Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-30
TM HERALD
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1916.


10 INC UUAiNf IftJlIhVbF klaFEfn w s1aAti
day) and asked conference, having sp-
pointed Mc"s G J lug,rsoll, Owen aud
Hlisrd a Committee on the part Of tho
House
Mr. Alien moved the Senate rcr,ir from
its amendment bu, u, the suggestion NJ Mr.
Mangum che Senate Nc, beng full) the
consideration Of the motion was postponed
until one o'clock
Ga motion Of Mf Woodbridge. the Sec.
rctlrics Of War md he Treasury were d..
rcc,cd to communicate any information IN
their possession relative to the copper mines
on Lake Superior, no, heretofore communi-
Gated
On motion Of Mr. Benton, the Secretary
Of War was directed to communicate TO the
Senate the result OF The Court Of Inquiry
recently held al Springfield Mass.
Ga motion Of Mr. DIX, the warehousIng
bill was made the special order for Monday
the l7,h Of MAY
After some debate on the bill for tho ~
lief Of tic surelics OF dslaulling pension
agent, which was laid over,
Mr. Allen renewed his motion 10 rccede
from the Senales amendment 10 the House
resolution Of aoice.
Mr. Haywood suggested that the hrs, bus.
mess properly in order would be to agree
or disagree 10 the conference asked for by
the House
MIR Allen said tina, II the Scatc should
rccede from its Amendment, there would be
no disagreement, between the two branches
Of Congress, and therefore no iced for
conference
After some conversation ms to tie proper
mode Of procp, ding the question was taken
by ayes AID noes on Mr. Aliens m'iion and
resulted as follows
YEAs-Aiessts Allen, Achison, A,heron
Ashley, Bnpby Benton, Brecsc Bright,
Cas-. Dickinson, Dix Fairfield, Houston,
Jenness, Mics, pcnnybacser, Rnk, Sem.
pie, Sewer, Turncy-2O
NAYS Archer. Barrow Bcrnen, Cal.
houn, +. Clny'on,J NJ Clayton, Colquu,
CorwIo, Cuucnicn, DAVIS Evan, Greene
Haywood, Huntington, Iarnagln, Johnson
Of Me, Johnson Of La, LOWS. ncDuffic,
Mnngum, Miller Moreheal pcnro Phelps,
Simmons, Spcishi, Upham Wcbser, West.
soft Woodbridge, Yulce 81
So the Senate refused to rccedc from
its amendment.
On motion Of Mr. Haywood it was
ordered that the Committee OF Confer
renee be appointed.
Mr. Mangum moved that the Com
mlttcc be appointed by ballot, which
was agreed to.
. The Senate then proceeded to vote,
and the ballot having been counted,
Mcssrs Bcrrin, Of Ga, Corwin, of Ohio,
and Haywood, ofN. c., were declared
to be elected.
The following was the vote.
I'erricn 30, Corwin 80 Haywood 90,
Allen 10, CaSs ii, Crittendcn 6, Sew
Ter 4, Scmple 4, Dix 4, Atchison 3, Ben
ton 3, J. NJ. Clayton 3. Houston 9, PEN
nypackcr !, Bright !, Colquctt l, Tur-
ncy |, Calhoun |.
The Senate then went into Exccu-
tive session, and after come time spent
therein adjourned.
liouSE,-Ihc Smithsonian Request
Bill, beng the special order of the day,
was again postponed until tomorrow.
The Oregon question came up i'm
mcdlatcIy IN the House upon appoin-
ting n Committee of Conferences The
previous question WAS moved, and the
House again decided the committee
should be appointcd-y yeas 1876, nays
30. There was no little lodging upon
tins question, and a great many votes
were changed, for reason not easily de
fined
The House then wen; into commit.
tee Of the Whole, upon the bill for cul-
uva'lng peace and friendship among
tho Oregon trIb" Of indians.
Mr. Seldom, of Va. opposed the bill,
as he had the whole brood of Oregon
measures, regarding it, as he did, Vi
olntlcH of the terms Of the treaty in cX-
istancc between the United States and
England Mr. s. held that the Govern,
ment was solemnly bound by this trea
~ so long as It was IN force, and he
would not consent that it should be vi
ola,cd in the smallest degree.
The debate excited no great interest
Mr. Thompson, Of Miss, and Mr. John.
son, of Tenn, had some little sparrin Q
upon the merits Of the bill, of a not very
harmonious characle r-the one repar-
ding the other ms n not very intelligent
gentleman, and the other retortipg by
expressing his surprise that his accn-
ser knew so little Of the Constitution.
which good many members conten-
ded the bill violated IN important par.
uculars.
The bill was amended in some Of lis
most important particulars. One hal
of the sections were struck out alto
gelher and the frnncr OF the bill hard
~ knew his own progeny.
4 motion was made 10 report IN,
bill, with recommendation that it dc
pass, and lost. The reverse ofthe mo
tlou wa, put with a recommendation