Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-07-28
Tmeutp=SfOentb ConDress,
SECOND SESSION.

In SENATE, Monday, July 10, Mr.
Evans presented The Tariff bill as il was
passed in the House, and il was referred
to tho Committee on Finance, and or.
dered TO be printed.
Mr.. Benton ask ed leave to introduce
bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law o
l841. In support OF the motion, Mr.
B. made an eloquent speech.
Mr.. Berrien took issue with Mr.. Ben
ton as to this bill, and after few word,
from him, the Senate refused to give
leave for the introduction Of the bill, yeas
81, nays 81.
The bill making appropriations for the
repair Of the Custom House in Provi
dence, was passed,
The bill authorising compromise
with the. suretes of Samuel Swaitwout
was passed ; and after finishing some
other routine business, the Senate ad-
jourDed
In the House, Mr.. Cost Johnson
moved to suspend the rules to introduce
his resolution, proposing plan Of reliei
for the States rejected. Mr.. Arnold
cndeavored, with like result, to intro
duco his bill, reducing the pay Of Mem
bers of Congress.
The Senate Bill for the armed occu-
patton of Florida occupied tho rest OF
the session. A substitute was finally re-
ported to the House and passed, granting
10 each settler, after residence of 5
years, one quarter section of land, to
extend in force till st Of January, 1914,
unless the President, by proclamation,
deem proper TO suspend it, which he can
do on 60 days notice.
The House then djourned.
In SENATE, Tuesday, July 10, Mr..
Preston, on leave, introduced a lesou-
tion, providing that all monies expended
by the Government to eXtinguish titles
TO land shall be reimbursed by the Trea-
sury from the receipts on public lands.
After some discussion, the resolution vas
laid over.
The Senate then took up the private
calender, andlpassed several bills for the
relief Of various claimants, after which
It adjourned
The House. took up the special order,
being on Territorial business, and went
into Committee of the Whole Oh the
state of the Union.
After some desuiory conversation rel
ative To the order of business, Mr..
Dodge moved to take up the bill TO pro-
vide for the protection of commerce on
the west shores of lake Michigan, which
was agreed to.
A long debate ensued, in which
Messrs. Dodge, Reynolds, Fillmore,
Clarke, Granger, Hammond, Thomp-
son, (indiana,) and others took n part
after which the bill was laid aside TO be
reported.
In SENATE, "Wednesday, July 90,
several memorials were offered by Mr.
Choate, Mr.. Miller, Mr.. Clarke and
others, relating to the Ta,ilf, and all re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Wright presented the memorial
Of certain merchants and ship-owncrs of
the city of New York, stating that the
tariff act, just passed the House, is, 10
their opinion, too protective, and praying
for modification thereof
A large number Of printed bills were
taken up, acted on, and some Of them
passed.
In the House, the whole day was oc-
cupied in Committee Of the Whole, in
the consideration Of bill establishing
The boundary limo between Missouri and
Iowa.
In SENATE, Thursday, July 2l, the
President laid before the Senate state
ment showing the commerce and naviga-
ton Of the United States, in l84l.
MIR. Calhoun presented Il petition from
citizens Of Virginia, in favor Of free
trade, appended TO which was letter
from Gen. Harrison, written at Tanes-
vile, in 1886, with regard to the COM
promise act, declaring an intention TO
sustain it in spirit and in letter. The
letter being read by the Secretary,
MIR. Calhoun took the ground that had
Harrison lived, the compromise
act would now be in full foroc, and no
other law, affecting it in any way,
could have received his sanction and
that tho Wings, by giving him their sup
port, were pledged 10 this same course of
action.
Mr.. Crittendcn commented point edly
upon this posthumous advocacy of Gen.
iIarrison's policy, on the part OF one of
those who took an active part against
him, while a candidate for the Presi-
dency,-and all this, for the purpose of
carrying, now, a peculiar lavorite mea-
sure.
Mr.. Calhoun denied that he had ever
had other than the highest personal re-
spect for the deceased President, how
much soever he had been compelled to
oppose his election.
lie continued, at some length, his for
mer views of The binding effect Of Gen.
Harrison's pledges upon the successful
political party Of which he was the can
didatc.
Mr.. Archer would ask the Senator
from South Carolina, il, in the event of
the inability of the government TO get on
with such revenue as the compromise
act would alone raise, he would still
cling to the 90 per cent, as the maxi
mum of duties on mportsI
MIR. Calhoun would answer the Scna-
tor. lie would never vote for more
than 90 per cent. duties till the distribu-