The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-22
From Washington,
WARRINGTON, Tues

provide for the adjustment ofhese claims in Nilsson
ri. Arkansas. Louisiana, sc. which was made the
sneciol order for n week ion Wednesday.
The following bills were introduced on leave, and
appropriately referred,
By Mr. Wentworth, granting additional quantities. Of
land in Illinois, to aid in the completion OF the Illinois
and Michigan Canal.
By Mr. Bidack, for the establishment Of a National
( Foundry Mt Easton, Pa
! By Mr. Dean of Ohio, to reduce and regulate inc
compensation of Members Of Congress and other oft-
GERS in the service Of the United States
! MIR J. r. IngersoI from the committee of Ways
and Means, reported bill TO fix the value OF the
! Austrian form at the Custom-l'ouse of the United
States 90
! The report ofMr Adams on tho rules OF the House
then came up, Mr. Wise Chairman OF the Select
! Committee on the subject, who has been absent Tor
several days from the city, and was at the time OF MIR
As repor) asked, and after some delay, obtained
leave to make minority-report.
Mr. Clinton Of N. Y. then moved to postpone the
farther consideration of the subject two weekS,n order
to give time for the presenting and consideration at
the same time of Mr. WIS report. The Speakes
decided that this motion required only majority vote
to prevail Mr. Adams insisting that, being priv
LEGGED question: it could not be postponed except by
a two.thirds vote, appealed from tho decision. In
debate on the appeal and delay on numerous points
of order, raised apparently to off the question,
the morning hour was consumed and the appeal
undisposed Of and the subject laid over-a motion Of
MIR Brown of Ia to lay the whole subject OH the table
having been rejected Yeas 76 Nays lo7.
The House then went into Committee of the
IL, r., AL Sc
appropriate Committees the remaining portions of the
Presidents message (none of which, not having been
reported to the House, has yet reached the COM
mttees)
The discussion upon the reference Of that portion
relating the improvement Of the navigation Of the
lakes and rivers of the West, was resumed and con-
tnued through the day, Mr. Weller advocating the
reference to Select Committee, urging appropriations
for the Western svnunting at The same time of
their scrupu!ous veneraon for justice and equity in
their distribution among the several portions Of the
country, &c.
Mr. Wentworth was willing to concede to his West
friends the reference of their interests to Select
Committee, but insisted that the subject of the Lakes
| belonged and should 90 to The Committee Com
merce
MIR l.. D. Seymour orTroy made speech, conceding
same time urging the equal Importance and nationality
| ofan appropriation for the Hudson, constituting
with the Lakes and the Erie Canal, great highway
for the Commerce ofthe Mississippi to New-York.
Mr. Bernard repealed the mputaions OF enmity tc
Western interests, maintaining their importance, and
rorciby urging the necessity likewise ofappopration.
for the benefit Of the North, the improvement Of the
navigation of the Hudson, SC.
Without action, the Committee rose, and the House
adjourned.
In SENATE, after the presentation of petitions
several Of which asked reduction orpostage and The
adoption of resolution ofinquiry,M Evans from the
Finance Committee, reported the bill Of MIR NJ
Duie for the reduction Of the Tariff resolution 60
the majority of the Comutee) that the bill being
revenue bill could not under the Constitution origin
ate in the Senate.
The bill to refund Gen. Jackson's fine received
from the House and referred to the Committee on tn
Judiciary.
After Executive Session, in which it is under
stood that the nomination Mr. Spencer was referred
and that Of Mr. Snethen as Solicitor of the Genera
Land Office, rejected, the Senate adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. 10th.
House. Several communications were presenter
from tne various ueparttnehtS-amonS Whlcn wa
one from that of State containing letters from tn
Portuguese government, complaining OF the Tariff
! Among the resolutions offered, by Carrot
Davis, Of Kentucky, calling for information respec
ting Jesse Iioyt's defacations. As the Loco Feco
do all they can to suppress information upon tn
subject Of the peculaton Of Van Buren, office holders
! it was suppressed Of course.
Mr. IIamlin, Of Maine, offered an amendment to tn
resolution so insulting to the dignity of the House
that any other than the present would have voted
censure upon him for the gross violation Of decorun,
1t was, requesting Mr. Jesse Hoyt to inform tn
House uhether in his opinion, President 7yler dit
not violate the Constitution, in sending troops /
Rhode Island, to control the people Of that State.
The discussion Of the 2lst rule, occupied an hou
Of the session-nearly all Of which was taken up b
Mr. Brown Loco, of Tennessee in justification of tn
gag The motion 20 postpone the whole subject
fortnight, has been Withdrawn.
Afterwards the House went into Committee of IN
Whole, Mr. Winthrop in the chair, on the consid
GRAFTON of the Navigation of the Western Riy