Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-03-30
Congress.
MONDAY. March 90.

tlOn 10 promote the purchase OF American grown
Hemp for the Use of the United States Navy,
with amendments leaving it discretionary with
the Secretary of the Navy which was adop-
ted.
Mr.. Anterior of New-Hampshre Chairman
of the Finance Committee, moved to take up the
question of the Mission to Rome, which was
pending the other day on Mr.. Benton's amend
ment in favor of making in full Embassy, in
place of q "Churge des Affaires."
Mr. Hannegpn of Indiana moved a substitute,
striking out minister &c. which was put and
lost--yeas IL, nays Ia. The question then came
up on Mr.. Benton's amendment; when Mr.. Clay
ton of Del rose and proceeded to address the
Senate in opposition to full Mission. lie
would vote for u Charge, but not for an Ambas.
sador. He did not think the Importance of the
relations between the two countries sufficient to
justify full Mission.
After he had concluded, Mr.. Hale spoke in
strong terms of opposition to Mr. Benton's a.
mendment. He commended that the measure was
to pander 10 Catholic prejudices and to fish for
Catholic votes in the approaching political cam
pagn He went on TO make some farther re-
marks in the same strain. When he had sat
down,
Mr. Foote of Mississippi, rose and said, that
he should dlsdain to reply to some OF the re-
marks which had been uttered, or TO defend the
Administration from such malignant and unfoun
ded charges brought against it. He said he
meant nothing unknd toward the Senator from
New Hampshire. He should now support the
mission more cheerfully than ever, since the inn
portant news of great revolution in France had
| reached US.
After some farther discussion, the yeas and
nays on the amendment were demanded, and re.
suited as follows: Yeas 10; Nays 2S So the
amendment was lost Some other slight amend
ments were then concurred in.
Mr.. Niles of Connecticut, spoke against the
mission to Rome.
Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts, desired to know
of the Chairman of the Finance Committee, the
cause of the fourteen millions of deficiencies.
Mr.. Anterior said that the deficiencies were
Produced by the expenses of the military opera
tons in the prosecution of the Mexican war,
which had amounted to more than was anticipa-
ted.
IouSe.-Afler the transaction of some routine
business, Mr.. Sawyer of Ohio, moved to take up
the bill which he had previously introduced, ma
king provision for bringing home the dead boz
dies Of officers, &c. who had fallen in Mexico
during the war, and appropriately burying tnem
He then went on and spoke briefly in support of
The bill advocating it as patriotic measure,
due to the memory of the slain and TO the feel
lngs of their surviving friends.
Mr. Haskell of Tenn. himself an officer late
from Mexco,) rose and spoke with ability a.
gainst the bill. He said that he would support
nothing resembling humbug. Our brave men
had fallen asleep in undistinguishable dust. In
digging for remains OF our men slain in Mexican
battles we might perchance bring back the
enemys dust, instead of that which we sought.
He was ready to vote pensions for the benefit of
widows and orphans -where the money would
be usefulIy applied, but he went against the bill
proposed for the sanction of the House. When
he had concluded the bill was read twice and
f referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
MIR. Crozier of Tennessee moved TO suspend
the rules in order that he might offer resoiuiioi
inquiring Of the Secretary of War respecting
2 moneys collected in Mexico, and what DISPOSE
/; had been made of them. Objections were made,
and the House refused to suspend
On motion of Mr.. Vinton of Ohio, Chairman
: of the Committee upon Ways and Means, the
, House then resolved itselfinto Committee OF the
Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Rockwell
in the Chair, and took up the Appropriation bill
> Mr.. Sawyer of Ohio, addressed the House a.
> gainst the clause in the bill appropratng money
J. for the Choctaw School, which he considered
was for Col. Richard NJ. Johnson's benefit He
, charged that fraud and corruption existed some.
where when he was interrupted by Mr.. John
r son of Ark who pronounced the statement false,
basely talse,( both locos.j The Speaker called the
member to order. Great confusion prevailed
and it was some time before order could be re-
) stored.
: The Committee rose, reported the bill to the
: House, which, on motion, adjourned.
g TUESDAY, March 81.
Sendte.-A petition was presented by Mr..
U Hale from the citizens of Pennsylvania in favor
: of the immediate and peaceful dissolution of the
Union, which on motion was laid on the table
without division. On motion fifteen hundred
D. copies of Mr.. Wises correspondence relative to
the Slave Trade were ordered to be printed.
e On motion Of Mr.. Yulee of Florida, the Com
:, mittee on Naval Affairs were instructed to in
: quire into the expedency of establishing a re-
tired Navy List which was adopted
v Mr.. Anterior, Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, moved to take up the bill providing for
deficient appropriations which was agreed to. -
The first thing in order was the consideration OF
the amendment previously offered in favor Of
$ striking out the Mission to Rome.
-, This gave rise to an exciting debate, in which
u several Senators participated. In the course OF
= the debate Mr. Foote OF Miss. alluded to a relu
sal of Mr. Badger of North Carolina, to yield
him the floor while speaking, and desired t.
: know whether he intended it as personal insult
Mr. Badger replied that he did not intend ii
s as a personal insult.
p When he had concluded, the question was
called for, and decided in the negative
Mr. flanagan Of Indiana then moved sub
! situte, providing for the appointment of a Min
e lister at the Court of Rome. The question was
taken by yeas and nays, aud decided in the neg
alive. Yeas l9-Nays %.
! After the several slight amendments were pro-
posed and adopted the bill was then read third
time and passed; when, on motion, the Senate
adjourned.
House Mr.. Clngman, of North Carolina,
. arose to privileged question, and moved the
r, consideration OF yesterdays vote respecting
the Presidents Message, in reference to CORES
pondence, &C. He proceeded briefly to address
T the House on the subject Of the Treaty and Cor
respondence. His remarks were directed against
the Treaty, and in opposition to the Adminlstra
ton He did not wish the correspondence gar
] bed by the Administration to suit its views and
purposes. He wanted the whole published or
none at all-without full publication, the mer-
Its of the correspondence could not be under
stood. Light was wanted, and the best method
f of obtaining it was full publication Of the doc
uments
Mr.. Jacob Thompson of Mississippi followed
in defence of the Administration. He said the
correspondence had not been garbed. The pas
sages omitted were left out because they re.
terred to the assembling of the Court Martial, at
Perote, in Mexico, TO publish which, would be
premature and detrimental to the public service.
They were, besides, irrelevant TO the chief por-