The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-29
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
MONDAY.

"ONphf, Jan K,
The war party met signal defeat in
The Senate TO day. Cass. Allen e. Co.
were voted down nearly two to one.
The vote was taken on motion mate to
pospou the consideration OF Mr. A lIeu's
resolution ill The ION of February.
Messrs AIIeo. Cass. &c. opposed this
very s,renuousIv. The yeas and nays
were called, and resulted, yeas 80, nays
Is. 50 the resolutions were laid over for
i month, Messrs, Calhoun, McDufie,
Prnnybackef, Benton, &c. voting IN the
affirmative. This was all Of importance
which was done in the Senate I'LL they
went into Executive Session with closed
doors.
HOUSE. Mr. Norris presented the
Resolution ofthe New Hampshire Lsgis.
a,ure. in favor Of Cheap Postage aud .
gaInsl any increas of the preseot rates
Also in favor Of sending newspapers free
in the State where published.
On motion OF Mr. Douglass of H., the
Oregon Bill, which has been made the
order OF day for TO morrow, was commit.
ted 10 The Committee on Territories.
TuEsDAY, Jan. 18th.
SENATE. Mr. Bagby gave notice of
Resolution Tor amending the Consliiu-
ZION in ref"rance 10 The election of Presi
OF the U. States.
Mr. Benou, by leave introduced bill
to repeal The duty on salt, and the grant
ing of certain boun,ies 10 fishing vessels;
read, and referred.
HOUSE. Mr. J. G. Ingersoll, by res
ouuon, called upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for plan of a Treasury as
shadowed forth in the Presidents Mes.
sage. Objections made--Iies over.
A resolution was introduced instruc-
ting the Commillee on Revolutionary
Pensions to report bill for the payment
of pensions 10 widows of The Revolution
who were married alter 1894 aud before
l8OO-allowIng such persons 10 draw
pensions the same as widows married b..
lore 1894 An amendment 10 inquire in
10 the eIpedieaey of such bill giving rise
10 drbaye. the resolution lies over.
Mr. Andrew Johnson OF Tepn. intro
duced Il string OF resolutions seuing forth
the cAtdinll principles Of the democracy,
the great and chiet one being the dis,ribu>
ton OF The spnils Of Office, the resolutions
selling forth the manner 10 which they
should hereafter be distributed
They having been read, Mr. Holmes
o. S. O. offered IA resolution TO this effect:
ResoFred, That the Offices were created
fer The Governmenl aud not far the spoils!
Mr. Vmton OF Ohio Introduced Joint
Resolution for The amendment Of the Con-
slitulionof The U. s. relating 10 the cleo
lion OF President and Vice President of
The United SlaleS-providing for the
choice of the same, aher. The year
1860, by direct vote of the people Of the
country.
A bill providing for the erection of
State Government in the Territory OF WIS
cousin was introduced and referred 10 the
Committee on Territories.
WEDNESDAY, Jan, IA.
SENATE. Mr.. Allen wished TO in
troduce sill decaralory of this country's
position with regard 10 foreign interference
on this Continent.
Mr. Calhoun gave Mr. Allen an over
hauling for having introduced such a BILL,
being Chairman OF the Comml,lee on
Foreign Affairs, without consulting the
members of that Committee.
HOUSE. The House was occupied
all day ia Committee of the Whole With
The Oregon debate.
FRIDAY, Jan. l6.,
The Senate did not sit to-day, having
yes'erdny adjourned over ill Monday.
HOUSE. Mr. Rockwell OF Connfcli>
cu,, having possession of the floor from
Yesterday, made an able speech against
ultra measures on the Oregon question.
He did not consider the Notice war
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