The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

G duced resolution of thanks to Gen mug '",I0
v and his men for their heroism at the hon!
q Buena Vista. Mr. Henley moved nm o,O', b
ment by adding the words, "engaged o",
we're in defending the rights and boron, "
, the nntion," when Mr. Ashmun moved =. VI
mend The amendment by adding the way D"
Sin war unnecessarily and unconsti,mI",pp
ally begun by the President of the ITna.S
Suites. "'c'
MIR Ashmun's amendment was sus,oi,.,
by vote of 85yeas TO 81 nays. "''
So the House of Representatives bos ~
cially declared tho obvious truth, that ,Tl,
icdr NTH .Merico ,Oas unnecessarily and yr,,.
additionally begun by The President qrhs Ung ,
States" ''
SENATE. Jun.4 Mr. Cameron pre,,,
ted the proceedings of the War Meeting !,
Philadel phia. u
Mr. Breese introduced n bill to creolo fl.
Office of Surveyor General of Oregon, oDd,
grant presumption rights TO actual settler
Read twice.
! The Senate then proceeded 10 the coDsA
Grafton of the resolutions of Mr. CaIbom.
who spoke at length in defence oflbc s,mo
On motion of Mr. Sewer, the resoIu,ion,
were then laid on the table, 10 he taken mn.
l..
been disposed Of ""'
HOUSE. On motion ofhIr BrodbeoAu Il.
House went into Committee ofthe Wholc,,'
the State Of the Union, on the Presidents W.
nual mcssage;Mr j. II. IngersoII i'm the cb,;,
The resolutions of Mr. Vinton, refSniDa
several portions to appropriate Commil,ces
were read, when Mr. Brodhead offered M.
substitute, and stated his reasons,
NJ. E.IIi,,ay., .,,A.yoI 10, Al n
Mr. Vinton's resolutions so far as to refer tho
Amistad Slave Case 10 a Select Commiree
and made speech on the proposed amend.
meut
MIR Gidding's proposition was rejected
MIR Stanton, from the Naval Commeer
ported bill appropriatng one hundred ,and
fifty thousand dollars TO the Dry Dock nj
New York. Read twice.
Mr. Truman Smith, from the Committed On
Foreign Affairs, reported n bin TO provide
for the ascertainn1ent and satisfaction Of
claims for French spoliations. Read twice
Mr. Cooke reported Revolutionary Pen.
sion Bill, making further provision loriIe
widows of officers and soldiers of the RevO.
luton. Passed.
Mr. Goggin's resolution calling on the Pres.
ident to communicate any instructions rela.
tive to the return ofSanta Anna to Mexico
was taken up. Motion WINS made 10 reC.yH
TO the Committee OH Foreign AfahS Neg
utived, ~ to Sc.
MIR McLane, ofMaryland, moved to amend
by nddng-'If the information had not been
furnished" Debate eusuel be.
tween Messrs. Ashmun, Evans, McLauesm
others.
Mr. Thompson, ofMississippi, movedst
mend by including Gull for informaliUu
regard TO The return TO Mexico, of Co.
Paredes. Mr. Thompson's amendments
by Mr. Goggin, and the prcvioa
question was moved. II was sustained. The
main question was then ordered, which Ii,
Speaker said would be OH the amendment
Mr. Nc Lane then Withdrew his amendmer
and the resolution as amended by Mr. ThOmp
son, then passed-Ayes l45, Noes 1j
WAsHINGroN, "Wednesday, Jam
SENATE. On motion of Mr. Cass, the
bill was laid on The table, until the
ten regiment bill was acted on.
The Ten Regiment Bill was called up Nh
Crittcnden moved to amend by striking oN
all after the enacting clause, and inserting
authorising the President 10 accept
the services of thirty thousand volunteers
lie considered the number now in Mexico
inry ofNVar. Half that number had conquer
ed everything opposed 10 them.
He wished 10 give the President authority
10 call ont all he asked for, only when obso
utely required by the state of affairs in Mex,
He would not consent that Congress
should he held TO take the responsibility Of
adding positive force of ten regimentsto
the regular army.
The additional men which had been ask.
ed for, would increase the military force Of (
the United States TO between ninety and ore |
hundred thousand men.
Mr. Jefferson Davis addressed the Senate n
in opposition TO the amendment,(M Mr. Criven'
den's.)
Mr. Calhoun made some objections 10 The
and it was finally negoilvef-
yeas 10. nays &c.
Yeas.-Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Berier'
Clark, Clayton, Corwiu, Crittenden, hylON
Green, Hale, Mangum, Miller, cC,PbeI!s'
Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Weh:ter-%
Nays-AlIen, Ashley, Atohison, Alher''
Bradbury, Breese, Butler, Cameron, C%
Davis. of Miss, Dickinson, Dix. DoU!iS
Downs, Welsh, Foot, Hnnnegan, lnS
johnson, of Md, Johnson, of La, M'sN
Rusk, Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, Wes'co"-
%. ,-,.,
The bill was ordered to be engrosei",e"'
on motion of Mr. Hannegan-some sehuO'
wishing to speak on the bill-the seHaV 'O'
journed. ,A.. Ms
In the House, MIR Venable moved 'hA' NV
vote by which the House agreed to me .I
olut:on of Mr. Goggin be reconsdered is u"
wished to offer an amendment.
MIR Ashmun moved to lay the mGno" ro y"
the table. Mr. Venable called f3r 'mo YEAS ys
and nays, which resulted as follows
10Y, nays 81. l., which
Mr. Sawyer moved that the VcN y y recon.
the House agreed to the resoIu''o" w
sdered, which lies over. uorse the
The Speaker laid before the House House, and NJ" I
General Taylor, previously called ori oi &c.
statement Of the lumber of pensioners %
The House then resolved itself mo S,,i SvI h
mittee of the Whole, Mr. Calep ID; In NJ