The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-06
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81.
Mr. Cooke moved to strike out nil after rb,
enactng clause, and insert that oil and nfie
the passage of the act, there shall lie reduc
ton oi25 per cent, on the salaries of all oflic
ers of the Government, (intluding member.
otCongress) whose salaries exceed Il thou
sand dollars per annum.
The Chairman ruled the amendment to be
out oforder
Mr. Cooke appealed from the decision anc
asked for tcllers.
The decision ofthe Chair was sustained.
"A motion to amend the bill by striking OUT
the tax on tea and coffee was lost, 90 TO 81.
MIR BrlnKerhof sent up substitute for the
ehllre bill, TO he presented when in order
proposing, after the 10th ofMarch next, 10
levy an additional duty on all articles during
the continuance of the war.
! Mr. Carroll moved to amend by repealinr
the tariffact 1896 and restoring that of 1915
Rejected-ayes 60, noes los.
Mr. Iibbatls offered an amendment, in Of
feet striking out the tax on tea aud cofiee.an
imposing an additional duty of twenty per
cent, instead often, on loaf aud other refined
sugars, coal, iron, OF the different descriptions
and white aud red lead. Ii was agreed to-
ayes 93 noes 30.
Mr. Hamlin then proposed substitute. be-
ing the bill as reported, with additions TO the
sections relating to the manufacture of silk,
and of which silk is component part. TO
manufactures oflinen, of flax and Of which
max Is u component part, spirits, cordials
wines and segars, wooden and worsted goods
as articles upon which the additional ten per
cent ad valorem should be levied, and with
the section relating TO the graduation of the
prices otpublic lands so amended as to con-
fine the benefits TO actual settlers
On motion, the graduation section was
stricken ont.
On motion ofMr Wentworth. the tax on
Tea and coffee was also rejected by vote of
81 to S3.
The substitute was then reported TO the
House, and motion to lay it on The table was
negatived-yeas 7S, nays 1876.
The substitute was then agreed to-ycas
IU3 nays lO3--and Il motion to reconsider this
vote negatived, by uvote of l04 to los.
The vote was then taken on the final pas
sage oflhG substitute, aud resulted in its re-
jectoE--yeus 6S, nays 1874.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the ta-
bile, and at o'clock, the House adjourned.
MONDAY, March |. The Joint
resolution ofthanks to General TAYLOR and
the Army was amended and passed.
The bill 10 appoint general officers to the
ten regiments was reported from the military
committee, with the House amendlnentto ap-
point Lieutenant General stricken out.
The Army Appropriation bill was amend
ed and passed
The Post Route bill was amended and
passed. 1t includes mails to Oregon and to
and from the Army.
The joint resolution to refund advances
made by States for the subsistence and trans
Portaton ofNolunteers was passed. An n
mcmmcnt TO iucluCe counties, townships and
cities, was rejected
The Three Million bill was taken up. Mr.
J. NJ. Clayton addressed the Senate, conten-
ding that the appropriation ofthe money with |
out specifying tie direct object, was not war
fahted by the Constitution, and was so regar-
ded ny Jeiierson and other distinguished dem |
Dcrats.
MIR Dix followed, who said he should, I'M
der his instructions, vote Tor the bill, with the .
proviso prohibiting Slavery in new territory,
which he inrimated was to be offered witl,out
the provso.
MIR Johnson, of Louisiana, Mr. Butler and .
MIR Colquit followed and spoke warmly IL
sanst amy prohibition of Slavery in territory
% be acquired.
HOUSE. The bill from the Senate for the
'eIlef oflreland and Scotland was read, and
l motion made TO lay it on the table was neg
ltived, IS to 50. Mr. Carroll moved to 90 in
o committee of the Whole for its considera-
ION, which was negatived, 90 to 40. The
1ll was then referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means
The amendment ofthe Senate to the House
to the Joint resolution Of thanks
o Generals Taylor, Butler, Worth, &c. pre-
enling Swords instead ofMedaIs, was agreed
o. ..
A message from the President was read
unpublished correspondence
With General Taylor and the Quartermas,er
General, called for by a resolution ofthe
louise. The message states that there is no
unpublished correspondence with Generals
huffman and Hamer.
The Committee of Conference, on the dis
o. eeinG vote ofthe two Houses on the Mill
Try Academy bill, made report, which was ,
greed to. {
The Committee ol'lhe Whole on the state d
f the Union, Mr. Cohh in the chair, consider
d and agreed to sundry amendments TO the +
rmy Appropriation Bill and Post Route bill, C
18th farther amendments by the Ways and
leans Committee.