Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-22
asrm CONG r Ess. FIRST SESSION.

ton aud Union would endure forever,
asTu CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.
MONDAY, March II.
Senate. Little done adjourned at an early hour,
to give opportunity to repair windows broken by
firing of cannon by Maj. Ringod's flying artillery.
House. Resolution day, and o large number pre-
scented.
SLAVERY.
Mr.. Black Of Georgia offered one declaring that
Congress has no Constitutional power to abolish
slavery in the territory or District Of Columbia,
to receive any petition, paper or memorial, to &C
complish that object directly or indirectly-and
on it demanded the previous question to cut off de-
bate Mr. Seymour (loco) of Conn. moved to lay
it on the table H. c. to dodge the question: and the
motion was agreed TO, 06 to 81. (Messrs. Cola
NOR Foot and Marsh in the negative Mr.. Dilling-
HAMS name not giyen.)
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Boyd (oco) offered a resolution to print 90
600 extra copies of the bill and report to reduce
the Tariff, and demanded the previous question:
Mr.. Hardin (whig) wished to include the report a
gainst the BILL but was ruled out of order, and the
resolution was adopted
Mr.. Tiden of Ohio (whig) moved to suspend the
execution of the above order, as to include the
minority report and this was laid on The table, by
nearly party vote-93 to 10. All the Vermont
members in the negative.
Mr.. Moore Qoco) moved to take up the Tariff
bill on the 9th inst to the exclusion Of every
thing else till disposed of and demanded the prev-
Gus question Mr. Broadhead of Pa (oco) moved
to lay it on the table-lost, ayes SG, noes 90-and
the resolution lies over, the previous question not
being seconded.
THE GAG.
Mr.. Giddngs of Ohio (whig) moved to amend
the gag-rule SO as not to exclude petitions or pa
,rbich cnal nr ovic.iprr l.,
by Congress. Objected to- and laid over.
TUESDAY, March H.
Senate Mr. Buchanan advocated the occupation
of Oregon, and Mr. Crittenden replied.
House. Mr.. Potter of R. l. opposed the Dorr
resolution, exposing the frauds and misreprcsenta-
tons of the Dorrites.
THE TARIFF.
Mr. Giddings (whig) moved to reconsider the
vote ordering the printing of 10000 extra copies
Of Mr.. McKay's report from the majority Of the
Committee, in favor of reducing the Tariff, THAT OF
the minority being refused like order) Rejected
Yeas IS, Nays l03.
WEDNESDAY,, March 10.
Senate. Nothing Of general Importance.
THE DISTRIBUTION LAW-REPEAL!
House Mr. Dromgoole of Va. Qoco) from the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported bill tc
repeal the act to distribute the proceeds of the
| public lands among the States, and moved its i'm
| mediate engrossment!
Messrs. Vinton Barnard and Hardin (whigs) for
chilly set forth the startling character of the propo
| siton to press into law without word of debate
bill of this character By the brute force of over
| whelming party majority, and warned the dQminan
party against the abandonment of even the usua
parliamentary forms of proceeding in their haste tC
register the edicts of party. The previous ques
ton moved by Mr.. Bower of Mo, withdrawn to ad
init few remarks by Mr.. McClernand, was renew
ed and seconded-Yeas 76-Nays GO; the mail
question ordered-Yeas I05-Nays 20; and thu
bill ordered engrossed-Yeas ll5-Nays CD.
Mr. Stewart of Pa. (whig) was successful in OBJ
tanning the floor upon the passage of the bill an,
made good use of his hour in opposing this bill
arguing effectually for the policy of distribution
and against the proposed change in the Tariff.
Mr. Henly, (oco) after some animated remarks
moved the previous question; which was seconded
and the bill PASSED, Yeas ll3, Nays 81. Tn
reconsideration was moved without design t
carry and rejected
The SUB-TREAsURY.
Mr.. Dromgoole also reported from the same Com
mtteo bill to establish the " Independent" Treas
ury; which, after much confusion and excitemer
"a motion of Mr. Barnard having failed, by Yea
60, Nays 100, to lay it on the table-was referre
to the Committee Of the Whole on the Union.
THURSDAY, March IA.
Senate. Mr. Haywood of N. C. introduced twer
ty Or thirty bills reducing salaries. The Secretar
of the Treasury was called upon to report the in
come from imports and the public lands. TIL
nomination of John Y. Mason, to be Secretary
the Navy, was confirmed.
House. The Dor resolution and the We.
Point Academy bill occupied the day.
From occasional correspondent of the NewYork Tribune
WAsHISGroN, March IA, 1914.
DEAR Sir AT last the w off is come To-da
the Texas question was preached. Holmes, of
, Carolina, in opposing proposition to abolish tn
Military Academy and dismiss the supernumerar
> officers heretofore educated at that institution
warned the House that we might soon be involve
in q war for the annexation of Texas. lie sal
that the British Government was watching our re
latious with Mexico with keen eye, and that W
could not effect the annexation (which he took I
be the settled policy of this Government) withol
, fighting steel to STEEL He adverted also to tn
great Importance of having an efficient force cap;
BILE of doing the business quick, before all the p
rates of South America could take Mexican con
missions, and prey upon our commerce. He sal
much more but it is too late at night to enter in
further detail Mr. Winthrop of Mass. said /
could not suffer this amazing avowal to pass witt
out notice. He was called to order by Black
: Georgia, who you will recollect moved some weel
ago to tack the admission of Texas to the Gregg
bill. The Speaker, of course, decided that Mr..
was in order. He then said that in view of the n
mors which were abroad, the declaration of the gel
tleman from South Carolina assumed the most S
rlous character HOW ala ne Rn0D tlat the anne
alton of another nation to this Union "was the Sc
tied policy of this Government p The people
= the United States did not know it, nor did III
House. But there was too much reason to belle
:, that secret and stealthy negotiation actual
= going on He did not rise to enter into an arg
70 ment, but simply to declare that the scheme refc
', red TO utterly abhorrent to the feelings Of Il
= people he represented and big with danger to IL
i Union Friendly. as he was to the Military AGA
;, ;. envy, if it could be made subseryient TO such
~ scheme, he would go with its enemies and level
/" % to the ground. The House was in great comm
= tion and Holmes and Payne Of Alabama declare
, | aside, that the South wanted the Union i0ih Ter
- but if they could not have that, then Texas ,OthC
ID the Union. This, you may rely upon it, is the
mi Termination of the former multiplying party.
rs Tomorrow a resolution II he -ofered- chilli
ks upon the President for any correspondence viii
he has passed upon this subject between this and I
A. Texan Government. Ii is expected that this "
m test in degree, if not decisvely, the sense