Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-07-04

koh0uld voto Nee amendment, bu
would never q III - ga NON He de-
nounced the q = = organize . State Gov
eminent in Ncv Mexico - Infamous, and feare'
the effnsion Of Hood there was inevitable.
Mr.. BarnwelI next spoke, following closely IL
the wake of Mr.. Calhoun, a9yoca ting the Mis-
souri, line, and defending the rights of the South
in the usual arguments. Whatever might b,
1.-THE results of this contest, he had no fears 10
the South. She was able and preparing to sus
tain and defend herself.
Mr.. Foote differed from MI. Barnwelps inter
probation of Mr.. Calhoun's views.
A protracred, personal and tedious debate fol-
lowed between Messrs. Foote, Butler and Jeffer
son Davis, each claiming the honor of carryin o
out Mr. Calhoun's views to the letter, and urr.
ling their respective opinions upon the pending
Question.
House.-The consideration of the Iowa CON-
Tested election was resumed.
Mr. McGaughey alluded to the matter of the
missing poll-book.
Mr.. Thompson, sitting member, repealed the
charge that he had ever denied possession of i.
He only desired suficiency Of testimony.
Mr.. McGaughey replied, and said that Tbomn-
son ought to be expelled on his own admissopp
MIR. Evans, Of Me. spoke in behalf Of the
claim of the contestant.
Mr.. Ashe replied in favor of the sitting men,
Der.
No new point was raised in debate. The
House was very thinly attended, and at O'Clock
adjourned.
FRIDAY, June %.
After the reading of the Journal the Senate
went into Executive session for few minutes.
On opening the doors, the Consideration of the
Compromise bill was resumed, when Mr. Davis
of Miss, spoke in favor o. adopting the Nilsson,
ri compromise line. He occupied an bonr in adj
vocating extreme Southern views.
| Mr. Soule followed, in rejoindsr to the speecb.
es of Messrs. Webster and Douglass, of yester.
day, fortifyIng his position upon the State sover-
eighty doctrine, and arguing that the Southern
portion of Ca.fornia contained arabic land q.
nough for a separate State, and was adapted to
slave labor.
Mr. Douglas replied with much force to Mr.
Soule's illusions to his own arguments
Mr Webster explained some points of Mr.
Soule's in reference to himself, and further sub
stantiated bis position upon the State sovereign
Ity question.
Sc
Mr. Benton then desired to offer an amend
ment, if none was pending.
Mr. Dayton said he would call up bis amend
ment from the table, as soon as the amornt of
money to be given TO Texas for the reinqulsh-
ment of her land claim was fixed on.
MI Clay said the Committee did not propose
to fill the blank till the Sd reading of the BILL
MIR Dayton inquired if his amendment would
be in order then. The Chair decided it would
not
After some conversation, Mr. Davis of Mass,
resumed the floor, and proceeded TO speak on the
bill in general, showing lis great injustice in
compelling Senators to vote for measures which
were repugnant to them, or else against meas
ures which they heartily approved.
House.-After the reading of the journal, Mr.
Parker introduced bill respecting the United
States srmories, at Springfield, Mass. and Har-
per's Ferry, Va.
Mr. Cobb, of Ala, offered a resolution relative
to the expediency of dividing the Presidents
Message into two parts, for separate colsidera-
ton.
SIR Strong, from the Committee on Elections,
gave notice that he would move TO close the de-
bate on the Iowa disputed election case, at one
o'clock.
The discussion on this question was then re-
sumed, when MIR Disney spoke in favor the sit
ting member. Mr. Thompson, of Pa, followed
on the same side.
Mr.. Strong, (Dem.) of Penn, was permitted
to make the closing speech.
The report of the majority Of the Committee
William Thompson is entitled 10 the seat which
he now holds.
This Mr.. Van Dyke wished to amend, by
counting certain votes, and rejecting others, and
by declaring that Daniel F. Miller Is entitled to
the seat
The question was taken-yeas 95, NAYS 81.
The Speaker voted in the negative, which
made tie, and the question was lost, by strict
party vote, with the exception of Messrs. Dur
kee, Preston King, and Holmes, who voted for
the amendment.
Before the result was announced, there was
much excitement.
Mr.. Johnson, DEM of Arkansas, loudly in
sisted that MIR. Bingham, (Dem.) of Michigan,
should vote, but the latter would not, having
paired of.
The question now REQUIRED on agreeing to the
resolution declaring that WIN. Thompson was
entitled to the seat.
Several motions we're made that the House
adjourn, which werc negaiived.
Mr.. McClernand, (Dem) of Illinois, moved to
lay the whole subject on the table.
Mr.. Schenck, (Whig,) of OHIO, inquired, if
this be done, will the effect be that Mr. Thopp-
son keep his seat?
Speaker-The chair is of that opinion.
Mr.. Houston, (Whig,) Of Delaware-Wil it
be IN order to move a reconsideration Of the
vote
The Speaker said not, unless by gentleman
who had voted on the prevailing side.
Mr.. Houston-Will the Speaker do US the ia
vor to moe a reconsideration? daughter,
Mr.. Thompson, (Dem.) of Mississippi, moved
that when the House adjourn,lt adjourn to Mon
day, and the motion as amended was agreed to;
but on taking the yeas and nays, the reverse
was ascertained, and, without disposing OF the
question, the House adjourned, at nearly SIX o.
clock.
SATURDAY, June 29lh.
Senate.-The Postmaster General answered
resolution demanding the time and number Of
failures of the mail between New York and New
Orleans.
The Secretary Of State answered resolution
the monopoly In the Guano trade by
the Government of Chill.
Mr. Seward Of New York, offered resolution
into the expediency of Typographical
survey of the lower banks of the Mississippi,
with q view to the erection Of embellishments to
prevent overAo~s. Laid over.
The resolution Of inquiry, offered by Com-
mittee on Naval Affairs, was adopted.
Mr. Cass called up resolution inquring iEto
The expedlency Of prohibiting the exercise of n-
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