Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-08
Ibtrtp- first Congress.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, July e.
Mr. John Davis presented the credentials Of
Mr. Ewing, senator form Ohio who appeared and
was sworn.
A message was received from the house, an
nouncing the death of Mr. King, with an appro-
pirate euogy. The customary resolutions were
passed, and the senate adjourned.
On Friday, additional, Mr. Hale called Mr.
Pratt to order for charging him with having
desecrated the name OF the Almighty Mr.
Pratt disavowed having used such an expires.
sion of the senator from Maryland as Mr. Hale
did Mr. Pratt, in concluding his remarks, said
if he ever made motion to expel the senator
from New York, he would most cheerfully in
clude the senator from New Hampshire ALSO
After further debate Mr. Stewards amend.
ment was rejected-yea 1, nays AZ.
On Thursday the amendment Of Mr. Hale,
providing that, unit! the proposed commission
on the boundaries Of Texas completes its labors,
the rights mutually of the United States and
Texas sh Ill remain as they now are, was lost by
the following vote-23 to 3d.
HOUSE.
r. After prayer by the chaplin, Mr. Rockwell
rose and announced the death of his colleague,
Mr. King, with a few brief pathetic remarks,
and concluded with the usual resolutions. Mr.
Winthrop seconded them with beautiful no.
tee of the character of his deceased friend.
Mr. Chandler rose, and, in a more lengthy
speech, spoke in an impressive manner. The
resolutions were adopted, and the house adjourn
ed.
The lntelligencer of Saturday says that Mes
srs Graham and Crittenden have accented cabi-
net appointments, but have not vet arrived
Gov. Crittenden is probably detained by the
death of Its son.in-law.
The Union says that the compromise is in
great danger 1t is understood that Houston
and Rusk now opposed it. 1t also states that
Mr. Rhett, who in his recent speech at Charles
ton, s. c., denounced, among other things, the
tariff of 1916, (the present tariff himself voted
for the bill, as did all the rest of the South
Carolina delegates in congress.
+ Secretary Corwin has appointed James w.
Morehead, of Penn, late pay clerk to the house.
to clerkship in the treasury. M. Bates will
certainly be secretary of the interior.
The intelgencer of Saturday pubihes a
correspondence between John M. Clayton, late
secretary of state, and the British Minister, rel
alive to the establishment of protec torates over
Yucatan and Costa RIGA. The answer of the
British minister states that Mr.. Chatfed was not
authorized to make any treaty concerning the
republic OF Costa RIGA, under the protection of
her majesty, and that his government has had
no intention of the kind. Also that it would be
contrary 10 the fixed and settled policy of Great
Britain to entangle herself in any engagement
to protect distant states, over whose policy and
conduct 1t is impossible to exercise effectual
control.
MONDAY, July go, $780,
The report Of the Committee of Thirteen
was taken up and the question being on Mr..
bradoury's resolution, Mr.. Dayton moved to
strike out all after the word "that,n and insert a
provision for the settlement of the controversy
respecting the boundary of Texas by the Su.
preme Court.
Mr.. Rusk denied the jurisdiction of the
court over the case, and protested against
me delay attending proceedings before it.
mr. benton supported the notion Mr.. Clay
opposed H. MI Cass was opposed to it be
eniargea upon The. dangers of a collision
WIN IeNs' ana sustained MIR. Bradbury's
the United States would eventually be- obliged
to succumb to Texas, and he thonght he n,ods
proposed by Mr.. Dayton about the most grace.
iul way OF DONG It. For himself, viewing the
geographical composition of the Cont he had
no donbt as to what It's decision would be THE
question was taken on MIR. Daytop,s amend.
ment with The following result:
Yeas IL, nays 80.
MIR. Benton moved to amend the amendment
by adding thereto the following:
Fror'ded, That no person shall be appointed
a commissioner under this act, who shall have
formed or expressed an opinion on the subject.
and who shall not be impartial or disin,eres,ed
IN the event of questions; and the said commits
sloners shall make potocol of each confer
ence which they shall hold upon the subject,
ana shall report the same to the President Of
the United States, 10 be by him submitted ~
Congress; and the said commissioners shall he
duly sworn to the faithful discharge oS their
duties.
The question being taken thereon, it was re-.
jected by the following vote;
Yeas ~, Nays 33.
The question recurring on the amendment Of
Mr., Bradbury, it was rejected, as follows