The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-06

| The Speaker said it was not in order UNI
til the message had been received. The mes
! sage was then read.
Mr. Mckay got the floor and moved to con-
cur IN the amendments, on which the preyi-
Gus question was demanded.
Mr. Stewart of Pa. moved to lay the whole
subject on the table. Lost. Yeas 1902, Nays
113.
The demand for the previous question was
then seconded. Yeas 102, Nays 1O1.
The main question was then ordered to be
put, yeas 100, nays 1903.
! Mr. Thompson of Pa. then moved to lay
the bill upon the table. Lost. Yeas 80, Nays
| Ill.
The amendment of the Senate was then
concurred in. Yeas 115, Nays SO.
A motion to reconsider was made, and vo-
ted down, as intended by the mover SO The
Tariff Bill has. finally passed both Houses.
| The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole OH the Postage Bill, and soon at
! ter rose for want Of quorum.
Several bills from the Senate were then
received.
The House again went into Committee, a
; quorum being present, and proceeded to vote
on amendments to the Postage Bill, but sew
eral Members withdrew and there being no
quorum present to act on amendments to the
Bill the Committee rose, and at half past l o.
clock the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, July 80, 1916.
| SENATE.
The Committee on Commerce reported a
Resolution, that the subject of the eXpcdi-
cncy of requiring vessels navigating the Del
aware to carry lights to avoid collision, be re-
ferred to the Secretary of the Treasury with
directions to report to Congress at its next
session, upon the eXpediency Of enacting a
general law upon the subject.
| After some remarks from Messrs j. M.
Clayton and Davis, the Resolution was adopt
ed
After transactng some unimportant bust
ness Mr.. Brcese moved to take up the Land
! Graduation Bill and consider the House a.
mendments thereto. Carried: Yeas 25, Nays
90
Mr.. Barrow wanted time to examine the
bill as amended.
Mr. Simmons submitted an amendment
which was ordered to be printed. The bill
was then postponed until tomorrow.
The special order being the House Resolu-
ton regulating the prices and manner of ex-
ecuting the Public Printing, that was next ia
ken up. One or two motions were made to
postpone the subject until tomorrow and take
up the Texas Navy Bill or the Sub-Treasury
! Bill, but the motion to postpone was lost
| Yeas 20, Nays 26.
The Printing resolution was then debated
! by Mcssrs, Westcott, Pennybacker, Evans,
Atherton, Cameron, j. M. Clayton and Man
gum, after which the resolution was passed 4:
Yeas %, Nays 10.
The Sub Treasury bill was then taken mp
for farther consideration. After long de-
bate, in which Messrs. Allen, Benton Calhoun,
Webster, Lewis, Speight, r. Johnson and
| others participated, the amendment author
izing the circulation of Treasury drafts was
rejccted-Ycas ~, Nays 40. One amend
ment offered by Mr.. Cameron was adopted
requiring the Secretary of the Treasury 10
publish the amount, of specie at the several
places of deposit, the amount of Treasury
| notes or drafts issued, and the amounts out
standing, at the close of every month
An amendment was also adopted, requiring
the consent of the public creditor to his pay
ment in Treasury notes or drafts before he
shall be so paid.
A number of slight amendments were also
agreed to. The bill was then ordered to q
third reading without division, and on
motion of Mr. Evans, who designed to
speak against it, it was ordered that the third
reading take place tomorrow at O'clock
The Senate was then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Reid in the chair, and resumed
the consideration of the Post Office Bill. In
short time it was found there was no quo
arose.
Mr. Hopkins now moved substitute for
the whole bill.
Mr.. Rathbun moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table, and the yeas and nays were
ordered: Yeas Sc, Nays 81.
The previous question was then called for.
Mr. Hamln moved to amend Mr. Hopkins
amendment so as to advertise Post Office let
ters in such newspapers as the Post Master
may select, without regard to circulation.
On this the yeas and nays were ordered,
and stood-Yeas 84,Nays 90. So the amend
ment was rejected.
Mr. Hopkinss substitute was next put to
vote (Yeas 81, Nays 96,) and rejected. A
motion to reconsider this vote was made, and
a motion to lay this motion on the table was
made, and on it the Yeas and Nays ordered
They stood-Yeas 81, Nays $50 the mo-
ton to reconsider was laid on the table
This closed the progress of the bill, The
House then resolved itself into Committee.
Mr. Houston of Ala. in the Chair, when great
confusion prevailed on the question as to
what bill should first be considered.
Finally the bill from the Senate to refund !
duties on tonnage of Spanish vessels in GER
tain cases, was taken up, agreed to, and laid
aside to be reported to the House for passage.
The French Spoliation bill from the SEN
ate was next taken up.
Mr. Giles Of Md. advocated the claims as
just.
Mr. Thurman of Ohio opposed the bill
with great warmth. The Committee then
rose and the House took up and passed the