The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-24
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From Washington.
The wing twenty seventh congress is "among
the things that were" II expired by constitution
nal limitation at IL o'clock on the night Of the 81
inst. II was in session fifteen months out Of
twenty-onc--at cas, 4 months longer than any
other congress since the adoption Of the conslitu-
tion--and, although no congress commencing
its abors promised TO do more for the country than
the one Just dead, none ever left the country in
worse condition. The treasury Internationally
under the control Of the executive from the repeal
of the Independent treasury lava debt of over
$4,000, 00j--the treasury empty and greatly en-
barrasscj---a tariff highly oppressive yet SO I'M
skilfully framed as 10 yield no revcnuei the pub.
lie expenditures greatly increased trade crippled
public and private credit destroyed-thcsc are
but few Of the innumerable evils brought upon
the country by the two years reign of whigery.
According to the New York American, the re-
cent congress passed more than 400 bills into
acts, made more .ban 2000 reports, rejected more
bills, had more bills vetoed lost more members 10y
resignation, lost more by death than any other
by death during this congress, 0 have married
since their election; ~ or more have lost their
children by death during that time; senators
AMI IL representatives have resigned; one had
his leg broken one had his ear bitog IN a fight !,
and one shot an editors calf as he supposed, for
the common-,oeai appropriations it made
for the support of its own members amount to So :
OBJ ,030 GO. The expense to the people has been
about 5000 day, or estimating congrcsson-
al day al 5 hours, about 81 900 per hour all ex-
pended in series Of attempts to "head' Captain
Tyler, and put the "lhrce Jeicaied'--IIcniy Clay
lin his place.
Among the innumerable items Of business dis
posed of during the last two days Of the session,
were the following:
All the appropriation bills were got through and
signed by the president, though the disagreement
Of the two houses on several items threatened the
loss OF more than one Of them. But the dilcrcn-
ces were all adjusted by committees of conference
and The bills passed.
The 20 per cent. reduction made in the public
printing at the commencement Of the present con-
gress was revoked as far as affects tho printing of
tho present session, and the old prices restored.
Benefit Of Gales and Scaton, $4,000 but Allen,
late Of the Madisonian, comes in for share.
The treasury note bill was passed with an am
endmcnt, authorizing the issue of stock, with ten
years to run on all these notes, (near eleven mil
lions.) This is called funding the debt, but the
debt will have to be paid when the promise be-
comes due, in something more substantial than
new stock based upon treasury notes.
The Chinese bill was passed, appropriaiing
$4,000 for establishing commercial relations with
China, with an amendment, that tho commission
err to be appointed by the president, must DO con-
irmed by the senate
A report was u,adoby Mr. Cost Johnson chair
man Of the select committee on his $500, 900, 900
schemc. The report concludes with two brief re-
solutions to the effect that the plan ought 10 be ad-
opted. The house postponed the motion to have
4 the report printed.
Mr.. Adams occasioned good deal OF stir and
confusion by the Introduction of resolution as
Substitute for those reported Ivy Mr. Johnson,
declaring that, in the opinion Of congress, every
state Is bound 10 redeem the obligations Of ron.
tracts entered into by its legislature, aud that
refusal to do So would bs violation Of the spirit
Of the constitution; and that, il in consequence
OF such refusal or neglect to pay its debts to the
subjects Of forogn powcrs, war should he waged
upon any state Of this Union, the general govern
inent would be under no obligation to assist or de-
fend that state in the contest The motion to
Pr;H; iii,is resolution was ost-oycs 81, noes 1906
Tho hill TO rcchartcr the dist,ic, ,aanks was
lost The rotton things are therefore now iefunct
This should be matter Of general rejoicing, for
more rascally set VI shaving shops did not exist
in tho Union.
The bill BIS, or Arpoljss rcsrcnchment bill,
reducing the pay and mileage Of members Of con-
grcss and the saIarirs Of public officers, who re-
cc.vc over $1,000 each, was also lost, This bin,
which passed tho house by more than four to one,
and would have received an equally ovcrwhcm-
ipg suppost IN tho senate II II could have been
brought 10 Tie yeas and ncys, was kilIeJby some
vsry injudici6us amendments proposed by The
committee Or rctrsnchment, striking out It's best
feature, q VIZ. aradicai reform y The mileage