Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-04
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SECOND SESSION.

Mr.. Woodbury. had closed his spcecl
IN opposition TO the Tariff Bill, Mr.
Evans replied. lie said that it wa
iheH (the Adminislration's) intention no
to eNpend more than twenty-five or thre,
millions annually and, III answer to The
Senator from New Hampshire's oblec
ton that the bill proposed TO raise .wen
~ seven millions to be expended annu
ally, he said that n good portion of The
amount was To discharge the old debt.
bcqueathed to them by the last Admins
uaIion-now ouls'a 'anding in the shape o
loans, Treasury notes, private claims
SC. lie then argued in favor of pro
lection of the domestic manufactures o
| the country.
II The Army bill, as returned from the
House, was referred 10 the Committee
on Finance.
| The Senate then adjourned.
/ In the HOUSE, the bill to reduce the
pay and mileage of Members Of Con.
| aress, and the salaries of officers Of the
Government, was, after n long debate,
ordered to a th,id reading 80,
nays 10.
Il Mr.. Marshall then delivered his opin-
ion against the passage.
Il After some debate, there was a clamor
for the third reading and passage of the
bill mw, and apprehensions were eX-
| pressed that there was no serious intent
10 pass it--that the whole thing was IA
demaeogue trick, sc. But the House
dJourned.
In SENATE, Wednesday, July 81,
several reports were made from standing
committees.
Mr.. Benton, from The Committee Oh
Military Affairs, reported, without a.
mendment, the Senate bill, as amended
by The House, providing for the armed
occupation Of Florida.
The vote by which The bill regulating
the rates Of postage, prohibiting private
expresses, Sc, was ordered 10 be en-
crossed, WAS re-consldercd.
By UNANIMOUS consent the size Of the
newspapers, which, according to the
amendment adopted on Saturday, may
be transported by mail at the usual rates,
was extended TO l45O square inches
/ The journal of Commerce was iils ST taxi
rn as the standard-lhe measurement
1907 square inches. And according to
the bill, all papers measuring more tdar
/ ADO square inches will be charged one
cen, additional for every additional five
square inches.
The arrangement, therefore, will, as
it was designed, seriously affect the large
weekly newspapers, containing novels,
and printed in New York, and else
where.
The bill was then passed.
The Senate took up the Navy Appro-
priatlon Bill, as returned from the House :;
aud receded from It's amendment, as dis
agreed to by The House, increasing the
appropriation for the pay Of commissions
ed, warraot, petty officers and seamcn,
from 50 ,33j, 900 to St,8O0,OO0 and
insisted on the amendment to the House
amendment reducing the personnel OF
the navy.
The question was then stated on dis
agreeit. to the amendment of the Sen
ate, as amended by the House, making
It discretionary with the Secretary of the
Navy To cause the construction OF a
floating dock at Brooklyn, New York,
i IN has opinion IL miH supercede The ne
ccssiiy f"ra d'y dock.
a committee OF conference was ap-
pointed by the Char, to confer with Il
committee which may be appointed by
the louise, ON the disagreeing vote.
m. A. 81,
and Mr. Simmons addressed the Senate
in favor Of a protective tariff, and in re.
ply TO Mr. Woodbury..
in the HOUSE, Mr.. Barnard, from the
judiciary Committee, reported bill
amcuda,ory OF the act of 1923, relating
TO process ia the Courts of the United
States. BY general consent the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Adams, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, to whom had been re-
Ierred the Message of the President,
relative 10 a proposition from the French
government To establish II weekly line of
Packets from llavre TO New York, made
a report thereon accompanied by reso-
luton. The resolution requests the
Prcsiden, to have prepared by next ses-
sion report on the subject, embracing
II plan for carrying the scheme into Ell
feet, together with an estimate Of the
probable expense of the same. 1t was
adopted and the report ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Stanly, from the Military Com
m'lce, reported the Senate bin, provId-
ing 'ol the reorganization of the Army,
with amendments. The bill was refer
red 10 Committee OF the Whole.
A great number Of private bills were
also reported.
The House then resumed the conside-
ration OF the bill Of Mr.. Arnold to reduce
the pay of members also 10 deduct 25
per cent. from the salaries Of all the
Government officers.
The question pending was on the mo-
tioa Of AIr CSmpbcll Of Tennessee, TO
reconsider tho vote by which last even
ing the bill had been read third time
MIR. &. said his object in moving the
reconsideration was TO get the bill re-
lerred 10 COMMITTEE, SO that its details
might be perfected. lie was averse to
any restriction of the pay OF members,
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