Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-02-03
a7TH OoNGREss-THIRD SESSION.

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dence, that Creat Britain had taken petuinnent
possession Of that country that the iiud,o,'s Raw
company had become not only trading conIpa.
ny, nut very extensive agricultural cOnllnIly:
mat Tie English Government had decnre, her in.
'ehuoh 10 project them in their possessions and
con'cnueu 'haI III order to maintain our just rights
there II was necessary for us to proceed mari r1s.
Su to establish uur forts aud settlements there =
Although not concurtlng with Nessrs Beuton
Linn, Nc. III favOring Immediate grants of lnnd m
settlers there, he thought that lauds should he
PROMISED III anticipation Of The settlement of our
claims, an j. rs making is provision urged tho
Immediate passage of the bill.
Alter br'ol remarks by Mr.. Roberts The Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE Mr. Fillmore requested leave 10 make
personal explanation. He sad he had never he
lore, as long as ne had been member nj il,e
House, hkeh notice ol any newspaper article, hat
nn editorial III Tie New York Union of saturday,
2lst lust, and letter written iron, New York IN
the Mn'lisOnlan Ol this morning had been br,,,,,lt
10 ms hUlIce, rejecting 50 much ui, the c0ut,t.,
OF Ways aud Means aud this House, esperinIy line
party with whom lac usually acted, that he i.lt il
his duty TO notice II,
The article in The Union headed Z" lhe nfamy of
iaclIon," aud The letter in the Madsun,au of the
same purpoit, were read, charging the Wings md
tie COMMITTEE OF Ways aud Meaus with niatpy.
WIN reference To the recent report Of Mr.. FIJI.
more from The committee of Ways and Mems on
the subject OF the EAchequer, [whirh rrcomnen-
ded The rejection Oi the Presidents planl sluiiug
hal minority Of the COMMITTEE were II, favor Of
MIR. Cusnlngs pIun and majority Of The muder
alc wings ui the llJuse-that the night before the
report was made Wing caucus was held, in
WHICH letter irOm Mr.. Clay saying that neither
ENthequer plan must lie adoped, but the dues
ton lett open, was read, that the moderate OF The
party were beat in by the violent ha-angues aud
'n1ueuce OF The leaders, tina! this report was lie
result Nr &G.
Mr. Il. SAID that 10 The best of his know Iedge
there was no caucus held, that lac had never seen
or heard OF letter from Mr. Clay on the subject.
Knew not what his sentiments were except as he
Inferred them from hls public course, that he had
entered Oh the examination Of the subject with an
ANXIOUS desire 10 he able to recommend the plan
or something similar but that Oh a tho rounb in
vesiigatlOn oi the subject the Committee decided
that they could no otherwise discharge their duty.
and had unanimously recommended the rejection
oil the Presidents plun &c. He pronounced the
whole statement unequirocaily and ABSOLUTELY false
and challenged any member OF the House. Wing
Democrat, or OF " the Guard fine knew OF dill
iereht slHe OF acts TO rise and correct him
MI w Use inude some reply, but pretended not
TO conlrov0rt Mr. Fillmore statement. lie mo.
we'd 10 go into committee OF the Whole ON the
Union, 10 take up the Exchequer bill but the mo-
uon, not being in order, was not received.
The subject was here dropped.
Mr. Bolts moved reconsideration of the vote
ordering the printing of 5000 extra copies of Mr.
WinlhrOps report und Mr.. Ruyners counter re-
port, from The committee on Commerce. relative
To the Imprisonment of colored seaiIen. He suid
he had not yet the report, aud thout an .x-
animation OF 1t he did not wish to sanction II by
ordering extra printing.
a motion OF Mr. Calhoun to lay on the table
The motion to reconsider failed Yeas S5, Nays
49,
he previous question. moved by Mr.. Wise,
was seconded the man question was ordered:
Yeas III, Nays 6S; aud tcas carried: Yeas lib,
Nays 3d.
So the vote was recorsilered, a1d on motion of
Mr.. Wise the original motion to prnt extra copies
was laid on The liable; Yeas l0I, Nays "a.
The resolution OF Mr.. Fillmore, from The COM
mittee of Ways and Means, recommending the
rejection of the Presidents Exchequer, and the
Counter resolution OF Mr.. Alherton from The same
committee, recommending the Sub Treasury,
came up us the special order
The motion OF Mr. millrop to lay the subject
on the table, on The ground that il would he more
proper TO discuss The subject The Exrhequer bill
Itself, aud TO the sense OF the House. fuiied
Yeas "a, Nays IA
The question recurring on the resolutions Mr..
Bdack made II futile attempt, which orcasloned
uucli laughter, ia reply 10 Mr. UudcrwOUd's re-
marks un former day, to prove from Mr.. Claws
Hanover speech Thai he VS. not bound 10 "a Uni
ted States Bank, and therefore that john Tyler
weeping because Mr.. Clay was not Nominated,
aud after being elevated TO office by Wings, who
supposed 10y tins that his principles were accOr-
dance with MIR, Clay's, in tuning round aud Veto
my the Bank bills and lIwartng the earnest
efforts % those who Ind elected him 10 do some
thing 10 regulate the currency, &c.
MIR. Gushing got the floor, aud after presenting
several memorials from New York and elsewhere
III favor OF the Exchequer, yielded 10 u motion TO
adjourn.
TUESDAY, Jan. "a.
In the SENATE, Mr.. Merrick, from The commit
tee on the Post Office, reported bill to limit the
use aud correct the abuse of the ranking pr,yi-
lege. lie reported also II bill to reduce ihu rates
OF Postage. The bill proposes the following rates
+ or any letter not exceeding thirty miles five
cents, and Tor all distances exceeding thirty miles
ten cents double and triple letters three times
that rate, and all packages of one ounce quadru-
pie; aud IN that proportion Tor all greater weights.
All drop letters or letters placed IN the post Office
in any town Or city for delivery within The sauie
town or city, shall be charged with five GEMS post
aye, whenever the same Is not prepaid aud in
cases ui prepayment the charge shall be three
cents only From and alter the first of Aprll next,
on all periodicals and papers OF $50 square in
cles, lhc sume rate rate fixed by the 3D. OF March,
1925; OH all above $50 square inches, un adj
vance OF one cent for every five square inches
over and above the said number"
The consideration OF the bill for The occupation
Of The Oregon Territory was resumed, aud MIR.
Woodbury., Mr.. Phelps, and Mr.. Huntington ad-
dressed The Senute upon il.
HOUSE. Mr.. Adams from the committee on
Foreign Relations reported The following bill to
provide for the means oil future intercourse be-
tween The United States and the Government of
China.
BE ii enacted, &c. That The sum Of lorly thou
sand dollars be, and the same is hereby, sppropri-
aed aud placed II, the disposal OF the President of
the United States TO enable him TO establish Inc
future commercial relations between the United
States aud The Chinese Empire on terms Of
Iionai equal reciprocity; the said sum 10 he nc
counted Tor by the President under the restrictions
and IN The manner prescribed by the act OF LIST Ju-
ly, 1890, entitled an act providing The means hin
lercourse between the United States aud foreign
nations.
Mr.. Adams, from the same committee, reported