Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-25
Both CONGRESS, LIST SESSION.
MnNnAY. MAY Is

MONDAY, May Is
Senate. Mr.. Johnsons resolutions calling upon the
President for the names officers Of the army, whose
nominations were withheld from the Senate were ia
| ken up and Mr.. Borand Of Arkansas, spoke at some
length against the resolution when the morning bus
mess was land aside
The bill providing for the extension of aid to Yucca
tan was taken up when Mr.. Calhoun addressed the
Senate at some length, in opposition to the bill.
The House bill providing the better ventilation Of
passenger vessels, was taken up, and passed.
A message was received from the President, trans
hitting the correspondence between the Navy De-
partment and Commodore Perry, from which it ap-
pears that detachment of marines had pettoned to
be ordered to Laguna, Yucaan to repel the Indians
but not to March into the interior. Adjourned
House. The bill for refundng moneys advanced .
to volunteers in fitting them out for Mexico read
q third time and passed.
Mr.. Andrew Stewart submitted a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for report of
the amount of brcadstu and cotton exported to Eng
land during the two last specified periods showing
whether they increased by the tariff of 1848 Mr..
Bailey of Virginia moved an amendment to the reso-
luton in favor of including specie and breadstus for
the last twenty years. The resolution was then
adopted. Adj.
TUESDAY, May 16
Senate The bill from the House, for the admission
of Wisconsin into the Federal Union, without amend
ment, was reported, and Mr.. Douglass gave notice
Mr.. Bagby moved to take up the resolution he had
previously offered, declaring that neither Congress,
any Territorial government nor people Of Territory
have any power to prevent slavery therein. Laid
the table, yeas 26 nays 9.
The bill in favor of extending aid to Yutacan was
taken up, and Mr. Bagby spoke for time in sup
t port of the bill.
The subject was laid aside till tomorrow.
The Senate went into Executive session. Adj.
: House. The bill from the Senate extending
tain privileges to American trading vessels, and the
Pension bill in favor of revolutionary soldiers
read third time and passed.
The House took up the Naval Pension BILL and Mr.
Bailey of Virginia addressed the committee, not on
Y the bill, but on the rights of Territories.
t Mr.. Jas. S. Wiley of Maine read a speech, in which
he favored the Mexican war; and defended the admin
istration When he concluded, the committee rose,
and the House adjourned
s WEDNESDAY, May H.
Senate. Mr., Niles offered resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to
the manner IN which the interest on the public debt
has been paid in Boston, New-York and Philadelphia,
and nqurng whether it had been paid in other funds
, than specie. The resolution laid over under the rule.
The Yucatan bill was then taken up, and Mr.. Niles
spoke at length upon it, supporting the amendment
Mr. flanagan said it was due to the Senate and the
country for him to say that he had received nforma-
ton, which conclusive to his mind that treaty
had been concluded between the Whites and Indians
in Yucatan, which just and liberal on both sides
He therefore moved that the bill should be postponed
until the Senate should receive farther information.
h The subject was laid on the table, on motion of Mr.
Underwood. Pending this motion there was an excl
ting personal discussion between the latter, but mu-
tual explanations brought about restoration of har-
" mony, after some remarks from Mr.. Foote of Msss-
sippl, chiefly directed against Messrs Calhoun and
Clay.
House. A number of bills we're read twice and
referred Mr.. Farraly, from the Committee of Con-
ference, reported bill appointing additional examin-
ers OF patents, two at salaries of $780, and two at
If $500, and the report was accepted
. On Motion of Mr. Vinton, the House then went in
to Committee of the Whole Mr.. King of Massachu-
sets IN the chair and resumed the consideration of
t. the Naval pension bill After a speech from Mr..
Dickinson, the bill was laid aside and the Post Office
bill taken up.
Adebate ensuod with regard to the Wilmot Provsc,
IN which Messrs. Woodward, Bayly and Murphy took
part when Mr. Cooke of Alabama having the floor,
the Committee rose and reported progress
On motion of Mr.. Houston Of Delaware, it was
r then voted that when the House adjourn on Monday
p next it shal. adjourn over till Thursday. Adj
r. Thursday, May 1s.
H. SENATE. Mr. Johnsonis resolution relative to the
to deferred nominations taken up, and Mr.. Allen OIL
Ohio addressed the Senate at some length in oppos-
of ton to the measure which he opposed in vehement
l. manner and characterized it unnecessary and i'm
proper The resolution was postponed for farther
y. consideration.
ID The Senate went into executive session. after
s. which resolution that the Senate adjourn over from
/ Monday to the Thursday following, was adopted
lie Adj
J. HOUSE. The House, in committee of the whole,
10 took up for consideration the Post Office bill and Mr.
s. Cooke of Tennessee addressed the House at some
ID length in defence Of the wings and the condemnation
y OF the administration Adj.
l. Friday, May 49,
J. SENATE. Voted that when it adjourned it should
ct be until Monday. bill from the committee on COM
merce reported by Mr. Dix, to permit Spanish steam
), ers to land passengers and mails at our ports without
n paying tonnage duties, passed to be engrosse ed
d and then finally passed.
S On motion of Mr. Anterior, the bill making appro-
Pratons for the support of West Point Academy was
taken up and after the adoption of that gentlemans
e amendment appropriating $4,000 for the expense of
e the Board of Vlslters, the bill was passed.
: On motion of Mr. Wright the Wisconsin admission
bill was taken up, passed to be engrossed, and pas
J. sed
h House. There nothing of Importance done
), so far AS the report can be decphered.
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