The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-27
CON G R E S SION AL.

SENATE. TUESDAY, Feb. II Mr. Col
quit made speech in favor of the Three
Million Bill.
HOUSE. Bills passed to regulate the mil
cage of Members of Congress, to establish n
Court at Key West, and an additional land
District in Wisconsin.
Bills were reported, read twice and refer
red, providing for an additional number of
General Officers and for other purposes; TO
increase the revenue derived from duties on
imports and reduce the price ofpublic lands;
and for the benefit of disabled seamen.
A resolution was adopted, calling for the
names, ages, lime ofdeath, &C., ofrevoluton-
AIRY pensioners.
The bill to establish new territorial gov
eminent in Itaska was then taken up in Com
mittee of the Whole, and after some time
spent in the consideration hereof, the Com
mittee rose and reported ame ndments-one
changing the name from Ituska to Minnesota.
The amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed.
The following is an abstract ofthe bill re-
ported by the Committee ofWays and Means
today, the same being entitled IA "BilI to in
crease the revenue derivable from duties on
imports, also from the sales of the public
lands, to aid in the prosecution of the war
with Mexico"
Twenty per cent. on tea and coffee.
Ten per cent. on loaf and other refined ST.
gar, coal, bar iron manufactured by rolling
pig iron, round iron, as braZier's rods of 3-l6
to Il-16 AN inch in diameter, inclusive; rail
or spike rods, slit, rolled, or hammered; sheet
iron, Except taggers) hoop iron, band or scroll
iron, easement rods, slit, rolled, or hammer
ed, wood screws, (of irony spikes, cut or
wrought and white and red lead.
81.
if dyed, colored, printed or stained, exceeding
in value 30 cents the square yard; and manu-
features ofcotton not dyed, rolored, printed,
or stained, exceeding in value 20 cents the
square yard,
The above duties to cease two years after
the exchange and ratification of a treaty of
peace with Mexico.
That all lands belonging to the United
States, which have been in market for ten
years. and not more than fifteen years, may
be entered at 81 per acre; all lands which
have been in market fifteen, and not more
than twenty five years, at rs cents per acre;
and all that have been in market more than
twenty five years, ut so cents per acre. This
section to take effect after the LIST of May, lS-
AZ, and to continue in force only during the
existing war with Mexico, and for six mouths
after the ratification of a treaty of peace with
her.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16. In the Senate, af
ter the presentation of memorials and peti-
tons, the Naval Appropriation Bill was taxi
en- up, discussed, and laid over.
Mr. Butler, ofSouth Carolina, made an a.
BILE speech in favor of the Three Million Bill.
He was followed by Mr. Simmons, of Rhode
Island.
The House was engaged two hours upon
the Wisconsin Post Route Bill.
The Committee on Commerce reported
bills relative to harbors in Wisconsin. Some
were offered, embracing the
whole subject ofRiver and Harbor appropri-
atoms.
SENATE. THURSDAY, Feb. 10. Mr. Cab
honn submitted resolutions in opposition TO
the Wilmot proviso, upon which he made a
few remarks, and said he would call them up
TO morrow.
DIR Benton was opposed to their ihterfer-'
ence with regular business. MIR Calhoun u
greed to call them up on Monday.
The Navy bill was then passed. Mr. Sim