The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-06-12
Congressional.

.Monday, May %.
In tue Senate, tho resolution offered by Mr Clay,
and amended by the Senate so as To present only
NV Webslers provision from the prohibition OF
any discrimination in the medium Of payments to
the Government for different branches ct the reven-
ue passed to be engrossed and read third time,
by vote of 30 to I0-This resolution virtually
annuIS the Specie Circular, ana prohIuits similar
orders hereafter
The resolution finally passed the Senate by Il
vote of 81 yeas to 3 nays
In the House, under The amended rules, beng APP
propriated TO the reception Of resolutions and peu-
lions the States were called in order, and large
number were presented and yariously disguised Of
IucSday, May 20.
In the Senate, Mr. Webster offered The following
resolution, and asked for its immediate considera-
ZION.
ReSolccd, That the committee on finance be in
structed to take into consideration the act of June
23d, 1886, entitled Gan act to regulate the deposits
of the public moneys, and to enquire whether;
according to the provisions oE that act, II Is now
competent for the Secretary of the Treasury to
employ any bank which has heretofore been select
ed as public depository, and which, since the pas
sage of that act, has suspended specie payments ana
also TO inquire into the expedency of repeating OF
modifying those provisions OF the said act which
prohibit the receipt, in payment OF debts and cues
10 the United States, OF the bills OF all banks, winch
issue bills of a less denomination than I'VE dollars;
and to report their opinion thereon
This resolution is sort OF supplemnt to that for
the rescSsion ofthe Specie Circular. It's immediate
consideration required the unanimous consent OF
the Senate, and Morris objected, it lies over Tor
one day.
The Senate then went into the consideration of
private bills.
In the House. Immediately after the Journal had
been read, Garland of Louisiana announced that
Messrs Prentiss and Word members elect to the
lwenty-iith Congress, were now III attendance, and
ready to be sworn
The Speaker SAID, q" The members elect will
please present themselves for qualification
nd ACCORDINGLY forward
the clerks desk, and when their hands were on the
book, the Speaker was about to administer the
oath Prentss said that before being ,candorim
PEELED him TO inform the House behalfof himself
and colleague that they did not claim their seats by
virtue Of the recent election in Mississippi, bat by
virtue of the election in November last; that. they
ooked upon the recent election unconstitutional
and wholly invalid.
He further said, thatshis colleague and himself
could not conscientiuosly take the oath under any
other election than that of November and that up
their consciencos they could not take their oath
and seats. if they took them all, by virtue OF that
election alone.
A high of duty, both to himself and the
House, called upon him Tor this avowa, that, il
any wished to make objection, that they might have
the opportunity of doing.
The Speaker said that the statement ofthe mem
Der from Louisiana, that the gentlemen were elected
Representatives from Mississippi, sufficient tc
authorize his administration OF the oath of office &c
them and he adm nstered the oath accordingly.
der the late election. Indeed, it is said, that they
refused to accept any.
The vote in the Senate yesterday, on Mr. Web
ster's resolution annulhng the Treasury specie cir
cular of July, 1886, and prohibiting any similar or
der hereafter, must have led your readers expec
that it would pass the House by large majority
Few of them, however, l venture to say, have
been prepared to hear Of the overwhelming vote
given in its favor by the peoples immediate repre-
sentaliyes. 1t passed The House to-day withou
any debate; the ayes being 1884, the nays 90
1t was on the motion of MIR. Boon Of Indiana
that the rules suspended for the purpose o
taking this measure into consideration.
Mr. Pickens of s. G. objected and proceedn,
in his remonstrance but the Speaker & several mem
bers peremptorjiy called him 10 order-a motion Il
suspend not being debatable.
The House determined suspend the rules
ayes 112, nays "a.
This decisive indication of the success o
the measure; and accordingly the - walters OF
Providence began forthwith to surrender their op
position, Will be from an examination q
the two subsequent divisions
The resolution having been read twice. Mr. Boo
instantly demanded the previous question. 1t wa
seconded, without a count; and the resolution wa
ordered to third reading. Ayes Isl, nays 81
being falling off OF seven from the negative lis
and increase of thirty -nne to the affirmative.
Mr.. Duncan Of Ohio, then moved 10 recomm
the resolution to the public land committee II
proposition was promptly disposed Of Mr. Boo
again called for the previous question; which, bein
seconded, cut ii off.
by TINS time some more members bad come IL
and the final passage of the resolution was swelle
by three in the Affirmative, and two in the neg
tive.
The resolution passed the House, by the follow
ing unanimity. Yeas-154 Nays-29.
Thursday, May, 81.
In the Senate, Webster's Resolution offered We
terday and contained in the account of Wednesday,
proceedings, was adopted The Senate then wei
into the consideration of private bills.
In the House the whole day employed upo
the Indian HostiliIes appropriation bill
Friday, June, l.
In the Senate, the bill to divide the territory
Wisconsin, and to erect all that part of it W est