Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-12-27

Wd0lBu WIS VI IN OiNNA ~
put stop to the alarming and increasing abuses.
Mr. II. spoke with rouch animation, and his re
marks evidently told with effect. The discussion
had attracted considerable number of spectators
into the gallery, who listened to him with great
attention. The new Senators from New York evil
IDENTIFY felt very uncomfortable, hearing the charge
of fraud wholesale fraud made against their State,
and n pretty strong limiting that the election OF
President had been determined by it--and Mr..
Dickinson therefore rose and PARTED these thruss
as well as he could, though he convinced aobody
of their injustice.
Mr.. Merrck said that he thought foreigners had
been uniustly charged with fraud the charge lay
at the door Of our own people-it was they, and
not foreigners, who were to be blamed. lie was
opposed TO extending the probationary term, but
would 90 for preventing frauds, and for strict en-
forcen1ent of the term Of five years
Mr.. Foster, the other New York Senator, rose
and complained of the unjust mputation cast upon
the Courts of New York, which, he undertook to
say, were conducted with as much proprety and
correctness as any courts in the United States.
The resolution was passed unanimously.
The resolution offered by Mr. Phelps, calling on
the President for information respecting the public
debt of Texas was taken up and after a few re-
marks by Mr. Tappan, who did not perceive tie
motive of the inquiry, and by Mr. Phelps, who
thought it important in case of annexution to be
informed of the amount of debt to be assumed !;
the resolution was agreed to.
House Mr. Duncan's Presidential bill, having
been new vanped, was ordered to be engrossed,
1877 to /.
Mr. Duncan, by vote of 100 to 50, was allow
cd to bring in bill fof the occupation of Oregon.
This bill fixes the boundary Of the Territory fol-
lows:
"A the Territory lying west of the Missouri
River south of the forty-ninth degree of north lat
udc, and east of the Rocky Mountains, and norh
of the boundary line between the United States
and the Republic of Texas, not included within
the limits Of any State of the U. States and also
the Territory comprising the Rocky Mountains, and
the country between them and the Pacific Ocean
south of fifty four degrees and forty-nn minutes
of north latitude"
The President is to appoint the usual territorial
officers, who to govern the territory until gen.
eral assembly is formed and to divide into districts,
counties and townships for the election of such
sembly, when the population shall amount to 5000
free white males over 81 years Of age. No person
can vote for tyr be a representative, unless he he's
been citizen of the U. S. or acknowledges its ju-
risdiction. A delegate to Congress is provided
for on the usual conditions. A line of military
forts, not exceeding five, from the Missouri to the
South pass of the Rocky Mountains, and fortfca-
tons at the mouth of the Columbia, are ordered;
and finally provision is hereafter TO be made to grant
a patent of GAO acres of land to each white free
man over Is years Of age, when he has cultivated
the same for five consecutive years. and 100 add
tional acres to each married man for his wife, and
100 more for each child under lS years Of age
No land can be sold, or bound by mortgage, lien,
or otherwise, before patent is issued.
This bill was referred to the committee on Ter
rtorlcs.
TUESDAY, Dec. H.
Senate The bill from the House fixing day
for the choice of electors, read and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mcssrs Buchanan and Archer presented petitions
in favor of an extension of the period of probation
for foreigners, from five to twenty. one years. Mr.
Buchanan declared his entire opposition to the
change proposed, bat was willing TO correct any
abuses of the present law. Mr.. Archer said he re
GREETED the tone Of feeling manifested on this sub.
iect by his honorable colleague MIR. Rivesl and the
Senator from Maryland, Mr.. Merrck.) His COL
league was merely for looping off the "excrescn.
ccs" Of the abuses practsed under the present law.
Mr.. Rives explained and denied the use of thar
term. His object was to correct the abuses of the
law and carry it honestly into effect, and this would
remove the whole evil complained of.
Mr. Archer would tell Iontlon,en that Sc ,,oy
did not act this subject, the people would take
it in hand themselves. He was going to the root
of the evil by an extension of the time. The pet-
tons were referred.
Mr.. Barrow submitted resolution for an inqu.
ry whether naturalization papers had been granted
by the Federal Courts in violation of law, and into
the expediency of annung the same.
Mr.. Benton laid on the table several searching
resolutions of inquiry relative to the Texas treaty,
and granting the cunmittee on foreign affairs pow
or to send for persons and papers,
NEW TERRITORY-WIDO PENSIONS
THE TARIFF.
Mr. Douglass, on leave, introduced bill TO -cs.
tablish the territory of Nebraskee, which was twice
read and referred TO the Committee on Territories
1t is to be hoped that if the Territory is establish
ed it will be by some other name.
On motion Of Mr.. d. 7. King Of Mass. (whig) it
was
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and
Means be instructed to report bill making appro-
priations for the payment of pensions due to the
widows of Revolutionary soldiers, agreeably to the
act Of June l7th.
Mr.. Phoenix of New York, in pursuance of no.
tce, introduced bill TO provide for the remission
of duties on rail road iron in certain cases. Mr. c.
J. Inperso opposed the bill with much earnestness
1t was opposed also by Mr.. Morris of pennsylvu-
MIA, who said that he did Tot know why the attack
was first made on Pennsylvania. Could 1t be ow-
ing to the vote recently given by that State for an
anti-tarif candidate? From her being in favor of
man whose whole course, both here and in his
own State was directly opposed to the protective
policy as understood by tariff men, it might per.
haps be by some presumed that Pennsylvania was
opposed 20 that policy, and ready to relinqush ex
isting duties on her coal and iron. If any man
did sincerely think SO, it only proved that he knew
nothing of the late Presidential canvass in tha,
State. Poor Pennsylvania exclaimed Mr. N.Y.
she had been deluded sadly deluLed. Laughter
Mr.. NJ. was sorry to say that she had been induced
to cast her vote for the very man wllo in Alabama
and in South Carolina, and through all the South,
had been upheld with enthusiasm for his opinions
in favor of free trdde avowed as they had been
by his votes and speeches on this floor and his own
public oft-repeated declarations during his Guber-
material canvass in Tennessee She had done so
under the fond belief that he was not such a man
as all his friends at the South had pronounced him
to be. In her simplicity of faith she had given
him her vote, because his friends among her peo-
pie gave them the most solemn assurances that he
would stand by her great interests that he would
protect her coal and iron.
Mr.. Holmes, of South Carolina, defended the
bill Mr. Phoenix explained that the bill was not
proposed with any intention of breaking down the
tariff, or destroying it in detail.
Mr.. King OF New York, (oco) said that he was
not in favor of the bill, because it was not prop