The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-31
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. Ie, 1s.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.-Th
Senate has been occupied, 10 a late hour
in the consideration Of The Constitutions
power OF that body 10 act upon the bill q
Air. McDufie, 10 modify the present Tar
if,
That The Senate has no such power, ha
been urged with conclusive force, and grea
logical and argumeniatiye fervor.by Mrssr
Evans and Huntingdon, while Mr.. Wood
bury, also, made very respectable argu
ment in favor of the opposite side Of iht
question.
Mr.. Buchanan said he would like 10 be
able 10 vote advisedly upon the question
and he would, therefore, ask Mr. McDuffit
10 explain how it was a correct princip pie
for the Senate to consider bill which they
could mol, also. Consti,uiionaly amend.
BY desire of Mr. McDulIie. the Senate
adjourned, to enable him TO speak more 10
full. open the merits Of me bill.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HoUsE.-Since
closing my letter, This morning, the House
has been occupied with he subject g i'm.
pfovements in The Mississippi Dir. Hud.
sons eXcellen, speech was cut eff Just in
the midst, BY the expiration of tile morn.
ing hour. sent you full sketch of his
speech, last evening. Il is conclusive and
unanswerabe.
Mr.. Stewart of Pennsylvania, occupied
the floor The greater portion ofthe remain
der Of the day. He principally devoted his
hour 10 reply 10 the personal attacks OF
Weller, Of Onio--whom he lashed in man
ncr perfectly merciless. He showed that
Van Buren, had been more hostile 10 Yves
tern Improvements than any man living,
and had done more to cause their defeat
and. as Mr.. Wel.r had consented 10 have
the brard of falschood stamped upon his
forehead if he did not disprove these char.
ges, Mr.. Stewart conlended that Mr. w.
would be Obliged, BY his own admission. 10
take the brand. He read extracts from le,-
tiers of Van Buren,, denying the power Gov.
ernment 10 make these improvements
After he had conclu Ted, Weller obtained
the floor, and The House adjourned. So.
tomorrow, we may expect 10 be bored with
what IS generally known as ''coon-skin
Speech" the concentration Of all that is
low, personal, scurrious' and vile.
L. NJ. B.
WASHINGTON. Friday, Jan. 10, 1914.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE UoUsE.-1he
House was occupied. in the eaily part of
the day. in The consideration Of reports
from The several Committees.
The 2lsi rule then came up IN order.
Mr. Hudson having the floor, resumed his
remarks, where they had been interrupted
by the expiration of The morning hour. He
continued his argument, 10 show that Con
g'ess had. by the express grant OF cessinn
of the States of MARYLAND and Virginia, ex.
elusive right ef Legislation in the District
of Columbia. The only Limitation, lie
COMMENDED 10 that power, was The right of
properly of The inhabitants in the soil.
The remarks Of Nj Saunders have been
Characterised BY more ability than has vet
been heard in the sprechrs of any who have
attempted to support such up hill work as
the defence Of the gag. lie was very
severe upon Mr. Beardsley, of New York,
and charged him with couriing the aboli.
tionis's for Mr. Van Burcn-ond, for thai
he appeared willing 10 lei the whole South
60. As for such democracy as that. he
WIS wiling that lis Satanic Majesty shouli
have The whole of it.
Al the closa of Ills speech, the House
went mt " Committee Of the Whole, on the
subject Of The reference of The Presidents
Message.
Mr. Weller, OF Ohio, took the floor, and
is addressing the House as close my lei.
ter.
WASHINGTON Jan. 90.
The Senate is moi IN session to dav, hav.
ing adjourned last evening TO Monday
next.
Mr. McDuffie addressed the Senate TO d
late hour, against the Tariff. and in the
whole speech his zeal was most intense.
The Senator has worked himself into the
conviction tina, the Tariff is most nbom.
Unable measure, and that the South has to
suffer the whole burden of lis airociry. Mr.
Evans will reply 10 Mr. McDufTie on Mon.
da:.
House OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The session in the House Of Represen.
aiives yesterday. was one Of tie most dis
graceful, IN some respects ever held in that
body. 1t was made so by speech of Mr.
Weller OF OhIS. who for the space of an
hour, did but little more than TO handy vul.
gar, epiihe;s, and pronounce, in most I'm.
epiihets. Mr. Stewart of Pa.
one OF the most respectable members of the
House, lIarl
Mr. Weller was called 10 order by the
Chair for his remarks. Mr. Winibrop of
Massachusetts,, was in the Chair and but
ior the fact that he was in political opno.
'ition to Mr. Weller, and call to order
" him would have been regarded as
,lace Of Wing prescription. he would have
,een compelled to take mis- seat. The re-
marks of MIR Weller became so scurrilous
q the end, that Mr Winthrop was COM