Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-07
CONGRESS.

Jan. sl.
sEsIrr a petition was presented Tor the
uodIhcsuoh OF the IanA.
lninl resolution was submitted b, Mr
Cls,ion for the appointment, OF Committee
I" make arrangements for counting The vote,
ioi Ptesissnl and Wee Presldsnl-aud wa.
adopted
MI. Davis OF Manachuseus Offered 70.
s"uucn Proposing a survey, by the Popo.
graphiesl Corps of Engineers. Ct The bes.
route iof road 10 Caliiornia-sgreod TO.
he oilI gIanling the night Of way ior
siltosd through Illinois was passed.
lhe bill Tor the establishment Of an add
"onsl Judicial District Ia Texas was passed.
The Panama Railroad bill then cams up,
when The amendnsn, 10 The bill, Tor the Sc
orstsry Of the Navy 20 make a contract or
not a, he wss pleased, wa. sqresd 10.
The smenimens excluding The mails w.s
rI.cted.
NJ Niles opposed tho scheme. and said
'h'' he thought ,hc advantages To be derived
~ l.Vof ~ commerce were over ,uma.ed.
Nc AUen said the subject was too vast
l. 6s acted upon the pfesenl session. and
moved az indeAa'.e fus'pgameH, OF he whole
mater
Mt. Webster said he wss not ia fsvor of
mr Aliens motion, and that he should pre-
Ter ne Iehusntepec route, II the night Of
way could be procured. although at present
everything was favorable to the Panama
route.
Mi Clayton was Of he same ooinion a.
MI Webster. and said that he thought IT
~sss disgrace 10 The present age. that no
communication had yet been opened with
tue lAthmuS
Nj DAVIS moved an amendment to tie bin.
'ad sad 'hni lie IVA, opposed 10 any such
We ou' vi Ihs boundary otthc uuGed Ststca
he .mensmenl not being acted upon, the
SUBJECT WA lsld ASIDE unill Tomorrow
lie SenaIe Then went into EIecuttve .es.
slon. Adjourned
HoUss Nit Edwards, from The Commit
zee on HE DIsiiCl OF Columbia, reported
Iih prohibiting he slave traffic ia the Dis.
tnoi read lwtco
Nj Wentworth said the I'LL va, probably
a. good one as lacy would SET ordered 10
te eBgrosssd
MT chapman Mas opposed 10 the bill and
ohsTed substitute enbodyng all conSlitu.
li"nsl power over the sUbjeei, bui ives vii
ing the bill reported should be printed, that
u might he bsttsf understood.
Dir haralson opposed the bill, and allud
cd la Mr.. Nsni~ ouh's remarks as a threat
'nsl this was but the entering wedge foi fur
thsf action.
Mr.. Smith Of Illinois said that M, view.
on the subject had been misTspIesented that
he woald always defend the South In her
lsssl nights, Dot shat he believed slavery to
be an evil
Nj Charles Brown said that he beliereJ
bii stopping the traffic IN slaves IN lhe
DStiirl would be right bot Al The same time
he vac much opposed 30 seaung he sub.
lec,.
Mr. Nsnab.r censgred defenders Of South.
"tn rights, ~ no voted against laying the bill
on the table, snJ said that Northern mem.
oefs wrre afraid oflhsir constituents
ht Hgdson denied Tie charge thsI Nouh-
srn mea were afraid 20 Voie ike men. Much
sIriism~nl iouowed
W. Bar aade a speech defending the
ighis ri me Souih
VI Isyiof followed. aad denounced al
sEiis'ofA lie sad ihscs were a,aov a, iLs
Nonh Who came from tho Sulth. AMI here
he mentioned Aetefsl Wlo be believed had
been slsVehoideis Hs slso spoke uC tae
southern Convention. which, he sad. ptol-s.
sed 10 be opposed 10 an acts. here 81 else
where, sgsinsl The intsgtiiy of the Union
lie closed bis remarks by utgiug ell 10 sgsnd
oy ihs Union, and protect It ss Washington
had dltscied
NJ. Caleb Smith proposed al amendment
70 Nj, CO,i'S resolu,ioG, bot not 10 the pre-
Amble
Mr. Bfo~n Of Mississppi addressed the
Hooss IN isvos Of the southern side VI ice
ggesioh.
MI Stephen said be "a, ia isvor Of pro.
hi6,tag slaves lt0n being btoushs iaio toe
Dsiue' ior Fsalc, sgAins, The wi,hss If lhs
people Of sai1 Dssutet
Niikogt igrihef scllan. the House ven
iHlo Comniiiss Of the Whois apos the Nsry
Appropriation I'll, which occupied Tie "a
maiuasT Of ne session. Adlouinsd
nag~Ths peopis q N5uh Carolina hrs
90 a gr~t, ,ale II eIttsmeua. ss-.'sng
he " 4.mCi pTc1sa uuegI1u