Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-02-01
CONGRE S S.
rwENrY-rouRrH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

SENArE-Mon4Gy, Jan, l6-There
was long debate on the Expunging Res
olutions. Mr.. Clay spoke at length on the
subject, and was replied to by Mr.. Bu-
chanan. The Senate was also addressed
by Mr.. Bayard, Mr.. Hendricks, Mr..
Strange, Mr.. Ewing and Mr.. Webster.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the question
was orderedto be taken by yeas and nays.
Yeas 24-Nays l9.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the Secreta-
~ then proceeded to the task of drawing
the black lines, during which some hiss
ing was heard in the gallery, and an effort
was made to clear the gallery, when a
person was brought down, and after a
few words from Mr. Benton, was dis
charged
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 49,
In the House. Mr.. Halves offered a
resolution, that all papers, petitions and
memorials ,on the subject Of the abolition
of slavery, be laid on the table.
Mr.. Halves said that, as he wished not
to occupy the time of the House with dis.
cussion, he moved the previous question.
On the question whether the resolution
be now considered, the ayes and noes were
demanded and it was decided in the af.
frmative, ayes lis, noes 81.
Mr. Halves then demanded the prcvi-
Gus question ON the adoption ofthe resolu-
ton.
The motion for the previous question
was sustained by vote of lO4 to AZ.
The bill for the fabrication of certain
gold coins was read second time.
This bill provides for coins ofthe value
Of one, two and three dollars.I
After some conversation, in which Mr..
Jarvis said that the small coins went 50
universally into circulation that thew soon
became deprecated for want of proper
weight.
Mr. Parker said their great conven.
fence was an argument in their favor.
MIR. Sutherland said the small coins
which he had seen at the mint were the
greatest absurdities he ever saw. 1t would
take microscope to see them.
Mr.. Conner, on the other hand, thought
them aconvenient and useful coin.
The consideration Of the bill providing
for a more equitable mode of computing
the mileage Of members Of Congress was
taken up.
MIR. Thompson, offs c., said this was 6
subject which demanded the attention O
Congress, in regard to the honor of it.
members 1t was not to be concealed tina
gross abuses were practised under tn,
present rate Of computing mileage Tn,
mileage book, If correct, served to upse
all the settled notions of the geography o
this country. He had never, before h
saw it, had any adequate idea of the ex
tent Of the United States. Places which
were heretofore supposed to be but TWEEN
ty-fve miles distant from each other, were
according TO the mileage book, at dis
lance ola thousand miles apart. AT leas
the book showed a case in which on
member living within twenty-five mile
of another, drew double the sum for mile
age which was drawn BY the other, hi
neighbor.
The bill to provide for the admission
., the state ofMlchigan into the Union on a
equal foO;ing with the original states, can
, up next in order-the pending questic
being on the motion, heretofore submitte
by Mr. Patton of Virginia, to commit Il
same to the Committee ofthc whole Hou
= on the State of the Union.
Mr. Thomas, OF Maryland, said tn
' much injustice had been done TO the i
u habitants of the state of Michigan,
Q keeping them so long out Of the Unio
x and denying their senators and represeI
L atives partici patton in the legislation
the country. He hoped the bill Won
&c not be committed, but that such actl
Is Is would be taken upon it as would keep
d within the control of the majority of t
{ House.
It THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
IL In Senate, message was received lt(
le the President of the United States co
OF municating a letter from the President
- the Mexican republic to him, dated
ID 4th ofJuly last asking his interference
re restore peace between Mexico and Tex
4" and his answer to the same, dated the
&c of September last.
'e- The letter of General Santa Anna a
~ nowledges his conviction that it was u
o less to prosecute the war any farther,
0i suggests the expediency of recogniz
the independence of Texas, in view
- which he had entered into a convent
ID with General Houston, and asked the
nc operation of The President in carrying
for execution this convention.
or The letter of General Jackson, adv
The ing to his General Santa Anna's) t
,es. situation as prisoner Of war, doubts VIII
,ir- er the laws of neutrality would allow
'er- to take any part in the controversy h
ret ever he might wish to see the war en-
qo and peace with independence secured
.Iv Texas, as the convention had not
.c6, probably would not be recognized by