Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-04-18
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on Monday the 9Th, the death of
Heman Allen Moore, member of the House Of
Representatives from Ohio, was announced by
Mr. Tappan. No business was transacted.
In the House, MIR Moore's death was announced
by MIR Weller, and after adopting the customary
resolutions the House adjourned.
On Tuesday, in the Senate, a number Of me-
MORALS against the annexation of Texas were
presented, and one from Syracuse, N. y. in favor
oil annexation. Mr. Berrien of Ga. addressed the
Senate on the Tariff question, in very able ar
gument, in support Of the policy and expediency
of protection.
In the House, the day was consumed in wrang-
ling about what should be the order of business.
The Eastern harbor bill was finally taken up.
NIT fayne, OF Alabama, immediately got the
hoor' and made vehement speech against My
Clay, and in favor of Mr. Van Buren,, in The
course OF which he sent Wing +" Hurrah" song
10 The Speakers Chair and had it read-the mem
bers almost hurrahing to the chorus of the sono.
This is called legisating!]
On Wednesday, in The Senate, an unusuallv
large number Of memorials demonstrating aoains,
any change in the existing Tariff were presented
by Messrs Evans, Miller, Bates, Archer, Pearce.
Crttenden, and Buchanan. Mr. Archer's memo.
rial was from Richmond, and i, was read. The
memorlalists say it would be folly to shut ,hci-
eyes to the benefits wrought by the Tariff of ,4a
and madness TO strike it down at the verv mo-
"eh' the country is supposed to owe its prosperi-
TO 1t. MIR Crittenden, in presenting the memo
rails entrusted to him, declared his conviction tha,
no change, in any form, would be made in the
Iarih OF '42 at this session. The Senate wonld
consent to none, and the country might rest salts.
lied Of this. Mr. Colquitt of Ga. addressed the
Senate Ill opposition to the Tariff. He took the
old ground that the Tariff was made for the bene
ut oil the rich at the expense of the poor Queer
doctrine, that!
In the House, Mr. Brown, of Indiana. brouoh,
up an extract from Mr. Clay's speech made in
January 1872, as published in the National In
'eiiigencer, as substitute for the extract former
~ offered by him from the Ohio Statesman, which
MIR White had pronounced forgery, and which
proved to be so. The object was to make MIR
Clay avow himself against Pro,ec,ion.-The OK.
tract now furnished, however, is equally failure.
! MT Clay was contending that the amount of re-
venue to be raised for the wants of the govern
ment, would give protection, without looking spe-
cially to that object. Several Intellectual efforts
were made to fix day for the consideration of the
Tariff bill. All the propositions, however, were
voted down. communication was received
from the President in answer to a call from the
House to know by what authority he interfered in
The Dorr rebellion, which communication was re-
TERED TO the select committee on the subject.
On Thursday, in the Senate, memorials were
presented on behalf of the present Tariff from
Maine, Massachusetts and PENNSYLVANIA. The
Memphis Naval bill was the chief subject under
| consideration.
In The House, the Eastern Harbor bill was con-
sidered in committee Of the whole, and number
OF amendments proposed and disposed of-aher
which Mr. Mckay moved that its further conside-
ration be postponed till next day. in order to take
up 'he Revolutionary Pension bill. The House
refused 10 recede from its amendment that no
Pensioner shall hold any civil or military office
under the government, and at the same time re-
ceive pension.
on Friday, in the Senate, Mr. Talmadqe pre-
scented thrty-four memorials from New York in
favor of the Tariff of 1912, and against anv
change. Numerous other memorials i'm favor of
the present Tariff were presented, and several
also against the annexation Of Texas. MrChoa,e
continued his speech in defence of the Tariff of
1912. The bill TO establish NAVY Yard and
Depot at Memphis, Tenn. was finally passed.
In the House, number of bills were renor,ed
from committees, the most important of which
was one making provision for erecting ware
houses and other purposes. Some private bills
were acted upon.
On Saturday the Senate did not sit,
In The House, the Army bill was taken up, and
the day was consumed in party discussion upon
an amendment to reduce the aggregate pay of the
officers from 81 hOO nm Ia q ono oon