Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-01-10

Securing to the inhabitants of those territories
all the privileges and liberties secured by them
habttlnts of the Northwest Terri DRY by the or
dlnancr of July l3 1887.
He expressed the hope that the amendment
would BE- printed with the resolution,
.Ilr Foote opposed the amendment. After
brief debate, in which .lfr FOote told Mr. Hale
that the adoption of the amendment would be
considered in two thirds fthe new territories as
oppressive, tyrnnnica and emnent'y subvcrsive
OF popular freedom, aud Mr. Hale had rejoined
in expressing his qualification that the Senator
from Mississippi agreed with him in the propo-
sition " which is to unoose the yoke, to take off
the heavy burden, and to let the oppressed go
free" both resolution and amendment wer Or-
dercd to be printed.
NJ Quincy presented petitions, numeronsy
signed, against the appointment Of Chaplains to
Congress. Mr. Bradbury presented similar
petitions from citizens of Maine, aud extending
the exclusion to the army ana navy, which
were Land on the table, and ordered to be print
eh.
Mr. Atchison offered resolution favoring the
Missouri compromise. Nj Benton made an e.
laborate speech against it. The Senate went
into Executive session, and adjourned TIL to NOR
row.
Mr. Boyd desired to present memorial from
the Inhabitants Of Desert, asking admission OF
Mr. Rabbit as a delegate to the Congress OF the
Union.
Mr. Stephens of Ga. objected
.Hr Baker of H., presented the credentials o
NJ Smith as Delegate from Santa Fe, which
was objected to.
a oaioung Tor Clerk was proceeded to, and
On the Is Mr. Forney Of Pa, had SO; .Nr Camp
bell, whig, 77-scatterng 90. On the I'd ballot
Forney, l04; Campbell II; whole number 2l0.
After calling the yeas and nays three times the
House adjourned until to morrow.
Treasury notes outstanding LIST instant, 49,
$4,000.
FRlDAY, Jan. a.
SENATE.
Mr. Mason introduced bill to provide for the
more eifectual execution of the clause OF the
constitution, relative to the recapture Of fugitive
slaves, Referred to Judiciary G mmlttee.
VI Phelps submitted the following rest luton
which lies over:--
Resolved, That The Committee on Commerce
be instructed to inquire into the expedcncy Of
80 modifying the at, entitled IAN act allowing
Drawback uponforeign merchandise exported il
he original p ckagcs to Chihuahua and SAINT;
f'c in Mckee, and to British North American
possessions adjoining the United States" ap
proved 3 Much. 1915, as to allow the benefit u
drawback upon goods exported to the British
provinces by railroad.
IIOUSEr
Mr. Chandler presented the memorial of JohI
5. Lnte, Jr.. (whg) contesting the seat of VI
Robbins, (democrat OF The 4th Congresslona
district Of Penn. Referred to the committee OIL
Elections.
.ur Williams wished to present several peti
tons.
The Speaker said they couldn moi be presente
in open House now, the first thirty days of tn
session having expired. The limit fixed b
the rule for daily presentation, was not now /
force.
Mr. Winthrop rem rked, that according to tn
old maxim Of English law, every interpTetato
of rules should be made in favor of the liberty
speech aud the press and he asked the Speak,
to consider whether the great right Of pettlo
was to be abridged by a forced construction
the rule
NJ johnson OF Tenn, inquired whether und
4 rule member could not file his petition
with the Clerk, endorsed with the proper refe
ence?
M Winthrop replied, that was the reason VIII
the rule should be abrogatcd not why it shou
be obvinted
VI Stany appealed from the decision Of ii
Chair.
.rrr Duer. The question is, whether we wer
II House or not.
Several rrmnrks were made by genteme
whom the Speaker decided TO be out of o.
der
The question was taken, and the House su.
tnned the decision ofrhe Speaker, by maiorit
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