The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-10

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90 -rhrurk 0f OHIO addressed lHu COM
lU...ge warmly, upon iJr Presidents conduct
u n.umniHg commissioners without law,
Iu,mp,y, AIarrh, !,
S,,NNTE, "A MilWoyliug ior lic pas.
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liJIri,. rho House WctI irlu CuUni,
zoo 90" Iho Nhol' oU llr lrdiri NrP'ot'''-
1000 lliIl VI NulUu, !iOm iAr Cmuullirr
IN,y gud f'ruus, repullr.l Ahpmrndmeui
"a llru H l!lr TrH1tU amendment, HUt rN
itt,.-s-.l- ~ ii,,.iii-. .-t
~, suUl, ei lu.llaiia, laid !ls. 4o L.!iaV-
,r' t't' f,r-idrni Ir,pr Wou'd not veto 'ba
NUual rIN'rn.
Fup,l, Nncb, o,
sENATE-Th Scnn,e Ioot up Iho h,ll
uling uWuop i0,iuuf for Ihc support oi1hc
Poet ON.cu department.
, SO Alit-. pI g.. sluNGa iq umrud IH RnIl'
iaf ,ii,nG tie I'LL o clause reducing iho rates
o'po,iagr md establishing uniform rates ipr
4'liis'uucrs
Nli-At,,...4,...,-o Nrw- iirtnt'-i -t'''t''-
briefly aud prluucully Ia opposition To lhc
onuudmeut lie considered il iucongruuu'
Sc Tie bil
on taking tie question t'lc amendment
Wis rejected, 10y ycns 20, uHNs 20,
Nr Niir- then submitted Huolhrr nfurrd
u.ui. ,uuhiug modification ilihc rates &C
postage, Ia orlrr,io give effect 20 'lir postal
'rol.y, recount, concluded with Great III
.-ilu
T.re prulmrui was udg.,Cdi-
tae ilouro hll mcotug claims uI Amcrl'
eau c,j1.ut guu,t Mexico WAS uhrn up i0
committee,
Nr Sujih oAarrd an NmcGduout inlho
shape n,' p.a,jiali,ulc, which ho advocated 'n
% strenuous muuurr
'Mr snutou, of Icuuc-scc, iu'lowad, md
..ulYprhic.. ihr payment al thrsr "lulms VIII
out dSry. Fhr Government Lad foun to
war bcrau.o OF ,hcn, 0ud hnd oha'nod an
annie equivalents for thcui. lie gave h'sio'
az ri' dle ease ia support of his arguments,
Mr. Culhmcr ct Vermont, was tl,e pcNI
sneaker. II, coincilcl entirely with the re-.
rigIEs OF The gnilcmnti from 'fdnucss'r
ana opposed tho nmoli,uncut heretofore Of
fstch ~ the bill ly Mr. lneeryull
hlr Evans, OF Mary baud, followed on il'
came silc of tire question. lie w0S ready 40
ppy promptly, all ,he. pa, el4igas "toig cit
cons against Mexico but /. was not willing
go pay the ten thousand spurious claims
which lal been drummcd up for political
lUrruScF.
the proposuion, and explained the nature OF
, the cmims embraced IN his amendment
Mr Echenck, of Ohio, spoke in favor o.
Me measure, aud advocated the payment Of
such claiOls uscould he properly nuhnnticn-
I'D. Those embraced in Mr. ingersoll's v
mendncnl lie considered had not passed
through tie ufoper ordeel, M yet. lie could
10, vote for the payment ofnny clnims until
they Ind passed htFs.Igh the proper ordeal,
Sk.VkNL l., 1,I,p,, Of t,t,
c!lims embraced ia his amendment, sDid TINT
they had been investigated ard passed 10y The
American Commissioners ~ just nnd nlowa-
Die, IN the year 1899, but that they failed tn
30 confirmed by the umpire, Baron Rocnrc,
" wTi0 WINS called home during the investiRn.
tion, aud had no time to examine ihem. -
Nc Butt Of South Carolina followed in tho
lch,fh. 10 believed il to bo the duty of
Corprsss Il. establish the commission, and
lquida,e ,dl Just cIaiIGe; but there were only
three aud n qnartcr millicns set npar' IN Tue
TTs1ty for tim. t,s, t,,s,; BIT let them pns'
Mr. lngcrsOlrs amendment, " h'S (mr p"r'
word for II, fifteen iniioUs " ould DO 'ount
insufficient To pny them. lie rpdiam'c" 'h'
accounts which had been presented ny n"N
of the claimants; the items for bottles On por-
ter, which some Ofthcm had charged exlra,;-
ngnnily for, Sc. In conclusion, no moved TO
lly The bill on the table, and called for the
lots hlld nays on mo qucsllop'
= The question: WINS taken, aud decided in
ihc negative: yens AZ, nays l52.
The -hl!l was then amended 10y Tho ndop-
ton of Mr Smiths substitute, and in this
form, nfnr some discussion, passed.
On motion, the House then resolved itself
into Comnii,ee ofthe Whole on the state Of
the linton, Mr. Stephens of Ga, in tho chair,
aud proceeded to the consideration Of the n
mcuiments made by the Seune to the Civil
and Diplomnic.A Bill
Mr. Viuton"or Ohio moved to amend the
Senatc's amendment respecting tho inrr,tp-
rius OF California aud New Mexico 10y Mt
tg,!irIs. -, il lfr Substances nfthc Wiluct Pro
viso.
The question was taken by tellcrs, mud do.
rideh in tho negative; yeas 50, nnys Sc
The committee then rejected the Senate =
amendment, respecting the new territories,
as amended ny the House.
The committee then rose, md the chair
man reported That The committee had agreed
TO snmo Of the amendments made 10y the
Senate, and disagreed to others.
Tho House now proceeded TO net upon tho
surrndmcut
Mr Wentworth. Of Illinois, moved that the