The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-13

Mr. Webster objected to the clause ollo,s
foreigners 10 vote upon a mere decIo,o,
of intention 10 become citizens, witbou
quiring the declaration TO be carried nm, ~
The bill was AT last ordered 10 lie ON ,bo y.
BILE, 26 10 10. WIZ a.
The River and Harbor Bill was tukcn
and passed as it came from the House W
The bill to establish the territory or NJ.
seta was taken up, debated and laid on ,Lo,
BILE.
The House bill regulating intercourse VII,
China and giving judicial power 10 ccr "%I
Consuls was taken up. debated and Ind WI W
the table. ="
Mr. Allen offered a resolution to restoroN
Richie to privilege ofthe floor, which n ",
objected TO and laid on the table. v"
After an Executive Session the Senate nj
journed at 2 Ia o'clock, and took recess ",
six. '"
HOUSE. Mr. Carroll offered resolu,io,
instructing the Committee of Ways onJ
Means to report to the House the Irish r.
liefBill. Negatived, So to 1902
Mr. Mckay reported the Naval Penso,
Bill, with the amendments of Son
ate and further amendment TO one of IL,
Senates amendments, being substantially fl,
three Million Bill, and authorizing the usp az
that sum from the appropriation for carryin,
on the war in the Navy and Army ApproDrn,
ton Bills.
The Chair decided the amendment no, :,
order, because il was irrelevant to the oLe,
of the bill.
From the decision Mr. Mckay Appeals
and the decision ofihe Chair was sustaned
1913 to AZ.
The Senate amendments were then agreed
to, in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Cobb il
the Chair; and the Three Million Bill from
the Senate was taken up.
Mr. WilmOt moved his proviso prohibiting
slavery ia new territories.
MIR Graham, ofN. c., moved to ameno
this by providing that the Missouri Compro
mise line shall be extended to the PacifCAni
that slavery shall be permitted south and yro
hibited north ofthat line. Mr. Grahams D.
mendment was rejected, 50 to 90, and tie
WilmOt proviso adopted, 80 TO 30.
The bill was then reported to the House,
and the proviso rejected 81 to l02.
Mr Wilmot moved to lay the bill on the
BILE; negatived 81 to ia.
The bill then passed, lis TO 81.
The Rouse refused to agree to the amend.
ment ofthe Senate, striking out the amend,
ment ofthe House providing for the appoint
melt of General-in- Chiefin the supplement.
tai army bill.
The House refused to take up the Senale
bill authoring the sending of the Macedonian
and the jamestown TO Ireland with supplies
contributed for the suffering poor.
The bill amendatory of the Sub-Treasr
act was taken up in Committee of the WhOt
on motion of Mr. Dromgoole, and numerous
amendments were proposed and rejected.
One was offered by Washington Hum
striking out all after the enacting clause, and
inserting the entire repeal of the act as pro.
posed at the last session.
At 2 1-2 O'clock, the House took recess
TO 5 o'clock.
SENATE. Midnight. The Senate non.
concurred in the report of the commiuee Of
Conference for the appointment of n General
in-Chief: and agreed TO the report ofthe com.
mittee circumference on the civil and dpO
matte appropriation bill.
HOUSE. The bill amendatory of the in I
dependent treasury act was passed.
The Committee of conference on the sup n
elemental army bill made their report, rec.
ommending the Senate to concur in the T.
mendment of the House, for the appoinmem
of n Lieutenant-General.
The House agreed to the report, 96 TO g.
The bill was passed TO amend the act pro-
viding for a limited time an additional militia.
ry force and for other purposes.
Also, the bill, to refund to the States the
expenses incurred for Volunteers previous to
their being mustered into service.
The report ofthe Committee Of Conference
on the civil and diplomatic appropriation bM
was agreed to.
A joint resolution for despatching the irI'
gate Macedonian and the sloop jamestown
with the supplies for Ireland. was passed
The bill was passed for the constructor
of four war steamships for the traDsporiallOG
of the mail from New York TO Liverpool
END OF THE TWENTY NINTH CoSGKEss.-
This morning, at one o'clock. the Senate anH
House OfRepresentatives were adjournedNN
die by their Presiding Officers; and before
this paper reaches the hands of any of our
readers, twO-thirds ofthe members of both
bodies are on their way to their RESPECTIVE
homes.
We have taken unusual pains TO obtain the
List Of all the Acts passed during the session
The Annual Appropriation Bills have be-
come laws, though not without a severe
struggle between the two Houses upon the Il.
made to the Civil and Diplomat
&c Bill by the Senate, some Of which were a.
greed TO, and others rejected or compromised.
The Three Million Bin without the res.rlc-
ton against slavery in any territory which
may he acquired from Mexicel has become
law.
The Bin authorizing the appointment OF
General and other Officers in the
Army has become law, after contest be-
tween the two Houses, which ended in ire
lection of the amendment of the House OF
for giving to the PresideMS
authority TO appoint a Commanding General
TO supersede, of course, the present COM
mapder) of the army now in the field
The Harbor Bill, Involving appropriations
to the amount of less than half million OIL
dollars,l which passed the House of Repre-,
some days ago and PASSED tie