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12
Month
September
Year
1842
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Ihe Tarili bilí passed the Senate ayes 24 nays 23. Had the Senate been ful], the result would have been the same. Buchannan, Sturgcon, Wright and Williams, all democrajs, voted for it. Nine vvhigs voted against it. The amendments were agreed to in tho House without a división, and the bill signed by the President, and is now a law. The further action of Congrcss is thus sumnied up by the Detroit Times: Anión g the important bilis passed, is what is called the ''remedial justice bill" or ;the M'Leod bill." It relates lo the relative powers of the ISaiional and State Govemments. and cuts up the State llights doctrine by t ie rootei A bill has been passed atuhorising the issus of Treasury notes to the amount of $Ü,0Oi),üüO. The fortirbaiion bill auihorizes an expenditure of $2.000,C00 on the const for fortifications. The antiual Post Ofiicc and Post Route bill, cstablishes a lnrge nuinber of olrices and roads' chiefly in the west and eouth wcstj The bill to regúlate the pay and dutiesof purBers in the Navy, it is said, cuts off a host of abuses. Anothcr bill ranks the Professors of Mathematics with Lieutenants, aud a joint resolution sets nparts $20,000 to test the value of Cok's subaiaiiie battery, the terrible efl'tcts of "which in the utter annihilation of a vcssel of 70 or 80 tons. ieaving no piece 10 feet long, were witnessed in Washington recently. Thecomested election bill has passed with the Scnate's amendment, that it shall not npply to Tthofe Otates electiny by general ticket tiü aftcr ihe next regular Seseiön of ibeir Legislatures. Six ihdiiKind dollars has been voted to the Santa Fe prisoncra, the Ameiieans cuptured at Santa Fe. The bill to reorganizo the Navy Departmen, has gone to the President.In imitation of Gen. Jackson, we snppose. President Tyler sent to the house his protest -against the adoption of the lleport of Mr. Adanisby the House, in which report he c'ontends he was unjustly censured without an opportimity ofbeingheardin his defence, &c. He requested ihathis protest might be enle;ed on the journal, fcut the House reiused. The two Houees aftcr tl session of nine months, August 31st The President has Jcft Washington for fhe Rip Raps. and Mr. "Webster for Massachusetts, to recruit. The mnnner in whi-;!i the House of Representiveecoucludcd ís session. mny serve as an index o its character. The National Inteüigencer says:- :Ir. Cusliing now rc-cnteied iho Hal!, and, in beiiall of the joint cemmittee oppoiiited to wait on the President, reponed ttíat the commiite had dischargedtheir duty and that the Piesident informe-I thein that he had no further coinu;uniea:lün to rnnkc to Congrcss. A voice, "Isthnral!?" "No good wishes?" Mr. Raüdolph moved that the House adjourn -int. by genetal consent, the usual resolution Was adoptcd miorming the Senate that ihe House had conckulL'd iis buainessand was loady to close t1:e picsoni sessloH of Oor-wes. Mr. Vydlorinquired o( the Speaker if it would oe in order to 8'nc a son? The Speaker that it was for the House to dciennine. Bot the Spenker aupposcd if the go'ntlcman was desirous to show what he could do m that line. the House would listen to hitn wirb much gratification. [Roars of Lauhter.] A voice. "Oh take your time. Miss Lucy."

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