The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-15

"a ono ,.,oined--and then, the yeas ana nays
n moved ANU .1o,ed the resolution was lost-ayes
hH"S 1o2. OF the yens, only one wing De'e''
g. "p ortho nays, 81 were Wings ana AZ
Of N'' HALE. NoRRIs, BURKE' ana "EoiNo,
LOro'' ,,amp.hire; SEYMOUR and STEWART "'
orNe" ,' and IIAMLIN, IIERRIcK, and Dun
Co0"e' .,,.i,o vo,rd in favor oflhe resolution.
LAP ,anck Of Ohio, offered resolution. which
Nr sun w., o,kinr the Committee Naval Affairs
.onire into the GxPe ie"cy oil placing o" inc PEN
"'" ~, the surviving widows and orphans OIL inc Oh
Wv" and eew Of the Grampus.
hces wv n,o,ber Of miscellaneous resolutions were
W" o,.0d which lie over, under the rules.
"s" Friday, Jan. 5.
,,sr AGern few moments had been taken
~ consideration Of several resolutions offered
T'Io n,leantes from the Territories, Mr. Phoenix, of
w., yo,k offered memorial, praying for the odoP-
~. or the WarehouSing system--wh'ch was referred
n ~. ,,s Committee on Commerce.
n r,rersoII moved that the House resolve itself
49, Committee of the Whole General Jackson's
foo Some opposition was made, on the ground
,h,, the report orthe Committee on Rules, being
,,hiespd question, had proceed once-in the course
rhicb Mr. Tngersoll lost his temper, and INDUCED
= ,,., inJerorous ard disgracefu personal reflections
.,ooo Mr. Adams-und was still more annoyed when
n, Adams said he did not enough for what that
q .-,onbor said TO call him TO order-and, in n very
,rorOus manner, said he would make him care.
Mr. White nterposed, and appealed to the courtesy
or,he House. to permit this report up. Cave
Johnson moved TO lay the whole subject upon the ia
bic.
A.
report the rules with the old gag rule restored. He
wanted that question fully tested.
Saturday, Jan. 6.
IN the House, Mr. Newton Of Va. presented fur
ther papers the Of contested elections in
Virginia; which (Mr Speaker Jones having left the
Chaw) were referred the Committee on Elections
Mr. Stewart of Pa. [Whig) made an unsuccessful
alsmpt 10 suspend the rule, to enable him offer n
resolution nstrncting the Committee of Ways and
Means remit the appropriations for the support of
Government for the present year TO the amount np-
puprtcd by the last Congress for the year ending
9Oh December, is43 1t met, however, with but
lille favor from The majority OF the House
The discussion the report of rules for the House
(oailing the 2lst) by Mr. Adams, from the Select
Committee on Rules, was continued by MIR Duncan
during his hOUr. TIC releETeu 10 n FORMER COmmunl-
cation Of his in which he had denounced Slavery in
the abstract, and, not less the Of the Abo-
rMionisis, and said, Ivy the publication and comment
upon the former (omuug the latter,) the erroneous
IMPRESSION had gone forth that he an Abol,tionst,
which be wished now 10 correct.
lie was opposed TO the 2st rule and advocated the
reception reference and report upon these petitions
in the same manner others, as the mode best
calculated to avoid confusion and consumption Of
time.
lie referred to the statement he had seen in some
OF the papers that his colleague, Mr. Giddings, had
read letter of Mr. Clay before an abolition meeting
m oh'o' stating that he (Mr Clny) agreed with MIR.
u on that subject.
Mr. Giddings explained that he had read TO n meet
ing oTOberlIn students Ietter,--not from Henry
Clay but from CAssrUs NJ. CLAY, of Ky, a man
Of eqnal wealth, Of equal influence and OF equal pu-
MY OF charact er to any in the State lie had said
10 The meeting that he had no authority to speak FOR
ne0ry Clay npon the subject, but he had no doubt
from his known character and lofty patriotism he
would sustain the constitutional rights Of the North
Us hrm'y as he would those Of the South
Mt A. V. Brown took the floor, and after speaking
N"O "'o'hHS having expired, tne
subject laid over
Inc bill to refund Gen. Jackson's fine was again
aSen up in Committee Of the Whole on the Union,
u"u "as discussed in the well-known and beaten
p"nS OIL arguments upon the subject during the re-
"nNder or the day by Messrs Weller and Douglass
""u MeC'ernand Of III. and Dickerson Of Tennessee
!" support, and by SchencS of Ohio, in opposition.
Monday, Jan. s.
""usr' Mr. Thompson, OF Mi. moved suspcn-
' VI Inc rules to offer resolution to terminate de-
,, ' :" o'nm'tee of the Whole on the Union on the
~. ~ refund Gen. Jacksons fine Carried-Yens
All, Nays 81.
''"e"ck of o, with much ability and eoquence
"fp"'ed the bill, at least in any form implying CEN
uf'"" Judge Hall, aud replied with power to Mr.
douglass and others
A., ~ discussion was continued until four O'Clock by
., ~ " Brown, BeIser, Steenrod and A. John
oru' '"nessee' in advocacy. and by Mr. Severance
w, III opposition to the BILL
me debate having Terminated, tho committee nro-
49,, " Vo'e' Various amendments were rejected;
Nv among others, the substitute Of Mr. stephens Of
Jra '''a.ns that no censurc should be Implied upon
,bor se '"''' 'y ayes ss, noes 1873. The bill was