Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-01-06
Congress-.

In the Senate on Monday, a report from
the Treasury Department was presented,
showing the amount of discounts, deposites
specie, and circulation of the several de.
posite banks A number of bills were re.
ported by committees and read, among them
were the judiciary amendment bill and MIR
Calhoun's to extend certain provisions Of
the deposite bill MIR Wright gave notice
tnat wen this last named bill came up he
should move its indefinite postponement.--
Mr. Benton offered his expunging resolution,
In the same form as at the last session,
which was read. After some time spent in
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
lnthe House of Representatives, the States
were called for petitions. Mr. Adams pre-
scented petition from Pennsylvania, pray.
ing for the abolition of slavery in the Dis.
trict of Columbia. On the inquiry of Mr.
Pickens, the speaker decided that the reso-
luton of last session, directing that all petit
tons on this subject be laid on the table,
ceased with the last session. On motion of
Mr. Parkes the petition was laid on the ia Bile.
yeas | l6, nays &C. Mr. Davis endeavored
to obtain the consideration of resolution
offered by him, providing that all resolu
tons, memorials &c. relating to this subject,
offered at the present session, should on pre-
senta,ion be laid on the table, without being
read, or ordered TO be printed, and without
debate, but the House refused to suspend the
rule
The House then went through the call
Tor petitions. The resolution to instruct the
committee on Agriculture to inquire into the
expediency of abolishing the duties on for
eign grain, SC. was then taken up for con.
sheraton, with the amendments proposed
thereto. After some debate the resolution
was laid on the table Several resolutions Of
no great interest We're considered, after which
the House adjourned.
Among the petitions offered was one by
Mr. Reed, from John Whitmore OF East
Bridgewater, an officer of the revolution.
for pension. The petitioner is hundred
and one year old, Of excellent character and
sound understanding Also one by Mr.
Lawrence, from Perez Morton and others
praying remuneration for French spoilations
prior to 1900.
In the Senate on Tuesday, message
was received from the President on the sub
ject of the admission of Michigan to The
Union as State 1t states the proceedings
vention and the rejection by them of the
term of admission prescribed by the late act
OF Congress. 1t then proceeds to state that
another convention was assembled on the
18th inst consisting of delegates voluntarily
elected by the people, without any previous
Legislation, and that this convention proceed
ed 10 declare their consent TO the condition
rejected by the preceding Legislature The
President considering the authority to act in
this matter as having been intended to gov
ern him during the recess OF Congress. and
considering these proceedings as Of a novel
character, submitted the whole matter 10 the
consideration of Congress- The message
and documents were referred TO the Judi
ciary committee MIR Benton was opposed
to the reference, and proposed that the reso-
luton for admitting the State should be suf
fered to pass through its three readings i'm
mediately A number OF bills were report
ed, twice read and referred The resolution
and MIR Hubbard addressed the Senate at
length, in defence OF the order The SEN
ate then went into executive session. and
shortly afterwards adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Cambreleng, from the committee Of Ways
and Means, reported bill making appropr-
atoms for the civil and diplomatic expenses
OF the year. 1897, which was twice read and
referred Several private bills were report
ed The Presidents message relative 10
Michigan was received and referred TO the
Judiciary committee. Mr. Cambreleng OF.
fered resolution for inquiring into the ex-
pediency of abolshing the laws requiring
projections to be issued TO seamen. This
motion was opposed by Mr. Adams, MIR
Cushing and others, and was finally modi-
fed by the mover, so as to direct the inquiry
10 the question whether the fees demanded
for the protection shall be abolished, and so
amended was adopted Mr. Wise's resou-
ton for an inquiry by select committee in
to the manner in which the executive depart.
ments have discharged their duties, was
taken up, and postponed to Tuesday week.
The House in committee of the Whole,
took up and discussed the Mint bill, which
was reported TO the House, g. the House adj.
Ffre.-The dwelling house of Dea Lu-
Their Clark of this town was consumed on