Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-10

Government, am very sure, has both the inclina-
ton aud the ability to do this; and, it need he, 1t
will not content itself with fleet of eighty guns
but sooner Than any foreign government shall ex-
ercise the province OF executing its laws, and iul
filing It's obligations the highest of which is to pro.
tect its lag alike from abuse or insult it would,
doubt not, put in requistion for that purpose its
whole naval power The purpose Of this Govern.
nent is faithfully to fulfil the Treaty on its part 4;
and it will not permit itself to doubt that Great
Britain will comply with it on hers. In this way
peace will he best preserved, and the most AMIGA
bic relations maintained between the two coun-
tries. JOHN TYLER.
Washington, Feb 81 1913.
TUESDAY, Feb, 90.
Senate. The bill reducing postage was amend
ed as follows: on letters not exceeding 30 miles.
cents over 30 to 100 miles, 10 cents over 100
to 220 miles, 10 cents over 300 to 400 miles, 20
cents over 400 niles % cents. Ordered ongros-
sed. Fortiication bill passed. Bill to limit the
ranking privilege laid on the table, 20 to 10. Ma
val pension bill passed.
House. MIR. Kennedy, from the committee on
Commerce, to whom had been referred a petition
from the friends Of African Colonization, reported
resolutions tG appom. an agent in AREA to form
commercial treaties with Alrcau tribes, and to sup
press the slave trade, requesting tie Secretary OF
State to report thereon at the next session order
ed printed Mr.. Adams from the committee on
lOItlEu AldlISi hSktu 10 W. NIStllfN EtH li''i wv
further consideration OF the annexation Of Texas
to this Union. On lis ow1 responsibility hn Of
tered resolutions declaring that Congress has no
constitutional power to annex any foreign state 10
the Union, and therefore that the annexation of
Texas would he unconstitutional null aud void,
and an act which the free States tht not to per
NIT. These resolutions could neither he received
nor printed, ms Mr.. NlGrriweaher (sIaVehoder] oh
iecled 10 their reception The imprisonment bin
from The Senate was passed. The General APP
preparation hill coming ny, IN amendment TINT no
salary hc paid to foreign ministers, &c, who may
he appointed in the recess Vi Congress IN case the
vacancy existed during The session OF Congress
was rejected. yeas 90 nays f0l. The design of
this was to defeat the Executive trick Of withhold.
ing nominations during the sIttln! OF the Senate,
and comforting appointments after that body has
adourued-ihus avoiding for one year the posi-
bilIty Of rejection of the nominations The u.
mendmcnt ought to have been adopted. We do
not see a single weIghly objection against i'll The
bill was PASSED, The bin TO carry into effect the
late treaty with Great Britain coming up, Mr. Ey-
erett offered an amendment requiring The CON
mander of The African squadron to VISIT all vessels
suspected to be American, and engaged in the
slave irude, fog the purpose Of nscerIunng wheih.
they are AncrcHlI--and 10 report to the Navy
Department. Lost; also an amendment OF Mr.
MrrriSrnther striking ont the appropriation for
the African SQUADRON aud another Ivy Mr. John
sun WI AthhC''tt, 0iN''' WV wv sun x ''lit ~
Massachusetts aud Maine. Tnc hill was passed,
l37 to b. WEDNESDAY, Niarch J.
Send'e The bills 10 repay MAsstrh nsetts for
disbursements 'IurHE The last war, ana extending
the charters OF the District banks were passed
MIR. Evans moved 10 suspend the rules, SO ms to
allow the interchange of bills between The House.
- Mr. Benton objec,ed so the resolution was laid
over.
House. Much time spent on tho Senate's n
mendments to the Navy appropriation bili-sOme
adopted and others rejected. Mr. Fillmore made
the same motion us that OF Mr.. Evans in the Sen
ate " Nh VtHer (locol objected ayes 80, noes
70 (a iocos) NOT Iwo.thirds so The motion failerl
Ihls Is ricK OF me locoioco minority 10 hinder
The public business ana defeat important bills.
How e-m-o-c r-G-c-y respects the majority and
publc Interests Nulotndes OF poor men, TO
whom 'ne soFc,''nne't u ~ ueo'' VIII ny ms
"'e"us "o c"'''et o"' VI u7r i'"y' us "'e pNis 10
pay heHh cannot ne P'sSeu,
iHURsDAY, March Z.