placed at The discretion OF the Secretary
Of War, 10 be expended for this object, TO enable
him 10 test some of the improvements inarms ,I&c.,
s3 600 was also, on motion of Mr., p, appropriated
Nor meteorological observations at different ports.
q An Amendment, of Mr. Crittenden appropriatlng
SlOO,0OO for building the necessary boats for car
&ryng on the improv ements in the Ohio, Missis
Nsppi Missouri and Arkansas Rivers, and an amend
! men OF Mr. BeIrien approprating $l9,399 for the
4 pay Of Georgia volunteers called out by the Gov
h 10 1910 and Al were adopted.
In the House, the Tariff Bill taken up in
NCOmmtce Of the Whole on the Union, MIR Pick
4 ems opposed the bill and replied TO Mr. Fillmore,
colending that il impossible, as proposed
#by MI F. to raise 1927 200, 900 from inn
" potts las estimated on the basis of 1S40) of ST.
&OMOO0 dutiabe articles, this requiring duty OF
n S6 per cent. lie left the Chairman Of the Com.
&mt,ee Of Ways and Means to find out the ways
N'and means for the support of Government. This
MbM would not do it and he declared that Govern
NeN> would not last ten years longer if we depen
|< Jed for vevenue exc lusively on imports. Ho con
sesceDdod 10 point out mode OF raising revenue
2bu expata,ed the advantages of free trade till
9he close ofhis hour.
blesTs. HUBBARD and Wise ofVa opposed the
Y protection and distribution policies, and advocated
ia Tariff for the necessary rcv,nue for Govern
#nent.
M Mr. Cushing made an able argument in favor
.lhe necessity of immediate action on the bill, and
Ehe passage OF permanent law before the Both
Thursday, June %
n In Senate, the bill from the House, TO extend
NJ the LIST of August prox. the existing revenue
Jaws, with the proviso that the distribution shall
nOl thereby be suspended, was taken up.
Mr. Evans explained the wants Of the Treasury
|Rnd the nee essi,y Of permanent Tariff bill to
False a larger amount of revenue than could be col
Fcted by the twenty per cent. duty under the
Fompromise Act The prese Mt bill was lndispen
n aOle after the 3Oth Of June, until the passage of
fermanent act as without it it was doubtful wheth
M any revenue could be collected under the i'm
H1nclicabe provisions Of the Compromise Act IIo
En@ed to amend the provso of the House to
2lopone the distribution until the LIST Of August
X MIR Berrien moved to amend the amendment
'As 10 suspend the distribution sections of the Dis.
INbu'ion Bill TO the LIST OF August.
MI Alter discussion of some length, Mr. Berrien's
amendment was rejected; Yeas 90 Nays %.
''M The Navy appropriation bill was discussed in
rs House oN day
fW Friday, June "a
M IN me senate, after presentation Of petitions, &c.
NE provisional Tariff bill was taken up. The
a'eS'on was on the motion TO strike out an amend
e"' ot the House and insert provision that the
f'"iouton of the proceeds Of the Public Lands
"a' oe suspended until after the LIST Of August.
''e' debate it was carred--23 TO Is. After the
%'1'cuon Of several other proposed amendments,
~ OIL as amended was passed-24 to 10. IT goes
wv 10 The House, where the Senate's amendment
~ PROBABLY be concurred in.
:" '"e House, the subject of Military Bounty
'' was taken up, but again put over The
nLo~ al