The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-11

Thirly'FirSl COngrcss"~lSl Session,
MrnNr.nAr. NInY 1.


WEDNESDAY,, May !.
SrNATr,-On motion of hlr Jefferson
Davis, tic bin 10 increase tic rank hHd lily
oithr army, WINS considered and pnssrd. II,
Ihc rcsoluions IN lhyor of NiE Gfinn(rs
r-vtrrtfrrrfr- rrurCT nj -Tr tutTr- tArUITiSH,
were passed, ny they came from the House,
after animated discussion. Mcsers CLAY, MID
irr Scwprd nnd Dayton spoke IA their favor,
~d kmg, Fuotc, Jefferson Davis aud others
amlgst. Tho vote was p yeas To- III nays
AMER an Executive session, the SeuAlc adj
lourucd
ilor sl,-'rho consideration Of The SEN
o'c's bin respecting the Mint, was objected
to-
The Census Bin was resumed in Commit
tee "f tho Whole, and several gentlemen
nndr SptCrhes. MIR Thompson. Chairman
or the judiciary committee. closed the de.
hate la favor ofthc hill. The voting on n
mrudmcnls was then commenced, aud SIEVE.
rul were rejected Pending the cousidern-
ton Of UrlhcrAmcndnculs considerable cN-
element arose, and the House ADJOURNED.
TmuWspAY. May .
Sc Ntlt7-Mr H.ttl..t hall si'ilIer-
ilinc lid Circuit Judges to hold Courts dur.
iiir the Hlrltiy urihr Iudrrs Passed, -.-
Mr. Dawson offered a resolution. calling for
infurWbllnu IA relation u the progress cN.
ltusr, Sc, at th" Mexican Boundary Com
H'-,ion--A Adopted.
The Vice ptcsidrut announced 'thnt hr
Should hr absent for somc lime after Mon
dlv
rrvrrHl rrivatr mud lnrrl triis rusyrrt.
Tho Discussion upon the bill granting pub
he Ilud. IA url at internal improvements IN
Illinois, Mississippi and Alabama, in nil of n
Railroad from Chicago To Mobile, pissed, -
TO H.
Ailcr On Executive session the Senate adj
luurued to Monday
llousr.-Tho Naval Committee reported
resolutions directing the use OF the Amor.
can Mcridi1n 10 Ice established Nt the Oh.cr.
victory in nautical nperllinns. which Nns Al
rns'cd and referred 10 the Committee of tie
Nholc
The same Committee reported hlli au-
oorglug the President to Incorporate the
officers Of the lHtc Texan Navy into the L. =
Navy, aud join, resolve for the relief Of
-ttrrrrrurs duruTUut III foreign ErHrnUs amor
Inc cNpiTut0n OF the Irrms OF Ghc,r enlist.
mcul Borh were referred 10 the Commit
tee Of the Whole on thu State of the I'M
ion
The Committee on Foreign Affairs rcpnr,-
ed nlolnt resolution rclnli,c TO the free nuyi-
CATION ofthc 81 Lawrence river. After de
hnte II whs laid over, Mr. MrLnne stnting Tint
Nr correspondence with Jhe British Minis
- llLhrorahle 10 reciprocity in The matter, ,.as
before the Committee of Commerce. vbo
would soon report n bill accordingly.
ln Cotntrtitter of ttr W tuic, the Census
bill was resumed, md proposed amendments
were discussed but before material progress
was had, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, MAY 3.
The House., in Committee of tho Whole
resumed the consideration nfnmonllIlcuiS to
The Census bill, but after time it WINS nior-
mally' laid aside to hcur Mr. Wimot of Pa,
Who addressed the Committee in oXplana-
ton of his position. His remarks were calm
and disnnssionnte. He declared that the
threats oIiho South must be- resisted or the
Nurth would he hut Slaves. Ills theme was
lhr Aristocrncy of Slavery, md lac was lis
tened to with grent attention. MIR Winthrop
gained the floor, when he concluded, and
The Committee then resumed the -considera-
ton Of The Census bill, then rose, and the
House adjourned to Monday. 49,,
o. General SamtIouson, on his late re-
.'urn from Texas to Washington, stopped
day or two at Knoxville in Tennessee. \
number ofthu citizens called upon him.
onc oftlo democracy, says the Knoxville
wing, asked him what he thought Of the
contemplated Nashville Convention. lie
promptly rcplied-'IGyery rascal who attends
mat Conventions, ought to he hung with
great rough halter