The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-24

tariff, and moved suspension Of the rules for It's
reception, bu, the House refused To suspend. The
House then went into Committee uf The " hole On
Mr. Arnold Relrcnrhmenl bin. A variety of IL
menhnenis were offered, and The following was
adnpled-lhal in lieu Of The daily pay and mileage
now allowed by law, eCch Senator. Represents
live and Delegate, shall receive eight dollars per
day for the iIc iley shall he in attendance, and
four dollars for every twenty miles ortra,cl. II II
session extend over five months, six dollars day
shall be allowed for an additional Two months ;and
il pro,nced beyond seven months, fur dollars Il
day only shall be allowed for The remainder Of the
Session, An amendment wds adopted, that the
mileage Of members shall be estimated by the
shortest mail route, according To the last post Of
fee book of distances. The remainder of The hill
was agreed to. II provides that II deduction Of
twenty per cent, shall he made upon the enio!u-
mcn,s of officers Of Government, IN the Civil De-
parInenl thereof, when the pay shall anonnl to
three thousand dollars and upwards, and Il de1uc-
ton Of twelve and half per cent when The pay
shall be less than three thousand; provided thai
the compensation of no officer shall b. reduced
below one thousand dollars. 1t also reduces the
valuation of ration and the existing allowance for
transportation Of baggage. The COMMITTEE rose
aud reported the bill to the House. and il was
ucItu w Nv CHS'VSscu Iui u ti'h "Hu ~
II suspension Of the rules it was read third inc
and passed. a motion was made to reconsider
int was lost. The vote on the final passage Of
the bill was ayes l66, and nays, IS.
SENATE.
Thursday, Feb l6, 1913.
Bill for the re 'ueiion of The pay Of members, &c
The Clerk entered from The House with this bi
which was referred to he Committee on Finance
HOUSE.
Postage TO Ttras.
Mr. Briggs from The committee on the Post or
flee and Post Roads, introduced bill aulhorisin.
the Postmaster General to direct that the inland
postage on letters 10 Texas shall he prepaid.
The bill was ordered TO be printed and laid up
on the table.
Oregon.
Mr. Adams, from the COMMITTEE on Foreign AZ
fairs, 10 which the I'LL from the Senate, and also
that of the House, for The occupation aud settle,
ment Of Oregon. and for extending certain portions
of the laws Of the United States over the same,
made an adverse report thereon, with IA recomu,en-
dalion thai they do moi pass.
The sub ject was referred te tho Committee OF
The Whole OH the state Of the onion.
heciPiocHy
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the jnnl resolutions, which were made by the
special order on iha motion of Mr. Kennedy, pro.
vldng for commercial treaties with Denmark ,Swe-
den, the IIansea,ic Republics, Prussia, Austria and
Russia, so that relations Of reciprocity may be "a.
labshrd between these countries and the United
States.
Tho las, resolution declares that, in AL future
negotiations which way be opened with The afore,
said Governments, or with any other il is the pol.
icy Of the United States TO conine the privilege Of
reciprocal importation on equal terms us 10 goods
and shipping, To goods. wares aud merchandise
The product Of The couullies from whence and in
whose ships they are imported, or the product of
such contiguous countries thereto ms usually carry
on their foreign commerce through the ports er The
same.
Mr. Fillmore appealed to The House TO take some
question on these resolutions, 50 lIa, they might
proceed 10 the consideration of the appropriation
bls-hey had but thirteen working DAYS left.
The motion having prevailed the committee rose
md reported.