The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-10
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i""roN, April g. 1870
In Senate t" day, Mr. Evans from III. r..
mittco on Finance, reported the A,oo...%
bill, which was ordered printed. r''"''
| Mr. Allen moved TO take up from ,bo ,.,,.
resolution calling on the President far IL. y,
nation received or the action taken bv him
terence 10 the Rhode Island disorders
The question was taken on Mr.. Allen, mo,,,
and the Senate refused to take U, The resoni,,
| Ayes lS, Noes 90.
The remainder Of the day ws consumed in 4
consideration of private bills several of which v,,
ordered engrossed for third reading.
In the House, the Appropriation bin wa, ,,,
taken up in Committee of the Whole The ou.,t,,
pending on the amendment ofAIr Hays,s s,n
the Committee of Elections, providing for theM,
sriciing Of the several States
The expediency and the constitutional Uowcrd
Congress 10 district the States was debated dunn,
the day, by Messrs. S:any, Arnold, Davis
Kentucky, and Summers, in support of lhe amend
ment, and by Messrs. Col1uiu, Goggiu, IIous,os
and Kennedy of la . in opposition thereto, The os K
mer contending tina; the district system was be (
adapted To the expression of the popular wI,h \
enabling the electors 10 know the character Ii, (
that by the general ticket system The nomipibs 4
were thrown into the hands of a caucus orTy n
lion Of the leading politicians; that the peoAw
knowing the candidates for whom they voledta q
less interested in the affairs of the country q M
liable to select unworthy men; and that mft
would be able to govern, as the representatives. n
g. - H.. ..;,
ity in the House, and might he elected bya bare
majority Of those States, not composing NNs, \
quarter of tho people of the u States;-.ndes \
latter opposing the district system as uncOn'iuI'n
al foi Congress, as inexpedient, and as undHIh
control of the States, &c.
Thursday, April q
The Senate was occupied all day Tn The p (
prop,iation bill.
Ia the House, Mr.. Everett offered resoa'a v
to terminate debate in Committee OF the Whdta
the Union Tomorrow friday at iwel osS
Mr. Adams expressed his opinion against c"dI'
scribing debate when so important an ameM'
ment was pending, md in opposition TO the '0S
ton.
Mr. Mcclellan of N. Y. moved to lay THE e'a'
ton on the tabe;which motion wasagreed 'GA''
20, Noes 55
On motion OF Mr. Gushing, by Ayes9l, Mn
&c, ten thousand extra copies of the report nv ",
the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Mr Cushing
relative to the colonial trade wer ordered wv
printed. ya
IFIon. Anderson Mitchell, Representative e.a
from North Carolina, vice Lewis Williams u'"'
ed was yesterday qualified and took his sea'.
Mr. Weller presented resolutions Ola me'u"s
citizens Of Ashtabuia County, Ohio, ccndemn''|
! Of the course Of Mr. Giddings.] ..aI
The Apportionment Bill was again taken T w.
Committee of the Whole on the Union, tue w. s
lion Immediately pending being on the a"ea' nom
Of Mr. Colqutt TO exempt the State OF ueoS" ,,,p
the operation of the General District Sys'em%Ts
posed by the amendment from the Com"''''
| Elections. Ina
Mr. Kennedy of Ia, concluded his ren"''
| position to the District System. ,,,,,eoa.
| Mr. Barnard ably advocated the amen na"r a. TO.
tending that the Constitution gave ~n r"c holding
regulating the time, place and manue' - hs Gen.
elections TO the States FIRST and power OrSau
pral Government of revision and cor nov
legislation when necessary, That 'he ~ he adOpd
existed. and the District System siou'u w, " ugt
for the correct and perfect expression o''"' =
| lar will &c. &c. - the amend
Messrs Payne and Clifford opposed .n' ..I 4.
ment on the grounds Of constitutional
pediency' Friday, APRIL ~
In Senate. memorials were preseh'eu Lib
syIvania for Tariff, from tho M'ssssm no.,,A
lature for reduction of 90 per cent. : rate
and for tho introduction Of U. s. ins''"1 ,,,,fs
coin into Pos, Office payments;and resolution ..',,
the same Legislature nstructing '"e" ot,pcd
vote for repeal ofthe Distribution A',. ,onras
inr The Bankrupt Act, and TO take sue"
should secure the annexation of Texas AM,
The General Appropriation D." ComnaF
ant. sundry amendments of the '"'' ,ho,s srbiE
were agreed to. Among them a'o n;s,ct Ar
out the frs, proviso forbidding the D =. ,h,u s6
ney Of New. York from receiving "'0 "a. $780, "|
per annum, and the Clerk more '"" ~ ~ 900 ri
such office expenses may not es' ;a,o The rHD
annum, all fees beyond to be pa's ,.',na the Bo@
ury;s,rihing out $4,000 for COMPILER" gp,eoeoo ndr