The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-02-04

any body else who might be elevated to tho Pres.
Dental chair.
At four o'clock he concluded, having spokcn for
about two hours, and with his audience Interested
to the last. During the day the Bill for the armed
occupation Of Florida, finally passed the Senate, d
went to The House Tor concurrence.
In the House Of Representatives, after reading
the journal
Mr. Sude continued his speech upon tho Adolf
ton Of Slavery in the Disllcl of Columbia. The
Resolution Of Mr. Thompson, to lay Abolition pc
tilons upon the table, was the motion before the
House. Mr. Shade spoke close on TO the hour of
adjournment, and upon tho merits of almost all
tho Abolition questions.
Washington, Jan. 90.
Tho following proposition, introduced last night
by the venerable J. q. ADAMS, comes up for dis.
cusson this morning. Though saying openly
nothing Of the important matter the Resolution is
especially designed to meet, it nevertheless says
much covorty Mr. Adams designs TO treat Abo-
lion memorials az all othe, memorials are treated,
respectfully and in good faith Here is the pro-
position
"RcsoiueG, That the following be added TO the
Standing Rules of the House
Every Petition presented by the Speaker, or by
any other member with brief verbal statement of
its contents, shall be received, unless objection be
made TO It's reception for special reasons, and the
name Of the member OblCcting and the reason Of
tho objection shall DO entered upon the Journal
The question in every such case shall be ''SHALL
the PETITToN BE REJECTED, and no Petition shall
be rejected bur by majority Of tho members pre-.
sent"
AIR Adams is but one Of the many notion. be-
fore the House for meeting this question. Some
six or seven have already been proposed, but none
ofthem meets with any thing like general favor.
In tho HouSp on w odd the n,ornip, Sos
sion passed off with the report Of Bill from the
Committee &C Ways and Means for the support of
the army for the year 1870 The subject of abo-
Iirionsn was also under discussion, and Mr. Ad-
ans male speech mainly in defence Of his a.
mendment offered the day previous
In the Senate, on the same day, the misc eane-
Gus business not important, but the discussion
upon the SubTreosury Billy parook of all the
clements Of n deeply interesting debate.
MIG Buchanan spoke uron it, and fol-
lowed by Mr. Clay IN reply. The correspondent
Of the New York Express informs us, that to Mr.
Clay, Mr.. Buchanan ade brief response and
was followed by Mr. Walker of Mississippi, who
was piqucd that Mr. Clay would take no notice OF
the lengthy reply made by him The daysprevious to
Mr. Clays first speech Mr. CIay's reason was that
Mr. Walker had made Of ad captandun argu-
men's merely, and greatly misrepresented. There
fore he chose To treat him with silent contempt
MIR Walker naturally enough felt hurt, but smoih-
| cred his wrath until Mr. Clay had finished, and Mr.
Buchanan made his brief rejoinder. Then came
Mr. Walker, boiling over with ndignation,to whom
he wished to say something insulting, Well, il
came, and the insult was that he glad not 10
be noticed by Mr. Clay and that hereafter lie should
coufnc himself not to the dead but The living -
Mr. Clay with ali the calmness and self possession
responde first to Mr. Buchanan and then told Mr.
Walker in word why he had not considered his
insocnce. Mr. Walker was now as hot as cayenne
pepper, and told the Senate that he ready 10
give Mr. CLAY satisfaction there or elsewhere, if he
was asgrieN 81 nggreved," responded Mr.
Clay again. II nggrievrd by any Thing that Sena-
ator could say No. sir, il exctes not the least
motion in my breast. And can tell him ! am not
yet dead, or that have yet life enough left to
repcl impertinence, come from what quarter it may
whether from the Senator his hackers MIR
Walker was surrounded by clique who probably
had him put forward to make the attack upon Mr.
Clay. do not believe judging from the result o.
one that he will soon mako another.