Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-24
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n,.rr Mr. Duvio iton s"o So.fN-s'Se
SisM nsrce, reported bill 10 make Jer-
d CeD. mort Of entry. The bill relative
ryehy ,ap, Office was read, amended and
plhe P' ~ he engrossed. Mr. Walker NOV
ordefeu. y ~ his resolution for acknowledge
edo %Ai ;nJependence Of Texas. The mo
Jog 'ue nsga,iycd, yeas IL, nays 80. The
ucn wa' ;nc1ease the Military establishment,
bill 70 20 The numerical force TO $4,000
'nIs's md adding ration per day to the en-
Ieu n, mis- Of the officers OF every grade, was
0 !u" M amended. and oIdeted TO be en-
srS %s' Senate adjourned at 6 o'clock.
',"rsr Mr. Reuben NJ Whitney was
nO ", 10 the bar OF the House. and was
mCus" "d bv the Speaker that he had been
'a ss,aed with contempt Of the House ~
s sa,Sg refused to give evidence-that be-
a a..% hang required to answer, he would be
io' UsI Counsel il he desired il. Mr. Whit
"O"sI ad Leave 10 read as his answer to the
Wy 49, naper in which he stated that his
ep "a attend the committee on the sum
H If the chairman, was not intended or
4 nyu' he him to be disrespectful to the
19,,'" .,s he did not attend because he
f nIss, consider himself bound to obey a
s"nmops by the chairman. and because 70
'asndiop he should expose himself to out
.ssa md violence. He requested 10 case
10 uouse should require him to obey the
."mmoos that he might be permitted 10 an
.~s, ;n,errogatorics before magistrate. or
...,,hs committee should be instructed 10
' "'shh;, The introduction of secret and dead
,ra,nons into the committee room. IL
y. hen resolved, that Whitney be allowed
"a e,amine witnesses before the House 10
,.ls,;ou 10 the contempt, and that a commit
,,sof five be appointed to examine witnesses
on the part of the House, motion BY Mr.
Lincoln for the appointment OF committee
# Privileges to report mode oil proceed
iue. having been rejected.
TUESDAY, Feb. IA.
SENATE. A message was received from
N. President communicating information
,,,,iye to the service Of seizure at Ber-
muda.
House.. A large number of bills were
,,oor,ed. twice read and committed. Two
messages were received from the President,
one communicating letter from the Gov
,rnor Of New Hampshire. claiming REIN
butsemen, Of certain expenditures incurred
on the Northern frontier, in maintaining ju.
risdiclon over the territory Of the state, and
the other transmitting the instructions given
BY the War Department, to the Commission
ers relative to the Creek Indians. and re-
ports on tina, subject Adj
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. l5.
SENATE Mr. Niles, from the Committee
on Post Office and Post Road, reported q
joint resolution authorising an inquiry into
The cost, &c. of establishing line Of tele
graphs between Washington and N. York
which was read and ordered TO second
reading. Adj
Hovsk The whole OF the day was con
sumed in the investigation against Reuber
NJ Whitney. Only one witness was exam
ned, and but little progress was made.
THURSDAY. Feb. To-
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
SENATE The Senate proceeded to the con
sideration Of the bill to increase the military
establishment Of the United States.
On motion Of Mr. Moore, and by consent
the 10Th section Of the bill, requiring repay
ment BY students dismissed for bad conduc
from the West Point Academy. was strick
en- out
The bill was then passed by the follow
ing vote: yeas g. nays 49,
The Senate Adj.
TRIAL OF WHITNEY.
House.. At IL o'clock, the House re-
sumed the trial Of r. NJ Whitney, arraign
cd at the bar for an alleged contempt of tn
House Of Representatives.
The House Adj.
The proceedings Of Congress on Frida
are unmportant An order Of Mr. Preston
calling for copies of the papers connecte
WIN the recent trial Of Gen Scott, was brie
Vydscussed, and referred 10 the committe
on the judiciary. In the House, the trial {
whitney was continued without coming ,
any result
IN The Senate, on Saturday, the bill TO r.
MI The duties on certain goods burnt at \
I IoTk was read third time and passed.
the Joint resolution appropriating $4,000
U' the purchase of Mr. Madisons man,
ss'ip's' after some discussion was ordered I
~ssagIossed for third reading.
Mr. Buchanan from the Committee on Flo
.sn Relations, to which was referred Ii
message Of the President OF the u. Stat,
" tne subject of Mexico, made repo
nnlen responds to that part of the Pres
s usn's message which expresses the opinic
sa' u may be proper to give to Mexico OF
ao'c opportunity to make reparation for Il
INJURIES which she has inflicted upon OF
COUNTY, .oy The committee suggest that
TsSalO'mi'y to one Of the provisions Of Il
. dt'ss'y' another statement Of these injur