The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-06
Doings in Congress.
SATURDAY. July 25.

Sturgeon, Dix, Cameron, and others, against
the repeal Of the present tariff
The Senate then took up the resolution
from the House, fixing the hour of adjourn
ment Of Congress at II o'clock, on the 10th,
Of August, which was concurred in.
The bill to reduce the tariff was taken up.
Mr. Webster commenced his speech in oppo-
sition to its passage. He spoke with more
than his usual emphasis and ability, and was
listened to with the greatest attention and IN
tcrcst by crowded auditory-Mr Secretary
Walker being Of the number.
1t was here announced that Mr. Haywood
had resigned his seat His resignation has
been received by the Vice President, but was
not read to the Senate at half past one o.
clock.
At o'clock Mr. Webster not having con-
Guided, Mr. johnson of Maryland, moved to
adjourn.
The Senate then adjourned, and Mr. Web
ster has the floor for Monday.
The House, on meeting, proceeded to con-
slider the bills on the private calender that
had been reported for passage by the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Bills for the relief Of the following persons
were then passed: Amos Kendall, Pierre
Menard and other surcties of Saint Wren 4;
widow of Gen. Pike heirs of Thomas Muir
ray Nathaniel Phillips and Richard Elliott.
MONDAY, July 81.
In the Senate, to-day, the discussion of
the Tariff Bill was resumed, and after speech
es by Webster and others, resulted in the
bill being referred to the Finance Commit
tee, with instructions to report amendments,
making determinations against British fab
RIGS. The vote on referring the bill was %
yeas to 27 nays. The amendments to
be incorporated will, it is believed, meet the
objections now entertained to some of its pro-
visions by sufficient number of Senators to
secure its passage.
The Fertilization Bill was then taken up
i'll the House, and passed. After which the
Postage Bill was taken up and discussed I'M
til the hour of adjournment.
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
TUESDAY, July 2S.
The Committee of Finance, in the Senate,
to which was yesterday referred the Tariff
Bill with instructions to amend it to discrim-
mate between the duty on the raw material
and that on the fabric manufactured there
from, this morning reported the bill without
amendment.
An excited and thrilling debate followed.
The 9th section, which provided for cases of
false invoices, by securing to the owner,
assignee, &C., the entire valuation Of such in
voice, with an additional five per cent, was
amended so as to atfix q penalty for such
false valuation and without further amend
ment the bill was ordered to be cngrossed, by
one maiority-the casting vote of the Vice
President
The question subsequently coming up on
the final passage of the bill, it was passed by
a vote of28 ayes to 81 nays-Mr Jarnagin
voting in the affirmative.
The House was engaged the entire day in
discussing the bill to amend the present post
age law. Several amendments have been
proposed, but as ypt nothing decisive has been
done. 1t is questionable whether any mate
rial changes will be made.
WEDNESDAY July 20.
In the Senate, Mr. Dix presented petitions
numerously signed for repeal of the Pilot
Law of 1887.
Mr. Mangum moved to postpone the prior
orders and take up the bill granting the site
to.
Mr. Benton urged that the morning bust
ness had not been disposed of, * moved to lay
81 to 20.
Mr. Lewis reported the Naval Appropria-
ton Bill from the House with amendments.
The Chair appointed Mr. Rusk to fill Mr.
Haywoods place on the Committee of the
District of Columbia The bill to incorpo-
rate the Texas Navy into the Navy of the
United States, was taken up and discussed by
Messrs. Bresee, Bcrrien, Cass, johnson of
Md. and others. The subject was finally
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. Lewis then called up the Sub Treasury
Bill, and the various amendments reported
by the Committee were agreed to. A motion
was made to amend By establishing branch
mint at Detroit, which was rejected. Yeas
10; Nays %.
Several other Amendments reported from
the Finance Comm Ltec were agreed to with
out debate. An amendment to the 2lst Sec
tion the object of which was to authorize the
issue Of paper money by the Government
,ruhoM limit, in the shape of Treasury drafts,
in sums of fifty dollars, one hundred dollars,
and five hundred dollars, was strongly oppos-
I'd by Mr. Benton, as changing the whole
principle of the bill, and making the Sub
Treasury nothing more than Monmouth
bank Of issue.
Mr. Lewis defended the amendment,
which was offered upon the recommendation
If the Secretary of the Treasury, and said
hat without it the bill would not be carried !
out.
After some farther debate by Mcssrs AL .
en-, Benton, Calhoun, Davis and others, with
tut taking any question, the Senate adjourn ,
ID.
In the House, the Speaker announced the
Narehousing Bill as the special order of the
lay.
The bill to reduce the Tariff was received
rom the Senate.
Mr. Boyd of Ky, moved to proceed to its
onsideration
Mr. Brodhcad of Pa. demanded the yeas &
lays.
Mr. Mckay of N. c. moved call of the