Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-01-04

Mcssrs. Dodge and Jones, Senators from Iowa
took their seats, and drew for length Of terms.
The latter is to serve until 1853, and the former
It'll the end of the, present session.
resolution way submitted for inquiring of
Eetary of the Navy as TO the amount of
and storbs shipped'to the North Pa.
5Sast during The last year and since. Adop-
Mr.. Underwood of Kentucky offered resol.
uton, for inquiring into the expediency of es.
tabshing q commission to ascertain the whole
amount of public land in the United States and
also the value and extent Of the gold lands in
California. Laid on the table.
Several notices were given of bills for grant
ing land for the construction of railroads in Iowa
Mississippi, &c.
The bill for the sale of the Saginaw Indian
lands was briefly discussed and passed.
A message from the President was received,
and the Senate went into Executive session.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 81.
SENATE. Mr.. Davis submitted resolution
calling on the President for information as to
the amount of expenses incurred in the Coast
Survey, which was adopted.
Mr.. Johnson moved to take up the bill rea-
ting to the purchase of the land on which the
Light House stands at the mouth of tho Missis.
sippi, which motion was agreed to. Messrs.
Johnson and Bell spoke in favor of the bill, and
Messrs. Dix, Westcott and others in oppos-
ton.
HoUsE.-.The speaker announced the first
thing in order on his table to DO Mr.. Stewards
(of Michigan motion to reconsider the vote pas
sing Mr. Colts resolution respecting the traffic
in slaves in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Stewart being entitled to the floor, adj
dressed the House in opposition to the agtator,
at the North and South. In his opinion, he
said, the question of Abolitionism in the Distric
should rest entirely with the people of the sale
District AS they had decided, SO il should be
He abhored the institution, but doubted the
power of Congress to destroy the property of thu
people in the said District. He said that Mr.
Colts resolution conceded exactly with his owl
views.
Mr.. Vinton moved to postpone the question
two weeks.
Mr.. Wentworth said the motion to reconsider
had been debated long enough, and moved t.
lay it on the table. The yeas and nays wer
demanded, and resulted in the negative by yea
So, nays 100.
Mr.. Smith of Indiana proposed an amendmen
to Mr.. Colts resolution, instrucing the com
mittee on the District of Columbia to inquire in
to the expedienco of framing law to proven
slaves from being brought from other states int
the District and sold.
Mr.. linton renewed his motion to postpon
the question till this day two weeks, which wa
carried.
Ma. Sawyer brought up the Tribure's recen
statement of mileage. He said that gross in
justice had been done in charging that he ha
obtained an excess of 5000, while Mr.. Schencl
his colleague, was charged with taking onl
SO excess. Much confusion and laughter pre-
vailed, and mary explanations and repartees.-
Mr.. Turner complained for himself, and of tn
SANDER charging the Speaker (Mr. Winthrop
with petit lerceny in taking an excess Of $l4.
THURSDAY, Dec. %.
SENATE Mr.. Bright of Indiana offered
Joint resolution fixing and reducing the pay
Messengers sent to Washington by the Pres
dental Electoral Colleges The resolution liz
over
Mr.. flanagan Senator fl ION Indiana, appeart
and took his seat.
HoUsE.-Mr Gayle of Alabama rose to
privileged question: lie alluded to the stateme
published in the Tribune, in regard to mileag
in which it was alleged that he had received
excess of mileage. The charge, he said, vi
well calculated to subserve the purposes of
demagogue but it was without foundation
, fact. So far from having received an excess,
had not yet received his dues.
On motion of Mr. Vinton of Ohio, the b
providing for the expenses of the ensuing fisc
year, end the Indian Appropriation bill, were I
t ken up, referred to the Committee of the Who
and made the special order OIL the day foi Il
day week.