Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-06-21
CONGRESS.

What is Congress doingl" Why don't you
give Of the proceedings of Congress in the State
Sentinel are questions asked of US almost daily.
Our replies in accordance with the facts but
the whole Of our readers are entitled to the same
information. To that end, therefore, and to inform
and show the people the beauties of federal wing
coon skin Congress, we suboin the following copied
from the wing organ Washington, the National
Integencer. This authority no federal wing VII
dispute and we trust that il Will be sufficiently
obvious that when Congress does nothing, we can
not give Congressional proceedings
MORE By THE REroRTER.-In connexion with
these remarks and in Illustration Of their unerrng
truth the Reporter for the information Of those gen
eral readers 10 whom the notices which have ap-
peared IN this paper to the constantly recurring
difficulties about quorum, may be otherwise unn-
tell lble) makes the following statement
The House Of Representatives tsuppOsing there
were vacancies consists of an aggregate number
Of 2i2 members; OF which whole number, under the
Constitution OF the United States, majority Tor
l22) constitutes quorum TO do business"
There was pretty full attendance from quarter
past eleven 10 half past twelve
At twenty minutes TO one being ten minutes
after the House went into committee on the Army
bin, the whole number present seventy mem
bers at half past fifty members at half past
two forty members al three o'clock, seventy
two members.
- One day telleth another 5" and the history of
this day, here given, is the history OF almost
every day for the last three months.
/ From the hour above designated until o'clock,
the members usually begin 10 flock IN Protests
/ against adjournment made yeas and nays are
frequently called thereon; and those Representa-
;yes who sit 10 their places with the enduring
stcadfastness Of marble statues during the whole
burden and heat of the day. in the discharge OF their
public duties, in this way frequently compelled
to begin their labors afrcsh.
4 Tariff bill has been reported to the House
from the committee Of Ways and Means, in relation
as follows
Tax on manufactured wool, over 5 cents per 10
IN value 30 per CT ad valorem. Same of the value
of cts and under, , per cent. On all manufac-
lures of wool, blankets excepted, FORTY PER
CENT, (which Will raise the price Of clothing al
least 10 per cent , manufactured cotton 3 cts
per pound manufactured cottons not otherwise spe-
ciied, 80 PER CT. al valocem; manufactured
hemp, $40 per ton; iron, IN bars or bolts, not man
ufactured By rolling, $50 pr ton; lead, ) cts pei
10 cut glass, from 20 TO 10 cts. per 10: PLAIN
mould. ana pressed glass from 10 to IL TO- tan
ned leather cts. ;calfskin, s3,50 per dozen =
SUGAR, TWO AND HALF CENTS PER
POUND TEAS, ACCORDING TO QUAIL
TY, TAX RANGING. TWENTY CENTS
FIFTEEN CENTS, TEN CENTS, TO BO-
HEA, on which tax Of only THREE CENTS Is
proposed. for the accommodation of the LOWER
CLASSES or for the purpose of combining the bet
ter qualities OF tea among the "beHer Sort" or a:
John 4. Adams father expresses IT. the rich g
the respectable, and the WELL BORN SALT
4 TEN CENTS per bushel. After nuumerable spe
cications 20 per cent ad valorem duty is propos
ed on all remaining articles OF imports an extra i'm
position OF ten per cent. cargoes Of foreign
sells, where specifications are not made in The bill
Duties to be paid in cash--the cash to be borrowed
from the banks at eXorbItant prices, which will be
made another preteXt for increased charge upon
goods to retailers!
Another great feature of this bill is, that it pro
poses to repeal the saving clause of the distribution
law-thlt clause which secured It's passage -tC
Wit, that when a higher standard of duties than y
per cent, according to the terms of the compromls
act, shall be established by law, the distribution o
the proceeds from the public lands among the States
shall cease. Now comes the tug of war-caucusi ne
-bargaInng-intr guIng-mauGverIng, and ever
other device Of political Juggling, to pass this tie;
tax bill.
APPoRTIONMENT BILL.-We learn from the Glob
of the 18th, that the House of Representatives, by
vote Of ll2 TO %, disagreed to the ratio of repre-
sentaton substituted by the Senate for that of tn
House. There was great deal of warmth ex
pressed by several Of the majority in discussing tn
Senate's amendment, in regard to the dsrespec
shown towards the House by Senators, who argue
the necessity of reducing the popular representatio
on the Of It's dsorderly conduct and incapact
for business.