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

h'''' I.c;doJ in the negative.-Ycas %, = Nays
twas dec'o0'
a. ~, w,s then ordered to be engrossed 70 third
u ,,s-yeas "a, nays %, as follows;
". vessrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Clayton,
henderson, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mangum,
i"' i.L Phelps, Sewer, Smith, of Conn, Smith of
', ,;,no Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker Wilcox, Will
r "' woodbury., Wright and Young-24.
'' y,,s-NIessrs Archer, Bagby. Barrow, Bates, Bay
norrien, Calhoun, Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Day
w. rvons, Ghafnm, Huntington, McDufile, Miller,
,ohcad. Rives Simmons, Sprague, Tallmadge and
a NOodbridge-zz
N Tho hill was read third time and passed.
a ,,,,.e On motion Of Mr. Johnson, Of Tenn it
i .osolrcd that Select Committee of five be APP
n ..oed, who shall inquire and report to the House
',hor the several resolutions FOR the rctrenchment
A r,,o House have been carried into effect, and in
4 L., manner the same has been done; and also, if
~, and what further steps necessary to be pur-
,.I to effect further rc,renchment and curtaiment
cis expenses
v,ra Peasions-Mr Fillmore, from the Commit
~, If WAYS and Means, reported bill making appro
,;.ion for the payment ofNavy Pensions due on the
e., If July, 1913, and the first OF January, 1914,
rh;,b was referred to the Committee of the Whole
a, the State of the Union.
n, IVashington's servant. MIR Taliaferro. from
,hs Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported
tHl ~ allow pension to John Carly a free coored
man native of the county"of Wesmoreland Virgin
Oow resident Of this District, who snys be was
,bolv servant Of General Washington at tie battle
,rrroddock s defeat, in 1875, and was present ut
,btba,tc and also that he a servant OF General
Washington at the surrender Of CORVALLIS in 1871
and who is believed to be IL years cd
The I'LL was read third time and passed.
The House then went into Committee on private
bills, when it rose, and reported the bills agreed to in
he Committee.
Pensions On motion Of Mr.. Fillmore, the
n ruse tool, up the Pension Bill in Committee,
which was reported by him this morning AS soon as
chill was read the Committee rose, and the bill
was repored to the House without one word Of de-
bate.
A large number of private bills were passed, and
The House djourned.
Saturday, Feb. 4.
House The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up
in Committee of the Whole.
apmopriation for the pay of officers he reduced.
Mr. Mcriwether took the floor, and went into a
statement to show the justice of the proposed reduc-
ton-He stated that, in cases, the pay OF oifi-
GERS in the Navy had been raised i'll 1884, to the
enormous eqtent Of rs and even 100 per cent while
the reduction which he proposed did not even bring
down the pay TO point corresponding with the ex-
sing price Of labor and provisions.
W. Wise replied that the pay of officers in the Ma
yhad BEEN in 1885, appropriated upon different
ys.em from what twas prior to that time; that
what was now called pay, made up oFwhat
was formerly pay and rations. lie begged to call
the attention Of the gentleman from Ga. to this fact.
Mr. Moriw ether said it was not to be supposed he
Or N.Y. was ignorant Of this charge; he had thour-
oughy investigated the subject under consideration,
and knew what he was about. Mr. NJ then went on
with his calculations, and when he had finished,
Mr. Wise made a long reply, in which he dwe!t
with great warmth upon the necessity OF an increase
instead Of reduction, oc thea Naval force, going into
acOmparison of the American and British Navy, and
showing how the maritime force ofthe latter power
was amply competent not only for tho protection OF
her trade throughout the world, but enabled her also
to take possession of islands and mainland stations
wherever opportunity presented itself and the induce
ment was sufficient When MIR w. closed
Mr. NIcKeon of New York, submitted an amend
providing that no part of the sum appropriated
should go to defray the expense of eqnippng' up a
force the African coast, contemplated in the Sth
article Of the treaty Of Washington.
Monday, Feb. 6.
In Senate, to day, after the presentation of numer-
ons petitions, Mr. Archer moved reconsideration OF
the vote by which the Oregon bill was passed. The
motion, after some conversation by Messrs. Archer
and Linn, was laid ever.
The Exchequer bill reported at the last session
ErN,he Select Committee on the subject, by MIR.
Iahadge, was taken up and advocated at some
length and with much ability by MIR t. He referred
"the deep and wide spread distress and insolvency
prvading the land; TO the arrangement of the cur
rency and exchanges; examined in detail the provs-
ions and benefits of this scheme-whch he had nten
ded to have brought forward at an earlier period
Of the session. but had been prevented from it by the
Precedence Of other business its adoption as