The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-08
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
Wednesday, July 90.

Sub.Treasury Bill, and the various amend
mcnts reported by the Committee were a.
grecd TO. A motion was made TO amend by
establishing branch mint at Detroit, which
we're rejected. Yeas 49, Nays %.
Several other amendments reported from
the Finance Committee were agreed TO with
ont debate. An amendment to the 2lst sec
ton. the object of which waste authorize the
issuc ofpaper money by the Government iO,ih-
o,d limit in the shape of Treasury drafts, in
suns of fifty dollars, one hundred dollars,
and five hundred dollars, was strongly oppos-
ed by Mr. Benton, as changing the whole
principle of the bill, and making the Sub
TREASURY nothing more than n mamoth bank
issue.
Mr. Lewis defended the amendment, which
was offered upon the recommendation of the
Secretary of the Treasury, and said that with
ont it the bill would not he carried out.
After some further debate, without taking
any question, the Senate adjourned.
House. The foes of American Labor
have trumphcd. The industry of the coun-
Try has been Frustrated by one fell blow of
Loco-Focoism. Great Britain, for the first
time since the battle ofBunker Hill, has tri-
umphed over America. We have to-day
sealed the articles of our own shame, and
hencetorth are colonists again to the Mother
Country.
The question was taken by yeas and
nays on the motion to take mp the Tariff Bill
MS amended by the Senate-Yeas 10S, nays
100.
MrWinthrop, ofNlass and the Speaker had
some rather spirited conversation on point
ofordcr-Mr Winthrop contending that it
took two-thirds to suspend the regular order
TO take up another ont Of order. MIR Speak
er, without denying the pertinency of this
point of order, said it was now too late to
make it, and decided that the motion was
carried, though barely n majority voted for
il.
Mr.. Winthrop appealed from the decision
ofthe Chair. 1t was moved TO lay this APP
peal on the table. Yeas and nays called for {:
yeas 102, nays o.
Mr. Stewart, of Pa, then moved to lay the
bill itself on The table. This was lost. Yeas
&C. nays IL.
The Previous Question was then called for
and TeIlers appointed to count the votes-
When there appeared for the Previous-Ques-
ton 10I against it 10l. Here another Loco
FOco came up and voted in the affirmative.
So the Previous Question was ordered by
one majority.
The vote on ordering The main question
was then taken, which was the test vote on
the bill aud it was carried: yeas 100, NAYS
103. This say was the true test. Some of
the dough-iaces did not like to swallow it
but they did not dare kick ont of the traces
on the final vote, which was carried by n lar
ger majority
motion to lay the bill on the table was
again made, which was iost--Yeas 90, nays
Ill. The question was then taken on CON
curing with the Senate, which was the same
ms the final passage of the bill, and it result
ed, yeas rs nays 90.
So the English Tariffbill has now passed
both Houses of Congress, and only requires
the Presidents signature to become law of
the United States
Thursday, July 30.
SENATE.-The Printing resolution was de-
bated by Messrs. Westcott Pennybacker, Ev-
ans, Atherton, Cameron, J. Nj. Clayton and
Mangum.after which the resolution was pass
ed: yeas %, nays 10.
The Sub-Treasury bill was taken up for
further consideration. After long debate,
in which Messrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoun,
Webster, Lewis, Speight, r.. Johnson and 9TH
ers participated, the amendment authorizing
circulation of Treasury drafts was rejected
yeas IL, nays 40. One amendment offered
by Mr. Cameron was adopted, requiring the
Secretary of the. Treasury to publish the a.
mount ofspecle at the several places of de-
post, the amount of Treasury notes or drafts
issued, and the amount outstanding at the
close ofevery month.
An amendment was also adopted, requiring
the consent of the public creditor to his pay
ment in Treasury notes or drafts before he
is so paid.
mum Der of slight amendments were also
agreed to. The bill was then ordered to a
third reading without DIVISION and OH mo-
toh OF Mr.. Evans, who designed to speak a
gainst 1t, 1t was ordered that the third read
ing take place tomorrow at / O'Clock.
The House discussed the Post Office Bill.
Friday, July 81.
Senate. The Senate then took up the Tex
as Navy Bill. Mr. Houston spoke at length
senate to redeem the pledge given in the act
OF Annexation. He said Texas demanded it
as right, and did not ask it as a favor
Inc bill was farther advocated by Messrs.
Rusk, Calhoun and Yuee and opposed by
NJ Huntington, Breese, Fairfield and
Dickinson, and indefinitely postponed: yeas
81 nays 49,
~, The Sub-Treasury Bill was then taken up.
Il 4 ne question being on its finM passage, MIR
Evans spoke against the bill, as wholly I'M
necessary, imperative and inexpedient.
Mr. Huntington made some brief remarks
IN opposition to the bill, which he thought
could do no good but great deal Of mis-
chief
49,. The House talked about the Warehousing
Bill.
~, -, Saturday, August l.
SENATE. The bill to sell mineral lands on
Lake Superior, including Isle Royal and 9TH
CT Islands on Lake Superior, was taken I'D
and passed.
Inc Sub-Treasury bill was next taken up.
Mr. Webster corrected the error in the edi-
'orlal columns of the Union of last night.
relative to the new thrift hill ard false inunic