The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-16
TWENTY~NINTH CONGRESS-.


House, was read a third time and passed
without amendment, being the first apprOpri-
alton bill which has been passed this session.
The Senate then took up the bill for the
relief of J Ohm =. Skinner and the legal repre-
sentatives of Isaac Green, being the unfnish-
ed business of Thursday.
The parties for whose reliefths bill pro-
vides were the suretics of a pension agent,
who failed when in debt TO the Government.
The ground upon which they ask for relief
il that by the neglect ofthe Government 10
institute the proper proceedings at the time
of his failure, his property was sacrificed to
other creditors, and they were compelled TO
pay the debt.
Mr. Phelps gave n brief statement of the
facts, and said that the sureties upon n bond,
after paying it, could not have the same rem
edy as the Government against the principal
Except in the case of custom house bonds,)
which are specially provided for by law,with-
out an assignment ofth0 bond by the United
States, and that no such assignment could be
made without special act Of Congress.
After some farther debate the bill WAS pass
ed, ayes %, noes 10.
! HOUSE. The following bills, among 9th
ers, were reported from the standing Com
mttce.
| A bill for the purchase ola site for n GUS
tom house at Eastport, Maine. A bill allow
ing drawback on goods imported into Knox
vile, Tennessee. A bill TO provide for the sale
of the mineral lands on the Lake Superior.
A bill to grant prescription rights to land
i'm the Miami reservation Passed. A bill |
for the sale ofreserved lands. A bill for the |
incorporation of gas light company in the |
city of Westinghouse with a capital offs 100000. |
A bill TO continue the paving of Pennsylvania !
Avenue. A bill TO rcorganiZe the Navy De- /
partment. A bill to authorize the constrtIc- /
ton Officiating dry docks at the Philadelphia |
and Pensacola navy yards. bill for the re-
lief of the crew ofthe steam frgate Missouri, |
burned NJ Gibraltar A joint resolution for |
the establishment Of naval depot OH Lake |
Erie.
Mr. Adams offered a resolution calling upon |
the Presidents 10 inform the House whether /
any soldier or officer of the United States ar
my in Texas has been shot for dcsertion, or
while attempting To desert, aud IL so, when |
and by whose order. The resolution was |
adopted:
TUESDAY, May 5. The Senate did but lit
tie business and the House went into Com /
mittee ofthe Whole and took up the bill for
the support of the Post Office Department for |
the year ending June 30, 1Sl7.
The amendment appropriating SIS, 900 |
towards the carrying ofthe mail TO COwes |
aud Bremen was agreed toby which the con-
tract with Mr. Edward Mills is confirmed.
An amendment TO strike out the proyiso by
which the postmasters are authorized TO re-
ceivc the same compensation as under the
old law was pending when the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE. WEDNESDAY, May 6. The |
Committee on Finance reported bill from
the House TO supply deficiencies in certain |
appropriations for the current year, with the |
House amendments, which We're recommend |
ed Most Of the amendments were adopted. |
the report agreed to, and the bill returned TO |
the House.
The bill TO settle the claims OF New Hamp- !
shire for Militia service, was taken up and
advocated by MIR Athcrton.
HOUSE. The House took up the hill rel |
alive TO the act of 1912, which imposes duty |
of twenty per cent nd valorem on Java cot |
fee.
Mr. Winthrop made an able speech against |
the bill. lie said it was not needed; the
construction of the Treasury Department had |
been wrong under MIR Bibb, but lac said it was
now right.
SENATE. THURSDAY. May 7. In the
Senate, MIR Speight moved a reconsideration
of the Florida Judiciary bill, as passed yes
terday. The bill TO settle the claims ofNew-
Hampshire for military services was informal
" laid aside, no quorum voting on it's ayes
l0noes. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, reported
back with amendments the bill providing for
an adjustment of suspended Presumption
Land Claims. After considering private bills,
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE. The House refused to go into
Committee on motion of Mr. Mckay. Mr.
Adams moved to suspend the rules to offer
resolutions calling on the President for furth-
er information respecting dese"tions i'll the
army, authorising the President to have ar
rested and tried for murder those who had
shot soldiers, if any were shot, without trial.
The motion was lost.
The House then went into Committee of |
the Whole and took up the Post Office bill
Mr. Giddmgs, ofOhio, rose he said, TO priv
ilege question. He went on to make Sc
we're speech against shooting deserters with |
out trial. No worse murder would il he if a |
corporal in command had been ordered TO
shoot members of Congress. A discussion |
ensued in which several members took part. |
FRIDAY, May 8. The Senate was not in
session to day,
HOUSE. In the House ofRepresentatives
Mr. Tibbatts, by unanimous consent, introduce
ed a bill for the benefit of tho blind"
1t approprates 5000 acres of the public |
land, to be sold under the direction of the Sec
rotary ofthe Treasury and the proceeds APP |
Piled to the purchase of books for the use of |
the several blind institutions in the country. |
Mr. Tibbatts asked that the bill should be con-
sidered at this time, but as it contained an
appropriation it was requisite that it should
he referred to the committee of the Whole
1t was read twice and referred accordingly.
Mr. II. nj. L. Hunter moved that the House
go into Committee of the Whole, and take up
the special order, being the bill to retrocede
the county of Alexandria TO the State of Vir-
gnia. Carried
Mr. Hunter said that the bill now before