Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-07

ed with the assent o. Ing 90 -
N all nersons who have suffered loss sol /
nronartT ~ the late confagratiori AZ that
1880 e time Of payment. of all bonds
$500 given for duties as Aforesaid, to |
nsr;ods not exceeding an Average ofthree,
sonr and Eve years. from and after the day
If paynent specified In the bonds OTTO
oIlowth said bonds to be cancelled upon
giving to the said collector new bonds,
with one or more suTeties, to the satisfac-
ton Of the said collector, for the sums OF
the former bonds, respectively payable, In
Average periods. of three, four and FIVE
wears, from and after the day Of payment
sheffield in the bonds to be taken up or
cancelled as aforesaid And the said col
lector is hereby authorised and directed to
give up or cancel all such bonds upon the
receipt of others described in this act .
which last mentioned bonds shall be pro-
ceeded with in all respects, like other
bonds which are taken by collectors for
duties due to the United States: Provided,
however, that nothing in this act contain
ed shall extend to bonds which had fallen
due before the 18th day of the present
month"; 7-.er,
SEC. q And be 1t further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, That the secreta-
ry ofthe treasury be, and he is hereby au-
thorised and directed to transfer to such
banks as he may select, as safe deposita-
ries Of the public treasure, any surplus
moneys of the government, or any part
thereof, which may not he required for the
public service. and to permit the same to
remain in such banks for period not ex-
ceeding twelve months from the passage
Of this act Provided, that this section
shall not interfere with any further regu-
lation Of Congress, concerning the collec-
tions deposite, distribution or disbursement
Of the public moneys
On motion of Mr. Slade, the house ad-
Iourned. & --@'. ~.
Wednesday, Dec %. Mr. John O. Ad-
ans called the attention ofthe house to the
subject Of the presidents message in rela-
ton to the northern boundary Of Ohio
Il would be recollected, he said, that the
subject was referred, ten days ago, to Sc
lect COMMITTEE at his instance, and the
chair had done him the honor to appoint
him chairman of that committee Suisse
quently. O motion was made to reconsider
the reference ofthe subject to select com
mittee. His object in rising was to give
notice that unless the question of reconsid,
Grafton should be taken up and disposed
ofto-day, he should feel it his duty to call
the committee together, for the purpose Of
proceeding to consider the subject referred
to them. -"
The house resumed the consideration OF
the motion by which memorial for the
abolition of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia was referred, on Friday last, to the
committee on the District of Columbia.
Mr. Slade spoke more than two hours
in opposition to the motion, and in favor
of the immediate, abolition of the slave
trade, and the gradual abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Garland, of Va replied to Mr. Slade
Mr. Mann, of N. Y. called the previous
question-which was sustained 81 agalns
H.. | ...
y A reconsideration was then ordered, by
yeas and nays, and carTied--yeas las
nays, 6l.@,-., 80,
Mr. Owens said, in consequence Of thu
wide rang which the debate had taken
he had determined to move to lay the pet
ton on the table, with view to proven
the continuance fthe discussion upon tn
motion to commit. The same course h
should pursue In regard to every simila
petition which might be presented. Hi
resolutions 90 thesubject which he had If
dictated tothe house, he would offer whe
the states were called for. resolutions. H
moved to lay the petition aud the motto
TO commit on the table
Mr. Wise made point of order. Ha
not the motion to reject precedence OF tn
motion to hay on the table2
The chair said, no motion to reject Wa
before the house, and the motion to lay o
the table was notGehateable.
Mr. Wise called for the yeas and nay
on the question, and they were ordered.
~ Decided in the afirnative--yeas ID
na9s67. e. ..-
So the petition and the motion were d
dered to lie on the table. w. g..
!Thehouse then adjourned.
Thursday, Dec. "a. A good deal
time was expended in discussing to VIII
committee the matters in dispute betwee
Ohio and Michigan should be referred
some were for the committee on thej ud
CARY, others on the territories, and a THU
party proposed select committee. N
thingdecided. ~. y" ..-
An election for chaplain, which on Il
4th ballot resulted in the election of Il
Rev Mr. Stockton as follows: for Mr.
= 90 Mr. Cons:ock s3, scattering 10. A
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