Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-30
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, May 20.

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announced that the President had ordered wa
vessels to tho supposed seat of war. The reso
luton lies over.
Mr. Clemens made a speech on the Omnlhu:
bill, in which he showed that Mr. Fooje was al
inconsistent individual and had been on ali side;
Of the Gucstlon,--his last position being That oil
n compromiser Of the rights OF the South. MI
Fooe rejolned, and denied that he had evel
spoken in favor of con promise. He denied, a.
mong other points, that he had proposed scheme
of compromise, alter having declared that 10
such proposition could come from the South
The great compromise speech OF the session
was made by Northern man, CAlr Webster,
and conceded to The South all That they asked.
! Mr. Clemens rejoincd with much warmth anl
vehemence, after which the Senate went into
executive session.
In the House, Mr. Inee, of Ala, offered res
o'utlon about the Cuba business similar TO the
one offered by Yu.ee in the Senate. twas laid
over.
The rcpoc; on the charges Of Mr. Blown, Loco
Foco) Of Mississippi, against Mr. Homer, the
doorkeeper made from The Select Committee
last Friday, was taken up and read, IN effect ex-
oneratins Mr. Homer from the charges, that he
made false statements as to the manner Of dis
charging official dutles-that he dismissed a
page without cause, on the alleged ground Of
theft and the Committee excuse Mr. liorner for
paving his brother as messenger while his
brother was in Wisconsin discharging the du-
ties OF Ii lighthouse keeper.
Mr. Brown maintained that all the material
charges have been fully sustained by the testi-
uony. aud he gave notice that he should submit
a resolution dscharglng Mr. Horner.
Mr. Olds, tLoco,) Of OHIO, explained and justI-
fed the report
The House finally refused 10 print the report,
and postponed lis further consideration until
Monday next.
Mr. Stephens (Wbig.l Of GA, asked leave to
offer a resolution providing tor the ADJ jurnnent
of Congress on Monday, The fifteenth Of July.
Objection was made throughout the House
the yeas and nays we're taken on his motion 10
suspend the rules, ond decided in the negative,
by vote ofG 10 III
MIR Toombs, OF Ga. male j speech upon the
California Claim, and ia reply to Ar Brooks, Of
New York He defended Governor Crawford,
the clam ana the interest Mr. Brooks and Mr.
Conrer Of New York spoke, against the Secre-
iary. kaufman, OF Texas, gave notice tnat he
should introduce bill directing The District At
torney to institute suit for the recovery OF the
interest money. The subject was thea laid on
the table, ana the House adjourned
1uEspAr May, 81.
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vessels |? 'l'e Goa u Ou''' ",ls DiOe'
a'oh- uiee sP'Ac gums ''i9 "-l'o" oi 'ii'
government
MI " ai"er moved 10 aiis." g.! a-oH w
pfopoS NOE Itil sung OF '"l 'c-'-c'' y miat
authority n i's 1esf-lo''e' '-S7e7 81 l'e Ohi-
leI H'-'es To intercept OF suppress lH- PP'seu
revolution.
AIr. W e9S'cf spoke as iolo"S;
lie regretted l-tt 4'i. u -i"ei Au 'AolsA'
necessity To move the amendment he hia oI4er-
e. because it was i1t'ei offensive .n i.= terms,
anl vas at exactly r5su.'i' is Il 'ui AGED IN
der what autHouY ce' -iih .e5e- -cJ .ai been
done, ociJte any evidence OK the eAccdil. oi
that act nli tcen iurni-.cl, ie .o-ea ilr amend
iuent woili be "llnd-awn, but Il Il was 49,, lie
would vote Tor the rcsJ.u'll even rs amended.
He had been exceedingly SURPRISE az some OF
the p. positions asserted 10y iac Senate, who
had sllJ AMONG o.tcf Ihia-s ilat tIs p?o-eI
act of Tie President locke lie au ac, nt "ar.-
" IT against w.0H: Nlat county What
-oleny VI hat province. II ~as important
hat we shouil GOV al 4a-eves ty slae 4ls.iac,
cn ler,tastiu- I'd tie he.,.ai al,.e- ot in.s gov
srnueu'. AND of All hlr cI-.z.as a- defined BIZ
lac Jaw OF 1915. ID Sc iue.4t TO be neutral We
were % coH- .lsl our treaty sitpl.a,laus EyarY
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