The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-05-20
IThc British Tariff Bill Defeated in
the House!

the House!
s. We briefly announced in our Evening Edition of
NJ .lSnudny, The defeat Of Gen. Nc Rdy's anti TdrW
e Bill in the House, on Friday on a test vote. We
" proceed more Ieisurey to give the particulars
VA. hhd frequently been given out that ''the party
"a intended TO put this bill through Friday, and the
y Forces on both sides were mustered with a view TO
81. hat issue On Thursday Gen. Mckay obtained the
POOR tra closing speech, hut, not being ready, moved
tuadonumcn. Mr. Barnard. of this State, also a
member of the Committee, wished also to speak,
Ind rW ready, He proposed to speak tn en-, and re-
y 9eTe Gen NcKay's right till the next morning; but
sf'he majority would not consent, and adjourned. %
" fddly morning, Mr. Barnard was permitted 10 speak,
v Pod devoted his hour 10 examination of the bill
N Rtt9ac measure, demonstrating, from the official
n bes of Imports, that it would not afford the
mOunt Of Revenue necessary to pay the Public Debt
B pad carry on the Governm ent. Gen Mckay followed,
avery heavy defence of the bill, and was
p|pped like Mr. Barnard, by the expiration of his
'bOUr
Now came the tug Of war. Mr. Culom O.oco)
PfTenn. obtained the floor and moved the Prcrious
IQaeStion. Mr. Cave Johnson demanded a call OF the
House which was ordered by 100 to ST. On calling,
'2OO Wembers answered to their names, and further
FNeedings on the cNN were suspended. The qpcs-
h lONeng on secondiag the call FOR the Previous
RaeiiiOn il was carried ,93 to &c. So now the main
nescnwas distinctly presented Shall this bill pass?
/. fhh the preliminary question: Shall the amend
4 he' made in Committee of the Whole be adopted
n N the House," eve believe but one amendment
4 y" made in Committee, raising the duty on coarse
Wool % per cent, while the duties on the fabrics
F@e Of that same wool are fen and fifteen per cent?
'6& hh'aoge of the proceedings Mr. Finer (Tarih'
f1Eco) oN J, moved that the bill do lie on The table
n that is be gently knoc ked in the heed Mr. Cave
n johnson QOcO) demanded the Yeas and Nays Mr.
iMdn ("hg) of Illinois asked r this was 10 he re-
R"ued as test vote yes yes = from all parts of
ne House. The Yeas and Nays were ordered, and
'' motion that the bill do lie on Tor underl the table
IN" carried, by the following vote
YEAS.
MAlNL-Ncssrs. Morse, Severance-2
,,LRMoNr-CoIamer, Dillingham;, Foot Marsh-4
InAssAcHusETrs-Ahbot,A Adams, Baker ,Grinnel,
uu'O w., u r King, Parmenter, Rockwell, Will
n pans, Winthrop-I0.
SHan"oDE-lsLAND-Cranston, E. R. Potter-2
NNoNNEcTlcUT- Catlin, SimonS-2.
NEW foRK-Barnard, J. E. Carrv CAROL, Dana,
\ III ~ ~. Daris, Ellis, Fish, Byram Green, Hu6beU,
y, N Moseey, Patterson, Phenx, Rogers, Rus
y bheaton-20
v,i,t, Elmer, Farlee, Rirkp rtrick, Sykes, VIM.
krLSNsYLvAN1A.-- Bidlac, Lumes Black. Brodhead,
|sSemah Brown, Burlington Darragh, Dckey. Foster
. IgersoH, lrvin jerks, M'Iivane, f. j. Morris,
s'' 1rOock, Ramsay, Ritter H. T. Smith, A. Stew
lfAt, Yoa-2l. '' -''
h , m.A,aN.ELAND.-Brengle, Causin, j. p. Kennedy,
' v'' Spence, Wethered-6.
N@GS'NiA'-Chilton, Newton, Summers-3.
RavrMorA N,,L'NA-Barringer, Clngman, Deberry
\ 1nG Ie stephens-2.
sb Honion1rlorence Giddings Harper p. Johnson,
n Krm v~, iHden, Vance, Van Meter, Vinton-9.
AGridJo. M NY'-Garret Davis, French Willis Green
n TU ueI, lhomasson, Whites.
l8Sen,a,Ns -Ashe' Milton Brown, Dickinson, Peyton,
IISrtp'raANA'-SempIe, C. b. Smith,
A,L'Nols.-liardin-l
mhARAMA-Dellet-I,
n1D ''' were no votes for laying on the table from
rons laosent') South Carolina. Mississippi,
n, ''u'eh'gan nor .Arkansas-6 States.
ted ~. wings Serenity Sepen, Gall that were cleo
s,,, -, 'our0 Locos T'centy- Eight e from
f,on n "o'n Conn. from N. j. 10 from N. Y.
h y" I'd l from VT and from Ky.
'# Ma, NAYS.
EEwHHn--Cary, lIamIim, Dunlap, Herrick-4
Cow. psHIRE--Burke, Hale Norris r edding--4
n NV v-aeymour, Stewart--2
9od, KIM TTk'--Anderson, Benton, Clinton, Hunge-
nsOn Stror leonard, Maclay, Murphy ,Rnthbun, Rob-
Coles, D,OrN.-1 Atkinson, BayIy, A. A. Chapman,
eeurod."'SSoo'e' Hubbard, Hopkins, Lucas, Taylor,
SoUrH % daniel, Mckay, Red, Saunders--4.
bel, Holma1. APRtoLINAJ A. Black Burt, Camp
GroRc,s' hhett, Simpson, Woodard--7.
.fIes--y. Chapeti, Cobb. HARRISON, Lnmpkin,