The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-02-28

governments TIC offered sellrs oi SUBSTITUTE reso
luons, which declare thai il is the duty Of the Gcncr
al Government, without delay to make provision TO-
The distribution Of the Public Lavds, portion Of |
the value thereof umoog the Et0,"s, win hes,
'ieve th"m and The prope from their ADVERTISEMENTS
aud distress, Mr. Woodbury. urged Immediate acti |
upon This suliect, that they might proceed 10 thei'
business. Mr. Conrad moved, in order 10 give lime
for examination ofihe subject postpone il ill Tues
day next, Mr. Miller proposed further amendments
discloning all obligations on The put of the Govern
ment, to the state d,hts, but declaring III,
wisdom and policy Of II distribution among them OF
the proceeds Of the public lands.
'ousc Mr. briggs, Ciom the Committee rost
Offices and Roads, reported bn by order of the
jnriiy Of The COMMITTEE, without amendment, the
Senate bill to prevent the employment of private Ex-
presses on maui routes. Mr. Is dissenting from The
report, offered an amendment which provides FOR the
abolition Of the fnuking privilege, except for docn-
n'enis from the Post Office Department, prov-
ding for the pny Of the postage Of members of Com
gre,s during the sessions of the contingent fund fix
in. the OF Postage cents under and o cents
so niles hy weight OF hcing me uui,,&r. Mr.
Adams, f ON The Committee on Foreign AtEtrS, re.
ported the two bills for the orcupnun and srlt'cn
O oregon, WIN me re onltchd Nion lhut tnfy DC re.
jer,ed On motion Of Nlr Potts. 4,;G0 cXtn copies
of Mr. Wmihrop's Rcpot and Mr. Ruynrr's. counter
II ero:t from the Comm i,tec Commerce rcnrive to
the pressment Of co'ored amen, were ordered
be printed. motion by Mr. Campbell, OFFS c.. TO
discharge the Committee or the Whole the i'ron,
from The consideration or the bin suspend the Dis.
trr'ing clause sc The Appntionn hcl in its nppi
cnon 10 the 2elh Congress, with I'M ameudmcnt Of
Mr. Filnorn's 10 discharge the Committee from the
hill regulating the taking testimony in Of comics
It'd Elections, sc prevailed.
Friday, Feb. u,
Sennte. Mr. Payard presented memorial fom
citizens Of Baltimore, recommending the creation and
distribution Of two hundred millions Of Stock among
| the Sthes referred
| General jacks. us fine. The hill to refund Gen.
! Incksons fine pronounced 10 be next in order,
when Nr i'm add, essrd tie Senate in favor Of the
| Fill ard made I'm extended def nee Of the of Gen
! eral Jackson in declaring martial law in 1873. MIR
l.. spoke at grea length, and followed by Mr. Nil
Ter, Of y. j. He not for paying the fine the
grourd that Il ws improperly in posed, in cense
ouence Of his dis ingnsied mil ary services. Mr.
Miller said towards The close of his remarks, that il
WAS Of surprise to him that this qurs-
III; had remained silent for than quarter OF ii
CENTURY Il this lat hour, % Years ofcr the nPo'
sirion Of tho fine, " hs Congress "as called upon
IL, do I'm net which the r, "nds thousand times couI'
have done, and which, they have neglected. I" no ne
believed it would he better for Gen"rai Jackson and
the country to I.avr III" question where it was. Mr.
Me-; Cohorts OF Illinois replied
IFouse Government Stock. The House proceed
the 20, sidrrn,nn of tive motion t" print 10000 cop
Of, I'D, fhp nd mi
rority or,he Co,u,ni,re Of Ways and Means, the
memo falls hitherto referred them, ash ing Tor is
sue of two hundred "nllons of Government Stock.
Nr 'ohns n of Nd spoke with preference To his plan
for the relief Of The States, and condemned these
reports.
Army Fill The r'ouse then resolved itself into
Committee OF the Whole the State Of the
Union, and spent the day in considering the Army
Til.
Saturday. Feb IS.
Sennte The resolutions heretofore submitted by
Nr Rives having co up in order-Mr i'arow
I'd t" Ia, them the table.
the motion was ncgativcd-ayes 90, nays -. SO
the Senate rcfn- ed 10 lay the table. his result
was produced Ivy the absence Of several Wing Semi
tors. The Ch&ir then announced the first question
would be TIE adoption Of the Amendment offered
by Mr. Allen. 10 be attached 10 those Of Mr. Eivcs,
against any pledge o! the pub faith, or any gn'r'n-
~ of any kind whatever being given ny the General
Government for the p 'ynent of the debts OF the
States Mr. Barrow and 81 o'c with great fore"
and effect upon total uselessncsS of these abstract
propositions, which did not contemplate any leg
is!ative ctinn Put he maintained here aud elsewhere
t,e power and duty Of Government t" interp"-e in
some way for Tie relief Of the Stntes, and aiding the
exringui-hu ent heir dets One method not Oh.
noxious TO any al je lion, WAS The distribution of the
proceeds of the public l,nds and fuier he ronten-
died that Cong,e>s had the RICH, anctmte he snles
and make provision FOR the rei'ef OF the country me
datc!y. .-.... .... ..,
MIR rerren now rose. and stated that there were
two separate propositions in tho rcso nto's OF Mr.
Rives It's now mod fed by Nlr. A!len-one denying
the constitutional power Of Congress to assume the
debts of the States contracted Tor the sole use aud
benefit of the States. TO this he nssented. But
there wis another denying or implying denial, oilhe
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