The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

tWAsHiSaroN, "WEDNESDAY, Feb q
SENATE A motion was made 10 fcf,tlt,
California constitution to n select commute,
bm the suhjec, WINS postponed, aud The 'Ptt
iSl order taken up, relating to the p0Nef Of
Congress TO lcgisnie for the territories.
Mr. Davis, of Mics, spoke nj length on he
subject, hut without concluding The senate
went into executive session.
llouSE.--The naturalization bill was re-.
ported back NJ amended.
The senate hiil refunding TO tic state II
Florida certain expenses me'ihc lud,An lr'
turbanccs was reported TO the hou'c "a'
mendcd.
A report was also presented nd'rns 70
the claim OF North Carolina.
A message wns received from the Pes
denI transmitting the California eonsilIr
ton.
Mr. Boyd moved It's reference TO the con-
mltee on terriIories--Mr Wcniworlh 10 w
judiciary committee, and Mr. Nlnion 10 iF
committee OF the whole. The lDIler isId'
encc was adopted. ....
MIR Stanton made a set speech an printing
the constitution, in which lac Nindlcaled >"
palk,s- f,-l-+ioTr tui'frrrI 49,
assaulted Gen. Taylor, charging him "''
heading revolutionary aud criminal proe''"
inge. ..An
The senate amendment TO the revenue %"
mas eoneutfed in, ai'd tho house Nllour',
ed.
THURSDAY, Feb H.
SENArE.-Mr DHvE5 OF Miss. cone'Gl'u
his speech against Mr. Clay's ResolunV"N
when the subject was postponed TO MoOu'!
The California Constitution was 'hNH W.
causing long debate, in which messr w..
Douglas, Fooie, Dodge, Tprncy and peue
participated, Without disposing oil The q"'
ZION the scuntc adjourned.
HousE.-The day was spent in the 20,
miIIee Of the Whole on tho reference el
Presidents annual message. SpeecheSt g3
made on the slavery question by Me@rn,
lard, of Ala. and Fitch OF Ind. The h''I,
locofoco, made some sensible points ~
said, speaking oflhe ultrns from the sosT
that there was no meihod in their m'op.
The threnls of dissolution made by Fm.I
would not swerve Northern men % ufs Ia,
". The South was preparing m IN,
when there was no foe in the held S
| Don Quixote, they were waH'ns t,,o,,
windmills;they utter sentiments u'i ,1 =. f;id
iuflamatory than anything ever san w ss,
dIuRs. Tho constituencies OF SouV"e', fip
ilenIen was ludicrous, and perhaps w. dan
themselves. They create imagleSsa ~, 70
gers, and he referred TO various eVI"e YyilmO,
prove this. Mr. Fitch wanted 'ne Zen.
Proviso passed for the sake oil "'S"e
eral Taylor sign II or veto IT, poh Is
FRIDAY, req i,,
SENArE.-The Presidents messPS .ou,id.
TO California was then taken up 'U' 'pcks
Grafton. Messts Butler and bauss; oo lh
ngainst the admission OF CGIlo'"'0
Union MS dangerous precedent .rhenlioO
MIR Webster wanted time Tor o ,so o,h,t
4 in order tina, no might apenk on '"0 '''
hereafter. A.. consdet
On motion of Mr. Clemens the eo"' Of NJ
lion of,he compromise. resoluuo on,, A.
Ciuy were postponed to Tuesday "OA"
IouTnsTi To nuntlay ~ lels ~
1oJ Rousr-in comtnilteo of The w. ,ror,lrd
the California Message. Mr. Root s MOs,co q
a territorial government for New o"s pOle!
well ns for California. The le''1iO"o o,le he
he said was absurd, and he woulu, IN N~
oucs,ion whether slavery exis'Gd ~,, Or,
Mexico hy positive enactment =" W"