Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-12-24
sIaelay, N.Y. beverly / Clark, XVI Amos Tuck,

| :. h<pendifres q fod UDice DtpdTilhent-J
Wilson, n; Orlando Kellogg, n Y; Charles y
Stuart, Mich; Shepherd Icfacr, Iowa; John u
Thompson H.
Eapenl,tlsss on Pablo B,aldiaqs--E Darlington
Cabell, Fai james G Hampton, Nj; William Saw
yer, 0i ELIAS Holmes N.Y. William Richard.
son, III.
Joint COMMITTEE on Library--John Quincy Adams,
Mass William w Preston, Val Henry c Murphy
my.
Joint Obmmitlcsou EnrOllei Bas-James @ IIamp-
ton, ii John L Robinson, la,
rThe gentlemen first named on each Commit
tee, in both Senate and House, arc Chairmen Of
the same.
TUESDAY, Dec. a.
Senate.-Mr Dickinson of N. Y. submitted
the following resolutions which were ordered
to be printed;
Rssoired, That true policy requires the Gov
eminent Of the United States to strengthen its
political and commercial relations upon this Con-
tinent by the annexation OF such contiguous ter
ritory as may conduce to that end and can be
Justly obtainetl--and that neither in such acdui-
siion nor in the territorial organization thereof
can any conditions bc constitulionally imposed
or institutions be provided for or established in
consistent with the right Of the people thereof
to form free sovereign State with the powers
and privileges of the original members Of the
Confederacy.
Resolred, That in organizing a territorial
government for territory belonging to the Unit
cd States, the principles of self government up
on which our federatiyc system rests will be best
promoled-the true spirit and meaning Of the
constitution be observed and the coniederacy
strengthened by leaving all questions concern.
ing the domestic policy therein to the Lcgisla-
lures chosen by the people thereof
In the House, Mr. Giddings obtained the leave
Of the House to make statement personal to
himself; whereupon he sent TO the clerks desk
the National Wing "a Taylor paper at Wash
ington City, Of recent date, and had read a
part of communication and an editorial article
IN said paper eensuring himself and Messrs
Tuck and Palfrey, calling them putrid excrcs-
cences, &c. for their votes in the elections of
the officers of the House.
When the Clerk had finished reading the mr..
ticles, Mr. Giddings gave what he understood to
be the history of the National Wing and It's ed
itor, after which he read to the House a prepar-
ed definition of his own political position.
Mr Henley submitted joint resolution TO
repeal part OF the newspaper postage law pass
ed in March last
The first ballot for Chaplain was as follows
Rev. r. r. Gurley, (Prcsbyterian. nominated
by Mr. Adams) "a, Rev. r. w. Cushman, (Bap-
tist, and nominated by Mr. Leyin) GO, Rev. D.
Dewy, Unitarian, and nominated by Mr. Ash
mum so, and Rev. l.. r. Reese, (Methodist)
i6. No choice. Rev. Mr. Gurley was elected
on the third ballot having 1902 votes, and Mr.
eastman 100; none for the Others.
The bill from the Senate for the relief Of the
heirs Of John Paul Jones, was received and re-
ferrcd TO the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Vinton submitted resolution 10 divide
the duties of the Committee ON Commerce be-
tween that Committee and n new Committee N
be called the COMMITTEES on Internal Commerce
WrpxrspAy. Dcc IL
Ssno,, III. v;oa p-..;,.o, -, :,
annual renort Of Tho sunar;n,endsn, 80 80 ~.
Snr,,a,, 'i'''' " '"' superintendent o' 'oas'
Nj hf;llor nro,rsrod ;o;,., ~..,.,:
;z;na ,ba erection 81 ,J,,',,,,,,, ~ vy auL:or
ton On Tho n,hI;. o~,,,rds ~, W as.nns
ferred. -''e 10
NJ Mason ;,,..,d,,,...,, I'm n
,;me 81 hoId;n,, d;s,,:n, a. o.i vWnangng tne
virginia No'' ~ 's''"'n' anu
NJ Downs ror,,rl =, $685., A.. :..,.
acconn,o,,s,;o,,, :, ~ 70. '.o ~
sold;ars onl ,,aI,,.,sss ..a. "ounueu
ton sn,hn,;. ~ nu sSon.., ,eso.u'
ve.,;ga,e he s,l;as, .,,, ,',' ~, ~ 70 ln
wise The Resolution wa. hdon,ed.
Mr. CaIbopn offered the toIloring resolutions
Rr.oIrsJ THAT 10 cononer Mss;co and N
hold !, e;,her ne 4 nrov;nce o.r 40 ;ncorpora,e !,
in our Union. would be Inconsistent with the
M al oet rrh vra Iaa Flrtla
ecn,aJ AMI !, ds,a,.,ra ero,, ~. so,,lsd rpl;,y
Of Governmen, IN conf;c, with ;,s cbarar,er
and rcn;,s snd IN nc and s,hysrs;ve az on,
6,es AMI ro,,l"r ;n.,;,,,,;ors
EssoJ.lJ ,rha, no lna f,,,I;c, Il, tho .,r,h.,
,,r,soc,,,;or 81 ,Le ,..rshon,s he .to,,ed wh;cb
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fbs resolu,;ons were r., ordered 10 he nr;r,ed
.es .:s "e'v o'ee'. $500, " ~ P,.nu
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sons for withholding his SIGNATURE 10 the bin
passed the last day OF the last session. making
APPROPRIATION to certain public works in wis,
consin. already commenced. and for other pur-
poses. The reasons were similar 10 those IN his
Veto of The river and barbor hill lint the mes
ssae ,v.s 81 srsa,a, ian,,,h NJ wan,wor,h