The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-07-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


the third time and passed. Mr. Davis, OF
Mississippi, being entitled TO the floor, rose
aud addressed the Senate ut length upon The
Oregon bill. He supported the extreme
Southern view ofthc bill, and directed his
arguments against the proposed compro-
mise. lie said, however,th ut he would be sal
i,fied with the Missouri compromise, fit
should be accompanied 10y guarantee that
the question should thus he put 10 rest iorev-
or.
Mr. Clayton of Delaware, moved to COM
NIT the bill and amendments To II select COM
nittee of eight, to he composed offnur mem
beers from the North aud four from the South;
to be equally divided rs TO party, aud the.
members also To be elected by ballot, who
shall report what propositions, if any, can he
accomplished.
MIR Foote, of Mississippi, and that he heart
lily approved Of the proposition. A debate
eusued on the merits of the mott on,ln which
Mr. Fitzgerald. of Alabama, Mr. Calhoun, MIR
Corwin, of Ohio, MIR Butler, Of South Carroll
ma, participated. MIR Butler commented at
some length upon the course pursued by the
free States in relutiont to runaway slnves, &c.
After "A very long debate, Mr. Clayton's
motion was adopted.
The committee is to be ballotted for tomor
row. This result ensures the success of The
proposed Missouri compromise. The yeas
and nays were demanded on the motion aud
resulted in the affirmative, by the following
decisive vote. Yeas 81, nays H.
HOUSE. Mr. Joseph Grinnell, of Massa-
chuserts, called up the bill in favor of grant
ing reciprocal privileges to the productions
of Canada and the United States, aud of al
lowing their transit through each free of inn
port duties, which was read the third time
and passed.
WAsHINGToN, Juy 49,
SENATE. In the Senate, Mr. Lewis, Of
Alabama, presented the credentials Of the
| Hon. William r. King, ms a Senator from his
State, who went iorwur d, aud was daily quail
! fed.
Mr. Rcverdy johnson. Of Maryland, pres
cnted the credentials OF Mr. Pcnrcc, of said
State, he having been reelected by the Lcgis
Iature ofsaid State TO serve six years from
next March.
! Mr. uannrgan moved that the Senate pro-
coed to ballot for chairman of the Select
Committee on lhe Oregon question ordered
yesterday, which was agreed to-
On counting the ballots ii appeared that
! Mr Clayton, of Delaware, was duly elected;
| he having received 33 out of3S votes. The
Senate then procc Cdtd to ballot for The re-
mining seven members of the Committee,
which resulted in the choice Of the following
Senators 10 serve on the said Committee
i
| Phelps, of Vermont; Mr. Bright, of Indiana ;
| Mr. Clarke. of Rhode Island; Mr. Mason, of
| Virginia Mr. Calhoun, OF 5, c.; MIR Atchison
of Missouri; Mr. Uudcrwood of Kentucky.
HOUSE. In tie House, before proceed
ing to the regular business, Dir Hudson, of
| Massachusetts, rose, he said, 10 a privileged
question. He said that some forty members
were absent last evening, who were fined 50
each. The sergeant nj arms was ordered
to bring them before the House, us many OF
them were inexperienced. lie moved to
dispense with the whole proceeding.
| Nlr IlilIard moved that the arrested mem
bers he allowed TO take their seats on paying
their fees of arrest. except such as wished TO
! offer excuses, winch motion was curricd,
scene of excuses making following, Which
proved entirely interesting.
Mr. Lincoln moved The reference of the
! subject TO n commute.
MIR Congcr, of New York, moved tue con-
currence ofthe House.
The question on motion was tnkcG by yeas
| and nnys, aud resulted in the affirmative 10y
yeas 90, nays So, all the members present
voting,
A dozen members were excused, and the
remainder paid up their fees.
WASHINGTON, Friday July 4.
! SENATE. After the transaction ofsomc
tnimporlant business, Mr. Dickinson, of n.
| Y, moved to take up the bill establishing Il
branch mint in New York, which was agreed
to. Mr. Dickinson spoke briefly i'll support
oflhe hill.
Mr. Butler offered an amendment to the
bill, establishing branch mint at Charleston
S. C.
MIR Badger, of N. c.. spoke in strong terms
of opposition to the bill and tho proposed IL
mendment, as being calculated to involve
the Government in unnecessary expense in
the present, depressed condition ofthe l'reas-
ury.
Mir Dickinson replied, and showed the ne
cessity ofthe measure, and its importance to
the commercial interests of the country.
Mr. Niles, of Conn, spoke ut some length
in opposition 10 the bill.
MIR Butler, Of $. c., spoke in support of the
amendment.
Mr. Dix, ofN. Y, spoke in opposition to the
amendment, and in support of the branch
mint proposed IN New York.
Mr. Badger rejoncd.
After some farther debate the amendment
was adopted.
The question then REQUIRED on the passage
ofthe bin as amended, which was re- ected,
by yens 81 nays q,
HOUSE. After the transaction of the
early routine business, OH motion OF MIR Bolts,
of Va, the House took up the military bill,
with the Senute's amendment, postponing
the reduction of officers until the 4th oi March
next This gave rise TO Il debate OF conslu-
cradle anmation in which Mr. Jones, of Tenn,
Mr. Bolts, Mr. Haskell, of Tenn, MIR HARRISON,
of Ga, and others participated.
The debate was continued for three hours,
when Mr. Bolts moved that the House dis0-
gree 10 the Senute's amendments, in order to
ask for conference commiuGc, which was
carried