Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SAEupnAE Lon
SATURDAY, Jan. 29

ANA1o W wi ). o. ADAMS.
ReSoIred; that so much of the MESA pe
OF the President of the United States r.
Congress at the commencement of the
present session as relates to the failure al
the last session of Congress, the bill con.
tanning the ordinary appropriations fol-
iortlhcatlons, be referred to a select com.
mlttee, with instructions to inquire into
and report to the House, the causes and
circumstances ofthe failure ofthe hill
while it was under consideration the
house adjourncd.I
IN SENATE-Monday, Jan 25
Mr. ROBINSON presented the creden.
tails of w. d. EWING, elected Senator
OF the United States from the State Of II.
lnols, IN the room OF Elias K Kane, de.
ceased.
Mr. EWING was then introduced and
qualified.
MIR DAVIS, from the Committee on
commerce, reported without amendment,
the bill in addition to an act AUTHORIZING
the licensing of vessels to be EMPLOYED in
the mac kerel fishery. The committee
also authorized a special report recon-
mending the passage of the bill.
Mr. LINN offered the following rcsoiu.
lions; which lie one day for consideration,
RcsOI1ed, That the Secretary of War
inform the Senate what number ofIndians
now occupy the frontier on the southwest
west north, and northeast of the United
States, and what number it is probable will
be transferred from the States and Ter.
rltorles to the frontiers ofthe U. States.
ResOIred, That the Secretary of War
also inform the Senate whether, in his
opinion, the present military force of the
United States is sufficient to garrison the
fortfcatlons on the seaboard, and at the
same time give protection to the inhabit-
ants residing in the States and Territories
bordering on the Indian frontier Ifnot
what force will, in his opinion. be nccessa-
~ to such protection.
ne JOINT resolution authorizing certa in
experiments on the gold and silver cur
rcncy, was taken up on motion Of Mr. BEN
TON, amended on motion of Mr. WR1Gur,
'nd ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Jan. rs.
SLAVERY IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. }. q. ADAMS presented a petition
from sundry ladies' citizens ofthe district
represented by him, praying the abolition
OF slavery and the slave trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
IA hot debate ensued on the question of
reception of the petition, after which the
petition was laid on the table. Mr. Adams
then presented a similar petition from the
citizens ofwestern Pennsylvania, which
was disposed ofin like manner.]
From the Nationa! MtsUigen.er.
IN SENATE-WEDNEsDAY, Jan. p.
\ bill from The House Of REPRESENTA-
tiVcs, received this morning, making an
additional appropriation for the suppress
sion Of hostilitieS with the Seminole IN
dlans was read twice, and referred TO the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. BENTON Offered the following reso-
luton; which lies one dayfor consi !~ration:
Resolced, That the Committee for the
District of Columbia he instructed to in
1ulre INTO the expcdcncY Of abolishiur
lottery drawings and the sale OF lc:tcrv
tickets within this District
MIR SWIFT offered the following rcso-
luton; which lies one day for corsjdcra
ton
ResOlred, That the Committee on Com
mcrce be instructed to inquire into the ex-
Pediency of making an appropriation for
the purpose of deepening the channel be
tween the islands of North & South Hero.
In Lake Champlain, agreeable to an esti-
mate contained in survey of said chan
mel, as appears by the report of the Secre-
tary of War, referred to said committee.
SEMINOLE INDIANS.
Mr. WEBSTER, from the committee on
finance, reported, without amendment,
bill making farther appropriation for sup
pressing hostilities with the Seminole In
dams, and asked for the immediate con-
sideration ofthe bill, as the state ofthe
country required Its passage with the at
most despatch
The bill Lappropriating S5OO,oool was
taken up for consideration, and ordered to
its reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
LAST YEARS FoRT1F1CA11oN BILL.
The House proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the following resolution, heretofore
offered by Mr. J. O. ADAMS,
ResOtrcd, That so much ofthe message
of the President of the United States to
Congress at the commencement of the
present session as relates to the failure,
at the last session of Congress, of the bill
containing the ordinary appropriations for