The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-01-03

the House had before adjourned, there qorum
present. AZ about Ii tho private calendar taken
up, and over one hundred private bills were read a
third time aud passed. r.4
A resolution then passed calling on the Sec
renry Of The Treasury for the amount Of dedication
of Jesse lloyt, and what means have been taken for
the recovery Of the same Resolutions instrucng the
Land committees concerning titles 10 certain lands in
mississippi, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
Tor information concerning light houses, and also for
information relating TO the number Of persons employ
ed in the New York Custom House, adopted
The bill for tho benefit of the Siockbrdge tribe Of
Indians in Wisconsin, read third time end
passed Mr. Adams gave notice Ola motion to take
up the bill concerning French Spoations, after whice
the House adjourned to Tuesday.
Iuosday Dec 27.
SENATE. The resolution of Mr.. benton calling
on the President for information in regard to The
Qnntupe Treaty was brought up and further brief
discussion was adopted.
The Exchcquer Bill of Mr. Tallnadge, was taken
up aud postponed till Tuesday next.
The bill 10 indemnity Gen Jackson for the fine i'm
posed upon him by Judge Hall, was called up, and
after some further remarks by Messrs Critenden,
Linn and Bnyurd, referred to the Committee OIL
the Judi iary; Yeas 20, Naysl9
The Senate ut an early hour went into Executive
Session
HOUSE,. MIR J. Campbell Of S. G. gavo notice of
the introduction Of bill suspend lora limited time
the operation of the Disrcting section of lbs Appor-
tionment act
I he bill for the Repeal orthe Bankrupt act was
then t'ken up, the question pending OF the amend
ment of Mr. Cave Johnson the motion to commit s.
ofAir Briggs. nstructing the committee on The udcia
ny tomorrow at two o'clock to report II bill for the
entire repeal Of the law
Mr. Satonstall occupied his hour in an able defence
of the law and opposition to its repeal.
There were more petitions he said before the
House against il than for it, and if it the law could
be permitted to stand and he fairly tried in its snu-
tay prospective operations, tits retrospective effects
having now nearly ceased ,)it would be- approved and
sustained by the whole country lie was in favor of
amending it where d"fccti,e-lei the oluntary pro.
vision be stricken out, he said if it the will of
the majority hut of retaining it the basis Of a reg
ular system without which commercial nation like
ours could or did get along. If this law was t. be
repealed he feared it would be another forty yea be
fore such IA law would again be passed.
Mr. Dawson of La. U.oco) made a brief and spirit
ed defence Of the law, which he considered emp haiti
lieito thousands who were now in HOPELESS bondage
ihroughoutthe land lie expressed hrs regret at being
obliged in ihis measure TO differ from his party, ard
very Pertlnently, warned them after they had forced
good law in bad shape upon the country, if they
now eeHted it's prec pitnte repeal just it was be-
coming highly beneficial in its operations, aud thus
busted the hopes Of Thousands who were expecting
relief from it, they would be placing themselves in a
bad condition before the country.
Without further proceeding theIouse adjourned.
A Cincinnati paper states that the recent horrible
treatment Of an old lady there by her children has
been dramalised, and enacted at one of the theatre
in tits city!
MIR john Perkins was fined So, by the police
court mt Boston, day SINCE for ing his wife
TO bed stead, TO prevent her going out shopping >
The following anecdote is tod by the Pittsburgh
Chronicle, Of Charles Woods, the councrreiler, who
was to have been tried ut the same time with DR..
John 5eade the countcrfeiter, orly they couldn't
catch him Woods and his wife resided ut on time
in Rochester, N Y. and being rather sho', of funds,
they hit upon the following cxpedient to raise the
wind Woods first procured life insurance on his
life, to the amount of eleven hundred dollars, in
the ely of Montreal Lower Canada When he had
returned to Rochester, with the assistance Of his
wife he slammed death, was clad in grave clothes,
and ms was supposed, buried. Mrs Woods, who was
little known and had few friends took charge Of the
interment and procured certificate thereof She &
her children all wenl in mourning to keep up appear
ances At the proper time, she went To Montreal s.
recovered the amount Of the insurance on her hus.
bands lilc and after packed up her goods and
came TO the Oh River TO some place where she
met her husband, he having gone before her.
BY order ofthe Secretary Of the Navy Court of
Innnir,, nS1iratn the E.ctS In The