Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-07
N~u rort Sunday March 81
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CONGRESS saturday


tomsI-a, iah NJ, NAssa O. srsi 60 amend
j. BY striking e1; Secretary @! Interior. and
inserting AsLeal; Secretary O.! tie Tfoas
ury' he ,pougi ot o, I'd 70 thc ad4..i1a
II another T. the Cabinet II contemplated
On sa.irs rcorxAriEsasa VI Goyeramelt
Head Tat d-fi loads were Ia ginrs
tbt capitol
Mr. Webster eA-7ssuy appealed g. tie
Senate that the lii. be carried Il dil ~.
extend the Federal poser one inch. Il vas
nothing bat Jain practical question Me-
Allen urged upon the Democrats 60 abar
don the wbiFs on tbs ill., because notuch
,a,og could stand before The people. Ar
D0uus vas opposed g. compromising ANY.
thing. uHiil tAis blI passed Let tie re-
ipoasibii,y res vita the minority Mason :
amendment. providing for an Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury instead q a new
Cabinet offoer vas rejected The bill then
passed 5 70 %
} o'elock Sunday Morning The Sen
ate vas tor two hours aud half s1gAged
in most exciting discnssion Of the House
amendment n the Civil bill MIR Webster
leading "a tor the bill Msssrs Hunter.
Berries Wescoit. Foote, Douglass Bright
lulee. Walker, and others engaged in dis
oussion Footo and Cameron came 10
la~s--they we're parted at once The
oneute was followed b. some very ugly
words between them The quarreing Is
st,ll high. aud the prospect strong that the
General Appropriated bill viii be defeat.
ed
House On motion Of Mr. Talmadge
the Committee of the Whole was disehare-
cd from the consideration Of tue bin estAb-
fishing branch mint in New York. II
makes an Appropriation Of e2O0 600 for o
site and provides for tho appointment Of
officers The bin was then ordered to be
engrossed. aud passed
Mr. Vintou reported the Posi Office bill
The House concurred in the Senate's n.
mcndment 10 give effect TO the Posa al lrea
ty.
Evening Session Nr Vinton said
that the committee Of conference had
been unable to agree in relation to the
amendment 10 the General Appropra-
ton bill
The Senate inserted an amendment
10 Mr. Walkers legislation for terrific
rles, and the House rejected IT, The
question was taken OH the House re-
cedlng, and decided in tho affirmative
by a majority Of g. Tremendous ex
element followed. Mr. Ashmum said
the question was an open one. Mr.
Morehead thought the matter could
be settled by striking out from the
Senhte's amendment the words West
Of the Rio Grande, and inserting moth
ing IN the act that could in any way
affect the boundary Of Texas. The
previous question was moved, and
sustained by majority Of g. The
Char decided that the question was
on the amendment cf Mr. Morehead.
Nj Asl'Gum moved to lay the a
mendment on the table The Speak
er SAID that # It be laid on the table
that would carry the bill with II. Mr.
Ashmum did not insist upon his n
mendment The question was then
taken on Morehead's amendment, aud
adopted yeas lS6, nays 90 Great
confusion prevailed. Several mem
bers took the floor
Mr. Thompson, Of Indiana, appealed
TO the North aud South 10 apptasa the
excitement, auS-ol1ged o compromise,
that the Constitution, So Ear MS app.I-
cable, be extended over the Terrific
ries Tho existing laws 10 be cxerci-
sed to protect persons, property, aud
religion and the President be cmpow-
cred 10 carry the laws into effect. The
act TO continue tlll February, 1850.
Points OF order were raised. Diff
Guilty arose between Bauy and Root,
the former calling the latter a brute.
Question was ordered on Thompson's
amendment, which was agreed 10,
Mr. PetIt made a furious speech SAID
be would rather have the bin defeated
than see such amendments adopted.
Ii was nelauous, hc sRid, 10 stop the
hands on the clock-ho was not Josh
Va 10 control time was not willing TO
form partnership with the STAKEHOLDER
The leprous, pntud scab rCucs of
louder louder Mr. McCiemaud
rose and called Mr. Pctut TO order
ne SPEAKER decided that he was In
order, which decision was appealed
from aud reversed The question was
taken onthe Scnate'S territorial amend
ment 10 the General Appropriation
bill. Walkers, as amended by Thomp.
son, Was agreed to yeas ITO, NAYS
l04 The amendment went back TO
Senate
Al o'clock this morning, Sunday
the House was without quorum, aud
10 a state OF chaos. Johnson. Of Ar
kansas, made a reach at Fickln, OIL
LIMOS, knoc ked ham down and drew
blood. A rush WAS made To part them
The Speaker called order tremendous
eXcuement--coniiict over, 90 bones
broken. Plenty Of the ardent IN the
capitol. In the midst Of the whole,
FickiIn was taken from the Hall at
half past two.
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