Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-05
CONGRESS-.
Tuesday. Dec. &c.

tuesday, Dec. 20.
In THE SENATE. Mr.. Atchson gave no.
tice Of Bill to establish Territorial Gov
eminent in Oregon. The resolution of Mr.
Brown, asking for information relative to
Mexico aud Texas was adopted. The SEN
ate adjourned after a short executive session.
House or REPRESENTATIVES The sub
ject Of reduction Of hostages came up this
morning upon memorial presented by Mr.
King, of New York, from St. Lawrence
county, asking a reform in the Post Office
Laws. The memorial was referred to the
Committee on the Post Offices and Post
Roads. tMemorials on the same subject
were presented from various parts Of the
country, which were also appropriately re-
/ ferred.
A memorial, presensed by Mr., Giddings,
Of Ohio, in relation to slavery in the District
of Columbia, was declared inadmissable UNI
der tie rule.
| Mr.. Adams presented several memorials
which were decided to come under the same
rule, by the Speaker, and on appeal being
taken 10y MIR. A. the chair was sustained, i"5
TO 40.
A memorial asking an investigation into
| the affairs Of the CommonWe ahh Bank of
Mass. was presented by Mr. Hudson The
memorials offer To show that the United
States were defrauded of $4,000 in the
settlement, with that Bank
Several unmportant motions having been
made, the House adjourned.
Dec. 21.-In the ,yeRatc, no important
business.
In the HouSe, the Speaker announced the
names of the Select Committee on the
I Massachusetts Resolutions, as follows;
Messrs Adams, II hett of S. c., J. II. In
gersoll, of Pa, &. Davis of Ky, Burke of n
H., Semple, of la. Morse of Me. and Gid
dings of Ohio. Most Of them pro-slayery
men The Committee on Public Expen-
ditures was authorized to send for persons
and papers. a resolution, by Mr.. Hamlin of
Maine, calling for list of the names of
persons entitled TO bounty lands, pensions,
&C. was adopted. This was intended to
remedy the abuses and frauds practiccd by
Clerks and others who hsve access to the rec
ords, upon poor and meritorious claimants
Mr.. Hale's resolution, inquiring of the Sec
rotary of the Navy with reference to the
House Squadron came on. Mr.. ii. COM
mented upon the enormous expenses o! the
Navy he thought that this Home squadron
was useless and ought to be abolished. Mr.
Adams followed the same side, urging a
reduction Of the expenses Of the Navy
They were opposed by the pro-slavery in
tcrests, inasmuch the Home Squadron was
got up exclusively for the protection of the
Southern Slave trade.
Dec Is In the iStnatc, Mr.. Allen offered
a resolution, calling for any instructions
which may have been given TO our minister
in London in reference to the Oregon Ter
ritory, and also for any correspondence on
the subject Mr. King of Alabama, pre-
scented resolutions of the Legislature of that
State for the Reduction of Postage to Fed
era coin.
In the IioHsc, Mr. Giddiugs presented a
petition Of William Jones, black man, who
had been arrested on suspicion (groundless
as he alleges) OF being slave, and who was
now imprisoned in the District of Columbia,
and threatened to be sold into slavery on
account of his inability to pay prison
charges Mr.. Dellet of Alabama, moved
to lay it on the table Reliised-55 to 100.
Ii was then laid over for debate. Mr.. llale's
resolution again came up, aud was debated
till the adjournment.
Dec 29.--In the SCnatc, petitions were
received in favor of taking possession OF
Oregon.
In the House, the petition of VIM. Jones,
| who had been arrested on suspicion, on ac-
count Of color, Of being slave, and was
now in Jail, under threat of being sold into
Slavery for life to pay his prison fees,
came up in order, and occupied most Of the
day Mr.. Giddiugs moved TO refer it to a
) Select Committee Of FIVE, with power TO
send for persons and papers. Mr.. Broad
T head of Penn moved reference to the Ju-
| dietary Committee Members from North
: Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and
Alabama, opposed all rGtrcnee, and rere for
dismissiRg the PctitiOn at once, -rcpeotcdiy
threatening a resort to arms ,-diSSOiafiOn Of
the Union Sc. If The North did not ut the
suyrct Of ISor~y 0lone Messrs. Gid
, dings, Davis of N. Y, and Adams, adyo-
Gated select committee. Several New
York members advocated reference to the
Judiciary Committee, and to this reference
the House adjourned.
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