The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-28
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THURsDAY, Dec. Is, 1912.
SENATE.

eession. without entering on any important
business. closed its doors for Executive
matters, and adjourned at an carly hour.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Fillmore, the House
resolved itself into a Committee of the
Whole, and took up the Civil and Diplomat
ic appropriation bill.
After the reading of sundry items OF the
bill. at o'clock the committees rose, and
reported progress.
Reports from the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury and the Commissioner of the General
Land Office were received, and ordered TO
be printed. The House then adjourned.
Mr.. Tappan, on leave, introduced Joint
resolution proposing an amendment TO the
Constitution of the United States, so as 10
limit the term of office of the judges Of the
Supreme and inferior courts. This resolu-
ton was read and made the special order
of the day for the first Monday in January.
Mr.. Linn gave notice that he would to-
morrow ask leave 10 introduce bill TO re
nit the fine imposed on Gen. Jackson.
Mr.. Benton gave notice that when the
resolution offered BY Mr.. Bayard, TO rescind
the resolution of the Senate, passed the 10th
January, 1887 should be taken up, he should
move 10 strike out all after the word "Re-
sOtred" and insert:
"That the resolution expunging from the
Senate Journal the sentence Of condemna-
ton against President Jackson for removing
the public deposites from the Bank of the
United States, commonly called the "expun-
ging resolution" was an act done by the
Senate in conformity to The will of the PEG
pie. automatically expressed in the popular
elections, and in the Instructions from the
General Assemblies of the States, after full
and fair submission Of the question 10 The
People and the Sra'es for their considerd-
ton and decision. And the said 'eXpun-
ging resolution having been thus adopted.
in accordance with such expressed will and
Instructions, it is incompatible with the
principles Of representative government,
and Inconsistent with the respect due 10 the
People and the States, ard unbecoming the
Senate, TO act upon any proposition for re-
scnding the said ''expunging resolution"
while tie said instructions of the States and
the said expressed will of the People remain
unreyoked and unaliered by any subsequent
instruction or expression of the public will.
"Rssolued, That The thanks of the coun-
try are due to Gen. jackson, ex-President
of The United States. for having by his cour-
age, patriotism, and sagacity, in removing
the public deposites from the Bank Of the u
nHed States in 1913, and in placing his veto
On the rene,Ded charter of that bank in 1882.
thereby saved the Government and People
of the United States from the pecuniary
loss, the political corruption, and the moral
pollution which longer connexion with
that institution must have brought upon
them"
December 10.
CoyGREss.-The Senate was not in ses
sion on Friday.
Ia the House, Mr. Toland. of Penn, Of
fered resolution calling upon the Secreta |
ry of the Treasury for information in rela- |
ton 10 the removal of Jonathan Roberts, late !
Collector of the Port of Philadelphia. The
resolution calls for correspondence, letter of
dismissal, reasons, the persons holding SUBJ |
ordinate stations who were removed, &c.
The resolution having been read, several !
of the opposition members objected TO IFS
consideration.
Mr.. Toland moved a suspension of the |
rules.
Mr.. Wise suggested that the call oe made |
20 the President of the United States, as the |
Secretary of the Treasury was in no way |
responsible for the removal.
Mr.. Toland gave some reason for nom
compliance which could not be heard by the |
Reporter.
The yeas and nays being taken upon the
motion 10 suspend, the vote was SO in the
affirmative to 81 in the negative, mot two
ihrds)
The House went into Committee of the |
Whole on The state OF the Union. upon the
BIZ making provision for the CIVIL. AND |
DIPLOMATIC EXPENSES OF THE |
GOVERNMENT. A discussion upon
several of the proposed sections was pro-
lracied beyond the usual hour Of adjourn
ment, when the Chairman rose ard reported
progress. A motion was submitted, that
when the House adjourn. it adjourn 10 meet
again on Monday. 1t met with no favor,
and the House adjourned to meet again on
Saturday.
Correspondence of the Express
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
The proceedings of the two Houses of
Congress we're interrupted yesterday by the
announcement of the death of Mr.. Haber-
sham. This was the only business in the
House of Representatives, and but little |
more was done in the Senate.
The startling news announced in the n.
Y. papers of Saturday, from the brig Som
ers, was received here through the papers
on Sunday evening. The sad intelligence
10 the Secretary of War had been commu-
nicated the evening previous. The public
symPathes are strongly with the afflicted
parents; but the opinion here. though not
quite unanimous, is general as to the Justice
of The Sentence of Commander Slidel:. The
whole matter will be thoroughly inyest;oa.
ted by the Navy Department and CONGRESS
Mr.. Spencer has Two daughters here.
one Mrs. Morris. her husband holding an
office in The Department of War, and the
n4bor -, II J,..h+a.