Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-08-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
SATtrRDAy. AUG. 8,


After some further discussion, Mr. Allen with
drew his motion, and the ballots were counted.
First Ballot anuegan Is; Sewer 5; scatter
ing 20.
Second flanagan 20; Sewer z; scat
tering %.
Third ballott-H flanagan 10; Niles II scatter
ing 20.
Fourth -Honnegan 80; Niles Is; scat
tering |.
Fifth ballot flanagan 49, Niles II; scatter
ing 10.
Mr.. flanagan here rose and requested that his
name should be Withdrawn. lie thought il more
important that there should be an election, than
that any particular individual should be elected
Sixth ballot-Atchison 10; Niles lS; scatter
ing Is.
Seventh bOot-Atchson 90; Niles II; scatter
! Ing II.
Eighth ballot-Atchison 25; Niles 10; scatter
ing ID.
Whereupon, Mr.. Atchison having received a ma
Ijority of the votes given, was declared elected.
He was conducted to the Chair by Messrs. Cass
and Calhoun, and returned his thanks in neat
address.
The Committee on Territories reported the
House bill for Territorial Government In Oregon,
without amendment.
| The Committee on Commerce reported u bill to
establish collection district in Oregon.
House.. No quorum present until some time af-
ter ten o'clock
A Message from the President received,
asking an appropriation of 100000 10 enable him
to make a treaty of peace with Mexico, for settle
Element of the boundary, &c. If it shall be found
that one can be made.
lie refers to the grant to Jefferson of 81, 100000
for the purchase of Louisiana, and says the war
will be prosecuted with vigor until treaty of peace
shall be signed by the government of Mexico.
Mr.. Mckay offered the bill asked for by the Pres
ident o.
The House then went into Committee of the
whole on it: Mr.. Holmes OF S. G. made short,
pretty speech in its favor.
Mr.. Carroll spoke warmly against it, and against
| the Presidents course.
| The Comnlttce then rose and Mr.. Mckay offer
ed resolution TO stop the debate on the bill at 3
o'clock.
| Mr.. Winthrop moved 10 lay the resolution on
the table, and called for the yeas and nays. Lost,
by yeas 81, nays l0l.
| Mr.. Dromgoole now offered resolution to stop
the debate at two o'clock. motion was made to
lay this resolution on the table, and the yeas and
nays called.
A resolution TO adjourn was then taken by yeas
and nays and lost. Several other motions were
made, and the yeas and nays on them were TAKEN
| AT last the House adopted resolution to take
the bill for placing the $4,000, 600 in the Presi-
dents hands for the object alluded to- out of Com
mittee in two hours after gong into it. The House
went into Committee of the whole, Mr.. Morris in
the Chair and took up the bill for the Military Ac
ademy at West Point. While considering the
same, 3 o'clock arrived, and the Committee took
recess until p. Nj.
When the last named hour had arrived, the Chair
man called the Committee to order, but there being
only Is members present, the Committee rose, and
the House after took up sundry bills from the
Senate, and acted on the same
When the bill making provision for the publlca-
ton of the laws taken up Mr.. Garrett Davis
offered an amendment requiring said laws to be
published in newspapers having the largest circu-
laton, and called for the yeas and nays.
The motion was voted down. yeas 60 nays 20,
and the bill passed.
A resolution was then adopted limiting each
speaker to ten minutes on the Mexican peace bill
when it should be taken up
The House again went into Committee on the
7 West Point Academy BILL and soon after the COM
, mittee rose. The House then concurred IN some
| of the amendments and nonconcurred in others.
The House now went INTO Committee, Mr.. Nor
rs in the chair and took up the Mexican Peace bill
, Mr. Winthrop made an eloquent and electrifylne
speech against giving the President the power ant
|. money asked for.
Mr. J. R. Ingersol hailed the rainbow of peace
7 but this bill was loosely and indiffcrenty drawn
which surprised him. He offered substitute.
Mr. Grier said as Mr.. Polk had taken the respon
sibility OF bringing on the war, he should vote t
= give him the money and hold him responsible 10
it and the war.
Mr.. Wilmot should vote for the money, thougl
he thought MIR. Polk SHOULD have cent to the hous
confidential message, disclosing the object h
had in view. He did not like this voting withou
= knowledge ana in the dark he had no objection
= to California province if slavery was prohibited il
y it, and offered amendment to the bill, making
= a fundamental condition in any treaty Cor Calllor
MIA that slavery should not exist therein
g Mr.. Washington Hunt was opposed to the acqui
;, sion of California, dangerous to the existenc
. of the Union and could vote money for tina
. object. He offered an amendment to prevent an
Z ACQUISITION of territory in a treaty OF peace.
y Mr. Simms of South Carolina sustained the re
sident and deemed his course magnanmous tc
- wards Mexico
9 Mr. Garrett Davis was for an honorable peace
" based upon the causes which led to the war-th
proper boundaries between the two countries an
payment of tine claims Of our citizenship was tC
70 prosecuting the war until these were obtained an
:. they would require more money Hewould vote T
~ money for the acquisition of the territory, but if
a. was necessary fol negotiating merely, he woul
- vote for it.
le Mr.. John @. Adams concurred in the desire
,, the President for peace aud would vote the none
H. to negotiate for it. There was no necessity tor Il
!. amendment to prohibit slavery IN California in Il
ls event Of its acquisition, as slavery was alreat
60 abolished there by Mexico, and could not ext
% without being established by the United States.
III The debate was then continued by Mr.. Roc
well of Connecticut, Mr.. Chapmanot Alabama, NJ
a. Owen, Mr.. Ewing of Tennessee, who offered
" resolution calling the President for all the
Nv formation he has from Mexico.
Up Mr. Mckay then offered bill in modified for
&C. the first section being under consideration,
10 Mr.. Wilmot moved his amendment probibitiI
au slavery in California.
-, The Chair ruled in order
~, ~ Mr.. Dobbn appealed.
70 The Chair was susained-9l to 49,
20 Mr.. Wick moved to amend The amendment
ho adding north Of 35 degrees, 80 minutes, which W
&c g rejected, "a to So
o The amendment of Mr.. Wilmot was agreed
SO to64.
of Sunday other amendments were offered and
XII jected
Gle The second section being under consideration
mt Mr. Henry moved provlso that the Two mo
ZEN be taken from the appropriation already made