The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-06-20

report fully exonerates Mr. w. in MI I'u' 4lle
and concludes by stating, that in tho points
ny facts have been brought out wbinL 'es'lmo-
not TO be made public, and asks ,bat h. ought
mony be sealed up and placed in the arai ,eS''
ofthe House, 10 be opened ONLY bv or TJlUI'NeS
the House; that the committee he dsol oi
from luther consideration ofthe snLoaa gel
that the report be printed. The yo. and
signed by Messrs Vinton aud King 'T TT!
Seaborn Jones, and Jefferson Doy, wings
Focos. Loco
Having passed the bill directing H..
of the mineral lands at $3.50 per acre f.. sale
year, after which those remaining wr, oIe
were TO be offered at 81 IS per acre. u''SoId
The Territorial bills having all baor
upon, number of bills from the Seno,o a a''
taken up; among them the bill TO c ,oa,o were
Paymasters. The Senate rejected tho II new
amendments, the House insistedoD ' ~, mouse
appointed committee of conierenos," '"'ahd
SENATE. WEDNESDAY. June N =,
Westcott submitted the constitution sr5e Mr.
Of Government adopted by the State oS urn
on the 18th of May, which was reierra J"a,
the Committee OH Territories. 'u
MIR Dix moved to take up the bin ro,,..-,
from the House, with Amendments co, ,Heo
ing The pay ofDeputy Paymasters m III, ~
my. Mr. ID. moved that the Senate AMI, g.,
n committee TO meet that ofthe Hopeo i ,L:la
was agreed 10, and the Chair appoin,oG I NV.
srs. Dix, Johnson and YuIee. ''''-
A resolution submitted by Mr. Tprron i
the committee on Military Affairs he ;r:,r WAY
ed TO enquire into the expediency of eyemr
ing, during the war, the persons and essr,.
volunteers from arrest or seizure. was con
sidered and referred. 'O''
The SENATE then took up the Supplemop.
tary War Bill, returned with amendnentsi h,
the House Of epresentatiyes-tbe first I.
meudment of the House, for reducing ho
number of Major and Brigadier Generals !,
greed 10 by a vote of2G to Is. The sacor5
amendment, directing the Presidentto make
further reduction at the close of the wsr
without regard 10 date ofcommissiop.wos dis
cussed at some length.
| Mr. Morehead was in the middle off sneecb
on this point, when message was received
from the President, and the Senate passed in.
TO executive session, and discussed TO a late
hour ihe bases Of treaty for The settlement 9th,
| Oregon question, this day submitted
HOUSE. In the House ofRepreseptariye,
peared, was qualified, and took his seat.
SENATE. THURSDAY, June II. Mr.
| Dix from the Committee on Conference,
made report that the House recede from its
amendment reducing the proposed number
of pnymasters: and that the Senate rpcedp
from its position that the new appointments
shall be permanent. Report agreed 10.
The Senate took up the supplemental Ar
my bill neNt-to increase the numbered Gen.
eral officers.
| The question was on the amendment Of
Mr. Huntington, 10 discharge such Ofthe new
general officers at the end of the war wh,
may then be in service, a. will be necessary
sc. Rejected ayes 90, nays 81
! Mr. Archer offered an amendment 10 tie
/ House amendment, so as to give no poWertO
the President, in reducing the number otCien-
erals al The close of the war, 10 discriminate
between them without regard 10 the dates OF
their respective commissions The amend
ment was rejected.
The vote was then tai IN on agreeing tohe
amendment of The House, authorizing the
| President 10 discriminate without regard to
dates of commission in reducing the number
of Generals in service at the end oithe war;
and decided in the negatve-yeas u, nays
81, so the House amendment was rejected.
The amendment of the House, authorizing
the President to appoint four additional AGju'
tant Generals. was agreed to-yeas 20, nay
%.
| HOUSE. Mr. Sawyer rose TO make per.
sonal explanations respecting the charge Oh
Mr. Stewart. of Pennsylvania, that only
small portion ofthe Democratic members 70
ted TO give the volunteers ten dollars noni
MIR Stewart rejoined and JUSTIFIED hf
charge by producing the record OF the ia'e
in the case.
Mr. Haralsou, from the Committee on Iol'
ference. on the bill for appointing paymas5eh
in the Army. made a similar report 10 'i4
made in the Senate. Report concurred IL
yeas 81, nays "a. .rA.
The House went into Committee Of !n
Whole, and took up the Navy aPproPrISS.sc..
bill. for the year ending the Both June l't,'
Sundrv amendments were proposed iorRls,
" increasing the items of approprlatlons!sLj,
orally. The items for pay of otilceS o S11
men were increased blythe sum OF Sl'Vv"u.
The Committee ofWays and Means relu,'
ed a Joint resolution TO refund TO the uo''.,
ors ofthe States the expenses OF calllls
the volunteers for General Taylors army, =
be settled on just and equitable pTllIe s5o !,
provided that nothing should De uU"'
sanction the proceedings of Gen G "a motion
FR1DAr, June -. The SENATE on n.s ,.STS
of Mr. Berrien, went into ExecuI1'e , Isf' the
HOUSE. A motion was made .a 'r@ which
House recede from all its amep1II.n'' The
had been disagreed to by the eeH''''
motion did not prevail. gifts E.
The House then receded ffomWU E,omr1
mendments, and refused TO receus , i,O Pr
others-one being that authorIzns . %s
dent, at the close of the war, 10 consrs,
Major General and two Brigadler u rdt he
for permanent service, without res'''
dates of commissions. romruea
The bill was then ordered TO W
to the Senate. ,,,snepsO /
Mr. Andrew Stewart moved s.Sr req
of the rules to enable him to introu oI,b ofJp
luton to adjourn Congress on tne -'
ly. ND the rules
The House refuse to suspend '''O