Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-06-23
Congressional Proceedings.


luESnAT, June III.
SENATE.-Mr ffalo of N. H. presented a
pettion, of the citizens of Ohio, for the removal
of the scat of Government to Cincinnati, in con-
sequence of the slave trade being carried on in
Washington. The motion TO receive the peti.
ton was objected to, and ii was laid on the Ia
bic.
Mr. Hale then asked leave TO withdraw the pc
tition. Upon this motion an interesting debate
sprung up, in which MIR Hale, Mr. Bagby of
Ala, Mangum of N. e., and Niles of Conn. par
ticipated.
Leave to withdraw the petition was finally re.
fused by a vote of 81 to 81.
Mr. Webster reported from the Judiciary
Committee, a bill providing fer an amendment
of the Naturalization laws, so as 10 make the
children Of American parents born abroad, oiti-
zens of the United States MIR Webster ex-
planned that under Abe strict construction
Of the present law, children born abroad of
American parents are not deemed to be Ameri-
can citizens.
Mr. Berrien Of Ga. moved to take up the joint
resolution of the House, providing for the adj
journment of Congress on the 7th Of July next
This gave rise TO an animated and running de-
bate, and the motion was finally rejected, 81 TO
10.
The House resolution for The removal Of the
Cruichet pole and lantern from the dome Of the
Capitol was adopted without division.
HOUSE--Mr Palfrey of Mass made mn I'm
successful attempt TO have Mr. Na,temarc's bill
taken up in relation to Foreign Exchanges Of
works oil Art, Literature, &c.
WEDNESDAY. June Il.
SENATE.--A Joint resolution providing for
bringing home the troops from Mexico was in
troduced
The bill providing for the payment of horses
and other property lost in military service was
passed.
HOUSE.-A bill for the improvement of GER
tain rivers and harbors, and a Joint resolution to
provide for taking the next census were intro
duced and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
A resolution ins,ructing the Committee on
Buildings to enquire into the expcdicncy Of
erecting new Hall for the House Of Represent
atiVes was passed
Thursday, June Is.
In the SENATE, a report from the War De
partment respecting the number of Creole In
dians killed in the Florida War was received.
The Joint resolution of the House, providing
for the discharge of the volunteers, with other
temporary troops, including those enlisted to
serve during the War, occasioned some debate.
and was finally passed An amendment was Of
fered by Mr. Benton, but afterwards withdrawn,
10 give tnfcc inOnlLs extra pay 10 COMMISSIONER
officers.
Mr. Webstcrs bill in regard to the extension
OF the naturalization laws, was reported back
from the Judiciary Committee with an amend
ment, which was adopted. The bill was then
laid aside for the Indian Appropriation bill,
which was further discussed and IN amendment
adopted to restore the salaries of the Indian
Agents, which were reduced by the bill.
5000 copies OF the War Correspondence, and
10000 copies of the Senate debates Tin secret
SESSION. on the Mexican Treaty, were ordered
printed.
In the HOUSE, the Naval Appropriation
bill was under consideration in the Committee
of the Whole two amendments were adopted
one for carrying cut the law Of ls47 for the
erection of Dry Docks at Kittery, n H., Phila-
delphia and Pensacola, the other increasing the
spirit ration to six cents daily. The amendment
in favsr of the Dry Docks was afterwards lost
by Yea aud Nay vote.
During the discussion on the BILL one or two
warm personal discussions arose, in which the
Speaker, Mr. Schenck, and Mr. Sawyer, OF Ohio,
and Mr. Wentworth, of ILL.,, took the principal
part Mr. Schenck was called TO order by the
Speaker and told to take bis seat, and Mr. Went
worth commencing speech, was interrupted
by Mr. Sawyer with a remark, which the former
said was untrue, and babe the latter take his
seat