kind would be likely to be produced, but he believed these articles ought to be taxed, and provision made against the smuggling.

western armory.

borders; and an appropriation of $75,000 for the pur- On this amendment a debate sprung up, in which
chase of a site for a western, southwestern and north- Messrs. Woodbury, Calhoun, Clay and Walker partici-
pated.
On motion of Mr. Evans, the words "oil of" was
stricken out, and cloves only admitted, on the ground
that the oil was a manufactured article.

The subject was debated by Messrs. Prentiss,
Wright, Huntington, Buchanan, Evans, King, Linn,
Preston, Huntington, Calhoun and Pierce; when Mr.
Preston asked that the question be taken on the items
separately.

Mr. King should vote on the measures presented to him on their merits, without looking to their political effects. He believed the rate of duty now existing would yield more revenue than an increase. They ought to shape their duties so that there might be a fair and honorable competition in the market, The question was first taken on concurring with and not an advantage given to the dishonest over the the house in the following amendment: honest. This measure would lead to smuggling.- "For purchase of a site, and for barracks and deNo one could doubt it. It must be the effect of it, fensive works, at or near Buffalo, N. York, $50,000." and it would not add to the revenue. Why, then, On this qustion the yeas and nays were demanded was it introduced? For political effect, that they when the vote stood as follows: might hold out to the people the idea that they inYEAS-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Bates, Choate, Clay, creased the duty on luxuries? He should vote for a of Ky. Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Huntington, Linn, Moreproper duty on articles, and a duty which would be head, Mouton, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Rives, Simmons, collected. He asked his friends of the cotton-grow-Smith, of Indiana, Southard, Tallmadge, Tappan, Waling regions whether they were prepared to lay the ker, White, Woodbridge Wright, Young-26. NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Benton, Buchanan, Calhighest duties on articles for which they exchanged houn, Clay, of Ala. Fulton, Graham, Henderson, Kerr, their cotton? It would of necessity tend to impair King, McRoberts, Miller, Nicholson, Pierce, Preston, the sale of their productions. As to laying taxes on Smith, of Conn. Sturgeon, Woodbury-18. articles of first necessity, if they could be exempted, The vote was then taken on concurring in the folconsistently with the demand for revenue, they ought lowing amendments, and carried, without a division: to be exempted. He should vote against the amend- "For fortifications at the outlet of Lake Champlain, and purchase of site, $75,000."

ment.

"For defensive works, barracks and other neces-
sary buildings, and purchase of a site for a depot, at
scot rivers, Maine, $25,000."
or near the junction of the Matawankeag and Penob-

On motion of Mr. Clay, the bill was further amended so as to insert bleaching powder and cream of tartar in the bill, and of course exempting them from duty.

Mr. Woodbury would submit an amendment, which he did not desire to have considered then, but to lay over until Monday. It was to insert among the list of free articles tea and coffee, and that the duty on salt and molasses be reduced one-half from the year 1842 to 1845; after which to be entirely exempted. Mr. Benton sent an amendment to the chair, to the effect that coarse blankets should be admitted free of duty.

Mr. Buchanan said he was induced to offer an amendment. Within the limits of the compromise act, he would protect the manufactures of the country. It was well known that there was iron in Pennsylvania equal to the best English iron for rail roads, enough he would offer he desired to come in at the 5th secindeed to supply the whole world. The amendment tion of the bill.

laws which admitted iron for rail roads free of duty. The effect of this amendment was to repeal all the

Mr. Clay said he did not know that he should have any objection to this amendment. The policy was, where there was a large amount of revenue on hand, to admit this article free of duty for the encouragement of rail roads. But as there was a large quan

Mr. Calhoun intended on this question to pursue rigidly the line of duty. It was a great question, and should not be diverted to the right or left.Ought they, as statesmen, to do an act which would end in unqualified smuggling, and not bring in a dolMr. Preston said that the committee on military lar to the treasury? At the beginning of government affairs of the senate recommended that the senate inthese articles bore but 5, 6, or 7 per cent. duty; so it sist on their amendments, which the house had strickought to be now, and it would produce more reve- en out. nue. To go further, he would say, he did not feel One of these amendments, viz: making an appro-tity of iron in this country, and extensive manufacany obligation to vote for any duty because of this priation of thirty thousand dollars for surveys on the tures, he thought he should support the proposition, sudden emergency. He should vote as if it was a southwestern inland, and maritime frontiers, for pur- particularly as it would add very considerably to the permanent provision, and not looking to exigencies. poses of defence, was then taken up. This necessity had been produced by the present adMr. Mouton expressed his surprise that this item Mr. Buchanan would support it if there was no ministration-it was of their making, and he should should have been left out by the house, and hoped iron in the country. Was there any reason why corvote for this as if he were settling the taxes, and as that the senate would persist in retaining that amend-porations should have this article free of duty, while if the gentlemen had done their duty, and had not by ment. the farmer was subjected to a tax on the iron used in extravagance and distribution created a deficiency in Mr. M. sent to the chair a letter from the war de- his ploughs? In Pennsylvania there were immense the treasury, for which they were responsible. Apartment, in order to convince the senate of the im- beds of this iron ore, beside the coal, and he hoped rate of duty of 12 per cent. was a fair rate, as an portance of this measure. that a duty would be placed on rail road as well as average; some articles to be increased, and some reon any other iron. duced from that.

revenue.

The question having been taken on the senate's insisting on its amendment, it was carried, without a Mr. King made some remarks, understood to be in Mr. Benton said this bill had been held back till the division. opposition to the amendment. The question was not distribution had been passed, and thus a pretext made The next amendment of the senate was the appro-whether there was iron in Pennsylvania, but was it for it. There was no deficiency till they had passed priation of seventy-five thousand dollars for the pur- manufactured so as to create a proper supply for the the land bill, which was a fraud in itself, and would chase of a site for a western, southwestern or north- purpose of facilitating these roads? operate to distribute not only land revenue, but was western armory. Mr. Huntington would suggest whether it would cutting deep into the custom house revenue. In violation of our rules, when two bills had preference, sisted on. Mr. Clay hoped this amendment would not be in-not be better to let the subject lie over until the first He was against the expense, in the first of the week; which suggestion was acquiesced in, this had been taken up, to increase taxes; and that place, in the present state of the treasury; and, if the and the bill passed over informally. was in accordance with the other measures of the selection were left to the president, it would be left Mr. Sevier asked the senate to indulge him in taksession. He should give every vote to keep all the to a secretary, who in turn would leave it to a heading up the bill in which one of his Choctaw constitucommodities of life as low as they were in the glori- of a bureau, when, in a matter so important, congress for a long time in expectation of having it acted on. ents was deeply interested-he had been waiting here ous times of Van Buren and Jackson. This new tariff shold retrain control. Besides, $75,000 for the purwould prove to be the most causeless, heartless and chase of a site was a most enormous price, and look- The senate then proceeded to consider the bill to wicked, that ever had existed; for while former tariffs ed like a job to somebody who had property to sell provide for the satisfaction of the outstanding Chocwere laid on some articles, they spared those used by at ten times its value; and then all that money was taw reservations, under the nineteenth article of the only for a commencement. treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, of September, 1830. Mr. Sevier explained the objects of the bill and advocated it with great zeal.

the poor.

The question was then taken, and the amendment adopted as follows:

YEAS-Messrs Allen, Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Benton, Berrien, Buchanan, Choate, Clay, of Alabama, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Huntington, Linn, McRoberts, Man gum, Miller, Morehead, Mouton, Nicholson, Phelps Pierce, Porter, Prentiss, Rives, Sevier, Simmons, Smith, of Ind. Southard, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Tappan, White, Williams, Woodbridge, Woodbury, Young--41. NAYS-Messrs. Calhoun, Henderson, King, Smith, of Connecticut, Wright-5.

At the suggestion of Mr. Clay, the bill was then passed informally, to give gentlemen an opportunity

for its examination.

And on motion of Mr. Rives, the senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, in which they were occupied during the day.

AUGUST 28. Mr. Choate presented a memorial from merchants of Boston, asking that additional duties might not be imposed on articles which had been shipped. Laid on the table and order to be priuted. | The bill from the house of representatives making appropriations for the outfit of diplomatic agents was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on foreign relations.

The bill making appropriation for the arrangement of the statue of Washington, by Greenough, was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on the library.

The fortification bill was then taken up; and the amendment of the house having been read, Mr. Preston explained that the committee on military affairs had recommended that the senate disagree with the amendments made to the house, and insist on their amendments, which had been stricken out by the house, for an appropriation of $30,000 for a survey of the southwestern frontier, inland and maritime

Messrs. Benton, Buchanan, Allen and Woodbridge
Messrs. Clay and Morehead was oposed to insisting,
spoke in favor of insisting on the amendment, and
when the question was taken on insisting on the
amendment, and decided in the affirmative:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Benton, Buchanan,
Clay, of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, Henderson, King,
Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Preston, Sevier,
Smith, of Conn. Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Whi e,
Woodbridge, Woodbury, Wright, Young-24.

NAYS Messrs. Archer, Bates, Berrien, Choate,

Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham,
Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, Morehead. Phelps,
Porter, Prentiss, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana-19.

Mr. Henderson spoke in opposition, and Messrs. Benton and Walker in its favor, but the senate adjourned without taking any question.

AUGUST 30. Mr. Archer presented the proceedings of a meeting held in Orange county, Virginia, expressive of the disapprobation of the leading measures of the present session, &c.; which were read and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Clay presented a memorial from the manufacturers of bleaching powders, asking that a duty may be imposed on that article.

Mr. Simmons also presented one to the same effect.

The bill from the house making appropriations for the repair of the Potomac bridge was read a first and Mr. Woodbury also one of similar character, resecond time by its title, and referred to the commit-lating to bleaching powders and chloride of lime. tee on the District of Columbia. Mr. Tappan moved to take up the resolution submitted by him some days since, in relation to fixing the time of adjournment.

The bill to carry in effect the provisions of the treaty with Mexico was returned with amendments from the house, and, on motion of Mr. Preston, referred to the committee on foreign relations.

Mr. Rives soon after reported the bill back to the senate, recommending that the amendments be concurred in; which was agreed to, and the bill finally passed.

The revenue bill was then taken up.

The first question was on concurring with the committee in exempting palm leaf from duty.

Mr. Clay said this was an article of but little value, and was used by the girls of the nation in making bonnets and hats,

The amendment was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Evans, boraic acid was inserted among the articles to be exempted.

Another amendment, which prevailed, was to insert sumac among the exceptions, as not liable to duty.

On this question a few remarks were made, and the question being taken by yeas and nays, the vote stood as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Nicholson, Pieree, Sevier, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury, Wright, Young--21.

NAYS--Messrs. Archer, Bates, Berrien, Choa'e, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Simmons, Smith, of Ind. Southard, Tallmadge,

White-22.

Mr. Kerr, from the committee on the judiciary, reported back the bill, which had been recommitted some days since, recommending a concurrence in the amendments of the house, which, on motion, were considered and agreed to.

Mr. Berrien, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill from the house for the better collection, safe keeping, and transfer of the public money, by means of a corporation to be styled the Fiscal Corporation of the United States, reported the same without amendment, and gave notice that he should move to call it up on Wednesday next.

The revenue bill was then taken up, the motion pending being that of Mr. Buchanan to repeal the laws admitting rail road iron free of duty, and subjecting it to a duty of 20 per cent.

innovation on long established principle, which was NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barlow, Bates, Berrien,
well worth the mature deliberation of the senate. Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Gra
Mr. Walker hoped the bill would be taken up.-ham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller,
Some of his constituents had money due for some of Ind. Southard, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge-25.
Morehead, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Simmons, Smith,
time, which ought to be paid. There was some dan-
ger, if the bill was not acted on at once, that it would
not be acted on at all during the present session.
Mr. Buchanan would cheerfully take up the bill.
If money was due to the contractors, he was desirous
that it should be paid.

The debate was continued for some time, when the question was taken on postponing the orders to take up the bill, and decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Huntington moved to amend the amendment, so that the measure was not to take effect on any rail road iron imported prior to the 1st of December, 1841. A long and animated discussion then ensued on the On this amendment a long and animated discussion amendment of the committee, in which Messrs. Buarose, in which Messrs. Buchanan, Cuthbert, Hunting-chanan, Linn, and others participated; when Mr. Clay ton, Miller, Berrien, Calhoun, Clayton, Clay, of Ala- moved to insert a provision that nothing in the amendbama, Clay, of Kentucky, Walker, King, Fulton, ment should be so construed that the clerks were to Sevier, Preston, and others participated, when the be continued beyond one year. question having been taken on Mr. Huntington's amendment to the amendment, it was carried.

Mr. Merrick moved to reconsider the vote adopting the amendment of Mr. Huntington, on which motion the yeas and nays were ordered, when the vote stood

as follows:

After some further remarks from Messrs. King,
Clayton, Henderson, Benton, Evans and others, the
amendment to the amendment was adopted.
The debate was further continued by Messrs. Ben-
ton, Huntington, Evans and others.
ment as amended, and decided in the affirmative as
And the question was then taken on the amend-

follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Barrow, Benton, Berrien, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, Graham, Kerr, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mangum, Merrick, Morehead, Nicholson, Preston, Rives, Sevier, Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, GraYEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan, White, Woodbridge, ham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Young-26. NAYS-Messrs. Bates, Buchanan, Choate, Clay, of Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Prentiss. Preston, Rives, SimKentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Henderson, Hunting-mons, Sinith, of Indiana, Southard, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, ton, Miller, Phelps, Pierce, Porter, Simmons, Smith, of White. Woodbridge, Young-29. Indiana, Southard, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Walker, Wright An amendment was then offered to the amendment of Mr. Buchanan, making the repeal inoperative

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where roads had been commenced.

This was opposed by Mr. Buchanan, as rendering his amendment a mere nullity.

After some remarks from Mr. Bates, in favor of the amendment,

A message was received from the house of representatives, stating that they had concurred in the amendments of the senate to the land bill, with the exception of three.

Mr. Smith, of Indiana, moved to lay the revenue bill on the table, with a view to take up the land bill; which motion was carried.

The land bill having been taken up, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, moved that the senate recede from the amendments to which the house had disagreed.

On this motion a spirited debate ensued, in which Messrs. King, Smith, of Indiana, Fulton, Clay, Calhoun, Sevier, Benton, Woodbury, and Dixon took part, when the vote was taken on receding from the amendments and carried, as follows:

Clay, of Alab. Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn. McRoberts,
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Smith, of Connecticut, Tap-
pan, Walker, Woodbury, Wright,-18.

Mr. Clay, of Alabama, moved to strike out the
amount inserted in the bill, and substitute $347,557
35. Mr. C. predicated this amount on the ground
that this sum would be sufficient to meet all the ar-
rearages now due.

Mr. Henderson replied to the remarks of Mr. Clay at length.

Messrs. Buchanan, Benton, Evans and Walker fol-
lowed.

When the question was taken on Mr. Clay's amend-
ment, and decided in the negative as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clay, of Alabama, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mou
ton, Nicholson, Pierce. Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan,
Woodbury, Wright, Young-17.

Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans,
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Mer
rick Miller, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Simmons, Smith, of
Ind. Southard, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Walker, White,
Woodbridge-27.

ed; when Mr. Henderson having asked for the question The bill was then ordered to be engrossed as amendon the passage. Mr. Clay, of Alabama demanded the yeas and nays.

And the question was put on the passage of the bill, and decided in the affirmative as follows:

Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Gra-
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
ham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick,
Miller, Morehead, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Simmons,
Smith, of Ind. Southard, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, White,
Woodbridge-27.

NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clay, of Alabama, Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson,
Pierce, Smith, of Conn. Tappan, Woodbury, Wright,
Young-15.

of Columbia, reported the bill from the house for Mr. Merrick, from the committee for the District the repair of the Potomac bridge, with an amendment."

After an ineffectual attempt to adjourn, the refrom Messrs. Clay, Buchanan and Woodbury, the sevenue bill was taken up, and after some remarks nate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY, AUG. 26. Mr. Aaron V. Brown asked the house to excuse him from further service as a member of the committee on elections.

Mr. B. said that he was the last of those who had

served upon that committee during the last congress;
and every body knew how laborious were the du-
ties which had been performed by it.
Messrs. Warren and Arnold made a remark, under-
stood to be in objection.

The motion was then put, and Mr. B. was excused. Mr. Briggs offered the following resolution: committee of the whole on the bill, (No. 30), to make apResolved, That at 12 o'clock M. this day all debate in and the committee shall then proceed to vote on the propriations for the post office department shall cease, amendments then pending, or that may be offered to said bill; and the same shall then be reported to the house. with such amendments as may have been agreed to by the committee: Provided, That nothing in this resolution shall prevent the committee from reporting the bill to the house at an earlier hour if it shall think fit.

Mr. Andrews, of Kentucky, moved to amend the instead of this day. resolution by inserting "12 o'clock next Monday,"

On which motion Mr. A. asked the yeas and nays; which were refused.

Mr. Warren moved the previous question. And

there was a second.

YEAS--Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Mr. Calhoun then moved a proviso which would Buchanan, Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Dixon, Evans, go to have this sum paid to the treasury in three an-ment), was ordered, and, being taken, were decided Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Mer-nual instalments. rick, Miller, Morehead, Porter, Rives. Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Southard, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge NAYS-Messrs. Benton, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Clayton, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Sevier, Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury, Young-18.

And the main question, (being first on the amendin the negative. So the amendment was rejected. This proposition was debated by Messrs. Calhoun, Mr. Andrews, of Kentucky, then moved to lay the Henderson and Woodbury; when the question was taken on the adoption of the amendment, and decid-resolution on the table, and asked the yeas and nays ed in the negative as follows: on that motion; which were ordered, and, being taken, were: yeas 62, nays 96.

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The senate adjourned. AUGUST 31. Mr. Merrick, from the committee for the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill from the house making appropriation for defraying the expenses of the funeral of the late president of the U. States, reported the same without amend

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, King,
Linn, McRoberts, Nicholson, Pierce, Smith, of Conn.
Surgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury, Wright, Young

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NAYS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Rives. Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Southard, Tallmadge, White, Wood bridge-26.

Mr. Wright then moved to amend the bill so that
the money advanced should not be deducted from any
sums which the post office had heretofore advanced
to the treasury. On this question the vote stood as
follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clay, of Alabama, King, Mouton, Nicholson, Phelps,
Pierce, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wal-
ker. Woodbury, Wright, Young--17.

Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dxon, Evans, Gra-
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien
ham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick,
Miller, Porter, Prentiss, Rives, Simmons, Smith, of Ind.
Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge--25.

Mr. Benton then moved an amendment which went

to restrict the franking privilege of members of con-
gress to thirty days after they shall have ceased to

have been members.

And the question recurring on the adoption of the amendment, Mr. Andrews, of Kentucky, asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and, being taken, resulted as follows: yeas 98, nays 66. So the resolution was adopted.

into committee of the whole on the state of the union, On motion of Mr. Briggs, the house resolved itself (Mr. Everett, of Vermont, in the chair), and resumed the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the post office department.

The pending question being on the following amendment heretofore offered by Mr. Gilmer:

"Provided, That the money hereby appropriated shall be accounted for by the post office department hereafter, when the condition of its funds shall permit; and be refunded into the treasury, or deducted from any sums which the post office department may heretofore have paid into the treasury.

Mr. Andrews, of Kentucky, was entitled to the floor; which, however, he yielded for purposes of explanation to Mr. Botts, who said he would occupy the attention of the committee only a few minutes.

Mr. B. then replied to the remarks made by Mr. Cushing, yesterday, and concluded with an appeal to the committee to postpone any further debate on political matters; that they would return to the subOn this amendment a long and animated discus-ject-matter under consideration, and pass the bill sion ensued, in which Messrs. Benton, Henderson, Bates, Woodbury, Wright, Clay, Buchanan and others participated; when the question was taken on its adoption, and decided in the negative, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Sevier, Smith, of Conn. Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury, Wright-19.

promptly. It was due to the credit of the government, as well as to its suffering creditors, that this should be done. The bill was a proper one, and he

should vote for it.

Mr. Andrews, of Kentucky, then took the floor in support of the bill.

Mr. Watterson, then obtained the floor and continued until cut off by the arrival of the hour of twelve.

ment of Mr. Gilmer.

Mr. McKay moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Gilmer, by striking out the latter part thereof, in the following words:

"Or deducted from any sums which the post office department may heretofore have paid into the treasury."

The question being taken, the vote stood; ayes 75, noes 75; a tie.

At which hour, the committee, in pursuance of the mittee took up the bill making appropriations for the Mr. Adams said he had formerly concurred in this order of the house of this day, proceeded without fur-funeral expenses of the late president of the United opinion, and had expressed it to the house a few days ther debate to vote on the amendments pending or States, (general William H. Harrison). since, when the bill was up. But, on further examithat might be offered. And the bill having been read through, Mr. Botts nation, he had ascertained that there was a drip from And the question being on agreeing to the amend-explained the grounds of the bill. The marshal of the leakage of the glass lantern over the dome of the the district had, by order of the secretary of state, rotundo, which would threaten the injury, if not provided all things necessary to the funeral cere- eventual destruction, of the statue if placed under it, monies of the late lamented president. The accounts and he was therefore induced to yield the argument having been presented, the secretary directed them derived from the symmetry of the apartment. to be laid before congress: they had been referred to Mr. Keim suggested a difficulty as to the manner in the committee of ways and means, and the present which the floor had been strengthened by arches bill was reported by order of that committee. The over the crypt below, (originally intended for the reaccounts had all been printed. Mr. B. considered ception of General Washington's remains); should them all as very extravagant, but the bill did not the immense weight of the statue, (not less than 20 direct they should be paid until they had been duly tons), be placed at any other point, the floor might audited. The total amount was a little over $3,000. prove insufficient to sustain it. The explanation having been made, the committee, on motion of Mr. Botts, rose and reported the bill to the house, where it underwent some slight discussion. An effort was made to postpone its further consideration to Monday next; which did not succeed. Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina, moved to amend A motion was made to submit the accounts to be the bill by reducing the amount appropriated from audited by the marshal; but it was rejected by yeas $497,650 to the sum of $347,000. Which amend-and nays as follows: yeas 60, nays 94. ment, by yeas 72, noes 79, was rejected. When, after a desultory conversation, it was agreed, on motion of Mr. Broadman, of Connecticut, to adopt a substitute for the bill, which submitted the accounts to be audited and paid by the proper accounting officers of the treasury. Mr. Underwood opposed the bill. And was answer-seats among members by lot.

The chairman then voted in the negative, and the vote stood: ayes, 75 noes 76. So the amendment to the amendment was rejected.

And the question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Gilmer, it was decided in the affirmative: ayes 107, noes not counted. So the amendment was agreed

to.

When Mr. Botts moved the previous question; which having been seconded, put, and carried, the bill was ordered to its engrossment, read a third time by its title, and passed as follows:

Mr. McKay then moved to strike out all after the enacting clause of the bill, and insert the following: "That the president of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorised, in case it is necessary to enable the post office department to meet its present engagements and pay its debts, to cause a sum noted by Mr. Pope. exceeding three hundred and forty-seven thousand dollars of the money which may be borrowed in execution of the act entitled "an act authorising a loan not exceeding the sum of twelve millions of dollars, approved July 21st, 1841, to be applied to the use of such department for the purposes aforesaid, and to be reimbursable out of the accruing funds of the department; the said money to be accounted for in the manner prescribed in the second section of the 'act to change the organization of the post office department, and to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts thereof, passed July 2, 1836.'" Which amendment, by ayes 60, noes 88, was rejected.

On motion of Mr. Briggs, the committee then rose, and reported the bill with the amendments to the

house.

And the question being on concurring with the committee in its amendments, and ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Briggs moved the previous question. And there was a second.

And on the main question, (being first on concurring with the committee in its amendments). Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina, asked the yeas and nays; which were ordered, and, being taken, were: yeas 121, nays 47. So the amendment was concurred in. And the bill was ordered to a third reading now. And having been read a third time, and the question being "Shall the bill pass?"

Mr. Snyder asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and being taken, resulted as follows:

To this it was replied that there were other arches beneath the floor, which would be quite sufficient to endure the weight.

The amendment was finally agree to.

Whereupon, in the midst of sundry suggestions to take up other bills, and general cries of "no, no; let us rise," the committee rose, and reported the bill to the house.

In the house it forthwith received its third reading, and was passed. And then the house adjourned.

FRIDAY, AUG. 27. Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina, offered a resolution ordering, that the clerk of this house should make arrangements for distributing the

Messrs. Morgan, Hopkins and others, professing themselves well satisfied with their present seats, objected to the resolution, and it was therefore not received.

On motion of Mr. Dawson, the committee took up the bill making provision for the purchase of sites for fortifications and for military surveys.

The house then resolved itself into committee of the
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, L. W. Andrews, S. whole, Mr. Shepperd, of North Carolina, in the chair.
J. Andrews, Arnold, Aycrigg, Babcock, Baker, Banks,
Mr. Dawson moved to take up the bill submitted
Barnard, Birdseye, Black, Blair, Boardman, Borden, by Mr. Levy, "making further provision for the sup-
Botts, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, A. V. Brown, Mil-
ton Brown, Wm. Butler, Thomas J. Campbell, Caru-pression of Indian hostilities in Florida." The bill
Clinton, Cowen, Cranston, Cross, Cushing, Daniel, R.
thers, Chittenden, J. C. Clark, S. N. Clark, Clifford, was taken up, but was soon laid aside informally for
the present.
D. Davis, W. C. Dawson, Deberry, Doig, J. Edwards,
Everett, Fessenden, Fillmore, A. Lawrence Foster,
Gamble, Gentry, Gilmer, Goggin, P. G. Goode, Graham,
Green, Greig, Gustine, Habersham, Hall, Halsted, Hen- On motion of Mr. Fillmore, it was amended by
ry, Howard, Hudson, Hunter, Hunt, Ingersoll, W. W. striking out the appropriations for the purchase of
Irwin, James. I. D. Jones, John P. Kennedy, King, sites on the outlet of Lake Champlain, and at De-
Lane, Lawrence, Linn, Littlefield, R. McClellan, Mallo-troit and Buffalo-these appropriations having been
V. S. Mason, John T. Mason, Mathiot, Mattocks, anticipated by recent amendments to the fortification
Maxwell, Maynard, Moore, Morgan, Morrow, Osborne,
Owsley, Parmenter, Plumer, Pope, Powell, Proffit, Ram- bill, now passed.
sey, B. Randall, Randolph, Rayner, Rencher, Rey-
Mr. Dawson suggested the propriety of striking out
nolds, Ridgway, Riggs, Roosevelt, Russell, Saltonstall, the appropriations for the purchase from the state of
Shepperd, Simonton, Slade. Stokely, Stratton, John T. New York of sites and fortifications in New York
Stuart, Summers, Sumter, Taliaferro, J. B. Thompson, harbor, as he had found by an examination of revo-
R. W. Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland, Tomlinson, lutionary claims, that a balance of $2,000,000 was
Triplett, Trumbull, Van Buren, Wallace, Warren, due from the state of New York to the general go-
Washington, E. D. White, J. L. White, T. W. Wil-vernment, which, in 1794, was arranged to be paid
liams, L. Williams, J. L. Williams, Winthrop, Wood, by fortifications to be erected by the state of New
Yorke, J. Young-128.
NAYS-Messrs. Atherton, Beeson, Bowne, Chas. York for the United States government.
Brown, Patrick C. Caldwell. Eastman, Chas. A. Floyd,
Gerry, William O. Goode, Harris, Houston, Keim. A
McClellan, McKay, Mathews, Newhard, Payne, Red
ing, Rogers, Saunders, Snyder, Underwood-23.

The house then, on motion of Mr. Gilmer, went

into committee of the whole on the state of the union,
(Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, in the chair), and took
up the bill in relation to placing the statue of Wash-
ington in the rotundo of the capitol.

YEAS-Messrs. Adanis, Allen, Landoff W. Andrews, Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold, Arrington, Aycrigg, Babcock, Banks, Barnard, Barton, Bidlack, Birds eye, Black, Blair, Boardman, Borden, Botts, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, Aaron V. Brown, Milton' Brown, William Butler, William O. Butler, John Campbell, Thomas J. Campbell, Caruthers Chittenden, John C. Clark, Staley N. Clarke, Cowen, Cranston, Cross, CushThe bill having been read, Mr. Gilmer went into a ing, Win. C. Dawson, Deberry, John Edwards, Everett, full explanation of the grounds of the bill, quoting Ferris, Fessenden, Fillmore, A. Lawrence Foster, Gam- from the documents in support of the several items of ble, Gentry, Gilmer, Goggin, Patrick G. Goode, Graham, Green, Greig, Gustine, Habersham, Hall, Halsted, appropriation contained in it; which were: 1. For the William S. Hastings, Hays, Holmes, Howard, Hudson, preparation and execution of the work. 2. For freight. James Irvine, William W. Irwin, James, Jehn P. Ken- And, 3. For the removal of the statue from the navy nedy, King, Lane, Lawrence, Linn, Littlefield, Mallory, yard, and its erection in the rotundo. Samson Mason, John Thompson Mason, Mathiot, MatThe bill underwent several amendments as to the tocks, Maxwell, Maynard, Moore, Morgan, Morris, sums appropriated, on account of demurrage of the Morrow, Osborne, Owsley, Parmenter, Powell, Proffit, Ramsey, Benjamin Randall, Randolph, Rayner, Ren- vessel, &c. also for an iron railing to surround the cher, Ridgway, Russell, Saltonstall, Saunders, Shep- statue when erected in the rotundo.

A confused desultory debate on this subject ensued between Messrs. Dawson, Fillmore, Ferris, Linn and McKay. The bill was at length laid aside, without any order to report it.

[A message was received from the senate informing the house that they had passed the land bill with amendments.]

On motion of Mr. Tillinghast, the committee next took up the resolution for distribution of copies of the Digest of Patents, which, without debate, was ordered to be reported.

Mr. Fillmore moved to take up the bill making appropriations for the outfits and salaries of diplomatic agents.

sons, but was prevented by the rule excluding debate
Mr. Gilmer objected, and wished to state his rea-
on such a motion.

rose and reported the fact.
On the vote no quorum appeared. The committee

A call of the house was ordered-yeas 102, nays 57, but a quorum appearing on that vote, the call was suspended, and the house again resolved itself into committee of the whole.

The committee then voted to take up the diplomatic appropriation bill-ayes 61, noes 60.

Mr. Ingersoll moved to strike out the appropria

perd, Simonton, Slade, Smith, Stokeley, Stratton, A. Mr. Graham, of North Carolina, moved an amendH. H. Stuart, John T. Stuart, Somers, Taliaferro, John ment, the effect of which would be to rescind a forB. Thompson, Richard W. Thompson, Tillinghast, To- mer resolution which had required the statue to be land, Tomlinson, Triplett, Trumbull, Underwood, Wal-erected in the centre of the rotundo, and permitting lace, Warren, Washington, Watterson, Edw. D. White, it to be placed in such other part of that apartment Joseph L. White, Thomas W. Williams, Lewis Williams, Christopher H. Williams, Joseph L. Williams, as might be directed by the secretary of the navy. tions for charges to Naples and to Sardina. He deWinthrop, Wood, Yorke, A. Young, John Young--127. Mr. Greenough, the sculptor, in a letter to a com- fended his motion by some remarks on the extravaNAYS-Messrs. Atherton, Beeson, Bowne, Boyd, mittee of congress, had suggested that the centre gance and uselessness of the diplomatic establishCharles Brown, Clifford, Clinton, Daniel, Richard D. would not be the proper place for his work, becausement. Davis, Doan, Doig, Eastman, Egbert, John G. Floyd, the light would there fall vertically upon it, and Charles A. Floyd, William O. Goode, Gordon, Harris, that a better position would be midway between the Houck, Houston. Hubbard, Hunter, Ingersoll, Jack, John centre and the door leading to the library; and the W. Jones, Keim, Andrew Kennedy, Abraham McClel- amendment left that point discretionary with the selan, Robert McClellan, McKay, Marchand, Miller, Newcretary. hard, Payne, Plumer, Reding, Reynolds, Rhett, Sanford, Shaw, Snyder, Steenrod, Sumter, Sweeney, Turney, Van Buren, Ward. Westbrook-48.

Mr. Holmes opposed the amendment on the ground that any other location of the statue than the centre On motion of Mr. Botts, the house resolved itself of the rotundo would destroy the symmetry of that into committee of the whole on the state of the union, magnificent saloon, and more than counterbalance (Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey in the chair), and af- any disadvantage from the direction of the rays of ter some struggle for priority of business, the com-light.

mer, Holmes and Everett replied to Mr. Ingersoll. Messrs. Fillmore, Cushing Tillinghast, Adams, GilThe amendment was rejected without a division. Mr. King moved an amendment appropriating $4,000 for the support of a consul general in Egypt. He advocated his amendment in a speech of considerable length. The amendment was rejected.

After some further remarks from Messrs. Fillmore and Cushing, the bill was laid aside and ordered to be reported.

The committee then rose and reported.

Mr. Barnard (who was entitled to the floor) addressed the house during the hour on the general merits of the Caroline affair, and the diplomatic correspondence and judicial proceedings in relation thereto.

Mr. Everett stated that he had prepared a statement in relation to this case, which he was not willing to submit to the hap-hazard of a speech, but which he was in hopes he could get in, either in the shape of a report or an adverse report. If he could not do so, he intended to read it as a speech on a future day. The morning hour having expired, Mr. Fillmore called for the orders of the day.

A message was received from the senate, by Asbury Dickins, esq. secretary, informing this houseFirst, that the senate had passed the bill of this house making appropriations for the funeral expenses of William Henry Harrison, late president of the United States.

Also, that the senate had receded from the second, third and sixth amendments, disagreed to by this house, to the bill entitled "an act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights."

for the orders of the day, to enable him (Mr. P). to Mr. Proffit asked Mr. Fillmore to waive his motion offer a resolution in relation to frauds perpetrated on the government.

Mr. Fillmore declining to do so.

Mr. Proffit gave notice that he would offer such a resolution the first moment he could.

On leave given, Mr. Underwood, from the committee for the District of Columbia, reported a bill to extend the jurisdictional limits of the corporation of Georgetown, and for other purposes; which was read twice.

The house resumed the consideration of the bill making appropriations for various fortifications for ordnance, and for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities.

The pending question being on the motion of Mr. Fillmore that the house recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the senate "appropriating $75,000 for defraying the expenses of selecting and purchasing a site for a western, northwestern or southwestern armory, to be selected by the president of the United States," &c. The question then came up on the motion of Mr. Mr. Briggs understood, he said, that some gentle-Morgan, to reconsider the vote of yesterday by which men had an amendment to offer on receding. He the house had refused to recede from its disagreewished that the house might have the whole question ment to the amendment of the senate appropriating before it. Mr. B. then, for himself, and the section the sum of "thirty thousand dollars for surveys in of country which he in part represented, disclaimed reference to the military defences of the frontier, any hostility toward the object contemplated in this inland and Atlantic." appropriation.

Mr. Summers gave notice of his intention to offer the following amendment:

After an explanation from Mr. Fillmore, Mr. McKay asked the yeas and nays on the motion to reconsider, which were ordered; and, being taken, were: yeas "Strike out all after the word 'selecting,' and in-80, nays 86. So the vote was not reconsidered. And, on the motion of Mr. Fillmore, a committee sert, ‘a suitable site on the western waters for the establishment of a national armory, a sum not ex- of conference was ordered to be appointed on the ceeding five thousand dollars; and the president of part of this house to meet such committee as might the United States is hereby authorised to cause such be appointed by the senate, to confer on the said disselection to be made, and to communicate all the agreement. proceedings which may be had herein to the congress Mr. Fillmore rose, and said that the house presented of the United States, to be subject to its approval." at this moment a spectacle which had never been Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, indicated his intention presented before. They had disposed of the busito offer an amendment to the amendment appropriat-! ness before them, and they were now simply waiting ing $75,000 for additional surveys and purchase of the action of the other house prior to adjournment. -Mr. F. was interrupted by loud cries to order. a site in the western, southwestern or northwestern If Mr. S. Mason. I have a resolution calling for information.

Mr. Morgan rose to a privileged question. He moved a reconsideration of the vote of yesterday by which the house had refused to recede from its disagreement in the amendment of the senate appropriating the sum of "$30,000 for surveys in reference to the military defences of the frontier, inland and Atlantic."

By general consent the consideration of this motion was laid over until the pending question should have been disposed of.

And the question recurring on the motion of Mr. Fillmore that the house recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the senate "appropriating Mr. Andrews. I was about to withdraw the motion, $75,000 for defraying the expenses of selecting and but since the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Wise), purchasing a site for a western, northwestern, or has called the yeas and nays, I will not do so. I will southwestern armory, to be selected by the president | let him know that he cannot terrify me by calling the of the United States," &c. yeas and nays.

A debate arose, in which Messrs. Underwood, Cushing, Reynolds, Cave Johnson, Triplet, King, Proffit, Pope, Henry, Sergeant, and Steenrod, participated.