Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-03-04
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MI CfIuCntea tnifodc0d ball arptorfiA
ing I've HUNDRED "a utand dolau 10 be
eip.a3ed 10 prorp,ons un4et he dneti,o,
Of The pfa'seat sni N tfan.pouing the
zane 70 VI. iamphrng poor Of lrel,od ard
Scosian3 m . nsllonsi ,c.sei M Crirrn.
Den 'vpP9red The bill 9Th g'cs, eloqaenoe
and force
N,rr J u Clayton and Cas-. followed
on IN, same Ii5c
Nj Nhos opposes tAt bill al ,osilog dan
gcrso, ptsesdeui, wLes 90 motion OF Mr.
Esrb, 81 We, postponed saal to MORROW
The b,l from She House Intending the
i'anling r',iirre vat passed
The c,Ti and dIplVmsue sprropf iaiicn
b,ll "a, aiken up. and the nen1m 10 pay
N,san Racine s. Heiu !or pruning was
dobatd Al leogth and agreed to, q 10 20
IN. t.ii wa, thea poitpooea
Nj DT gave no,tes that be would airo.
duce b4ll TO amend ibtToa Rcg,mcsl Bot
to morrow
The Three Million Bill ws,tsken N, l.
Nj flanagan addressed Iae Senate 10 ayof
ottht ball ~hhou, tic Wlmo, prorlso
The ball was lben postponed
10 tie House Mr ,Taoma, SmaL pre-.
tndisua fOt the improvement Of the mail
Communication from Toledo IN New Or.
leans for granting lands 10 Sir Whitney
fots railroad from Lake Ere to the Pa
cafe snd ior VARIOUS other msusrs
ht McCi.liand presented a rcsolu,iol
f. IN ,hs L~Cnlaisre Of ILLINOIS, inGtuctiGg
,bc,, Senator'S aEs Representatives to vote
fotalln,e 'sary men sad Escasurcs to carry
on he war
Mr. BoyI f,om the Military Committee
reported the Senate blli canning 'he zen
regiments into btigsirs anl q. '''o"'' ana
making provisions for MI adiiuo.l IA '"OC'
OF general officers, wah amendments -one
giving the President power 10 assign the
chief command Of the Army untl the crp
ratIon Of the war 10 sny Genoa Major
or Bngader, regular commissioned, Of the
regulars or the volunteers, without regard
10 date Of commission
Ga Mr. Boyds motion, The House proce-
dcd Immediately to us consideration and
several amenmens were agreed TO-
Mr.. Slmms moved the previous question
Nj Ashmun moved to lay the bill on
the table. NcSauved, Yeas, II Nays LOG
The previous question was then sustained,
Yeas, l02, Nays, 20.
Ga the Suggestion Of Mr. Boyd the
House by general consent reconsldercd the
last vote, and went into committee OF the
Whole on the bill, Mr. Bagg, 10 the chair,
n resolution having been also adopted 10
close the debate al hall pas, iwo, and ilmi,
ing The speeches OF each
The COMMITTEE was addressed by Mcsss
Gatrnt DAVIS, BrnkerhOh, Smith, Tread
well, Newton, Schenck and Cooke
The amenimem, were adopted, tina, rela.
Ing to the Gcncral-in- Chief having been
further amended l,conilnucs the office no,
only during the war with Mexico but until
the raiiicoIlon Ola treaty If peace.
This amenmcnl agreed to, l2 to 81.
The other amendements were Il $50 agreed
to and the bilIhnalIy passed l2l to IS,
Saturday. Feb. -.
SrSAry The bill TO increase the marine
corp' was passed.
Tho House amendment 70 the hl ncrcas-
ing the compensation Of pos,mast,Ts, allow
ing the po.tmasters to select the paper in
which the letters shall be advertised was
stricken out.
The civil and diplomatic aspiration bill
was taken up.
Mr. Webster, it is expected will speak on
Monday
IlorsE The Naval appropriation Bill
vas passed
The ten regimen, bill wa, then taken up
IN Committee of the Whole
A motion 10 amend the bill by striking
cut the tax on tea and coffee was lo-t-92
to ~
\ motion 10 amend By taxing sal,,ic. IS
per cent WAS declared hy the chair to be
ont Of order, aud the decision Of the chair
was sustained
A motion 10 amend bv an additional sec
ton repeating the tariff Of 1916, was lost,
60 to los
4 new count WAS then obtained on the
notion t. strike out tea and coffee and
the nrs count struck out the articles by a
vote 90 & 90
Mr. Boyd Of Kentucky ha. prepared new
amendment, which he intends Offering, t.
embrace altar on those articles
\ message was received from the Prcsi-
den, coycuss three hundred manuscript pa
gos IN answer 70 the call for correspondence
with General TAYLOR Laid on the table.
Tux CnAsE EsrA1E The Yarmouth
Register, whosc publications about the IA.
nous Chase estate have set the country by
the ears. il now strongly inclined 20 the o.