The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-02-13
Congressional PrOccediuc,
WrLlnn.l

ports on principles of just reciproci,v F0'S and d
The Oregon Bill was again taken M
Mr. Rives favored The general reotO,o,
ana urged the necessity of'hc adoption Of n. VIZ O'
consistent with our relations TO Groo, nj, "ca'N'e
immediate occupation and settlement If ,r. ' O' H
Considering the provision for grants or,o~, territory
however violation of the Convention NJ W 's st''H
rs he advocated the recommittol Of :, ''S N1
the Committee on Foreign Resolution. r w.t. '"h d
ment. ''''o''s Tor amend
Alter some conversation by Messrs Linn p..,
an, Archer, Calhoun, Benton, and otbo., "uSO'N
pr0prlety ofre-committal to the Select CASIO 10 '1'
on the subject, in preference to arono, ''' ,,
taking the question the Senate went ir,o ""'opf
Session. '"ccu'Nd
In the House, Mr. Thompson Of No mani,
consider the vote by which the Army App,oO,''
bill was passed and briefly advocated ,ho 'r,"'
order TO the reduction of the amount or ''"
by excluding nil items not absolutely Dco,,' r"''o'
the present service. lie thought in this u,n. ~
might be effected of a million of dollars and ' ,'
was imparilivey demanded by the dems,, I 'a'
OF the 'r"Hsury, our commerce having been r.a. .
stroyed BY the increase of duties undo, IT,. ' "
tariff, which from the present prospect wo,u
raise ST. ESQ, coo per year
Mr. Granger expressed surprise n, thc ron,..
so suddenly turning round and CHARGING m H.. ""
body of the House extravaganza in tho r,ss,..
bill, against which he had not even ycstrrd,r =,
the pains 10 call the Yeas and Noysto ,.,.,"
vote. he thought the expenditures of Govo.,n,.
might be reduced to $22, COO, OCo per oDrtr,
that the existing Tariff, if allowed to rcm,i, ,.'
present basis, would produce that amount. ,,, 4,
was willing to vote TO- morrow Gas he Ind vo,oa -,
the subject was under consideration, and ., "
Thompson and other Free Trade GenIeneDl,d =.
donc,l TO impose duty on tea and coc,a v,i.,
wond yield four millions in addition 10 the Yo,
ry, &C.
Mr. Cooper of Pa. moved to lay the motto, :,
reconsider on the table: Carried, without ay,.
ion.
The remainder Of the day was consumed O,h.
consideration Of the special order-Terriori, lr,.
ness and several bills ONO general interest wer, r,,,
ed in Committee Of the Whole
Thursday, Feb. .,
In Senate the President brought forward comm.
nications from the treasury and War Department.,
the first concerning trust funds payable out fin
dian treaties, and the last concerning Expcnduro
Of 1912.
Petitions praying the abolition of slavery by NJ \
Sturgeon for the division amoxg the Suites oft
I,,,., or
purposes, were then presented. Reports were then
made, and the bill for the settlement, Of MegOn com
ing up, ... M
Mr. BENTON spoke upon it at some length, 'ba%sA
Wcbstcr's trea,y and declaring ,ha, we crsaNvks
military possession of the territory solely because
it was justly ours, without relerencetO anything M
father. .
On motion Of MIR Choat, who wished to reply, the
question was postponed, and the Senate after ad
iourn' d. - .
In tho House, after some preliminary business, the
resolutions Of Mr. Adams calling for information con
corning the capture ofMontery were taken WaHby
avote of lis to So adopted. Mr. Gushing wascscs'd
from voting, because the President was aNOwtin'
discretion IN the matter.
The question of French spoliotions then coming
up, tho House voted "a to 100 that the main qne' X
ton on Mr. Cushing's resolution TO terminate debate
on the subject on Thursday next, should not DO
taken; so the subject was put over.
The bill making appropriations for certain rivers arc
canals in Iowa then came up, and the cneho"'D
appropria,ing $50, 900 to remove obstruct'ons Al'
Mississippi was debated for long tm'e' and '"nF
the amendment was adopted.
Another bill in relation to the Legislative ASSEM-
b]y of WISCONSIN was then discussed until l1e j"
Friday, FebS
Bankrupt Law.-EIr Berrien, Of Georgia. 'O'""'
Committee on the Judiciary, reported Dill }" wv.
cncc to the whole subject. He asked IN E'' ,".
Of the Committee to be discharged from ''' u"
Bill, and from all the memorials and resop'o"'
ring to the subject The repeal Dill or's"'%'
the Senate, is reported back, with Su"0, .,hr.
men,s- the main features ofwhch al'ee' Nv
tary principle. .,,b ofthe
The amendments also go to repeal 50 "'' 1.r. HI.
voluntary clause as allows any appA'a"" -, chang
benefit of the law upon his single pe'O"' -, mode
es, in several important particulars "'
Of procuring the certificate of discharge, or,ch
The report states that the sau'aTy '" ~, let byt
change in the law would be manifesto .,;rs partial
prevention Of undue credit; 2d,byip .r,,m rule;
assignments; Sd, by substituting o"' a s TO ocA
and 4th by arming the creditor with pow HI, asset.
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