The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-10-01
CONGRESS-.
MONnAY. Semi. %,

MONDAY, sept. 70.
The SENATE took up and passed the
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill
with sundty amendments, among which
was one providing for n special agent 10
ECUADOR, with salary of $4,000; also,
one abrogating the present contract with
the Public Printer and approprating
large sum for the prompt execution of the
future printing Of this Congress. The bill
appronralcs fifty thousand dollars for a
Custom House at St. Louis and the same
amount for one at Cincinnati also. $780,
900 each for Marine Hospitals at Vicks-
burg, Mississippi, and Greenvle, Indiana.
The House passed the Navy Appropria-
} lion bill with n clause prohibiting the use
Of the degrading lash in the Naval ser.
vice of the United States and ahoIishing
the use of rum, oScep, in the cabin.
TUESDAY, Sept. 2lih.
The SENATE resolved to hold session
each night. to consider executive business
Mr.. Soule moved TO amend The resou>
lion authorizing The Secretary of the
Treasury to pay both of the instalments
payable 10 Mexico under The treaty, # he
can obtain proper abatement for interest
and exchange, and the Mexican Govern
ment shall agree TO eceivc the same in
advance. Rejected -yeas II nays 81
The bill then as it came from the House
was read a third time and passed.
Some oil the California bills were then
considered. ms in Committee, when The
Senate went into executive session, and al
ter confirming some appointments. adj
} journed.
HousE.-The Civil and Diplomatic Bill
} from the Senate, with amendments, was
referred 10 the Committee ofthe Whole on
the State of the Union.
Mr.. Grinnell moved 10 reconsider the
, vote by which the House heretofore re.
ierreG 10 The Commiree Of Commerce the
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary Of
, the Treasury 10 permit vessels from the
British North American Pror!aces 10 load
and unload al such places in any collection
district of the United States as be mny
designate.
The vote was reconsidered- 95 /;
nays sc. The question REQUIRED on refer
ring The bill
Mr.. GrinneIl obtained the floor, but
yielded il TO Mr.. Ashmun, 10 make mo-
ton to commit the BILL with instructions.
Mr.. McLane inlerposed. insisting that
Mr.. Grnnell could no, yield The floor 10
Mr.. Ashmuh Tor that purpose.
Mr.. Grinnell then introduced Mr. Ash
nuns proposition, that the bill be commit
ted 10 the Committee oil the Wlioe on the
0 State OF The Union, with instructions 10
consider the same, alter the Army bill shall
D have heen disposed Of, and 20 report il 10
0 the House with an amendment, that from
. and after the passage of this act, the du-
ties required by law 10 be laid on goods,
0 wares, and merchandise imported into the
United States, shall be assessed on The val
0 ne thereof al the principal ports of the
U United States at the time of en;ry. provi-
dcd, further, that when the valuation Of
0 any description Of iron, or Of machinery
y made wholly or in part Of iron. shall re-
speciively exhibit reduction OF thirty
U three and one-ihrd per cenium below what
a similar mode OF valuation would exhibit
U when The present revenue law came into
y operation then The later valuation shall he
U adopted, and the duties assessed, &c. Va
rious articles are provided Tor by name, in
y Guiding cotton and silks.
MIR. McClernsnd rose to n point ol or
U der, conlending that The proposition was
not relevant and germane.
u The Speaker sustained the point and
ruled the proposition out Of order.
W MIR. Ashmun appealed from the decis-
ion of The chair.
70 Mr.. Thompson, Of Miss, moved 10 lay
the appeal on the table, and the motor
U was carricd-yeas lOl, nays SIS.
N YEAs-Messrs. Alhertson, Ashe Bay, Bay
ly, Beale, Bingham, Bowlin. Brown Of Miss.
NJ Bucl, Burt, Cable of Ohio, Caldwell of Ky.
~ Caldwell of N. c., Carter, Clingman, Cobb o
Ala, Colcock, Daniel, Deberry Dimmock
~ Disney, Dunham, Durkee, Edmundson, Feath
10 erston, Fitch, Fuller Gerry, Gilbert German
Green, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan Harris of Tenn
20 Harris Of Ala Harris of ILL.,, HibbaId, billiard
iIoagland. Holiday, Holmes, Howard, Inge
10 Jackson, johnson Of Tenn, Johnson of Ky
Jones, Julian, Kaufman, r. King, Lascre. Lei
M fer, Littlefeld, Mann Of Pa Mason, McCler
nand, Mcdowell, McLanahan, McLane of Md
N McMullen. Mcqueen, Mead, Miller Millson
~ Morris, Morton, Orr, Outlaw, Parker, Peasclec
~ PECK, Phelps, Potter, Powell, Richardson
~ Robinson, Ross, Savage, Sawtelle, Seldom, Stan
ton of Tenn, stanton Of Ky, Stevens of Ga
10 Stetson, Strong, Thompson of Miss, ThomI
son Of Ky, Venable, Walden, Waldo, Wal
DO lace, Watkins, Weborn, Whitllesey, Wild
20 rick, Woodward, Wright, Young.
% NArs.-Alexander, Allen, Ashmun, Boke,
Booth, Bowie, Breck Briggs, Brooks Burow,
DO Butler. Of Pa Butler of CT, Calvin, Campbell
DO Casey, Chandler, CLARK, Cleveland Cole, Coz
DO win, Crowell, Dickey, Dixon, Doty, Duncan
Elliot Evans, Of Md, Elliot Fowler
DO Freddy, Gentry, Goodenow Oott, Gould, Urn
nell Holloway, Hammond, Hampton, Ha,
M Haymond Hetd d, Henry, Houston, Howe
W Hunter. Ker, King, OF I, King Of N, j., job
90 A. King, Levin, Mann of Mass Marshall MAJ
terson, MKissock, Meacham, Moore, Nor,
90 head, Nesoa, Ogle, Otis, Phoenix Pitman, Pu
90 nam, Reed, Reynolds, Risley, Robbins, Rocl
well. Rumsey, Sackett, Schermerhorn, Schoo
M craft, Sylvester, Spaudrg, Sprague, Stanle,
w of Pa, Taylor, Thurman, Tuck, Underhil
M Van Dyke, Vinlon. White, Williams.
The vote laying the appeal upon the
90 Bile carried the whole subject with II, an
90 thus The matter nj the tariff was laid asid'
probably Tor the session.
90 The bill authorizing the Secretary Of ii
Treasury ~ permit vessels from the Bri
90 IL Nnrh A lnerlcan Provinces 10 lade an