Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-28

graduation. Taylor and fifteen hun
drcd OF his troops are IN worse con.
diuon than at any previous time; II
they were opposed as we are led 10
believe, by formidable force of eight
or ten thousand, nothing short OF MIR.
acle can save them But, we must
hope fer the best
Mr. Seth Barton, Solicitor for the
| Treasury, was confirmed to-day with
opposition. NERlTAS.
Washington, May 10, lS46.
SENATE.-Mr Benton, from the com
mittee on Military Affairs, which com
miltce had been directed to inquire IN
10 the cxpcdiency Of making further
provisions to promote the efficiency of
/ the volunteer force authorized bv law,
reported An act supplementary to an
act entitled an act Tor the prosecution
of the existing war between the Re
( pullc Of Mexico aud the [. s. and for
other purposes"
The bill TO provide for the adjust
ment OF suspended presumption claims
in the several states and territories, was
passed.
On motion Of Mr. Lewis, proceeded
10 the consideration OF the blIl making
appropriations for the support of the
Post Office Department for the year
1917.
MrSpcight said it was not his intcn.
ton To oppose the passage of the bill
but he launched ont at once into a
attack upon the cheap postage system,
which he denounced as a scheme to
keep up high taxes.
Mr. Niles replied that the committee
had not thought 1t their duty to rec
ommcnd any cnangc. He was sur
priScd at the dcnuncintlon Of bill
which was one Of the most beneficial
that had ever been enacted, As to the
stage lines, they had hitherto been a
burden OF n million of dollars year on
the Department. and nothing 10 do
with the conveyance Of the mails
Mr. Niles SAID he had recently learned
from the postmaster nj New York that
the increased number OF letters passing
through his office was astonishing. -
Mr. \. was of the opinion that after the
next lettings the Department would
cease to be burden upon the ,rcasu-
ry.
Mr. Calhouninqurcd what had been
the falling off IN the revenue us com
pared with last year.
Mr. Niles said he believed it was a
bout 45 per cent Oh the first SIX
months.
The bill was passed over till to-mor-
row.
The committee on foreign relations
made ii report Oh the subject Of the
claim Of the owners of the brig Gen.
Armstrong upon the government of
Portugal, which was ordered to be prln-
ted
The Senate then took up the special
order, the French spoilation bill, and
Mr. Morehead proceeded to address the
Senate, in very able speech IN be
half of the claimants. He had not con
cludcd when tho Senate adjourned.
/ llousE.-ln the House it was agreed
to take the army bill out of committee
at 2 o'clock to-day.
Mr. Mckay had moved to the amount
of appropriations on account Of the
war, seventeen millions.
Mr. nromgoolc made n speech on
/ the Mexican question, justlfying the
course of the President on Coustltu-
tional ground, III taking Il position op-
poslte MatamoraS. lie maintained
that, from this point, he had right to
pursue any force that threatened HIM,
on the other side of the river. He com
/ plimented Gen. Ampudia with the O.
pinion that by his proclamation, he
he had put himself without the pale
of national aw,and ought to be tried d.
Punlshcd-when we catch him for
man stealing. As 10 the boundary,
he was not surprised that it was dis
puled by the opposition, They had
disputed aud given up cveryboundary.
Mr. Tlbbats of Ky, made an argu
ment in support Of the title of the IN
nited States to the RIO Grandc as the
boundary line.
Mr. Black of South Carolina, spoke
in support ofhIs proposition to increase
the pay Of the troops 10 ten dollars q
month.
/ Mr. Washington Hunt pronounced
the act Of the Executive, IN making
war upon Mexico uncoustilutIou
al, and urged that the people wou,l
hold the authors Of the war RESPONSE
bic for the STAIN It had brought upon
. the country. But as we were IN wal
ho trusted It would be so prosecuted
) tina, It would be brought to a speedy
- conclusion. lie was opposed to a I'm
gerng protracted war, and was IN IA
vor ola magnanlmous peace. Consld
! erlng that Mexico was u feeble power
e the war would not he hoped