Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-08-06

Mr. Mckay got the floor and moved to concur in
the amendments, on which the previous question
was demanded
Mr. Stewart moved to lay the whole subject on
the table. Lost Yeas 100, nays 10.
The demand for the previous question was then
seconded, yeas 1902, nays l0l.
The main question was then ordered to be put,
yeas 100, nays 1903
Mr. Thompson of Va. then moved 10 lay the bill
upon the table. Lost, yeas 30, nays Ill
The amendment OF the Senate was then concur
red in. Yeas us, nays 93.
The House refused to reconsider the vote. SO
the Tariff Bill has faaiiy passed both Houses.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Postage Bill aud soon after rose for
want of quorum.
Thursday, July 80.
SENATE,-Aner transacting some unmportant
business. Mr. Breese moved TO take up the Land
Graduation Bill, and consider the House amend
ments thereto. Carried yeas 25, nays %.
Nj Barrow wanted time to examine the bill as
amended.
Mr. Simmons submitted an amendment which
was ordered TO be printed The bill was then post
poned until tomorrow.
The special order being the House resolution
regulating the prices and manner of executing the
public printing that was next taken up. One or
two motions were made TO postpone the subject un.
I'll to morrow and take up the Texas Navy Bill, or
the Sub.rreasury Bill, but the motion to postpone
was lost yeas %, nays 90
The printing resolution was then debated by
Messrs Wesicott, Pennybacker, Evans, Anterior,
Cameron, ]. NJ. Clayton, and Mnngum, after
which the resolution was passed yeas2S, nays 10
The Sub Treasury Bill was then taken up for
farther consideration. After long debate in which
Messrs Allen, Benton, Calhoun, Webster, Lewis,
Speighl. r. Johnson and others participated, the
amendment authorizing the circulation Of Treasu.
~ drafts was reJecied-yeas H. nays 40 One
amendment offered by Mr. Cameron was adopted,
requiring the Secretary Of the Treasury to publish
the amount Of specie at the several places Of depos.
it, the amount Of Treasury notes or drafts issued,
and the amount outstanding at the close of every
month.
An amendment was also adopted, requiring the
consent Of the public creditor TO his payment in
Treasury notes or drafts before he shall be so paid
number Of slight amendments were also agreed
to- The bill was then ordered to third reading
without division. and motion of Mr. Evans,
who designed to speak against il, it was ordered
that the third reading take place tomorrow at !
o'clock The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE-The House went into Committee OF
the Whole. Mr. Red in the Chair, and resumed the
consideration of the Post Office Bill In short
time it was found there quorum present,
whereupon the Committee rose
Mr. Hopkins now moved substitute for the
whole bill.
Mr. Rathbun moved to lay the whole subject on
the table, and the yeas and nays were ordered -
yeas S. nays 81.
The previous question was then called for.
Mr. Hamlin moved TO amend Mr. Hopkins
amendment, to advertise Pos, Office letters in
such newspapers as the Postmaster may select,
toithout regard 10 circulation.
On this the yeas and nays were ordered and
s,ood-yeas 81 nays 80. SO the amendment was
rejected.
Mr. Hopkins substitute was then put TO vote -
yeas 81, nays SO. and rejected. A motion to re-
consider This vote was made, aud motion to lay
this motion on the table made, and on il the
yeas and nays ordered. They stood-yeas Of. nays
81 so the motion to reconsider was laid the ia.
BILE
The House took up and passed the special bill,
making provision for redemption of certain Treas
ury notes that had been stolen, altered, and put in
circulation at New Orleans.
The bill 10 alter (increase) the present rates oil
Postage, was debated farther to-day, aud then re-
jected
Friday, July 81
sENATE.-A bill surrenderlng to the State Of
Tennessee certain lands belonging 70 the U. S.,
unsaleable and Of little value for the purpose Of en-
downing college in East Tennessee, was passed.
Mr. Breese from the committee public lands
made report, accompanied by bill granting 10
Asa Whitney, and such others might be assoca-
ted with nun, ior the purpose OF constructing rail-
road from any point in the United States to the Pa
ci6c ocean, all the public lands lying within thirty
miles on both sides of the road
After some remarks on motion Of Mr. flanagan
the motion to print was referred to the committee
on printing
The bill TO incorporate the navy Of Texas with
that Of the United States was then taken up.
/, Mr. Houston made speech of some length in "a.
vor ofthe bill. He commended that there was an
implied pledge in the act OF annexation to receive
the officers of the Texan service into our own, and
he appealed to the honor of the Senate to redeem
the pledge Texas did not solicit it as favor
she demanded it as a right.
Mr. Huntington denied that there was any such
pledge in the resolutions of annexation The effect
of the bill, ifpassed would be to oyetslaugh our
own officers.
After some further remarks the question was TAX.
en- upon the motion of Mr. Huntington to postpone
the bill indefinitely and it was decided in the az
irmative-yeas SO, nays H.
The Sub Treasury bill was then taken up on its
third reading
Mr. Evans spoke for about two hours against the
bill. He could see no necessity Tor it, The pres.
ent system works perfectly we'll The money is
collected without difficulty and is perfectly secure,
and can be placed where it is wanted without risk
or delay, or expense to the government. Any one
connected with the Treasury Department would
confirm the truth of this when asked. There is no
complaint of the present system-it works admira-
bly, and yet we are told that this measure is neces-
sary. We are forced into this new and untried ex-
pertinent at time when its failure would be attend.
ed with the most serious calamity. All these ex-
periments are urged upon us at time when we are
nj us.1.