Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-05-28
CONGRESS.
WAsuINGroN, May 10.

WASHINGTON, May ~.
TIE, Mr Crittenden presented petition
Pittsburg and Wheeling be made ports
ID, from the Military committee, report.
Pplementary to the act for prosecuting
war with Mexico, and for other puf.
eral private bills were passed. The
sting unsettled presumption land claims
Office Appropriation Bill was taken
eight Of Miss, said, he would not OPP
bat denounced the cheap postage
INTENDED to keep up high taxes. He
committee intended any change. Mr.
Il Committee, replied that the Commit.
lated no change as being necessary
F he bill was then laid over till to-mor-
b CHI Spoliation bill was then taken up.
ID was entitled to the floor, and as this
ped, is making powerful speech in
claimants.
House went into committee Of
Dc Cobb in the Chair, and took up the
friaton bill.
PTS, of Kentucky, spoke for an hour
ID that the war with Mexico ought to
q prosecuted to a glorious termination.
in the course Of his speech, to the as
<py Mr. G. Davis aud Mr. Order, of KY,
pinistration, for bringing this war up
oole, Of Va, followed-he also de-
ADMINISTRATION, and the majority in Con.
ing with haste upon the war bill.
d, az precedent, the embargo act Of
was passed the same day Mr. Jefier-
nded it to Congress.
ngton Hunt, of N. Y, obtained the
Euite a scramble for it.
Of Tenn. defended the ten dollars per
Bed for the soldiers, (Which was not
the Committee of the Whole.)
Hook the debate closed. An amend
1g the rations of officers TO six a day.
] by vote of 90 to II.
two millions for the increased part Of
4 voted without division. The Bill
#orted to the House and the Previous
Fed and seconded.
ngersoll asked separate vote upon
pnt limiting the pay Of officers for trav-
es to six cents a mile. The amend.
~frled by vote of 100 TO SO.
pas then passed and several bills re.
erence to territorial questions, which
be attention Of the House for a few
e adjourned at an early hour.
WAsHINGToN, May 30.
I'VE, the Committee on Finance re-
fhe bill making appropriations for the
+ West Point Academy, with amend.
offered resolution insiructing the
b Military Affairs to inquire into the
limiting 10 the age Of sixty years per-
b receive military appointments.
e then took up the amendment report
pmmittee on Commerce to the bill for
ue of certain foreign coins at custom
Of Mass, explained.
1ments were then agreed to and the
te bills from the House were taken
Fed their first, second, and third read
te then took up the French Spoliation
fehead rose to conclude the speech he
yesterday.
MIR Stuart submitted 4 resolution. in
"A Commtttee ON HNnitarY ANaira 40 re-
increase the pay Of volunteers to
d month, and qpproPrinting to those
end of the war, or dying in the ser
j of land.
was made to suspend the rules, TO al
|ntion TO be considered : lost-Ayes
In Georgia, from the Committee on
reported bill for building IL war
one iron war frigate the steamers to
200 to 1900 tons, and to carry six Of
Ire, and two or more smaller guns the
by sixty heavyguns. The bill also rec
the acceptance Of Bergen's proposal
vessels, and the appropriation Of five
he purpose.
q then went into Committee of the
Boulbin in the Chair, and took up the
appropriations for the civil and diplo-
I The motion to strike out the appro-
the Clerk of the Meteorological De.
the office Of the Surgeon General,
was discussed with zeal and warmth.
Imported, and Messrs Cones, Of Geor.
hbun, New York, opposed the appro.
b spoke against sundry, if not all,
costly experiments.
Friday, May %.
bite, Mr. Fairfield from Committee on
reported back the bill for building
Is, with amendments, placing the mat.
control of the President.
offered resolution calling on the Pres
rmation in his possession relating TO
France and England to make Mexico
bit monarchy, which was adopted.
extend jurisdiction over Oregon COM
Restcott moved to postpone the whole
first Monday of December next.
b then took the floor and spoke at
subject of the Oregon Boundary. He
Is unpleasant duty to have TO correct
T. both parties in this controversy. He
ly with Russia never intended the line
/ Dur Western boundary, but was placed
the Western boundary Of England