Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-01-28
Congressional Proceedings.



IN the SENATE, MIR Dix presented the pc
ttlon or Dir Mills OF New York, praying to be
relieved from his contract relative TO the Bre-
men line OF steamships
MIR mangum's resolution ceiling for Gen.
SCOTS proposed plan of the War, was again
taken up Mr. SEWER moved to lay 1t on the
table ms was carried, Yeas ~, Nays 20.
mr Weps'er Drougnt IN Di altering attach
menus ISSUING OUT OF me United States courts,
80 az 70 CONFORM 10 'ne laws regulating such at
tccnTen's III the various states. IL was imme-
u'a.eiy passeu unanimously
mr. negoy submitted resolution for consid-
eIaoly DIMINISHING The power OF the general gov
eminent, under the constitution, to improve nv
ers ana harbors, and construct internal improve
ments
mr. Badger Of n; " addressed the Senate il
vpposuon 10 inc len Regiment Bill He said
he should vote against i, and against any in
crease OF tne present military force. The fol-
loving arc some Oh inc ieauihg points oil his
Ailer the country is occupied by some seven
" OF eigny thousand men, what, MIR b. asked,
were we to do next Retain the country till
MeXco makes PeaceF II we did, we needed
NOT sucn force Tor 1t
zen. ocott, IN MS order received yesterday,
tou inc troops mat they should spread them
selves over the country, 1T we wished TO crush
MeNican nauonality, there was force enough
...-N oHS-v W @tNoihpho" ~ W ncnf upon
TINS plan OF campaign, will the war cease p
should We, republican America, contribute to
this state of perpetual war or should we at
tempt to SIT om the obstinate Mexicans, We
ought not to forget that we had an example of
this between the Moors and the Spaniards
The Moors sat thousand years, but the Span
iards at last sat them out
He believed the present military force to be
adequate to any proper object Of the continu- |
ance Of the war /; and he would not encourage |
the President in any design of conquest and ae |
QUESTION. He was exceedingly unwilling 70 |
suppose that the people Of this country were de- |
termined to obtain some territory from Mexico. |
as the Senator from s. c. had said. The peo-
pie Of North Carolina, he was sure. coveted |
none Of the possessions Of their neiqhbors. He |
would say for them tbs. thew did not desire The |
acquisition Of Mexis an territory by force. or
even by her own mo will A, 49, H..
would only agree upon ample remunerst;on ~ |
take territory for the Purposes Of Commerce. on
the Pacific.
Tho HOUSE went into Committee of the
Whole on the reference of the Presidents Mes |
sage.
MIR Jameson of Mo. addressed tho uouse IN |
speech of a random, vulgar character. co;ng |
up to his knees for blood. war and anneyat;on
The entire days session was taken nm with |
this debate Besides, Mr. Jones of Geo snole
in aowery, poetic manner against the Admin
isration and Mr. Robpson of - ,;..,'vr,fsTliei
IRE is u. .su. IN reply.
..ua il. Of
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 49,
SENATE.-Afier some unimportant bust
ness, discussion took place on the wish express
ell by tho Chair as TO whether, when he was in
structed to fill vacancies in Committees, caused
by resignation, he was expected TO appoint the
Chairman, or merely to I'LL up the number O
the Committee, 1t was decided that he should
merely ill up the number.
MIR husk introduced bill to establish ad
ditonal District Court in Texas-which wa,
read twice. Some unimporiant communication
IRON the departments were laid on the table,
One from the Treasury Department To correct
an error in the Report of the Secretary of The
Treasury, caused by mistake of the clerk.
Tho Ten Regiment Bill was then taken mp.
Mr cote addressed the Senate IN support o
the War.
HoUSE.-Ihc various Committees wer
called on tor reports.
MIR Colamcr, from the Committee on Publ
Lahus, reported Dill to amend the act to reor
game the general Office, approved July 4th
1856. Passed.
reported resolution discharging the COMMITTEES
9roin tIe iartner consideration oil the JOINT reso
iuu1n LOT allowing olneers, seamen and marine
inc uuil 10 receiveletters iree Of postage thu
HHuye.e oeihs aireauy proViueu ior oy aw.-
NJ D.. ~, ,,,.
MT Ia; nu a ironl .nc Mlh'ary COMMITTEE report
"a ol,, 70 increase 'he elnciency Of the regula
ZIP u 'nJ army anu 20 provioe ior disabled
ss ;o,,a,a an, o, ~ ~ 'ounu ah'nRry asylum
ror .n'anu soiuiers Oh the army.
~ S.i1 IN, i.oli INC oonilnl''ee on Patents
~ Dn y, a us various acts providing
AZ IL J;n,nr o s,'',' 81 us Lse,l, ars.
Ataa. n, .,o'" ~, .n1 oonini''eeo on ways ant
nieals' reported OIL, providing Tor loan no
1 nv e'sn ,.n ihi'ions''
.a ns aoo'o ohis were all READ TWICE, and re
n,s, - Ar.
., On nol l:'. Oh ar Drodhead the House wen
NIossa U'''''ee Vi inc "noie on inc RESIDENT
NJ Toi,;,. % nc.. =.
snah i AZ. Oh MISS, made his nader
spS' o a,ns ncn scni OF numof, safir'
w ie'ie"eu 'nc rresiuent'
sor,r,,n. ~ n,s spec,ai message refusing &c
Od .a;..i cer, IAN, information 70 the House
A"n NJ "@ T'S1' =. sir ~ T1 pr up very nne.
,,;,.o. w L;aa ~ ~ ~, siso addressed the com,
nf,i'a un'sn{ m - egaiu 20 .ne slavery aspect
Il, ~. .L ra ii s isnarSs were character,zed ,,
W.n. s s'aI iss a,,u ~, ~, wn,ch nave marked MI