Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-02-15
Thirtielh Congress.
WASHINGTON January 90.

passed.
House-Mr.V inton explained the cause
of the delay in printing the report the
Secretary of the Treasury, which was
very unsatisfactory. A long discussion
ensued upon the proposition to allow the
secretary to reduce the loan TO twelve
millions.
A resolution was passed after much
debate. to close the discussion on the
Presidents message at two o'clock to.
morrow, yesterday
Mr.. Goggin, OH the question of refer.
ence to the Presidents Message, repIied
10 the arguments of several Democratic
members.
air. Morse followed in defence of the
President and tue war. The question
being on referring so much of the Presi
dents Message as relates to supplies, to
the committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wilmot moved TO amend by instruc.
ting the committee to report bill TO raise
annually, during the war, Ave millions of
dollars by direct taxation, which amend
ment was adopted.
On motion of MIR. Cobb, House adjourn.
ed.
Senate--Mr. Bell has the floor upon
the ten regiment bill tomorrow.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
John Davis. of Mass, and ex.speaker
John w. Jones are dead.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
House.--Mr. Vinton, Chairman Of The
Committee OH Ways and Means, report
ed a. bill for making an annual appropri-
alton for the payment of the Indian debt.
and authorizing the borrowing of thirteen
millions of dollars in addition to the FIVE
millions already voted,to make up the
deficiency in the treasury. He spoke
briefly on the subject, having supposed
the discovery of an error of seven millions
ofdolars in the report of The Secretary of
the Treasury, would obviate the necessity
of immediate action on the bill. He had,
however, received letter from the Sec.
rotary stating that the increased eEpendi.
lures of tho war, rendered immediate &C.
ton on the bill indispensable.
MIR. Ashmun called attention to the fact
that whilst the Secretary ofthe Treasury
was urging an immediate action on the
report. it was not yet printed, after de-
lay of two months. And he further stated
that the Printer had informed the com.
mttee that the Secretary had repeatedly
called for the original manuscript, for the
purpose of making alterations.
MIR. Mckay was in favor of immediate
action on the bill.
1t was finally laid over.
The bill reported for the relief of Mary
Brown, was amended SO as to allow her
twenty dollars per month.
On motion the House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. ].
Senate.-Tbe business was generally
unimportant
The bill allowing further time to satisfy
claims to bounty ia nds for services render.
ed during the last war with England, was
taken up.
Mr.. Rush, in order to render the bill
more acceptable, offered an amendment
which was compromise as to the exten.
sion Of time. He advocated the amend
ment at some length, pointing cut lis ad
vantages.
The resolution was adopted as amend
ed.
Mr.. Miller's resolution called on the
President for information relative to the
duties imposed on goods shipped to Me1i.
co, was adopted.
The consideration of the Ten Regi.
ment bill was resumed.
Mr.. Douglass defended the bill ear
nestIy, and contended that it ought TO
pass. He replied to the objections that
had been urged against it, stating that
the sooner action was had on This bill, the
sooner there would De permanent peace.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
On motion, the Senate resumed the dis.
custom of the len Regiment Bill.
Jefferson Davis stated that he would |
be satisfied if treaty were concluded on
the basis Of the Sierre Madre, as boun-
dairy between the two countries.
Mr.. Bell would pray for the same thing
but he did not believe that the views en-
ertained by Mr.. Davis, were those ofthe
administration, unless indeed there had
been a very recent change in their boil.
~.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
House,-After sundry motions, the
House took up the order of the day, viz:
he reference Of the Presidents message.
MIR. Smith, of Ct, made strong and
minated argument against the course of
he administration. He charged them
With deception In the estimates of the
public debt,
WARRINGTON, Feb. d.
Senate.--An appropriation for the i'm.
,rovement of the Savannah river passed.
Mr.. Sewer spoke in favor of the Ten
Regiment Bill.
House.--A motion was made to call
'P the Loan Bill--negatived.