Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-07-04

| The bill making appropriations Tor the current |
expenses of the Indian Department and for iOl- !
filling treaty stpulations with Indian tribes was
taken up aud after some conversation was repor-
ted to the House, where 1t was ordered engrossed.
WEDNESDAY,, June 80
In Senate to-day, after some unmportant bust |
ness during The morning hour on motion of MIR. |
Evans, the Army Appropriation bill was taken up,
and, after consideration till late hour, passed,
aud returned to tie House with various amend
ments, among which are the following:
Amendment of the Committee on Finance, to |
strike out the provso Of the House, reducing the
Army to the standard of 1921 aboshing one reg
nent Of Dragons, &c. Mr. Evans said the com
mee conceded the proviso Of the House as di-
rected to u reorganization of the Army, aud inap-
prOpriae to an Appropriation bill. The object |
contemplated would be presented by the bill of
Mr.. Preston, reported yesterday from the Com
mittee on Military Afiairs) The reduction, if
made, would hardly take effect till the close of
this year. and consequently no reduction should
be made in the present appropriation. Alter
debate of some length the amendment was adop
ted Yeas q, and Nays-(S) -Messrs. Allen,
Clayton, McRoberts, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox
Woodbury. and Wright.
An amendment was adopted approprialing
$4,000 Tor military services for the defence Of
the frontier, inland aud Atlantic, and $l5 900 for
preservation of the public property at several pa-
ces.
On morton of Mr. Preston, 500, 900 tout Of tho
appropriation of $780, 00 for the manufacture of
arms was placed al the discretion of The Secreu-
Try of War TO be expended for this object, to ena-
BILE him to test some Of the improvements IN arms,
&c; $4,000 was also, on motion Of Mr. =, APP
proprialed for meteorological observations AT diff
erent ports.
An amendment of Mr. Crtcnden nppropriating
100000 for building the necessary bouts Tor car
rying on the improvements in the Ohio, Nlssissp
pi Missouri and Arkansas Rivers, and an amend
ment Of Mr.. Berrrn appropruting Sl9,399 for
he nav of Had hy Tho
Governor in 1910 and Al, were adopted.
The bill WAS passed, and the Seunte, alter an
Executive Session, adjourned
In the House, the Tariff Bill was taken up in
Committee Of the Whole on the Union, Mr. Nc
KEENAN, of Pa in the cliair.) MIR. Pckens opposed
the bill and replied to Mr. Fillmore, conlending
that it was impossible, was proposed by MIR. F.
to raise S270O0,000 revenue from imports las es-
tinIaed on the basis Of lS40) of S77 900 900 duu-
able articles, this requiring duty OF 80 per cent.
lie left the Chairman Of the Committee of Ways
and Means TO find out the ways and means for the
support of Government This bill would not do it
u he declared that Government, would not last ten
years longer If we depended for revenue exclu-
slvely on mposs. He condescended to point out
no mode of raising revenue exclusively, but eXpa-
tiated on the advantages of free trade Til the close
of his hour.
Mr. Snyder of Pa. opposed the bill on account
of the distribution clause aud its cvying duty
on tea, coffee and salt
Messrs. Hubbard and Wise OF Va. opposed the
protection and distribution policies aud advocated
r Tariff for the necessary revenue for Govern
ment
MIR. Gushing made able argument in favor
of protection connected with revenue, aud urged
the necessity of Immediate action on the bill, aud
the passage of permanent revenue law before
the 80 insL-The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 49,
In SENATE, to day, Mr.. Archer reported n bill
from The committee on Naval Affairs aurllorising
the construction of depot for charts and nstrn-
mentS for the Navy
Mr.. Evans Introduced bill changing the fiscal
year OF the U. S. SO us 10 commence LIST July each
year.
Mr.. Bayara reported Il bill regulating an!.s
menls in the Navy and Marine corps.
The bill from the House, TO extend 10 the lst
of August prox. the existing revenue laws, with
the proviso that the distribution shall not thereby
be suspended, was taken up.
Mr. Evans explained the wants Of the Treasury
and the necessity OF permanent tariff bill TO
raise larger amount of revenue than could be
collected by the twenty per cent duty under the
COMPROMISE Act The present bill was indispen-
sable after the Both Of June, until the passage of
permanent act, without 1t il doubtful
whether any revenue could be collected under the
impracicabe provisions of the Compromise act.
He moved to amend the proyso of the House
as TO postpone the distribution un the LIST of
August
Mr.. Berrion moved to amend the amendment so
as to suspend the distribution lions Of The dis
trbution bill TO the LIST of August.
After discussion of some length, Mr.. Berrien's
amendment was rejected: Yeas 20, Nays %.
And the Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE, the Army Appropriation bill
was received with amendments from The Senate
aud referred 10 the committee Of Ways aud
and Means
In the committee of the Whole on the Union,
the tariff bill was passed over, and the Navy Ap.
tak. tI,..r
being concurrence with the Senae's amend
ments The first Of these increases the item for
pay of officers and seanen from S2,335, 600 to
S2600O00
Mr. Burnel went into a spirited defence Of
the Navy, advocating its maintenance in a state of
, efficiency to project American Commerce and
American citizens all over The world, and depre-
eating The ruthless blows and reductions inflicted
on il by the House. Mr.. G. J. lngersoll dscours-
ed on the importance OF the Navy, and opposed
r an increase of it for peace establishments con-
tending that its efficiency consisted in its proper
discipline, aud that an increase in time of pace
e would but deterlorae il. lie thought that b., u
r proper administrative economy lis expenses
s might be reduced third, but opposed this
, blind and headlong policy of cutting it down on
: Appropriation bills.
Mr.. Merwelher opposed the amendment of the
Senate, and urged upon the House to maintain its
4 position in regard 10 the reduction OF the BILL
terlng into an examination of the estimates expos
[ ing ihelr want OF correctness aud accusing the
4 Secretary ol'the Navy of deception and inaccura-
:. cy MIR. Sprigg opposed the amendment of the
Senate ana advocated reduction aud rigid econo-
my in the Navy Mr. Adams opposed and Mr.
Fillmore advocated The amendment of the Sem
n ate and made some salircal observations with re-
gard to the bill
FRIDAY, June "a.
! In the SENATE, after presentation of petitions,
: &c. the provisional tariff bill was taken up. The
! question was on the motion TO strike out an
I amendment Of The House and insert provision
that The Distribution ollhe proceeds ofthe Public
Lands shall be suspended until after The Isl Of .4u
gust. After debate it was cGrried-23 to l6. Az
Ter the rejection ofseyeral other proposed amend
o mens, the bill as amended was passed-24 to 10.
f 1t goes back TO the House, when the Senate's a.