Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-26

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Also, looking to reorganization of the Navy
Also, TO the settlement of our affairs with Eng
land,
A Committee of five members were appointed,
looking TO Retronchment Of the War Department.
Mr.. Davis, Of KY, offered a resolution, requiring
the Committee of Ways ana Means to furish the
Clerk OF the House with copy of project for a
Tariff, laid before the Committee by the Secretary
of the Treasury. Mr. Davis, to prevent all OBJ
jcctions, moved the previous question.
Mr. Rathbun moved to lay upon the table and
Mr.. Ashmun asked the yeas and nays; which be-
ing ordered, the resolution was laid upon the table,
by vote Of l0S to 60.
A Resolution was offered to make the River and
Harbor Bill the special order of the day for Mon
day next The previous question was moved, and
motion made to lay upon the table. The vote was
yeas G3, noes leo.
The previous question was moved and seconded,
and the resolution lost by vote Of l0S TO "a, two
thirds being necessary.
A resolution was Offered calling Oh the Secre-
tory of the Treasury to communicate his project Of
Tariff. The majority objected.
Mr. Schenk. of Ohio, called again for copy of
the Tariff, before the Committee of Ways and
Means. The resolution was laid upon the table
10t to &C.
A fourth effort was made during the day, with
no better success.
The House finally acted MS far MS louisiana in
the order of States, and then adjourned, after n
Resolution Of inquiry, to the cession Of the Dis
trict of Columbia excepting Washington city-to
the States Of Maryland and Virginia.
TUESDAY, Feb. 17h.
SENATE. The Senate has been smitten with the
House fever, in a modified form, and of slower
nature. The hearing OF one speech will generally
OCCUPY day. Thus it is with ColQuilt odav,
Mr.. Hannegan yesterday, sc. Mr.. Dix goot the
floor for tomorrow, when Mr.. Colquitt got through
to-day and the Senate adjourned.
House. Mr. King moved that the Committee Of
the Whole be discharged from the further consid-
Grafton of the bill introduced on yesterday 10y Mr..
Culver Of N. Y approprating six millions of dollars
for the construction aud armlng Of ten iron steam
vessels of war, and that the same be referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs, which was agreed
to.
Mr. Boyd of Ky. moved that the rules be Sis
pended, and that the Chair proceed to call the res
idue of the States for resolutions. that were not
called on yesterday agreed to. The motion pend
ing was on resolution introduced by Mr. Thomp-
son Of Miss. providing that each Of the Reporters
of the House for the Washington City papers be
furnished with copy of all printed documents that
are laid upon the table of members This morning
the mover of the resolution changed it as to in
clude all the Reporters, and upon demand for yeas
and nays the resolution was adopted by vote of
lib TO 50.
Had the design of some peisons been carried
out, this favor Tor act Of justce) would only have
injustice was so manifest that upon the first sug-
gestion TO Mr.. Thompson, he at once altered the
form ofhis proposition as to embrace all. 1.-THE
members feel desire to have the reports correct
they should as they have done, furnish the means
of imparling correct information.
Mr. Wentworth of Ill. introduced bill, in pur-
suance of previous notice, establishing general
Warehouse system, which was twice read referred
to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Jones of GA, in pursuance Of previous no.
tice, introduced bill to amend the Judiciary sys-
TEN of the United States which was twice read
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
ordered to be printed.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the Pension appropriation bill upon which a some
what protracted and interesting debate ensued.-
The discussion arose upon the amendment offered
by Mr. Tibbatts of Ky. that no widow should be
required to furnish any other testimony to enttle
her to pension than the fact that she is the widow
of the pensoner, where her husband at the time Of
his decease was receiving pension from the Uni
ted States The amendment of Mr. TIbbnts was
agreed to, and the House then passed the bill as
amended without any DIVISION
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, on the State of the Union, Mr.. Bowln of
Mo. in the Chair, and took up the bill making APP
preparations for the support and expenses OF the
Indian Department. Without coming to any de-
termination and pending point of order raised by
Mr.. HARRISON gave notice that tomorrow he
would call up his bill for the raising of two regi-
ments of Rilemen for the Oregon service. The
House then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. l9.
SENArE.-Mr. Evans submitted resolution
calling upon the Secretary Of State for the cores
pondence lately hau with foreign ministers, in re-
aton to a ship canal at the lshmus of Panama.
Mr.. flanagan made personal explanation in
reply to the statement of Mr. Colquitt that he (Mr
H. was hostile to the annexation Of Texas, before
the Baltimore convention. Mr.. Ii. was, he said, in
favor Of Texas annexation both before and after
the Baltimore convention but having discovered
among the Southern members of Congress sympt-
oms Of detection as to Oregon, and suspecting
their faith he refused 10 vote on the question OF
annexation, and did not vote on either side of that
question.
Mr.. Dix, of New York, made his speech on the
Oregon question. lie went in favor of the notice.
HoUsE.-The resolution, passed on Tuesday,
ordering that copies Of printed documents and bills
be furnished to reporters, was reconsldered mo-
ton of Mr.. Grover Of New York.
The committee on mileage reported bill regu
latng that subject and restricting the allowance il
some cases.
The House went into committee the bill ma
king appropriations for the expenses of the lndiar
department, and for fulfilling treaty stpulatlon
with the Indian tribes, for the year ending 30tI
June, 1S47.
Mr.. Culver, of New York, and Mr.. Giddings, o
Ohio, took exception to all the items for carrying
the treaties into effect for the reason that por
ton Of the money to be paid for slaves, a
property taken from the Indians. The recognition
of slaves as property, by the House, would be
perpetual blot on its character. Mr.. Gddlngs de
clared that the Seminole war arose from the at
tempts to recover runaway slaves IN Florida MI
Wick said that, admitting the fact, the government
was bound to pay for slaves as property We dc
mandcd and received pay from Great Britain lo
slaves taken during the last Mr.. Gliding
was called upon for proof Of his assertion that an
part Of the money was to be paid for slaves. NJ
q. SAID the proof could be found in the public al
chives, Mr., Sawyer said that Mr. Giddings' dc
nunciatlons were intended Tor application to the
lection in Ohio; to enable him to get every abol
ton vote. lie should vote for the bill for he wsI
cd to do justice to the Indians as well as to til
negroes. Mr.. Brockenbrough denied that I'll