Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-07

are now unpaid, and having rejected our
Minister and every pseihc overture, 1t
leaves the United States the only alternative
Of percmp,ory demsnd for ''r''' rn'rt and
concludes by . resolution su,ho1smg The
PIE. ut, with the couseo, 81 The Senate,
to appoint Board to ssrefth'n and adlus,
all claims Of our eriHe0s ngalnsi the sad
Republic. The resolution was rend sec
ond time and referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Relations
On motion Of Sir Moorehcad, the Com
fnuee on the Library WINS instructed to IN.
qure into the espedieucy Of distributing
the copie. Of The American Archives, now
in possession Of the government. among
he Historical Soc ieics and universities OF
I the country
The Senate then took up tho bill grant
ING ellerno,c sections Of the public domain
10 old in the completion Of certain works oi
u,errs' improvement in Michigan.
Mir Calhoun said 1t WAS no, only the
right bn, tho duty Of The Unit~d States to
eGord aid TO works running through the
public lands, by which the value Of these
/ lands would be enhanced
Mr. Nils opposed the bill md expressed
his surprise at the new ground taken by
the Senator rom South Carolinn, who had
bnulrd SO long and so muniuIy 10 supper,
| Of The constitution.
Mr. Calhoun rcjoined, and expressed his
surprise at the remarks Of the Senator from
Connecticut. lie had taken no new ground
lie had acted on the principles he tad de
clsr,d Tor the last 80 years. THIS was no,
= Question Of internal Improvements By the
/ government it was a mere question oil
proprle,orship
Mr. Nile. explained that he had no, in.
,entlooalIy misrepresented the Senator from
South Carolina, His remark wns so gen
craI thu, II nigh, easily be misunderstood.
The debate was further continued by
/ M,.rs. Cas,. Niles, Brecse, Wesco,t Ar.
cher. J. NJ. Clayton, Benton Huntington,
and others. after which the bill WAS slight.
| " amended and passed. Ayes &c, Noes |,
The Senate then adjourned.
Eiousk. In the House Of Represents
lives, the Sml,hsonlal bill was taken up in
Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. tInmin advocated the bill, and opposed
the substitute which had been proposed By
Mr. Adams The money should be deemed
10 be IN the treasury Of the United States,
and could not properly be my where else.
! II the government had invested 1t, il had
done so at its own risk and was response.
bic Tor the principal and interest Mr. II.
said he had no doubts about the con.ttu.
tonnl power Of the government. to accept
the trust, and he INDUCED the hope tina, the
presen, opportunity of carrying into effect
the design OF the losla,or, would no be lost
He suggested some mod ihcalion Of the bill,
and urged particularly the importance Of
instruction in agriculture and the m"ch2n-
'r arts, bu: said he would support any meas.
ure tua, would mike commencement in
the laudable work designed by MIR Smith.
son.
After some brief remarks from Messrs
Wood of n Y, Giles, Wick and others
the period for the debate to terminate hav-
ing arrived, the Committee proceeded to
vote on the various amendments proposed.
After spending abou, three hours in the
consideration Of the amendments, the com
mirlee adopted the Bill. and it finally pass
ed the House by vote Of IS 10 &c
The House agreed To meet at 9 o'clock
tomorrow, only to adjourn, TO have the
carpets taken up.