Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-24
8Oth CONGRESS, 1st SESSION.
Wednesday,, Aug. 9.

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penses incurred during the late operations In Calor-
MIA, by Commodore Stockton and Colonel Fremont
was adopted.
In the House, after Mr.. Houstons speech, the House
laid aside the Light House bill, and took up, in Com
mtee of the Whole, the Civil and Diplomatic Appro
prlaton bill, as reported with amendment by the
Committee of Ways annd Means.
An item for paying the Creek Indians 100000 doll
ars, was discussed by Messrs. Vinton Nichols and
Thompson
The Committee arose, and the House again took up
and passed the Light House bill
The House then went into Committee of the Whole !
and resumed at halfpa nine o'clock, the discussion
of the Appropriation bill. Ofthe ifty-sx amendments
OF the Senate, A were acted upon, and reported tn
the House-among them the one for ndemniiying the
pretended owners of the Amstad negroes. At half |
past ten, the Committee rose.
THURSDAY, August 10.
Senate. Mr.. Hannegan, from the Committee oil
Roads and Canals, reported from the House bill ced
ing to Indiana that part Of the Cumberland Road y
ing in said state which was read the third time and
passed
The Senate took up the bill respecting Post Route
BILL the Senate, on motion, laid aside the morning
business, and proceeded TO the consideration of the
order of the day, it being the Oregon bill.
Mr.. WEBSTER obtained the foor and addressed
the Senate the subject in his most earnest and eff
tective manner.
Mr.. Mangum was opposed to the amendment, and
the bill He did not beve in the power of Congress
over slavery in the territories.
Mr. Niles followed in a vigorous vndicaton Of the
proviso and against all extension of slavery. Free
soil and free labor were his principles this ques
! ton.
The debate was continued by Messrs Metcall,
Johnson of Maryland, Beren, Foot, &C.
At four o'clock, the Senate took recess, and re,
assembled at halfpas FIVE when on motion, 5000 cop.
&C. .oiv &c tho e
Northeastern Boundary were ordered to be printed.
The discussion of the Oregon bill was again re.
sumed.
Mr.. Foote of Mississippi moved to lay the bill oil
the table, which motion lost by the following vote
yeas l5 nays 36.
The preamble to the Wilnot proviso section was
then taken up The question being on Mr.. Under.
woods motion to amend it, long debate ensued, in
which Foote of Mississippi Davis of Massachusetts,
Downs Of Louisiana, Hunter of Virginia, Johnson Of
Louisiana, and others participated.
At half-pa nine o'clock Mr.. Underwood withdrew
his motion.
Mr.. Douglass moved an amendment in favor of ex-
tending the Missouri compromise to the Pacific Ocean
which was adopted by vote of SO to 81.
After some unimportant business the amendment
was adopted and the bill as amended was passed by
30 to %.
Adjourned.
House Extra pay was voted to the officers of the
House.
A communication was received and read from
Nicholas P. Tris ESQ.,, dated Westchester, Pa giving
the history of his agency in framing the treaty witt
Mexico, and charging the president with the intention
of conquerng and annexing the whole of Mexico, ant
abusing the power entrusted to him. and also with re
sorting to subordnation and perjury ntimang that thu
House can investigate as to the truth or falsehnod
the charges with reference to impeachment Mucl
sensation manifested by the reading of this doc
ument
A motion to refer the documents to the Committee
on Foreign Relations, carried and the House re
fused to print the documents
Mr.. White, from the Conference Committee, re
ported the Indian Appropriation bill with amendment
, which were adopted
The House resolved itself into Committee of thu
Whole, Caleb B. Smith in the Chair, and took up thu
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. The Sayan
nah River amendment was stricken OUTS to 70.
The committee rose and reported the bill witt
amendments, and the House then proceeded to act o.
the amendments reported by the committee.
The House took recess, and at half-past o'cloc
reasscmbled.
The Amistad item rejected
At 8 l-2 o'clock the House laid aside the civil d
plomatc appropriation bill, and took up sundry bill
from the Senate, and at 10 1-2 o'clock adjourned.
: FRIDAY, August H.
In Senate, the Committee of Conference upon tn
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill returned fror
the House, with disagreements to most of the Senate
| amendments The House passed the usual extr
compensation to the officers.
Mr. Benton's resolution that the reports of debate
in the Senate be publish in the Union and Inteiger
Ger was adopted, and DR.. Houston was chosen repor
= er.
: The post route bill was resumed and debate er
sued on an amendment to abolish postage on new
papers within thirty miles of their place of ISSUE
A lob Dn5
between Messls Vinton Tompkns, Coamer an
:, Gayle. Yeas and nays were demanded upon a vol
to reconsider, and Mr. Rockwell offered amendmen
to the bill. Mr. Dickey moved that the whole subje
lie on the table. Carried. despatch very blind.
IS Mr. Vinton called for committee of conferenc
with the Senate the unsettled amendments to the civ
-. bill. Granted.
II Mr. vinton called up the Oregon bill with the Sci
ate amendments thereto, and called for the yeas al
nays on their adoption. Mr. Cobb moved that the re
e of the House be called.
4 SATURDAY, August r.
Senate Mr.. Benton introduced joint resolutions
thanks to Gen. Price, Col Doniphan and their office
. and men, No action had.
n The River and Harbor bill, from the House, w
;. read twice and referred to the Committee on Cor
:. merce.
!" Mr.. Anterior, from the Committee on Conferen
IT on the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation BILL MAJ
At report, which concurred in.
N The House having concurred in similar repo
). the bill stands passed. Among the amendments agree
> to- and the bill passed, is that Tor the purchase
70 the Jefferson and Hamilton papers, at $4,000 eacl
8, The Oregon Bill which had been returned from Il
IL House with disagreement to the amendment of t
Senate, extending the Missouri Compromise line to t
u Pacific Ocean, was taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Douglas moved that Committee of Conferen
be appointed.
Mr. King suggested that the Senate must insist u
on its amendment before it would be in order to ask
ne conference. He moved that the Senate insist up
,e. its amendment 1.-THE Missouri Compromise.
Mr. Benton said the first motion in order would
p motion to recede He made that motion. and ask
IN the yeas and nays upon it.
II. After good deal of discussion upon points of ord
e, a motion was made to lay the bill and amendments
y the table, which was negatved-Yeas IL, nays 30.
:. Mr.. Benton hoped the vote would be taken on
" motion to recede from the amendment. He had
US anxious desire to adopt some mode of conciatiC
b. and had always been against clogging the Greg
bill with anything relating to California.
Quite animated discussion ensued, in viii
Messrs. Berren, Calhoun, Bell, Foote, Downs, W.
cott Butler, Houston, Benton, Yulee, Johnson
Georgia, and others took part and which had not &C
cluded at P. M. when :Aa Senate took recess u