Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-12

/ Ia suppresSlng Indian depredatiOnS.
/ And thus with every feature Of reduC
itiOn stricken from il, the Army appropria
lion Bill was passed. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The Revenue bill was resum
ed. MI. Pickens opened the discussi Of
in an appeal for tho advantages Of thl
lowest possible tariff upon imports. Mi
Gushing as counsel for The bill, presente,
il simply as revenue measure. Il be
came necessary 10 raise So. 1000, 600 70
the support Of the Government; and thit
was proposed. Protection, then, was no
the Object-but revenue-rcrcnue.-
Shade Of Cardinal Wolsey, what vasl
deal ofrepenue il requires to carry out The
work of retreHchmeat and reform! The
bill was laid aside, and the committee
took up
The Indian Appropriation bill, making
appropriations for the whole Indian De-
paHment for the present year--provision
for treaties, &c. Ordered 10 a third
reading. Adjourned
Thursday, June 90.
SENATE.-Mr. Conrad presented 25
memorials from planters OF Louisiana for
higher duties upon imported sugar, and
went into an arrangement proving that
even the'maRufacturo Of sugar is mon
.Opoly unable TO support itself independ-
ent of tax upon the people
Mr. Tappan presented,a petition from
J, A. Leovitte, ,,of Ohio, recommending
an extension of frse trade to all nations
that will admit grain, -four and salt meat
from the United States duty free.
MI. Evans reported a bill defining the
fiscal year ofthe Treasury ofthe United
States. 1t provides thai the first quarter
of the fiscal year shall commence on the
lst Of July. The billwas passed.
Mr.. Preston, on leave, introduced a
joint resolution for the relief of Mr.. J.
Petrck a sculptor of this city, appoint
ed 70 execute series Of basso relieves
for Greenoagh's caricature of Washing
ton. The resolution was passed. About
a month ago, this Mr.. Petrick, while in
his studio, one dark eysning, was stabbed
as reported, by couple Of assassins who
left him wcltering upon The floor and made
good their escape. For some days Mr..
Pettrick's life was dispaired Of. and pub.
lie sympathy for the artist, whose cbarac-
ter as a man is also highly esteemed, was
strongly excited. Several donations far
his relief were raised, as he was under.
stood 10 be inVery low Circumstances,--
Among others, Lord Ashburton contribu-
ted 500 TO the unfortunate SCULPTOR
But the romance of the story is neutral.
ized, or perhaps, rather augmented from
the inuendo thrown out by Mamselle Ru.
NOR, that the act of assassination was, Sin
all probability" as Charley Scott would
say, accidentally inflicted by the sculptor
and the long-tongued old belram
says, furthermore, that the circumstances
attending the act, justify her suspicious,
We would be sorry 10 know that this
were true; though we are pleased that Mr.
P. is rapidly recovering with his hide
bound purse well replenished.
The little tariff, or Temporary Relief |
bill, for extending. a limited time to the
present tariff laws after their term Of lin.
tation, the Both instant, was taken up
md debated, chiefly upon the proviso that |
he Land Distribution shall not cease
-hought tho duties may be raised to a
lre ach of the compromise OF the extra
session, and in the debate Messrs. Evans,
Huntington, Allen, White, ,Ber.
len, Acher, Wright, Rves. Tappan, |
simmons, Criltenden, Linn, Choate and |
,tl,ers, took part. Adj ourned
HoUsE.-The Navy Appropriation bill,
With the amendments of the Senate was
aiken up in COMMITTEES aad debated, but
10 decision was taken
The army bill as amended by the Sen.
.te was referred TO the committee on
Ways and Means.
Friddy, June 81.
SENATE The little fariff bill was res
Imed--he question being amendment Of.
cred byMr Evans, as a substitute for the
Fovso, by which amendment the pay
ient ofthe distribution moaey 10 The
itates is 70 be suspended ill the first Of
August. The principle involved is the
anne, although the question3of distribu
ion willsthus be left open, Ia connection
nth the great tariff bill, OF independent
i, The question was debated very e.
lboratelyby Mr Rives against the proyi.
o in any shape, Walker, Buchanan and
theirs, and BY Mr. Crittenden, Archer
nd Kerr in the affirmative, It was a.
opted BY vote of % to 2S-BeIrien,
'reston aud Kiyes voting in the ne eyalive
ptththe democrats; and tho bill for OK
ending the present revenue laws one
nopthlopgeF upon their limilatioa on the
'0th insiantwith the proyisp Aforesaid, was
10 10.
Several Senators from both sides we're
ihsent Mr Calhoun among others, from
he minority and has been for some lime,
The Hqnse have been upon the Navy I
,M as aEgadad by tFeSenatc iH augment /