Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-01-26

attention 10 the abuse of the ranking privilege.
Mr. Merrck sad they would. The greatest
ranking abuse, however, was not among the
members of Congress but among the $1,000
Deputy posimas,crs.
Nc Bdvard gave notice Of bill to establish a
Naval instruction School.
Mr. McDullie's bill to re.es,ablsh the Com
promise Act was postponed till Thursday, and
the Senate went into Executive Session.
The House was engaged in a debate on the
subject Of improvements in the Western rivers.
TnURsDAY Jan. l5.
In the House, Yesterday after the close Of my let
ter the debate on the navigation of the Western Wa
tiers occupied the whole day. Mr. Harden of Illinois,
made very iudcious and excellent speech in favor OF
the appropriations for the purpose, and dsavowed any
unwingness to make similar appropriations for SUI
table objects in other parts Of the Union. He supper.
ted the constitutional right OF Congress- 10 make APP
preparations Tor internal improvements, and quoted
| largely from Jefferson and Madison to show tina,
their views correspondent with his. He thought, how
ever, that the West had not been allowed their pro.
portion OF the appropriations for such purposes.
MIR Barnard folOwcd-and, as he never makes q
poor Speech i is not necessary ofcourse, to speak
liz quality. He expressed himself apprehensive of
design on the part of some gentlemen. TO cut them
selves loose from other similar nppropr atoms, save
only those for the West. He was willing to vote
literally, for Western improvemcnts-bnt gentlemen
must not hope to cut them adrift from kindred inter
esfs. He referred to the remarks Of Holmes of Soutl
Carolina, and completely rldled his argument Ken
nedy of Indiana, also in for his share of casga
ton, for his llibcra and nngenerous remarks. Poo
X. smnrted so ntolcraby under the lash. that h
could not forbear showing it. He made himself per
fectly ridiculous, by losing his iemper-and told NJ
Barnard that his constituents would ride him on
rail- if he ever into his part of the country AM
throw him into apndde. Barnard, however did no
seem very apprehensve Of any such resnlt-and toll
Kennedy tina, he had no fears if he entered that gen
tleman's district in temperate and peaccablc manne
that he should meet with any such treatment
PROCEEDINGS THE House. THIS MoRNIHo. Al
ter the reading Of the journal Mr.. Irvine, of Pennsy
vana, asked the Of the Hall for the Coonlkatio
Society. Black, Of Georgia, objected. A motion wa
made to suspend the rules for the purpose, which a
: ter some time had been wasted in an attempt to nd
journ, and for call of the House. both unsuccessful
, was carried, an leave granted
After some little discussion, Of an nnntercstn
character. the House reconsidered resolution passc
several days since, asking information from the Po
Office Department, to the number of free and dtoI
I ped letters.
Mr. Thomnsson Of Kentucky, asked leave to offer
resolution relative to an invention for sunken vessel
but il not granted
:. The subject OF the 2s rule then came up in orde
u Mr. Cobb of Georga. closed his speech in support
l. the rule. He was followed by Mr. Hudson, of our ow
i. State, who is now making an excellent Speech upc
r the Right of Petition, MS close my letter.