The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-13
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SENATE. THURSDAY, Feb g Mr. Sew
Ter called up the three million bill, for procur-
ing peace with Mexico, and made speech in
its favor. Its object was, to secure peace
The President and the Government were
willing to make peace, ifMexico would give
us indemnity for the war, or New Mexico and
Upper California. MrMiller replied that for the
first time the avowed object ofthe war was 10
get N. Mex. q U. California. He could see no
prospect of peace by voting this money. The
war would still go on,and he believed when all
expenses were paid,it would be found that
they amounted to one hundred millions of
dollars for the first year. Mr. Berrien moved
TO postpone the bill until Thursday. Mr. Sew
Ter opposed the motion. MrCahoun favored
it; he thought Senators on the other side had
n right to ask the postponement; they had
showd no disposition to prolonged debate or
cause delay in the adoption Of Government
measures, and had consumed less time than
Senators ON his side. The motion to post
pone was agreed to, % to Ia. The bill to
sell mineral lands in Michigan and Wiscon-
sin, was then taken up, amended and passed.
! HOUSE. The Committee of the Whole
considered the bill making appropriations TO
| the Military Academy and ordered it TO be re-
Civil and Diplomatic appropriations bill. Mr..
Wentworth addressed the Committee in OPP
position to the tax on tea and coffee. Andrew
Johnson and Columbus Deano, followed.
Mr. Deano, declared that the war was wug-
/ ed for the acquisition of slave territory, and
hat the war would end ms soon as II was
known that no more slave territory was to be
or could he acquired 10y it. MIR Wick closed
the debate for todayand the Committee rose
Tie 'ill making appropriations for the Mini
tary Academy at West Point, was read thlrd
time and passed, and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3. The Senate passed
over Mr. Jarnagin's resolutions of thanks TO
General Taylor and the army, and took up
those from the House on that subject. MIR
Speight moved TO strike out that part relative
to the storming ofMonterey. He would not
thank and ceisu.e at the same time. MIR Sew
Ter said the proYis;o implied no censure, and
those DISPOSED to vote thanks might not APP
prove ofthe capirulu!ion Of Monterey Mr.
johnson considered it IL severe censure.-
Messrs Crittenden aud Clayton defended the
tet,tus of the cnpiuIlation. MIR Sewer said
General Henderson had declared that General
Taylor ordered the captulatlon 10 he accept
ed, ia opposition to the views OF henderson
aud NORTH, who were opposed TO the arms
tce. Mr Bagby dsapproved OF the arinIst'ce
and suggested that to approve OF II would pe
to censure the President, who had condemn
ed it. MIR Butler offs. c., opposed any quail
itication OF the resolution, believing that party
hostility to General Taylor would increase
his fame. Me Bagby said that two thirds OF
the army. would disupprove oil the armlstlce;
if women and children were TO be consider
ed, General Taylor should have thought OF saw
ing American women and children from be-
coming widows and orphans,as he could have
done by capturing the Mexican nruIy ut Mon
terey and thus bringing the war TO an end
Mr. J. NJ Clayton wished to know what he
was TO do with the Mexican Army if he had
captured it, Mr. Bagby-put them OH parole.
Mr. Calhoun saidhe would vote to strike
out the proviso, believing the censure to be
inconsistent with the vote Of thanks; II the
capitulation was partOf the battle it ought
NOT to be censured; if no part of the battle, II
ought to be excluded from the resolution al
thanks. Mr. Webster said that General lay
Tor would be entitled TO an Investigation by
conrt martial before Congress could undertake
to cansure him. Mr. Speight's motion 10 strike
out tive provso was agreed to--Ayes 3}, all
the Wings, and Benton, Butler, Calhoun, Fair
field Houston, Rusk, Soule, Speight, locos.-
Nays 10, all locos.
MIR Webster moved to substitute for the
whole resolution: "That the thanks~of Con-
General Zachary Taylor, his officers aud men
for the fortitude, skill. enterprise and ~cour-
age. which distinguished the late briIliantinil-
itarv operations upon the Rio Grande."
This motion was agre ed to by the follow
ing vote-ayes 6,all Wings except Calhoun!
Nays %, all locos.
The resolution was read third time as a..
mended and passed, ayes 43, nays none.
And in this shapeit was titus returned to
the House Representatives.
HOUSE. The House was all day engag-
ed upon amendments ofthe Senate to the Ten
Regiments Bill. Bya large majority they
disagreed to the amendments striking nut
the proyiso which enables the President 10
appoint officers to these regiments during the
recess ofthe Senate. The amendment rela-
tive to Chaplains was so altered as TO permit
brigade officers to appoint one chaplain for
each brigade, salary $500 and forage for one
horse, also, requesting the chaplains now in
service to go to Mexico or be dismissed. The
amendment in regard to bounties was so a
mended asto allow eighty acres to those
who We're called out for less than IL months,
provided they were marched to the seat of
war.
SENATE. THuRsDAY, Feb. 4. Mr. Fair
field reported bill TO extend the Navy PEN
sion bill to five years.
The ten Regiment Bill was received from
the House of Representatives, and referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
HOUSE. Mr. Wentworth made Il person
al explanation in reply to an article in the
Union, reading him out of the party. He
spoke an hour, dealing out the most violent
abuse on the head ofMr Richie.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill was then taken up and resolution was
adopted that the debate should close in Com