The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-30
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, April 90

SrxArr-Aner the prescnta,ion of nett.
lions and transaction of morning business.
Mr.. Benton moved to take IN his motion in
struc,inp the Select Committee on MI.
Claws anil Mr.. Bell's resolutions. to renort
separately upon each subject involved. and
not IN mite in one hill two mr. moro moon.
cruous subjects.
VIZ. CLAW ob;ected 10 the consideration of
the motion in The absence Of the Committee
of six. who left the CITY this morning. with
the remains of Mr.. Caihoun.
Air BENTON asked no vote. but simnlv de-
sired the motion TO come nm fo, discussion
now.
The Senate then proceeded 10 consider
the motion. Mr. Benton read several OK.
tracts from English works on Parliamentary
law. TO show that the course taken. on ref,r.
ring the California bill to the Select Com.
%n,ittce. and the uniting bv srid Committee of
Two or more inconsruous subjects in the act.
if it should be done. is in Violation of all
Parliamentary practice. Having got THROUGH
with his citation. MIR. Benton Proceeded with
some remarks upon the general subject. He
said the refer ence of California to Commit
tee known to be auain,t her was a violation
of tina, great principle of Parliamentary law
which refers all subjects to a Committee sup.
posed 10 be in favor. He defended his course
II opposinn the Select Committee. Injury
to California, and injury only, could result
from this attempt TO violate the p%arIiamenta.
nv law. 1t had already injured her tn an
extent only appreciated bv those who under.
stood her real condition. When a bill, unit
ing California with other subjects, should bc
brought into the Senate. then and then only,
would the war begin. Never for one would
he submit TO so fragrant a violation of all law
and right. What had been the excuse Tor
this attempted violation ? The Nashville
Convention threatens a dissolution of the
Union of the States lie had already al.
luded to that Convention as Il procession
which had passed by,-a something which
had spent its hour upon the stage, and made
its exit.
MIR. Clay said he had no intention of re.
plying TO the Senator's parliamentary arnu.
mcnt, at present. He held himself prepared
to show, at the proper time. that we are not
bound by English parliamentary law, in all
cases, admitting that it had been properly
presented by the Senator.
Mr.. Cass said he thought il quite proba-
bic that the Select Committee would report
no bill at all. Instead OF reporting specific
bills, they would probably report in favor of
bills already before the Senate. The Sena-
tor, therefore, in his argument, pre-suppossd
Il case. which. probably, would never arise.
MIR. Benton's motion was then laid on the
table.
The Senate bill providing for making
treaties with the Indians in Oregon, and ex-
tinguishing the India" title TO lands west Of
the Cascade Mountains, was taken up and
passed.
The Senate then, after an Executive SEES
sion. adjourned.
lIoUsE.-The Speaker announced the
first business to be the motion heretofore
made by MIR. Conger, to suspend the rules,
to offer a resolution insirucling the Commit
tee on the Post Office to report a bill abol.
, ishing the fl anking privileges. reducing post
age on half ounce letters, 10 two cents when
prepaid, and five if not, and providing for
n newspapers free of postage within the coun-
ty of publication. or within the distance Of
! 80 miles of the same, to actual subscribers.
Rules were not suspended. AYES 90, Nays
75. requiring two-thirds.
Mr.. Richardson, (Loco) Of Illinois, asked
/, unanimous consent to introduce his reso-
/, l%uiions, asking the appointment. of n Select
Committee, to inquire into certain allowances
, of money, by the Secretary of the Interi I.
f after the books had been closed in the claims
/, The resolutions. in brief. are as follows;
First. That A Select Committee of nine
be appointed TO inquire and report whcthe,
Thomas Ewing. the Secretary of The Inter-.
ar. has re.onened and maid The claims of the
. Ewinos AGAINST the Treasury. ~auouniino IL
, s77 ooO. after The s,me had been odiudicateI
. and rejected bv The proper officers of the
GoysrnmenI bceorc Ewing was indurted in.
IN said Office. what accnt. oncra,ed. and
, what CLERK introduced Said claim.
I Second Whether said EWING allowed
, $4,000, as interes, of claim of Commodore
Rarron. of tho VIRGINIA navy. durino the
! Reyolu,ionary war. after the principal had
, been nnid. if maid. whether simple or com,
I nound interest was allowed.
JTjrd. Whether the said EWING maid ,be
f Chickasaw claim of $780, 900, after The sam,
0 had been aljudicated and rejected by til,
proper officers, before The said Ewing WA
o induc,ed IN his Office who was the agent OF
attorney, and whether SAID agents held any
office under the Government, and now hole
office.
Fourth, Whether the SAID Ewing has u
surped power, and whether any oilcer OF hi
has reversed The opinion OF the Commission
err OF Pensions. II so, by what anthori',
has il been done.
Fyh. What persons IN olilce, appointed
by said Ewing, correspond for newspapers
: II so. what salaries they receive ard VIVA
' papers they write for.
y After much discussion, the resolutions wer'
carried-yeas 80, noes 70.
: MIR. Thompson. (Loco) OF Pa, rcporie,