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Day
15
Month
August
Year
1842
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Tbe following scène in the House, which latey occurred is quite characteristic, and showi fhatattemptaare making by the slavocrats, doubtIess wiih much success, to over awe nnd intimídate northern members by tbreats of personal violence. "Mr. Wise isgetting rabid again. Durin the debate of Fnday he was thrown into a violent pnroxysm. Mr. Adams undertook to replv in the House, to remarks made by Mr. Wise in committce Mr. W. objected, and the Speaker flecided that Mr. A. had no right to allude to Mr. W. Mr. A. then said he would answer to an im'apinary being- a demon from below.andcontinued his remarks. Mr. Wise followed in a towering passion, saying among other things: - Mr. W. said he chose not to advert to the subject of money- he knew that that was one of the gentleman's vices: but it was no wonder that one so lost to eelf respect.so full of malice.so bent upor. mischief- should imagine the hall to be haunted by demons. Already he had a foot deep in the grave; he aeemed fast approaching those confines where demons were said to have their abode and if he persevered in his present course without epentance or reformation, nothing could save ïim but that the nature of the incarnate devil would make it unsafe for heil tohold him. [Roar3 of laughter. and cries of "Oh - oh - that's into ïim."] He rather imagined that the devil might protest again8i the sentence of the Almighty ending him there, lest. as there were probably nany negroea there, hemight raisean insurrection among them. [Here the merriment and confuion Was great, and the Chair called the House to order.]Mr. W. had one thing to add. If the member írom Mncsachusetts was nol an oíd man, and one whom the respect due to oíd age protected, he would not thus long have enjoyed the mercy of words only. While he was one whom Mr W. had endeavored to venérate, he could tell that member that bis opinions of Mf. A. even when compafing him to a demon, were not half so bad as those Mr. W. entertained of him. He had long censed to respect one who never respected hiinselfj nor wa3 it any thing but justice that Mr. W. should thus publicly express this opinión. Gentlemen might draw their chaira and gather into a ring around him. and might encourage bim in his hissing viperous attacks on one who hnd never injured him; all Mr. W. asked jóos that hit one of ihcm woidd undertake to endorse tchat ihai member had said: or, if thcy would not do that. let them citar the ring, and let í'ie fight be a fair one." The bili for the armed oceupation of Florida passed the Senate by rote of 24 to 16 and only wants the Preaident's signature to become a law. Mr. Arnold, of Tennessee, has setin molion a retrenchuient proces3. cutting down the pay of Congress to six dollars per day and their mileage, and a graduated reduction of the salaries of Executive officers. At first it was laughed at; but havingbeen esponsed by members ofbolh parties, the usual motions to postpone.lay on the table,&c. wcre found ineíTectual tostop it, and it has been well discus3ed. Mr. Walker asked leave to introduce into the Senate a bilí to reduce the term necessary for the naturalizatiorfof foreigners from ten to two years. Leave was refused - nays 21 - ayes I8i A motion by Mr. Cushing to take up the Excheqrue bilí was received with a general burst oí laughter. The Revenue bilí was discussed n several days, and the motion of Mr. Buchnnan to strike out the section repealing the twenty per cent. clause of the Dietribution act, was rejected - ayes 22- noes 26. Mr. Benton gave notice of several hundred amendments to the Revenue bilí which he designed to oíFer. The general impression is that both Houscs will agiee upon aTariff: but the correspondent of the Tribune writes; "There is not a doubt that after all Capt. Tyler will veto the Tariff bilí."J he term8 oí the treaty denning our N. E. Boundary seem to give general satiáfacüon. Thn nmount of it seems to be, that the U. States get less land thnn they etirrender, but better in qunlity. Also the free navigation of the river St. John is considered to be of inuch value to the American residents. The U. States agree to pay Maine $150.000, and to Maesachusetts $150,000 more, as a part compensation foi the land surrendered, and to Maine $350,000 for the expenses of the Arostook war, &c. Mr McRoberts moved an nmendment to the Revenue bilí to include tea and coflee among the free articles: and the question being taken separately, was decided in the negatiye by similar votee - yeas 23 - nays 27. So a duty of 20 per cent ad valorem is imposed on these articles. Mr. King, of Alabama, gave notice of his iritention to introduce a bilí to allow slaves to be iiitroduced by their owners from Texas to the U. S. The bill is an answer to a petitioner whose slaves were taken to Texas by her son. The followingresolution, reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, was rejected, yeas 53, nays II 3 - majority, 50. R.esolved, That it is not expedient to amend the existingbankrupt law so ns to include nssociations and corporate bodics issuing notes or bilis for circulation a$ money. Later. - Passage of fie Tariff bill. - This important bill was passed in the Senate precisely in the shape it came from the House, by a vote of 25 to 23. Every Democratie Senator voted against the bil!, os d:d also three whigs - Graham, Preston, and Rives. Henderson of Mississippi, was absent, and Berrien did not vote. It will be recollected that every democratie member of the House voted against this bill, except Parmente r of Massachusetts. The general impression at Washington is that it will be promptly vetoed by President Tyler.

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