Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-01-27

sent in obedience to resolutions ofthe present SEES
sion asking to be discharged from the further
consideration of both. The first was in relation
to all'the banks that have suspended specie pay
ment-the second a report of the Secretary of
State, showing the nature and extent of the re-
strictions OF the commercial intercourse of the !
United States with all foreign nations. Large
numbers Of these documents were ordered to be
printed.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Norvel di- |
recting the Judiciary Committee TO inquire into
the expedency Of passing general bankrupt
law.
Mr. Calhoun called on the President TO know if
any compensation had been paid by the British
govern nent for The American slaves set free at
Bermuda, that had been driven there by stress of
weather, or those toreibly seized when wrecked
on the Bahama Keys
Mr. Benton's Florida bill was recomlnitted to
the Committee on Military Afi;lirs.
! HcnsE. Mr.. Pekens denied any bargain on
the part of the Calhoun men to support Duff
Green for printer. lie said that as soon as the
lIurrsburgh nomination was made, he had made
up his mind to the course he was TO pursue.
1t seems, then, that the nomination of Harrison,
was Indeed, we have heretofore suggested, the
very thing which drove Van Buren, and Calhoun
! into their unhalowcd coalition. To use Calhoun's
phrase, he saw that the victory not to uure
to him, and his peculiar South Carolina interests
and notions, if Harrison prevailed BY n vote of
l76 to Is, the House referred all papers relating to
the New Jersey election to the Committee OF Elec-
tons Mr. Lincoln Of Mass. presented an anti.
slavery petition; the question Of reception was
raised, and, after prolonged discussion, laid o II
The table. l3l to 60.
TUESDAY, Jan. IA.
SENATE.-The sub-ireasury bill was considered:
Mr.. Clay urged delay for few days five seats
in the Senate vacant. Mr.. Wright objected.
Mr.. Benton thought the salaries of the receivers
general were not high enough, and moved to raise
the salary the New York receiver TO $4,000 and
others to $4,000 Mr. Wright concurred he had
received letters from gentlemen in New York
suggesting higher salaries. Mr.. Davis of N. York
went against the increase: the salaries were alrea-
dy as high us amy paid by the State Of New York,
except TO The governor; he suggested that these
letters came perhaps from the very men who
were seeking the office; and went somewhat at
large into II discussion of the increase of executive
patronage, of expenses, aud of lie course of the
federal government in buying men over from the
States to itself. The locofoco Senate then are.
lrenched" these salaries by raising them, and n
proposition was under discussion at the adjourn
mcnt to raise the salary of the New Orleans re
ceiver to $4,000.
House.. Mr.. Thompson endeavorcd to bring
in resolution (Wise's) relative 10 nnti-savery re-
li,ions; the House refused 10 suspend The rules
for this purpose. 1herIles were considered and
an amendment adopted relative to the previous
| question ''gag,' which modified SO as to allow
debate on amendments to Il bill, after the previous
question is demanded but not on The bill itself.
! WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
SENATE. The sub-ireasury blagan consider
ed = $4,000 fixed oil the saIery of the treasurer
ofthe New Orleans mint, and $4,000 Of the treas
urer of The Philadelphia mint.
HOUSE. We copy Gom the correspondent of
the Boston Atlas:
| Mr.. Waller Coles of Va. offered proposition
or resolution, which he proposed to incorporate
with the standing rules of the House, declaring
that all abolition petitions and papers shall be laid
on The table without being debated, read or refer
/ red and without any action OH them Whatever.
| Mr.. Coles made speech upon This proposition,
and then very ungenerously moved the previous
. question: which cuts oft debate
, MIR. Peck Of New York moved call of the
/ House. The question was taken Ivy yels and
nays and The call WAS refused. Most of the North
4 crn Locolocos voted against the call, which was
designed to bring those sklIlking pc ilicans, -
I Northern men with Southern principles" up to
the mar6--and they afterwards lodged the vote
on the main question, 10y sneaking from their seats
into the mite chamber, as the yeas and nays will
show. These men will be caught in their wn
traps bv and by. Some ofthe loco0cos elected
o us aboltonisis, have been forced into the ranks
of the administration, on this subject, and vote
G against the right OF petition, and IN favor of the
savehodng interest Albert Smith OF Maine is
4 one of those recreant hypOcrtes. he went over
to day for the first time, and the Southern Lncofo'
h cos held grand pow-wow over him in honor OF
the event Mr.. Parmentcr of Mass. and MIR. VIII
Iianis sail in the eye OF the wind. IT is neck oI
# nothing with them. The Northern Wings, elect
II ed MS Abolitionisls neither dodge nor shrink from
this vexrd question but march boldly up in sup
f port of the Invaluable right of petition
n Mr. Slnde of W. endeayored to show that the
:. rule proposed by Mr.. Coles was not in order.
a Mr. Bolts of Va. wished 10 lie excused from
If voting on the question before the House, an'
i IN .ked leave TO state his reasons, which was re
If fused.
= Mr.. Wnddy Thompson of S. G. then moved tC
q Ilay the rule proposed Ivy Mr.. Coles on the table
n for the purpose of offering another as substitute
n The question was taken on his motion aud dtcid
Il ed in the affirmative Yeas l02, Nays 0S.
MIR. Thompson then moved that the resolution
h originally offered by W. WIS.,, I've ad0pteh as
), Standing Rule ofihe House ! he resolution de-
i cnres lat upon The prostitution of any petitions
NJ memorials or papers, relating To the question o
~ slavery. the, shall he considered objected TO
~ aud the question of reception shall he laid on Ih
ii table, without debate or any further action there
is on.
ofl Mr.. Thompson made II violent speech on Thu
I'd subject.
:, Mr. Monroe of New York obtained the floor,
,s lie moved to amend Mr.. Thompson resolution
nj by striking out all after the word Resolved and Il
n insert another resolution, declaring that all papers
H. relating the abolition question should be refer