Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-03-21
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Thursday. March Z.

Thur~iav, March Z.
In Senate. lbe rrsoluiiou Of Mr. Senple, hook.
IN towards toe ,errnmn,icn Of the Joint oeeupa-
ion Of orcgca, wss opposed BY Mr. Miller IN an
srgumcnisslve snd abe speech Of upwards Of two
hours
In the fioosc. the bill fsing us'form day fof
Presidential elections came %. and Mr. Cingman
Of n c spoke eioquenfly and whh power IN rcfu-
,aiion Of the loese and himsy charges 81 Mr. Dun
can agsins the Wing parry, running rapidly over
some Of the points Of contrast between the two par
ties. robay vin8ttsiing the Wings and their priu
eipler, and confidently predicting their triumphant
success at the coming elec,ion--the spin, and
sr~nrh OF the nsion beng with them, and they
being headed by the ables, mao OF the age Mr.
G. paid Just tribute 10 the name and talents Of
Henry Clay. glsneiog a, some Of the prominent
points in his history. and dwelling upon tha, mag
unanimous. sclfsacri6eing devotion 10 the best in
,ercss Of his country iha, had uniformity ehsrnc.
,erizcd his long public service, and which called
him rs with the accisma,ions Of the people from
one end the country 10 the other 10 the highes,
gih 10 their power But my lnnp preclude any
thing beyond faib, description Of the matter or
manner Of this thrilling discourse, which com
mandcd the proiounjest attention from all quarters
OF the Hail
The House rcsoyed itself into Committee OF
the Whole, and took up the bill sppropr,ating for
the suppon of the Military Academy for 1914
Mr. Hale moved substitute for the bill to abo
ish the Academy after the 30h June next which
was debated by himself and others until adjourn.
merit
Saturday, March Q.
In the Senate, smashing of windows created
some confusion IN the Senate Chamber today,
,auscd BY Capt. RinygooId's Flying Artillery ex.
'rcisng in the vicinity with their big guns The |
Senate soon adjourned in consequence.
Mr. Walker reported bill from the Committee
IN Public lands reducing the price, end equal
ring the same
10 the House resolution was offered by Cave
ohnsont TO amend the rules so tina, the House may
70 into Committee at any time by majority vote
'dop,ed, Also. to take the subject from the Com
n''ee and arrest debate at any time, by vote Of
he majority nlop,ed
IN Territories, reported bill extending the civil
md criminal jurisdiction OF the Courts OF the Ter
hory OF Iowa, south and west of said territory to
be Pacific; which was referred to the Committee
4 the Whole on the state Of the Union and, to-, ,
ether with the report ordered to be printed :
This bill extends said jurisdiction west of the
'ocky Mountains, from latitude AZ deg south to
4 deg. 40 mn Of north latitude II gives GAO
;res OF land TO each inhabitant of any State or
erritory who may hereafter remove to that coun-
Y and cultivate and use the same for We vear,
so, l60 acres to the wife of each inhabant. and
e like quantity to each childtaken there or who
ay DC born in the Territory. II further pro.
des for the appointment Of another Judge of Iowa L
no is to reside in Oregon, and for the appoint e
ent ofIustices Of the peace. The sum Of one p
inbred thousand dollars is appropriated to build 81
rs on the main pass to Oregon, and within it
ID 10 carry into effect the other provisions of the
ILL., !,
ected tomorrow. Mr. M'Duffie has positively h
lodged himself that Mr. c. will accept. 5
Mr. Benton is still very i'll he has not vet left a
is house. A member Of Congress told me o-day c
at be very much doubted If Mr. b will ever full. @
recover from the shock II is stated that he ia o
times quite Eighty in his head since the acct II
nj.
Tuesday, March IL re
The Oregon resolution was discussed in the n
mate by Messrs Buchanan and Crittenden. e.
In tho House the consideration of the bill an. :,
oprlating for the support Of the Military Acade. :,
ny for 1874 was resumed. 81 !,
Mr. Hale's amendment to abolish the Academy y
nding III
mr. Hunt. OF N. T., opposed the amendment. =. "'
defended the design and operation of the nsti. u
ion. al
Mr. Seymour, OF c. in accordance with the res. W
ons of the Legislature of tina, State, Advocated ri'
abolition Of the Academy. no
Mr. r. ingersoIl, with his usual ability and Ell. co
lnce, opposed the amendment, vindcatinp the be
ICY OF the system Of military and scientific in. in,
'ctIon to those to whose hands, in the hour of lie;
ger. would be confided the command OF Our ar. di,
and the honor of the nation.
The debate was continued by other gentlemen the
il adjourned n.
treeuiire Session. The Senate in exentive a.,
non, on Thursday, march IA. confirmed the .;o
n'nation OF the Hon. John Y. Mason. of Wiz. ,hs
a, as Secretary Of the Navy and of Mr. Green hin
United States Attorney for the district Of New o "a
sey !ec
he Senate rejected the nominations of Mr. Ran. lie
as Collector at Boston MT Chandler Collec. "h
at passamaquoddy; MT Weston, as Postmos. 10
at Augusta, Maine; and nj Kane, as Postn,as. eng
a, Indianapolis har
The nomination Of Chancellor Walworb ms yl
'oeia'e Judge was not taken up; and i, i, sup. i'o
cd that 1t will be rejected
Weir Iarie.-The bill modifying the ex;s;oo
n, was reported in the Housa IF d ...-u..s