Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-01-10
3Ist Congress.
MONDAY, Dec. 81.
SENATE.


to take somd,con upon this subject.
Mr. WohI,r also presented numerous memo
ri,ls of MaEants and others Of Mass, asking
tho obo,;noI Gthe " spirit ration" and tlogglng
in the Navslm md took the opportunity to say, that
IN h;s on;n;A the time had arrived When Con
gres, sboul1mss law in conformity with the
prayers of tx petitioners.
Mr. Sawhd presented similar petitions from
merchants dtBinore, and expressed his con
currnnce in Ia views Of the Senator from Mnssa
chusetts.
Ar Jfndkrood presented memorial from
citizens Of knucEy, claiming to be the lcgit
nate succcIrs of Joseph Smith, the Mormon
pronhet obit,ing to the establishment off gov
eryment f,Fleseret, and charging the people %
the cjtv ofsb Salt Lake with treasontble de
SIGNS in hing before their removal to Illinois
taken n seMl oath to avenge the death Of JOSEF
Smith upoh,e nation, and to pursue that design
until if shafle accomplished, even to the end u
time. lie Fened also to the lcvyng of dnti"-
upoD the eats Of California emigrants who pas
sid thronoh re Mormon country.
Mr. Donpss said he had sought an interview
with Mr.. RSht the Representative sent from
Deseret tokngress, relative to the subject Of
leyyinC duk. and that Mr.. Rabbit explained
that the pdoo Of the city Of the SaIi Like hav
inr establhll a government, found it necessary
to ESTABLISH means of revenue also, and with
that view W'Seo uu'y upon a'' go'uS oroush'
into the cEyr sale, whether by non. residents
or residents Mormons or anti Mormons; but
that no dufj were exacted upon goods which
pp ssed thrbiI The memorial was referred to
the CommIb on Territories.
Mr.. Dow of Louisiana, introduced res
o'ution rohtg to the Rcy affair at New Or
cans
Mr.. Ial pressed the hope that the bill es
tablishind IA territorial governments of Calfor.
MIA, New hkico, Deserct and Jacnto, Of which
Mr.. Foot fa5 notice few days SINCE, would be
introduced sd printed that inc Senate nigh,
have it bAve them when the subject should
come up. Mr. Foote assented, and the bill was
ordered to bpprnted
Mr.. Davs,f Mass, moved that a select com
nttee on thICensus, be appointed by the Chair
Agreed To-
Both tiones passe bill extending the
ranking prFege to the widow of the la'e Pres
ilenl Polk Me Senate, after an Executive ses-
sion, adJourfai to Thursday.
HOUSE.
Nnmeroue rcumep,s from DeDo-troon,, wo,,
orJored ~ bsnr;n,od
A RED was offered culliur for iuforma
tttion resPectitg the seizure and occdP ton OFT
gre Island, anl other portions of Central Amerl'
ca-also, wit regard to treaties with the Contra
American Sues-laid ov r.
Mr.. Vintono Of Ohio gave notice ola resolution
for apportiomg the number of Representatives
among the Sates.
Mr., Mlller,fOhio, Dem offered a resolution
IN favor OF ahlihing the Home Department.
Both laid ovet
A reSolntlmi Twas submitted LOOKING 10 the cS'
Enlistment piterritorial governments with the
slavery prohlb3on. Mr. stephens OF va NOV
ed to layh outhe table-IoSt--yeas o1-hay'
III:
Mr. Bpkerd ILL.,, presented memorial 'roH
Mr. d. F, Mlfr (WhIgl ct OhIo' coh'eS'lng 'ht
seat Of Wan thompson, DEM 1t was rcisHeo
to the COMMITTEE on Elections.
The folowDg are the committees announc
ed
Ways and Vans Messrs, Thos' Ii; DAYS
Va; Jacob 'hompson,s Miss; Samuel r. Fm
ia; Harry llobard, n. H.; nm D"ef' ~ l.
George w. ones, Tenn; Moses HomPton
Fcnn
District Of Columbia. MessrS Albert u Brown'
Miss Sam'l W. Inge,* Ala, John Il. Idy'o'
Ono; T. ]. D Fuller, N.Y. Js'em'ah 'norlon
Va, Edward lIlmmond, Md, CHARLES ALLEN
Mass, c. H. Hliams, Tenn. HatT CHferhW
N. Y.
Judiciary. Nessrs. Jas Thompson, Pa, Johr
r. Miller, Ohb; Geo. .4Shmum, Mass; R!charl
II. Meade, Va; Chas S. .u9rehead n.y.; TRES
TON KING. N z: Abram w. tenable,* NJ
1hadeus SIevms, Pa; M. J. Welborn, Geor-
gia.
Territories. NIessrs. Lynn Boyd Wy; VIM
A. Richardson. ILL.,; julius RoctWeH, Mass; }
a. Seldom, Va; Thomds CHngmaa,, ~ q, :,
D. 5. Kaufnan Texas; Daniel Gott, N. y; L
N. Fitch Ind. .. r. GiDDIyGs, Ohio
Foreign Affairs. Messrs John a. Clement
w.; James Mcdowell, Va. Robert Z. Hmthr0P
Mass II. A. HARRISON. Ga. Henry ". Hillard
Ala; Joseph A. Woodward,' S. G.; Ed''ar,
Stanley, N "a W. BueI, Mich. E'br'dg' e
Spq,aing, NY.
dyke Disney, Thompson, Kyy Harris, Tenn.
McGaughey. ASH Andrews.
mot, Nelson, Hubbard Mclean, of Ky, Durham
Com, "o'" All Wentworth Grin
nell, Bingham Stephens Ga. Colcock, PhGnIx
Stetson, Conrad
son, Stephard Poker Cobb, Ala, Brooks, Hoag
land, Henry.
Post ONE po,,or Phelps McKissock, Feath
erston, Hebard V AIIson Howell Stanton, Tenn.
Durkee
ell, Bay, Butie$g pa M.llsoe. Goodenow, Nc
Willie, Kerr.