Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-05-25
Congress.

ceived by the Government, with the services of a
regiment to be raised by him in said State, to
aid Iucatan, or to be permitted to go there on
their own account. 1t was duly received and
referred TO the committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. Dix, from the committee on Commerce,
reported bill in favor of admitting certain ar
ticles Of produce from Canada into our ports,
without duty, on condition that like articles pro-
duced in the United States shall be admitted
into Canada also without duty, which was read
twice.
On motion, the incoming business was laid a.
side, and the bill previously under consideration,
for extending aid to Yucatan, was taken up,
when
Mr.. Miller, being entitled TO the Goor, rose and
addressed the Senate in opposition to the bill.
Adjourned.
Honse-Mr, Rockwell Of Ct. moved that the
House proceed to the consideration Of the regu-
lar order Of business. which was agreed TO,
whcrcupon the House resolved itself into com.
miltec OF the Whole, Mr. Sims In the Chair, and
Mr.. Tuck took up the Slave Indemnity case.
This brought out discussion on slavery, which
was characterised by much animation and spirit,
and participated in by Mr.. Rhel', Mr.. Burt, and
Mr.. Chapman of Md. with others.
The slavery discussion was afterwards kept
up by Mr.. Giddlngs and others, in heated and
excited manne-, when the Committee rose and
rcp0rtsd progress and the House adjourned
MONDAY, May Is.
.Sendle.--On motion, Mr.. Johnson's resolutions
calling upon the President for the names of Off
GERS serving in the army, with others, whose
nominations were withheld from the Senate,
were taken up.
Mr.. Borland OF Ark. spoke at some length a.
gains; the resolution. He contended that it was
nquisllolial and unconstitutional. lie argued
that tho Constitution does not require that ap.
pplp nj - f, a
should be submitted, but vested them solely in
the President, and that when they were once
made by him they were even beyond his control,
and military commissions thus conferred, cannot
be taken from an officer except by sentence of
Court Martial for misconduct. when Mr.. Bor-
land had concluded, the subject, with the morn.
ing business, was formally laid asde..;
The bill providing for the extension of aid TO
fucatan was taken up, when Mr. Calhoun rose
ana addressed the Senate at some length, in OBJ
position to the bill, and entered into an argument
10 SHOW that the case of Yucatan, even as stated
0y The President, does not come within the dec
arations of Mr.. Monroe, and that these declara
tons DO not afford the slightest ground for the
adoption OF the bill as reported by the Commit
lee on Foreign Relations he said that we had
no proof that England contemplated assuming
sovereignty over Yucatar, and even if size did il
would not be case within the declaration of
Mr.. Monroe, as it would be voluntary on the part
OF Yucatan.
"eec ue0' u'1'ipHS, 100, III the broad sense now
eNen 70 tnenl, luu Deen most emphatlcally dis
aVo"eu oy me republican party, | think three
!ou'' Ii'ei oein9 'haue' ana chal!enge any one
W $1,000 ~; en- 'istihce "tieh tney nad oeen
ta' o,, ,n'o eieG' instances IN winch they mad
Ie u,Sl S"Iueu "eIe numerous. mere might
~. 0ase 'l', no "ou'u uuin''' OF encroachments
"'1t "oulu require our utmost opposition.
ne "ould instance CUBA, which should never
oe peih'l'ec 10 pas" mo inc hands OF any other
no forp,,;lohin I'n. ,iose Oh va SPAN;
no loGihiuaoIc power should be allowed to SUPER
lie had hoan ~ Wy pois.Hs'oi' o' lhe is'ahd.
fera if !, vas m uSnJu ""g.er ne would inter
tako nossasiotr ~ v "oe lug ''"u was aoout 10
because the occnno,ion 90 e "oIiu no,
no,E.ae ,oNber p.'OT VI ucutah Wouio ADD
or cItiIng off chr traIo vi,i, ,ho w ,.'Iiei'ng
He addnced othor ransom, w. Is' inuies.
occupation of Ynco,an Who'll wn'it -" 10 Military
siye. The state of Euronc odn,on;sI,os 81,
husband our rosourc,, 81 ,ia, Us 10
pared for any e,nerrnncv ,hot no., ~ RI
opposed inc bin and nil Tho ar,nnyn,ar,,, t ie
had been offered. When he had c"uni,d"1 MAJ aI.
Bagbv of Ala obtained rho anar h U''uueu' W.T.
to a motion for adjournment. lie has The Hooyr
tomorrow. NV "'o'
A message was received from the prosidor.
by the hanG of his private SECRETARY Mr. WI
kerr TRANSMITTING he corrcsnnndonco ho,,,'oa.
the Navy Department and EommoJoro ' pocs,'
from which it appears that detocbmon, Of my.
rines had petitioned TO he ordered to I,Cr,,an n
Yucatan, TO repe! the Indians. but nat IN n1arcb
into the interior. # was received ma orIaro'
printed, when on motion the Senate ndionrnod
House.-TEe first him, in orGor ,voS tI,'' LIN
for ieiunding moneys advanced IN voun,o nu ~,
fitting them out for Mckee witch wos D ,aton,n y"
read a third time and puseod '""''' up
The bill for continn;ng Tho cI,r,o. g H.
City Of Washington WAS taken nm road v, ,h trJ
time and passed. ~ '"'N
Mr.. Andrew Stewart IF porrsv,v,,;, ,,h
mitted resolution calling nnnn 10 Sen,o saU
of the Treasury for n roS,r, 81 ,Lo $50,
breads,utls and cotton oynortoi - Enr,lann H.
rinp tho two last snooienJ w ~
whether thew were ;ncroosod hv 10 ,nriT e
1916 On fhis motinn Jaha,a e ,'''n "
which Mr.. Charles I Inoa,son A. - ~, ~
Bailev of V,rginia and e,har, nar,i,iroI' A.
BAILEY moved an anandn,nn, 70 ,a rosai,,,;.
in fnvor of includinr aI ~. c
the last twcniv veors 1rL W ,'
odonted. and On mn,;or ,Eo H. IaS 81,
over m to morrow ,rna.t G'u "'I'''"'u
~. ,,,e
Ssnoje Mr. Don,,loe, g III 50 ~ !, 10y 70 ~
,,i,,oo ~ r,o..;,',,;s 10 y, ~ "In I'.e Oo,'-
Uonso dnr ,bo orno, iopols'u v y,lo uiii from .e
EIosnl IL w. 'o,o" W " isoo"s'n mo Tue