The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-12-22
r,yEMry-sIxTH CoNGREss,

ceivcd and read Five Thousand copies Of the Ties
| sage aud fifteen hundred copies ofihe accomphny
ing documents were ordered 10 be printed.
Mir Merrirk Senator from MIR, land, announced
! the drnrh ur his colleague, Mr. Spence, aud after
DOPING the us Iai resuutnn OF respect lar his
Dry. the Senate adjourned
In the House Nj Adams offered the resolution
Of which w. gave notice on Tuesday TO rescnd the
| rule Respecting Abolition papers, which after som"
little drhate ui no particular interest. was laid on
the liable by n vote uf - 10 55-Mr Adams not ob
jecu0g,
| Al half past one the message was received and
! read uf which fifteen thousand copies with The
| Documents and five thousand willnni, Were order
| ed Ia he printed.
| On Thursday, several Senators appeared
IN their places, Mr. Webster, "' Mnss Mr. Gr"Ir'm,
! Of Nor.h Carolina, Mr. White OF lndiaua, M Tall
nudge Of New York MIR Calhoun of South Caror
ma, and Mr. Ronne Of Virginia
| Mr. N"rvrll, "r Michigan presented mPmorinf
from The people OF Mmhrgan pray ing Tor the tsa!'
lishmen, of n General Bankrupt Inv.
MIR Benton gave notice of an intention 10 bring
! in ILL upon the subject u, Prescription Laws.
! The standing Committees announced by
the Chair, (.ir King.) They do not vary essentinl
ly from the Committee "f last year.
! An adjournment Ia Monday followed after an /"
rfTectuul attempt to proceed to ballot for II chap
lain
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. Tn, extraordinary
order adopted by the House yesterday, PRINT IS,
600 copies Of The Presidents Message with the
campaigning documents, and 5000 copies wr,hnut;
being tie reverse Of the usual order, excited
lutte debate this morning.
Mr. S;anIv of North Carolina moved reconsih
,ratinn Of The order by which the reso luton was
dopi"d.
Mr. A,h,,rton Of N. II explained the motives
which nrour,cd H. N to offer the resolution, aud
opposed the reconsideration
Mr. Cushing Of Alnss. expressed htnsef warmly
in opposition 10 a'"dng the counuy VII" d"c"
E,enis and messages before the contents were
known. The yeas and nays drriandtd upon
the motion I" reconsider. and ordered. The vote
was close onn-y ea> o. nays 50.
MIR Adams of Mass subnI iiied "A resolution af in
Gniry proposing ,hn appointment Of select commit
of five members, with power send for persons
and pnpers in order To make inquiry in reic'ence
To document concerning m,ntier relating 10 the
Amisiad negrocs.-Mr Adams explained The m"
tivcs which prompted him to of'ri the resolution
\ document it seems was transferred Gom the
Stare Department to III" House of Representatives
nj HE last session Of Congress and 10y order of
the House WAS printed for distribution.
BY some hOGus pOcus deSgnedlY or ignoraniIy,
this was II false translation which materially affects
the whole question at issue, and upon which may
depend the question ni iherIy save'y To the zap
Iu,ed aud imprisoned a Africans taken "n board The
AmiSlad. The inquiry proposed by Mr. Adams is
ia reference 10 the eirnr. lie WISHES IN know
whether il has Leen II thunder meieiy, or The COIN
mission u, fraud Unsigned I" change the whole
question At issue 10 hn ceclared very soon hy
the Suptemc Court of The Unred States.
The pr"p"s'Ii"n acr the explanation and eVI
drnce al error by MIR. Adams, met with no sctl"uS
opposition. although division was called. The +,
resolution of inquiry adopted by Of "a |
/" AZ aud the Speaker instructed To appoint The se
luCt c"mnirre.
Mr. Thliughnst, Of r. l. followed with resolu
tiuu in relation 10 the Sub Treasury Bin, calling
upon The Secretary al the Treasury furnish the I
House with all The information III his possession rel
alive Ia the Sub Treasury BilI-the buildings cree
ted-lhe EXPENSES mcnrI-d-the number oi officers
arpomlrd-ihr sula,ies pnId- aud all The nt)rma
his po>sessiun relative to he operations Of
tn" Iilll.
The resolution read and soon as read, ub |
jectrd to 10y the Album islintiun members.
\ mutton then sub, itted I" prIut tho rcsolu !
ton ior The information "i the House and country,
tut objected - from The same source.
MIR Duncgu, oi Oh,n, gave notice Of his inen
ton to bring in IA bill IN reference To the NATURAL |
zhsi"n Laws, proposing repeal, &c.
The House, alter clearing the Speakers table of
the documents accumulated there by the Exec u,ive
Department, on motion of Mr.. Briggs, adjourned 10
Monday.
MONDAY Dec IA
SENATE. hr Wrigh, of New York, presented
Il mortal from New York, IN favor oi uni
iuI m law OF Bankruptcy.
Mr. Clay OF Kentucky, presented n resolution do
claring that the bill entitled for The collie
ton safe Keeping aud disbursement of the public
money ought to he repealed. Mr. Clay, after sub
hitting his resolution, said he should call for
the consideration of the resolution at the present,
time. 1t would be called tomorrow and take pre-
cedence OF other business, except resolutions of
sim liar character.
Mr. Clay offered an important resolution in refer
ence to the Public lands, calling for information as
10 he amount sold for Iba Las vpnrz Tbo