The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-03-07

s psi"' '''.''0" ohat of Lord Ashbunon, W. f. hra
'e''aeo upon and that he Q.ord Abo,,.. N'd been
cd that no benefit could result fran, ,Ie0") Sqppo,.
Gus discussion of the subiec, n, W. ' S'mHltne.
LONDON VI course the Correspondence S' WI 'nda
ped; but ut the suggestion of the British was DROP
and not as Sir Robert Peel would b,n. s"'eInmon,
MIR Webster could not answer Io.I - because
ment. "u AS atvr
The Naval Appropriation Bill srh,.
up on Its passage to be engrossed ~, f'r"'y Cane
moved to recommit, with instructions 10 .,,,' '''''a
'"uch oil each appropriation as was inteOdoa '""
port Inc squadron on the coast of Af,o, ~, -" sup
moved to amend Mr. Bentons instruction. ~, ''gy
out also that which related TO the suuOo,, - ''n'ns
captured Africans on the cons, Of Air. "" W. meN
'0n on each mon'ion was taken by yeas na' CUES,
the result was-5 ayes. Mr. Benton's conn1 ', and
favor the vote being yeas A, nays s6-,na ,'"e"
ded The subject and the bill was then no.oa "''N'
House.. Mr. Briggs asked leave 10 snhn
oluton, instructing the Committee u, ,ho Is
to report bill to the following effect viz TS',,V
act passed by the Legislative Council Of r,o.' ''"'
titled an act preventing the emigration Of '' en-
groes and muatoes into the Territory b, "'' ne
same is hereby disapprovcd, and shall boo,,r cU "e
of no effect. The House refused, Dc
The bill amendatory of an act Of lsss ,,,
for the security of passengers on board Of ,'''
boats was taken up and passed '''1"'
Mr. Kennedy, Of Md. called up the bill MALI.
appropriation to test the prac,icnbi,v Of p,.r
Morse's system of electromagnetic ,eesrnS'.
and it was read third time and passed-yeas 90 n,'
50. "''
Friday, Feb "a,
In the Senate, more than the usual nvmbor Or,.
vate bills we've taken up from the calender ordfa.,
ly passed The Bankrupt Bill came IN nj ono.,
ciJck when MIR Berrlen rose and addressed tho San.
ale in an unusual able s. lucid speech, in (avO, If H.
substitute reported from the Committee on tho rrn
ciary. After Mr. b. closed his remarks-NIr WALL.
moved an amendment which, in effect. WINS IA ou
brace banks in the provisions of the BILL which. ,a
amendment was ordered to be printed
The Committee of Conference, appointed on IN.
part of the Senate to meet that Of the House in n,
laton to tho amendment appointing ten cadets At
llnCsa
reccde, and the Senate insist so that the amerdmr,
Of the Senate prevailed, and ten additional cadet,
may now be appointed AT large
Congressional District After some conyrrsa,icp
The rules were suspended, on motion of Mr. Csnp.
II, of South Carolina, to enable The House 10 pro.
coed to the consideration Of two bills on the Speak.
er's tables the first being the bill in relation 10 Con-.
gresicne districts s the secordlhe biz in reationo,
testimony in case Of contested elections. And the
House proceeded first TO the consideration of the bill
to suspend the operation OF the second seCOM Of the
act entitled "An act for the appo'CnmeO, OF NCro
seutatives among the several States according O@ II
sixth census.' This bill suspeuds the operaImd
the said section, so that it shall not operate On@
2sth Congress.l MIR Fillmore demanded the prev'
Gus question.
And the main question was ordered, and, being
taken, the bill was ordered to third readins this
time. And having been read third time bystte,
and the questi IN being "Shall this bill pass" NJ
Fillmore demanded the previous question, which
was seconded. And the main question (on 'hps'
sage OF the bill) was ordered 10 be how taken Nj
Maihiot asked the yeas ard nays, whchwas ordered
and, being taken, resulted follows: Yeas 90, nays
81. ...
The House proceeded TO the consideration Olth'
other bill referred to namely, the bill to "roguatethe
taking of testimony in case Of contested e'ec'0O'
The question then being the engrossment, Mr. liS
s,ed moved an amendment, which, he said, wOua'
leave the bill precisely as it passed at the last SEQ"
sion. ..
And Mr. III. demanded the previous question: WHICH
was seconded. The main question was ordeFed'aOu
being taken the amendment was agreed to- and ''
bill las amended was ordered to third reading H1a
having been read n third time by the title, ana "'
question being "Shall this bill pass'' Mr. f'In@'
moved the previous question which was seconoF''"
the main question was ordered 10 be now TAKEN !"
Atherton demanded the yeas and nays "',''
which were ordered; and being taken, resu"'O -
follows. Yeas 1916; nays 80. So the Dill WOO
passed. ,u a,lios
General Appropriation Bi'l-Beiog sam" ""'
appropriations of the civil and diplomatic 'nId,v
Of government forhe fiscal year ending the '' 'I
Of June. ls44.'' The reading ofthe bill ""''
very long) was dispensed with, and WIS
by items s.,,,d,v FeO25.
Tn senate.-The bill to repeal the Da""''t tho
came mn at one O'Clock; the question berry r..o,.