The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-25
Ihlrly'Firsl COngress"~lsl Session.
MAhILInarnn. Nm m.

WAsmNGToN, May lG.
SENATE. The Till 10 iaafganiAa lie ual.
ent la~H was taken up aud considered. Mr.
! Iurney altered several amendments.
The consideration Of Mr. Cmy's rompro.
mise resolutions was resumed. Mr. Davis
Wndiilcd his amendment, Withnut however.
changing Tie ollrris which II contemplated,
Mr. From give HUTirE or an UmGniIutut
which he should offer in ease thm Of Mr. ia.
Nis did not prevail Mr. Clemens gave no.
tee Of another amendment for setflug the
bdundnrics Of Texas, and removing me lodi
aus Mr. fople spoke Wp hours, following
on tie views which hg oApfessfd Yesterday
Mr. Clemens attempted 20 reply, amidst MI,
WerouH interruptions, bat finally gave way
tor uu exec itivc FrFHion. Tho EruHle thru
Hdloururd 10 Monday.
llorsE,-Mr buu moved 10 refer thc Sen.
ate hili,ro increase the frontier military force,
10 the COMMITTEE on Military AhaIrs. lie
Hnid lint action should h. taken immediate
ly, ~ the difficulties there to be encountered
were Imminent aud formidable, Mr. Jones
objected 10 ihe reference.
MIR AeIHue, from the Committee on Com
mefcr, reported the Canadian Reciprocity
Till, accompanied with correspondence from
El.-4+Es ll44+la.s,- HE4ll-I. MinialeI l.lch n
represented ns highly favorable 10 the pro-
lccL Me McLanc made n specchin favor
of tho bill, aud Hner much trouble aud con-
fusion lt WINS referred IN Committee Of the
Whole, The House then took up that part
oi Nc Bulwfr'H letter ferpeCling commerce,
which was referred o. The Commttrc on
Foreign Allhir~ that part relative To duties
on ron was referred Ia Committee Of Ways
and Mcnusi aud hat concerning the free
navigation oflho ~ Lawrence 10 Commit.
lee 0flic Whole.
The House concurrcd in the fcnntc o.
to The coinage hhl
The Seuulc bill increasing the military
was referred Ia Committee on Military AZ
fairs
The bll granting land 10 the Central H. /
ltHiroad was referred ~ the COMMITTEE on I
Public Lands
On motion Of Mr. Monde, n Committee N :
Conference was ordered, IN relation TO ito .
House amendments To The Census bill
Oh Friday, The I7lh, the House Commit .
zee reported upon tie Galphin Claim, mud
several speeches were mndc, when the sub
jcct was postponed 10 n future day, aud the
House adjourned to Monday.
MoNp,r, May 81.
IN ilr Senate, Mr. Davis, Of Miss, made
cport from the Conference Committee on
lie Census bill, which Nns accepted Mr.
i lce, of Florida, offered n resolution calling
lpou the President for information relative
q the Cuba Expedition. Mr. Yulcc wns sur
irlsed 10 sec II announced that the President
'nd ordered war vessels to Tie supposed sCdtf =
# war. The resolution lies over
Mr. Clemens mndG a speech on the Omni.
ms bill, IN which be- showed ihaL Mr. Fnntc
vas az inconsistent individual, aud bad been
M all SIDES Of the question, his last position
icing hat Of n comprumiscr otihc rights of
he South. Mr. kooto rcIoincd, aud denied
hat he had ever Apokcn ~ favor Of compro.
nirr lie dcncd, nmong other points TINT
lr had proposed n schotnr OF COMPROMISE,
ttcr having declared that no such PROPOSE.
ION could c'nuo from tl,r South. The great
nWprontsc speech "f The session WINS nude
y Northern man, (Mr Webster and con.
rdcd Ia the South hll that they asked.
Mr. Clemens rrIoiurh with much warmth :
nd vchcmcucc,nil which the Senate went +.
nto au executive session.
In a." House, Mr. lngc, oc Ala, offered q
cs"lulon about the tuhn business, similar
u tho QUO offered lay Nulou iu tho senate II
was laid over.
Mr. stephens tNNhig,lor Ga. askcd leave {,
b offer u resolution providing tor the nd.
ournmcm OF Congrcgs on Monday, the 10Th
I July. !
Objection was uadc throughout the !
louise. The lcns and ufos were taken on '
r. motion a. suspend the rules mud decided '
lhr u"lnli,r, ~ n ,dTc ~ 80 10 M
Mr. ToUmhs, Of Ga, madC spVcch upon j.
'c Gu'phuriS,tr, aud ia rrIl, 10 Mr Brooks .
I \. y. Tie defended Gov. Crawford. the
lain and the interest, Mr. Brooks aud Mr. ,
ongor of y, y. spoke against tho Scrrctn.
Y. Kaufman, o. 'frXuy, Vuvr uoiirr TINT ne ,
lnuld intrnducn. a hill directing the District !,
ttuu"N To institute n sun for tho recovery :
{ The interest money The subject wns
irn toId ON nc T6l5c, md TnO tf6GSo nd -
uuucd.
.DtAuolicAl.-A small piece of whnt ap- a
rarcd 20 hc Wrddiug cuic, tied ul ia n Niece q
paper marked 'Nlrs p.n wus recently pick. r
i up near the house of. & Peek ofNcw- ia
cry, n. by one of his family. Mrs Peck II
ilhoul suspicion tasted II, aud their divided n
UuuuE tIrr-ft1rrr-Et tttrrt,i ttt.-, t,tttrrt.-t
aid soon died with poison, and the other 9
No remain IN very critical situation. {,
REMAINS or rnE LATE PRHsiprNr Polk.
We nrc ihiorIacd That the remains Of the I
to President Polk will Ice removed from e
10 CITY Cemetery to their final resting pnco r.
the grounds of his late residence, on We'd o
rsdny, the 22d inst. The principal direction
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Htornity and The city Observation-Disclosures
nion mn.
THE TESTIMONY or PHYSICIANS /
tRELT rs TiIE BESTi Read what that
stingu,shed and able physician, DR.. AIanson q
bhce, Boylstou street Boston, says of DR., a
orbcus Highly Concentrated Syrup Of
lrsaParilla
MEssus. T.. BRiNLEY& Co. DIAN Sms.-
answer TO yourinqurics relative 20 DR.. +
orbcu's "Compound Syrup Of Snrsaparila,'