Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-03-27
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Senate. report was N>tt'.1 ''O.''
The yscrr,ary. Of lie Treasury on he sub
lee, Of Gold Bullion. Five huudred extra
lcopirs were ordered 10 BIZ printed.
MIR. Southard laid on the table resolu-
| ton. calling on the Secretary OF the Navy
for information ia relation 10 officers VIII
lkes and Hudson. engaged in the Explor.
ing Expedition. The information desired
| is, whether these officers have assumed a
rank or exercised duties 10 which by their
rank they are not entitled. From the cher
actes Of the resolution. which lies over
one ,Iay - presume that some complaint
has been made against these officers, OF Ger.
tain duties exercised By them.
sryerstAour were passed 10 secret SEES
sion. SUPPOSED 10 be on one Of the Indian
treaties.
House Of Reprssenfafires Nc. vroom.
another OF the ,ot~d-in members from New
Jersey. appeared. was sworn. and took his
seat p
MIR. 1ilIinahna offered the joint resolu-
tons Of the Rhode Island Legislature. pro-
testing againt the eessiou OF the public
lands to the States in which they lie; which.
on his motion, and by general ronsrnt. were
referred 10 the Commiller on Public Lands.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the motion TO print all the evidence before
the Committee concerning the New-Jcrsry
election. with the journal OF the COMMITTEE,
and the reports Of the majority aud minors
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Mr. Brown OF Tennessee. one Of the
members OF the majority OF the Committee.
replied TO Mr.. Jrnifer lie complained that
the rrnileman from Maryland had dealt
harsbly with the Committee. and had dis.
cussrd questions which oug ht TO have been
LEFT for discussion in the Committee alone
He commended that the Committee had dis
charged. in proper manner. the duty im-1
posrd on thrin by the resolution Of the
House. passed on the 18th Of january. The
gentleman from Maryland alleged ,ha, the
Commute had given solemn pledge TO the
claimants that they would make no report
on the subject during their absrnce. Il had
now gone through the country that the
ComniIiire were under promise TO make
no report ill the Second Monday Of April !;
but he referred to the journal TO show Ihs,
there was no ground for i, So far from
giving any such pledge. the COMMITTEE
always had in contemplation a preliminary
report. as the parties were advised aud well
knew. The Committee. in the first place.
WEIR driven from the proposition 10 report
in favor of the Covenants commission and
next they Mere driven from the proposition
to bnse the report on the poll hooks. The
purpose Of a preliminary report Of some
kind was however. never abandoned. for
the Commilise s~nsibly felt the injustice Of
drprivine the state oil N-w-Jrrsry OF Eve
siAths Of her representation. pending the
final decision on the merits Of the election.
He undertook 10 show from the record that
the Committee had not decided without re-
gard 10 the testimony. as had been charged
by the gentleman fiom Maryland. He aver
red that the Committee did consider the
testimony in the case.
MIR. Fillmore here explained that tie evil
dence uss read with a view to see whether
il was competent; but what he had alleged
was. TINT It WINS moi taken up for the purpose
I Of asceraining whether the votes were legal
or not Il was not examined With a view
Ia its sutiieirncy
MIR Brown repeated that the evidence.
and the whole OF il. was read and consider.
ed Mr.. Bolts. before Mir Brown had
closed his remarks. interrupted him. by sta.
ting tha, his remarks were iull Of incorrect
statements He would not correct them
now. bu, with the journal before him, he
hoped TO have an opporunityto do so. I'M
fortunately. The member had made many
is-statemen,s OF the facts in the case, and
i he had nm opportunity he could satisfy
the member himself The debn,e continued
ill one o'clork. when MIR Jones Of Virginia
called for the order Of the day
The House wen, into Committee Of the
Whole on the Treasury Note Bill. Mr..
King Of Georgia addressed the Committee
a, large in opposition 10 the bill. which he
denounced as AN unconstitutional attempt TO
issue bills Of credit. and furnish paper
money for public circOla'ion, He quoted
the message Of Gen.. Jackson. proposing a
/ Goveinmrn, tank, and insis,sdi that the un.
varying policy OF the Administration. from
that time to this. had been the establishment
Of such bank. HIGH .uqs now to be effected
! by the joint agency of the presen, bill and
| It's twin. the sub. Treasury bill. Mr.. King
/ continued to address the Commitee until
twenty minutes before 3o,clock. and cou.
cludrd by sending tothe Clerks table a sub.
sii,n,e for the bill under reconsideration. which
authorizes y loan Of hive millions Of dol.
| lars, =, ...sh ~, 3
Mr.. Bond then proceeded to address the
COMMITTEE generally y. on sk~ 6nancial gcon-1
Germs OF the nation. and p,ocerded until half
past. four o'clock. when. wHhoM having
iconcladed, he gave way 10 a motion. by
4 MIR. Underwood. that. the Committee rise.
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