The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-09

the Whole, which motion prorop,
the Smithsonian bill was taken , nv Ond
Mr SIMS, of Mich, mnde biiec
golus' ihc constltulopalty of ncco pp%eeeh a.
uusi devised by Mr. smithson. crJ lung Tie
luha would be returned to the be;r .'.po Nv
iestator unimPoired, and in the ,no mS N Tie
Suites. VI uls United
Mr. Adams spoke for aboutap bor,..,
Noca'ed tue amendment or substitute i l 3D.
offered for the bill. lie spid I'VE ,'''e NC lad
the hare before we sold the skin "'T p1 catch
ey was not in the Treasury. and !, ,a LUZ mon,
| necessary TO enforce the paymont . ~Iull be
bonds in which il was invested beE =, we State
be appropriated. '''''ic Hcould
Mr. Sims begged to remind tho &C.,,
rom MASSACHUSETTS, thai in a repor Human o
made on this subject, few years mo- E %e had
'aken the ground that the money sbnn "u md
considered as in the Treasury. and "J ,Lu be
United States bad become the crcdi,o ma ~ tF
states IN whose bonds the fund had ' G. " lh
vested, and was bound for the puror'. I" IN
nent OF the principal and mtrren '''''' pay
! Mr. Adams replied that since ,Lo,
was made hc had had some eypcrs,a report
proved that tie money was not IN ', ,Io re mat
hry, ana that we must get il there bsc,, ''eas'
could appropriate il. '''' "7'o'e we
Mr. Adams was here intcrpr,oaI
sage from the President oflbe tnnoT! zines stleS'
that he had yesterday signed md o,, Su'es,
JOINT resolution concerning the Crn rp,', ,
tory. THE noticel 'sO" 'errI'
MIR Adams. A most auspiciop, ;u,.
ton, MIR Chairman. most ousr,o,,. u'ulrap'
ruption. "'ef~
MIR Adams then went on to stat. ,,d4
ton to the principal features oftbe NM H.
normal school he was opposed to eny,. ,"e
He advocated the collection of Iorpo w..
ry. '"''
SENATE. WEDNESDAY, AprjI 90 ".
Jarnagin, on leave, introduced IN ioin, re-,
luton ~ regard to claims of citizens of n,
United states, upon the Republic ofMexico.
of which he had given notice Of yestord,,
MrJ. said il was not his Intention IA usk e.,
action upon his resolution for some days br,
he desired il to be read for the information of
The Senate. II was read ACCORDINGLY .nd
proved TO he a long preamble. SETTING f6rtb
the repeated outrages committed hy tho ON
thoriiics of Mexico upon the persors and
lA'l'NlA ~ VI 'Al 'tssSAilEs Nlllft lt.l and tip
repeated endeavors made for a series ofvesrs
in friendly manner ia obluiu redress. tsl.
so sets forth that tn Government of Ney;,o
has disregarded her own obligations, which
arc now unpaid, and having rejected our Min.
istcr md every pacific overture il leaves IN
the United States the only alternative Of
peremptory demand for settlement and con.
cludes by resolution authorizing tie Pres.
dcnt>with the consent ofihe Senate IN ar.
point "A board 10 ascertain and adjust Nh
claims of oar citizens against the said Rcru..
lie. The resolution was read n second line
aud referred to the COMMITTEE On Foreign
Relations.
The Senate then took ~ the hin granting
alternate sections ofrhc public domain 10 aid
in the completion or certain works ofu,eral
improvements in Mich.
Mr. Calhoun said twas not only tie right,
bbT rhe duty of the United States 10 afford aid
To works running through the public landS
Ivy which the value of these lands would he
enhanced.
Mr. Niles opposed the lin, urA expressed
his surprise AZ the new ground taken Ny tho
Senator from South Caroline, who haA@uNed
so long and so mapiuliy in support Of tie
Constitution.
Mr. Calhoun rei0incd ard expressed lis
surprise nj the remarks made nv the Senator
from Connecticut. lie had taken no new
ground. lie tad acted upon the principles
he now declared, for 'hc last 30 years. This
WAS not aqucstiou Of internal improycmen':
bv the governmental was mere qucsllon
OF proprietorship.
Tho debate WINS further continued by
1IeSSrs CasS, Niles, Brccse, Wcstcott, Arch
er.J. VI. Clayton, Bemor,H ualiug,on,and oh,
crs, after which the bill was slightly amended
and passed. Ayes 81. Mass 4.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE. mthe House of Representatives
the Smithsonian bill was taken upln Com
mtiCr ottho Whole.
llr Hamlu advocated the bill, and orDo%d
the substitute which had been proposed @
Mr. Adams. The money should be decm5g,
to he IN the treasury ofthe United r'aie>tN
could not be properly anywhere else "
government had invested il, it had done 80"
It's own risk, and was responsible tortht Ii,u,
ciple and interest. Mr. II. said he ha! ~
doubts about the constitutional power ol I'
government TO accept The trustanc ne llul's.
ed the hope that this oprortunllyoi carl}I
into effect the ,iiSss!gu otthe testatoTWo,'u.f;
he lost. He suggested some modifcauCn~
the bill, and urged particularly the lmPOI,dh."
ofinstructicn in agriculture and the ACCiS.
ic arts; hut said he would support any ne ..
ure that would make commencemc''," "'
laudible work designed by Mr. eIni'l,TT ..,,.
After some brief remarks iron, a .5,,s
Wood of New York, Giles, Wick ana s Srir
the period for the debate to ternlnae ,,', ON
arrived, the Committee proceeded 10 W"
the various amendments proposed n tbe
After spending about three 0oms Cam.
consideration of the ameudm'n! W NJ" ro.sea
mittee adopted the bill, and II h"a"!
the House by vote IS to a. ,.. If he
THURSDAY, April 80. Two hG hour, Sehr
session was occupied with tedious .o,. az" d
upon resolution directing the Se''s ,. s,U.
the Treasury to transmit to the senof ;r,trpc.
plement to the synopsis of Treasury r ra
tons for the administration OF inc From
laws, from 1889 TO the present t'l''T 40 work
the remarks made, it appears that v no clerk