Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-13

Tallmadge to refer the Exchequer pla
TO u Committee Of nine TO be appointe
by the Chair.
Mr.. Huntington rose and addresse
The Senate for two hours against th
plan.
/ Mr.. Bates will address the Senate to
morrow on the same subject.
II MIR. Benton give notice that he shoul
avail himself of the first gap in the bu
siness before the Senate to call up hi
bill for the poslponement Of the Bank
rupt law.
H In the House, a few petitions and me
MORALS were presented, by special con
sent, and referred.
i The Speaker presented letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury, trans
mitting a Report from F. II. HasIer, Esq
Superintendent Of the Coast Surveying
showing the progress made in the woil
up TO this time. Laid on the table ant
ordered to be printed.
\ THE MESSAGE.
The Presidents Message was finally
disposed Of. The House resumed the
consideration of the resolution of Mr.
Fillmore, praying TO refer SO much OF
The Message of the President as related
to the Tariff, TO the Committee OH Man
uiactures.
After another lengthy discussion on
This subject, the question was finally Ia
ken, und the resolution Of Mr.. Fillmore
was agreed to-previous To which The
vote on MIR. Atherton's amendment to
refer il TO the Committee on Ways and
Means, was lost by vote of % to lO4.
The House then took up and adopted,
without debate, the following remainiDg
branches of MIR. Fillmore's resolution,
TO wit
To refer so much as relates to the plan
Of finance TO the select committee raised
Oh that subject.
10 refer so much as relates TO the Ar
my, to Notifications and To the Army in
Florida, TO the Committee on Military
A fairs.
10 refer so much as relates TO the
Navy, 10 the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs.
10 the Post Office, to the Committee
OH the Post Office.
To the Smithsonian Legacy, to the
Select Committee on that subject.
TO the District Of Columbia, to the
Committee on the District.
And, on motion of MIR. Cooper, of
Pennsylvania, so much of the Message
as eates to Indian Ail'ai,s, were rcior-
red to the Committee of that name.
The House then adjourned.
In SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. AIR.
Wright presented memorial from sun
dry citizens of Buffalo, praying that
Congress may interfere in behalf of the
American citizens held as prisoners at |
Australia. 4 This memorial was referred |
10 the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Several private bills were considered
n Committee Of the Whole.
EXCHEQUER PLAN.
Mr.. Bates addressed the Senate brief
y on the point Of reiereCce-that ne
said was the precise and only question
on that important subject.
Mr. Barrow also addressed the Senate
On the Exchequcr plan. Mr.. Morehead
5 TO speak tomorrow. The Senate then
TO the consideration Of Execu-
i've business.
In the HOUSE,, after the presentation Of
Abolition petitions, &C., Mr.. Arnold, OF
Tennessee, moved reconsideration OF
he vote of last evening, by which that
portion of the Message of the President
which relates TO tariff on manufactures,
vas referred TO the Committee on Manu-.
actures. Il
MIR. A. explained that his object was,
n making this motion, TO get an opportu-
lity to reply to the attacks which had
,een made against him and the State he
n part represented, by Messrs. Burke
md Eastman, Of New Hampshire.
An effort was made to arrest the fur
her progress Of MIR. Arnold, on the
ground that the debate was not now in
rider II
The Speaker over-ruled this point Of
'rder, and decided that the motion to re-
consider had precedence over all other
business, inasmuch as it was privileged
question.
MIR. Arnold then proceeded to reply, /
irst, to MIR. Burke, in a strain very per-
'onal, when an effort was made by Messrs
Butler of Kentucky, and Bovine of New
\ ork, (amidst great uproar, to iermi-
,a,e the debate, on the ground of irreIe-
'ancy. The Speaker decided that the
emarks Of MIR. Arnold were in order,
,eing in reply to remarks which the
House had suffered to be made. AM
appeal was taken, pending which, the
House adjourned.
lN SENATE, Wednesday, Jan. OIL
After routine business OF petitions and
memorials the Erehequer was again dc.
'ated-Mr. Morehead having the floor.
he examined the nature of the proposed
scheme, its inadoquacy as a substitute for
/ Bank Of the United States, and its
dangerous political tendencies. After
,oining out the defects OF the plan, he
hus concluded H
II, then, the principles Of the Wing
,arty cannot be maintained without re-
orting to any such plan, let them perish.
We are told TO compromise. who
The Representatives Of the People to
TO the Executive No, sir;
10, sir. ] am willing to concedc much, II