Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-02-18
TWENTY-NINTM CONGRESS.
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Academy appropriation bill was amended and MAJ.
ed The three million bill was taken % a, one q.
clock Mr. Morehead spoke against the bill >, a..
ling mos, dangerous precedent. When Mr. No,,.
head concluded, Mr. Calhoun obtained the foo, q,
to- morrow. The bill was passed over informal,
The Committee Of Conference reported an ayrss.
ment which they had come TO with the Ham.
Committee in relation to the army bill. rs p,in.
cipal feature is, that the President can apoo;n,
company officers during the recess Of Congres.
but must appoint field officers while Congress i n
session.
Mr. Huntington spoke in opposition TO The re.
port He thought il unconstitutional to empower
the President 10 appoint any officers in The recess
Of Congress. After further debate the oues,ion
was taken on agreeing 10 the report Of the CON.
nittee. so far relates TO appointments, and deci
ded in the negaiive-yeas IL, nays % The les,
Of the report was agreed to. Mr. Benton then gave
notice that he would probably ask leave lomofr,r
TO bring in an entire new bill to raise the tenre
mcnts, and thus 20 over the whole thing again
Adjourned.
HOUSE.-A resolution was offered b. Mr.
Douglass, for expelling the reporters of the Union
newspaper, for false scandalous, and disrespect.
fol report OF the proceedings OF the House on Sat.
urday, during the attempt OF Mr. Wentworth. Of
Ill., TO address the House in reply TO an attack up
on him in the Union OF Friday night A warm
debate ensued for an hour and half which was
principally confined 10 Messrs Douglass and Ken
needy. The resolution was modified 50 as 10 ap-
poin, committee Of FIVE 10 enquire who the repor-
ter Of the Union was. aud what member created The
disturbance when the resolution, as modified, was
adopted, l2s TO 81.
Mr. Bayly offered a resolution nsructing the
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or letter writer's have published libelloas reports,
and whether any member Of this House had been
guilty Of an improper appropriation Of envelopes
IL was rejected. The Committee Of Conference
on the ten regiment bill, reported that the Senate
recede from the amendment to the first section,
and that the section stands passed by the House,
With slight exception, and some farther mutual
concession. The report was adopted
The three million bill OF the House was taken
up IN Committee OF the Whole. c. j. lngersol
addressed the Committee in explanation Of the
object Of the BILL Mr. Wilmot offered bis amend
meni, and made a speech in opposition 10 ihe eI.
tension Of slavery to new territory. Mr Strong Of
n. Y followed. Mr. Chapman concluded the de-
bate for to-day, when the Committee rose andre
ported progress.
Sundry Executive communications were recels-
ed among them the reply Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury to a resolution Of enquiry relative TO Gus
tom House officers and secret agents employed by
the Secretary. Adjourned at 5 l.2 o'clock.
Tuesday, Feb Q.
SENATE.-The Revolutionary Pension bill
was passed.
The Three Million bill was taken up MT Cal
houn spoke an hour in explanation oil his views up,
on the war He was in favor OF abandoning all
offensive operations, and establishing ine' com
mencing at the mouth OF the Rio Grande, uien0e
up the river 10 Fl Passo. thence due west s'riSins
the Gulf Of California near lis head, ana hoiu'Ig
this line, acting altogether on the defensive III
addition, he was for establishing Custom HOUSES a
ports now in our possession, and ievylng modefa'e
duties to meet all the expenses OF hoiong 'ne hns
proposed, which would be about Two hii'iiohs anu
a quarter Of dollars per annum. one ior' al ms
mouth Of the river, another al Camargo'and ihhu
at III Passo, would be all that would DC Necessary
aud 1--WE regiments could MAINTAIN Inc me nc
was not in favor OF holding this line permanently
but subject TO a treaty oil peace. lie ihoughi I'M,
policy would incline Mexico to peace. She ~oula
see we were undertaking only what we had sfeng
10 perform, and were not attempting 10 destroy "e'
national existence. Our policy should be to pre-
serve Mexico independent There is mys'e', lou
connection between her fate and ours. M oa,
houn then stated the objections ana alineIis'ss ~
the farther prosecution OF tie war 'o"a'as '"e
OF Mexico. AS 10 Mr. Oass ahenurien' ~ ~ Al,
nv aga'ns. ~ ~ mil fnr,ber deyelopment
c a.a ah,s,aad ,hs aoor and the bill
zen ass ,"en y..a' ",s
vas Pos.Po" S ~ e conca,ence was ordered
n"o'ne' No""n In =" NJ. M,ncum Dick.
y" ''e NSS, MI, o"', 80 Adjourned.
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