Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-12-27

g. Messrs. Hall, Allen. Sla1e and Ever.
EFT Of Vermont. - -. --#% .. ~ |
Messrs. LOOMS, Bicknell. Moore, Fill !
more Fandeveer, Kemble, Curtis, Mar
vin, TAYLOR, Parker. Bronson. Cambre-
-ieng Russell, DE Graf; Grant. Grey,
Hoffman. and Spencer of New-York. So
Mr.. Halstead, of New Jersey.
Messrs. Henry, Muhlenberg, Beatty.
Petriken, Buchanan, Piumer, Toland.
Morris, Potts, Wagner, Fry, AMI Nc
KEENAN, of Pennsylvania
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. Is.
SENATE.-Mr RuggIes presented a
petition Of Mr.. Parkins, an American cit
izen, now a resident of G. Britain, pray
ing an extension oil a patent right to him
tor the discovery of an improved method
| of warming public buildings, in the SAME
manner as though personal application
were made by him.
Referred t. the Committee on Patents
! Mr.. Clay, of XIV bill to extend the
privilege of copy right to foreign author
tiles in certain cases.
On Motion of Mr.. Prentiss, Ordered,
That the Committee on the Judiciary in
quire into the expediency Of establishing
a Pension Office al Montpelier
Also bill to create the office of Sur
veyor Of Public Lands in Wisconsin Ter
ritory. Referred.
The bill RENTING the duty on goods
destroyed by the great fire at New York,
was ordered to third reading.
| HOUSE The House resumed the con-
sideration OF the motion made by MIR. Ad
ans Yesterday, TO refer a number of me-
MORALS. presented by himself and COL
leagues, at the present an the late special
session, against the annexation of Texas
10 The Union, to d select committee.
The PENDING question WAS the amend
mrnt Of Mr.. Howard to refer them to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Adams addressed the House at
length in support of his motion, going at
large into the whole subject of Texas, and
It's various relations from 1880 up to the
present time.
Mr.. A. was several times called to Or
der, but was at length permitted by the
House to proceed, and concluded his re-
marks.
Mr.. Wise then moved to lay the two
motions to refer, and the memorials also
on the table.
Mr.. Grennell asked for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered, AMI the mo-
lion prevailed. Yeas 1877. Nays So.
THURSDAY, Dec. IA.
SENATE-Bills introduced on leave
By Mr.. Lyon, to establish two add.
, l,;o..l IonJ oH.as -, tb., Torr;to., If w.
consin.
Resolutions offered on leave.-By Mr.
Allen For the amendment ofthe Cons'i
tuition ofthe United States, as relates to the
f election of President and Vice President
read twice. ordered to be printed, AMI re
ferredt 10 Select Committee.
Bill renting duties on goods destroyed
, by the great fire in New York, read Z
third time, and on motion Of Mr. Roane
: laid on the table.
Bills for the relief of Elisha Town. anr
= for the relief Of Erastus and Thaddsu
e Fairbanks, read third time and passed
!, Mr.. Bayard rose after few remarks
explanatory, and offered in pursuanc,
2 with instructions from the Legislature 0
/, Delaware, the following resolutions.
e Whereas the Senate of the United
t States, in the exercise OF its functions as
: deliberate assembly, did, on the 28,h da,
of March, 1884, ADOPT the following reso
4 luton:
"Rcsolced, That the President, in tn,
s late Executive proceedings in relation t
the revenue, has assumed upon himsel
authority and power not conferred by tn
S Constitution and laws, bat in derogatior
Of both" . "a
= And whereas, aterwards, to wit, on tn,
|, 10th day of January, 1897, the Senate, il
Z reference to the a50ve resolution, adoote,
e another, as follows:
# ResoIued, That the said resolve be ex
plunged from the Journal AMI, for tina
If purpose, that the Secretary of the Senate
at such time as the Senate may appoint
Y shall briUg the manuscript Journal of tn
r session o:I633-'4 into the Senate, and, il
|, the presence of the Senate, draw bIacI
lines round the SAID resolve, and writ
across the face thereof, in strong letters
/ the words following: Expunged by or
d der of the Senate this 10th day Of January
S 10 the year of our Lord 1887"
And whereas the Constitution of tn
: United States expressly requires that rcE
:. House Of Congress shall keep journal Q
r its proceedings, meaning thereby to pre-
l. serve faithful and permanent record G
n those proceedings:
n And whereas the Senate of the Unite
States, independently of its legislative, ex
{ ecutire, and judicial functins, has the inhe
n rent right, asa deliberative assembly to ex
|, press its opinions, which can be done onI
l. by resolutions:
2, And whereas its opinions. when thus en
n pressed, become part % its proceedings, c
l. which the Constitution providesthat per
= manent record shall be kept: