The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Corrc.rondrucc % lLo NIIT.-


Large Donation Of land Ia Hinol- Prugg,
ofhc Franklin Erp,dIf'ou lH-ht Ctnnn
JW, in he House he California QeSiou--
skies Frightening,
Thr proceedings OF Congress, ,lor,og ,be
pna three or four days have furnished lW
sranty materials lor comment or narrative
of interest. IN the House, the Census lnl
rrrri -titr nntr tire tlf-r,t--t,ti ol i- ffntt
of large tracts Of land 10 rho state OF Illinois
foT ,i,e complojinu ofthrir Frra, central rs,i.
rond, have thus far consumed the week, Yes.
tcrtny, thC Senate finally passed, bv O. Ncp
decided vote, though not n very large nn.
our third of the Senate being absent, thl' Boo
pOrtnut measure, whirh makes duun'irH4
one fell nNuup. uf what viii hc cquhnfrlw
millions ~ value, To q siuglo state, Tor rltt
nal improvements. II passed by atolc q
% to u. Yet were It proposed to appro.
pirate, los general law, "a lrs, amount llab
this sum, ~ proportion 80 all the Snics, luf
purposes oh tulrtnal imrrn, cmrHi, Tie gran.
would no douhl Ice PRONOUNCED unc"usltu.
t.aual, aud he appGsed- hs uun halt al least,
of tho~twhu lave carried TVS hil through
the Senate | am iur FROM complaining Of
the passage oc this measure; hut Ne have
'righi la complain Of The uuf,ruc,s. mud ,rc.
,
speclu invqriio states aud schcmr.,wll.c lbc
great majority at the owners of tie public
lsuds must 90 Wiihout ANY patucipalions
tlrir prncccd-. | hope lhr TIME Is not td'.
tlnt when we shall hc allowed in ,pitro
partisan mud Factions opppeiuo" u 'Ni.
down upun some wise, r,ucrHi Uud hh'f'
uluu pf internal improvement
TIE Joint resolution III t'rvur vt the r't",'-
linn IA search uf Sir luhn franklin, Was ~.
iurn tigo-S nHaia- aFaig-nn "Wednesday, AID
after considerable opposition from t6ole ana
Davis, 81 Miss, King, Of Alabama, ond'
few other southern l.ocofiucos, 1t passed IVA
vote of about twoio one IN ils tNoNnno t'
nov become n law, Il wns very ably M.
ported by Mr. Seward, OF New York, and VI =
pcarcc, of Mary land.
la the House. the debate on tic census %.
was closed on "Wednesday, after n dcl'" ct
Two hours that day, at the close ot when /"
Thnmpsnn, OF Pa, made a wy srHsitf W
feuct~ Of ihc hill, aud complete and conf'u
sivr aus Ncr To all the futile and idle og''
tons OF stephen, and other southern W'",
hers who nrc 50 much IN dread at sa"'''
Since then the House Inns been rnifelN o''"
-t,t+-4- ++-.4g+te44aIHlHH- psapnsillnhs l3t ~
EinrU1imcuJ Of The bit, stcTTuu ny T'-ttt'''-'
This hns been slow work. The resldN'.
Wednesday was occupied in the cohsl
ton of u single section. Yesterday ou'~.
progress was made, aud while mn Nr..t
. it is engaged in tho same tedious ana Nv
+ longed consideration of nm endless nu'"''
/ Of amendments. ,L.,.
Nearly all the amendments proposed h',y
+l,rrn.- voted dap,4l, That 10 strike on' wy y
obtaining the statistics otthc wealth. Prg""
tious, 4 c.. of the country was vo'cu N' ros
t,vn IN onp A very few and lnteo W.
materially affecting the bill, have Dee" "''f
ed. ., e ,he
As soon MS tho hill is disposed OF, w, ,Ss
r House viii have TO devote soma VINE 70 A., A.
Sonaio's amendments to the pehV, ., ,,s,,ne
proprinton hill. After this 1t WIZ n,., tCi
the discussion of the admission OF ee a't .nb
/ II will be remembered that when t s,W,,,ro
iect was last M tho immortal D'No :. ,bcre
had the floor When he oh'alneu ms
were symptoms of disatlrruon 'o"" hat
adopted oGspring--l am happy 49, , tide
lust now there is different Inrh oil W, ,Lec i
{ The stock of freedomTs looking W. nje.
mn evident rise in the vnlue OF ho''"., s, rou
.pcndcnce, while dough-tGcedhesF IJo.lr,.
h Mt n discount below par,nnd on VI. artetH
, Notwithstanding the supply III ee states
diminishing. The Columbus, oho, Joci5d
, man of last Friday, had strong nc u rsGlarna
nrticlc i'm favor of freedom ana OF 1",olots
I per SC. Its effect upon Nor'he'h .n,,.ournr
numbers bns had tendency to eneo, bh
them To stand lirmq The prosPsS,s, Cas-
they will do so, and That MesSts - i've il
& Co's cotnnromisc scheme WIN tIoua
n,,;e,us Tho notncnt il reaches 'Ho IL ih
4 even Shouldn't succeed in gc'ung '"'''
Senate.