Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-01-21
TwENTY.sIxTH CONG REss i.t SESSION.
Wednesday,, Jan. 8.

In Senate, the bill for the armed occupation
of FLORIDA passed to third reading. 1t grants
to 10000 armed volunteer settlers 800 acres of
land each III They first to kill off the In
dams This is Mr. Sage Benton's bill. They
are probably to have the use of the blood
hounds at the expense ofGovernment They
are to be fed and clothed by the United States
Ito be protected by the regular army, and to
receive in the aggregate 100000 acres Of
land.
In the House, Mr.. Cooper wished to pre-
sent some resolutions touching the trouble in
conveying the mails, as foundation for action
bu, could not get them in,
Mr.. Duncan claimed the floor, and consum-
ed the whole day, railing on the New Jersey
question, and against submitting the whole
subject to the election committee. Mr.. Bolts
Of Va. a new Wing member, has the floor TO-
morrow. He is said to be man of talents.
Thursday, Jan. 0.
In the Senate message from the President
was received, being a report from the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, giving an account of the
suspended banks in the United States, which
was referred to the committee on finance.
In the House, after some unirnportant bust
ness,
Mr. Bolts of Virginia commenced a very
long speech on the subject of the New Jersey
contested election. Mr. Bolts spoke till hall
past one O'Clock, when
OgdensHoffman called for the special or
der of the day, which was to take up the report
of the committee on the rules of the House.
/ On motion of Mr. Cave Johnson, the subject
was postponed till next Thursday at half past
one O'Clock, and made a special order for that
/ day.
/ Mr. Bolts now took the floor again, and
spoke till 3 o'clock when he yielded, aud
I Mr. Randolph obtained the floor, and discus
se6 at some length the merits OF the New Jer-
sew question He went over the same ground
which had been previously occupied by him
self and other members on the same side OF
the controversy lie presented many docu-
ments in the course of his remarks, TO prove
that frauds had been committed al the ballot
box-suificient, he coniended, to establish the
righ, of those holding the certificates OF the
Governor 10 be accredited by the House as the
legitimate representatives OF the people OF \
Jersey. Mr. X. without having finished his
remarks, Welded the floor TO
Mr. Corwn, who moved that the House dc
adjourn upon which motont the ayes and nays
were ordered and il was decided in the mega
tive.
Mr. Randolph then sen, to the chair a mas
of deDostiOns, touching the Illegally oi vote
taken in the districts rejected by the COUNTY
clerks and the clerk having proceeded 70
some time in the reading OF the same, whei
the House adjourned.
Friday, Jan. 10.
> No business Of especial interest was Trans
acted in either branch. In the Senate the fol
lowing resolutions were taken up and adopted
ResaIred. That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed 20 inquire into the eNpe
diencv Of aboiishing imprisonment IN all ca
: ses under and by virtue Of mesne process Is
2 suing out Of the courts ofihe United States,
q The bill for the armed occupation Of Flor
da was further debated by messrs Sirang'
Tappsn and others. Mr. TspPan moved 10 r.
? COMM, the bill, with instructions 70 make g.
r tain amendments.