Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-04-26
18th CONGRESS, LIST SEES.
MONDAY. April Is.


MONDAY, April Is.
, In Senate to-day, the letter of resignation OF
) Mr.. King, Minister to France, was presented.
Various petitions against Annexation were pre-
scented by Messrs. Woodbury., Upham, Phelps and
Buchanan and against any modification of the
Tariff by Mcssrs. Choate, Phelps, Bayard, Jarna.
gin, Buchanan, Upham and Sturgeon.
After some reports of private bills, on motion of
Mr. Wright, the bill to repeal the act providing for
the survey of a Northern line of reservation of
lands of the Sacs and Foxes was taken up; and,
being advocated and explained by Mr.. Henderson,
was ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Choate resumed and concluded his mastery
defence of the Tariff which enchanted the atten.
ton of the Senate and crowded galleries for about
an hour and half.
! The Post Office bill was scarce taken up when
the Senate went into Executive Session.
In the House. Mr.. Cave Johnson's resolution mod
flied so as to terminate debate on the Army Appro-
praton bill in two hours after again considered,
came up. MIR. J. moved call Of the House, which
was ordered and prosecuted through the various
steps of calling the roll, the absenees, closing the
doors, and receiving eXcuses-some most laugha-
bic and ridiculous as usual-untll l73 members
were found to be present. A motion to send the
Sergeant at Arms to bring in the absentees gave
rise to some debate and quite disposition was
manifested to prosecute the call notwithstanding
sumo perhaps "a hours -contened, however, with
spending one hour or an hour and half in these
farcical proceedings, the call was suspended. The
resolution was then adopted.
Mr. Mckay made another attempt, but utterly in
vain to proceed to the consideration of the Tariff
The motion was met by more decisive and tr-
umphant refused than has been the case with any of
the proceeding ones, being rejected by IS Nays to
"a Yeas; and thus the fate of this bill may be con-
sldered settled for the present Session. The House
will pretty certainly from this and previous indica-
tons, not take it up. One more last and desperate
attempt will be made by the mortified Chancellor
of the Eychequer and his despairng friends, to-
morrow
| The Army Bill was again taken up in Commit
tee of the Whole on the Union. (NIr. Weller in
the chair and the greater portion of the allotted
two hours consumed in useless and uninter
estng party debate by Mr.. Morse (Whig) and Mr..
Hamln (Loco) MIR. HARRISON spoke principally to
the bill-n favor Of the general provisions of the
retrenchment proposed-during the remaining min
utes.
The amendment increasing the appropriation for
the pan of the army about S250000 was adopted !;
as were also other amendments reducing or cutting
off entirely other clauses, for rations, &c. making
| the bill conform to the Retrenchment bill which
has passed the House.
The bill was reported to the House when I'M
der the previous question it was passed and the
House adjourned
TUESDAY, April IG.
| House. DR.. Duncan moved to suspend the rules
to take up the bill to fix uniform day for holding
Presidential elections throughout the u S. This
motion, (which, together with his introduction to
the bill and its being followed by the most violent
and disgracefui speech Of the session was quite
Intellectual attempt for Buncombeo was rejected
Yeas 76, Nays 6S mot two thirds
Mr.. Cranston, on leave, presented the protest OF
the Rhode Island Legislature against the interfer-
fI,ntr
internal affairs, by inquiry decision, upon the e
gality of the existing Constitution; which was laid
on the table and ordered printed. 1t having been
discussed that certain eXtraneous matter attached
by wafer to the protest had in the hurry of the
ment also been sent into the Clerks table, Mr.
Burke moved to reconsider the vote ordering the
printing. This gave rise to some debate. Mr.. eau
sin of Md, amid many calls to order, proceeded in
a powerful manner to discuss this question and to
deny utterly the right Of Congress to interfere with
the State Constitution, or to consider at all the me-
mortal of the 2G Democratic" members on which
Mr.. Burke's Select Committee has been raised
Some other remarks followed by Messrs. Drom-
goole NJ Brown, Weller, and others. Mr.. Gram
ston offered to withdraw the questioned NATTER and
after reconsideration, was permitted to do So
| The printing was then ordered.
Mr.. Burke presented protest of the minority Of
the Legislature against this iority protest. which,
after being read and some delay thereon, was or
dered printed.
| motion of Mr.. Stetson to reconsider the pas
sage of tine Army Appropriation BILL in order to re-
consider the rejection of the amendment thereto,
proposing $4,000 for the barracks at Newport KY,
was carried The House again refused to insert
the appropriations and this retrenched bill-inclu.
ding $4,000 for horses, equipments and other eX
penses attending the remotuling of The 2dregimem
| of Dragons finally passed.
Without further action of importance, the House
adjourned.
| Senate. After the presentation Of remonstrances
upon the two engrossing subjects at this time viz.
Annexation and the Tariff,
The bill repeating the act providing for the run
ming of Northern line for the reservations OF the
Sacs and Foxes was passed. The abstract tariff
discussion was postponed, and Mr. Merricks post
office bill was again taken up and discussed at
length by various Senators. The rejection by 30
n,ys, to yeas of Mr.. Wrght's amendment TO
strike out the clause reserving limited privilege
of franks to members OF Congress, was the only
action Of Importance.
/ WEDNESDAY, April H.
Senate. number of memorials as usual, were
presented in opposition to the annexation OF Texas
Il Mr.. Buchanan presented memorial from an ABB
clifton Society in Pennsylvania, against the annex
alton ofTeKas He said this memorial was from
society fifty years old, at the head Of which once
stood the name of Franklin.
The House Bill transferring certain appropriations
for the Naval service, was opposed by Mr. Hay
wood and passed.
The bill reducing the rates of postage was taken
, I'D. The Franking privilege has occupied the at
tention of the Senate through the day. As the bill
was reported it limits the franking privileges Of
members Of Congress.
Mr.. Foster to-day moved TO give 1t to members
) to heads of department, postmasters and deputy
postmasters, whose pecunlary compensation ialls
I below certain amount