Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-19

customary resolutions were offered and adopted
and the Senate adj.
Hewse.-Hon. Thsddeus Stevens appropriate
ly announced the death of his colleague, aftc
which the customary resolutions were adopted
and the House adj.
A majority Of both Houses Of Congress visit
ed Mount Vernon today, in the steamer Colyer
The party returned this evening. highly pleased
with their visit 10 the tomb of Washington.
SATURDAY, Sept Ia.
Senafe-Mr. Bell, from the Indian Committee
reported bill 10 preserve peace with the Indian
tribes in California, which af;er amendment 81
as to fix the annual salaries of three Indian a.
genie At $1,000, was passed.
Mr.. Davis of Miss, from the Military Commit
tee, reported Till 10 provide pensions for wild
o"s of deceased officers and soldiers not hther-
to provided for
The President laid before the Senate Rev. MI
Gurley's report ON Liberia, communicated by tue
Secretary of State.
Messrs. Gwinn and Fremont introduced a
number Of bills tor the benefit of California, re-
lating to the Public Lands. the Gold Mines and
Plscers, Survey of the Const, Light House
System, Donation and Presumption Rights and
settlement OF Land Claims.
Alter the Consideration of the morning bust
ness, the bill for the suppression of tie slave
trade in the District of Columbia was taken up,
on motion of Mr.. Clay. the pending question be
ing upon concurring in the amendments m,de
by the Senate IN Committee, providing penalties
for inticing slaves to escape, and giving the cn.-
poraie authorizes of the District conir.l over
the ingress or egress of free people Of color.
MIR. Badger advocated the amendments.
Mr. Clay opposed the uniting OF any other
measure with The suppression of the slave trade.
The question being taken upon concurring in
the amendments OF The Committee, they we e
seveialy rejected. The original bill was then
under consideration, reported from the Cum
mitiee of IL, and the bill was ordered 10 be en-
crossed, by yeas 81, nays 49,
Yeas -Messrs. BALDWIN, Benton, Bright, Cass,
Chase, Clark, Clay, DAVIS, OF Mass, Dayton,
Dickinson, Dodge, OF Wis, Dodge, of Iowa,
Ewing, Fech, Fremont, Greene, Gw.nn, Hale,
Hamln, Jones, Norris. Seward, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Walk
or, Whtcomb, Winthrop.
.Noys-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Butler, DAVIS, of Miss, Da~ son,
Downs, Hunter, King, Mason, Mangu u, Morton,
Pratt, kusk, Sebastian, Soule. Turney, Yulee.
1t Was dIscoyei ed that blank, designed 10 be
Fl led with the date at which the Act should go
into effect, al not been filled. Mr. Clay hoped
II would be filed by unanimous assent. Mes.
srs. Mason, and Davis, Of Miss, objected. MIR.
Clay moved reconsideration of the engross
mcnt, which was agreed TO. The blank fl
led with LIST of January, 1851, ami the bill IVES
again ordered 10 be engGossed. The Senate adJ.
House, MIR. Harris, of ILL.,, announced that
Almon w. Babbtt, delegate from Utah, was in
waiting, and moved that he now be admitted TO
a seat, but as the credentials were net before
the House Mr.. Harris waived The question until
Monday.
The House resumed the consideration of the
report OF the Richardson committee on the al
fairs of the Department of the Interior, and the
resolutions adverse 10 Mr. EwIng we're rejected
-93 TO 30
Mr.. Tuonbs said, few weeks ago he was in
sructed to make report Oh the tariff quesIIo1.
Since that Iase great change had been going
on IN the public mind, and IN his own, among
the rest, and he submitted a report, III Il IN the
Judgment of The Committee of W avs and Means,
IL Is inexpedlenl to attempt any legislation alter
ing The existing duties On imports.
Mr. V,nton moved ii Substitute, which was re-
jrcted, yeas 90, nays So. and the original res oiu
ton was disagreed to, yeas 81, nays 90
Alter motion from Mr. Brooks TO reconsider,
Mr.. Thompson, of Miss, moved 10 lay the whole
SUBJECT Oh the table, which was aged to, 81 10
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Tie bill to supply deficiencies in the pay and
mileage Of members was taken up, when the
House refused 10 concur In the Senaie's amend
nent, computing the mileage of The delegates
and members IRON Oregon and Calitornla by the
mos, usually travelled route. The House then
adjourned Til Monday.
Col. Fremoat's Gold Placer bill grants permite
at the rale OF g per month for thirty feet squars
for each man. and 2l0 feet square at $50
month, to work the qnariz rock by m ,chinery. =