Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-03
HOUSE..
Oregon Territory.


A Bill, OF which give you sketch in an
other form, was reported TO the House, by Mr.
A. V. Brown from the Committee on Terri
tories.
Reports.
The following bills were reported to the
House.
Senate bill for 4he relief of the heirs OF Rob-
ert Fulton, appropriating $4,000,
Amending the Pension Act, granting half
pay Pension to certain widows,
To regulate the pay and mileage of men,
bers.
This bill was reported by Mr. Cobb of Ga.
who reported in favor of requiring members to
come TO the city by the most uniform route.
Mr. G. stated that members Of The House iiv-
ing not fifty miles apart were in the habit of
charging by different routes.-Some times the
distance in the charge was two or three hum
dred miles where the real distance is not more
than fifty.
Mr. Stiles asked that the Bill should at once
be put upon its engrossment.
Public Lands and Slavery.
MIR CO.. Ingersoll presented a Petition signed
by number of respectable citizens asking Con-
gress to appropriate the Public Domain for the
purchase and liberation of Slaves in the United
States in such manner as Congress may deem
best.
.Anneraiion in a nelr Form.
Mr. Douglass of Illinois introduced Joint
Resolution TO annex Texas after the manner of
the cesson of Louisiana to the United States
in 1S03 The resolution was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Between s and O'Clock the House was
found 10 be without quorum, and all the
States and Territories having been called an
adjournment was moved and carried.
An Unsuccessful effort was made 10 take up
the Joint Resolutions to annex Texas during
the day.
Both Houses of Congress adjourned from Mon
day TO Thursday, on account of Christmas.]
-llt WASHINGTON, Dec &c, 1914.
HOUSE.
Mileage BM-A motion was made to re-
consider the vote of Monday, ordering the
Mileage Bill to be engrossed. The motion
was entered upon the Journal, and the whole
subject postponed until January Sd.
Children from Abroad-Mr G. ]. Inger-
soil of Pa, reported bill to confirm the
right of every child born abroad Of Ameri-
can citizens, whose parents are not abroad
with the intention Of residing abroad, in all
the privileges of American citizens. The
Bill was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Small BuSiness.-A Resolution having
been adopted, on Monday, to allow one Of
the Clerks a leave of absence for six weeks,
in consequence Of indisposition, success
full motion was made this morning to recon-
slider the vote. The introduction of this
subject gave rise to little debate between
some of the members. Mr. Hale of N. H.,
thought it poor economy TO oppose Reso-
luton which looked to granting leave of abb
sence to poor Clerk, and allowing him to
employ substitute. Those who brought
forward said motions, would do better to
look after the wholesale favors granted to
officers of higher grade, who obtain leave
of absence sometimes FOR ten years at time.
Mr. Houston Of Ala. who made the motion
to reconsider, made some reply to MIR Hale,
which brought the N. II. member to his
feet in the following response:
Mr. Hale He read as the daily motto of
the Globe, that the world is governed too
much, and hare come to the conclusion the
less this Congress does the better.-(Shouts
of laughter and cries Of ditto.)
The House talked of this matter nearly
an hour, when, upon two divisions, no quo
ram was found to be present.
A motion was made to adjourn, and to
adjourn to Monday, both of which were lost,
the former by a vote of Ill to %.