The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-09-10
CONGRESS-.

WAsnINGroN, Wednesday, Sept /
1t would he difficult to fnd language
that could portray in true colors the excite
mcnt that characterised The last hours
proceedings orthis days Congress. The
defeat of Mr.. BoYD's amendment apparent
ly convulsed the Representatives from the
Slave States with disappointment, and a
hasiv and ill-advised determination TO re-
ect the Texas Boundary bill altogether
was in a moment OF excitement agreed up
on. To avoid the feeling arising from such
Il state Of things, motion was made 10
adjourn, and unfortunately failed. This
brought the House 10 a direct vote upon
the question, shall the Senate bill pass, and
il was lost by upwards of forty majority. \
motion then followed 10 reconsi der, and
pending this motion AN adjournment car
ried. - Cor ~ y Tribune.
THURSDAY, Sept. 8.
The HOUSE, took up the Texas Boundary
bill and reconsdercd the voie--Yeas 1871,
Nays by which that body had (on Wed
nesIay) refused to order the bill to a third
reading. The vote by which Boyd's amend
ment, providing a Territorial Government
for New Mexico, nearly the same It's the
Scnate's bill, had been rejected, was recon
sidered- Yeas, LOG; Nays 90. An excited
debate and much confusion followed.
S1ndry motions and amendments were offer
ed and rejected amid great excitement and up
roar, when the question required on Mr. Ioombs
amendments that "no citizen of the United
States be deprived of liberty or property in said
Territory except 10y the judgment of his peers
and the laws of the land" Adopted. After
more conlusion.unsucccs, ful motions to adjourn
SC, the question was taken ON Mr. Boyd's a
mendment as amended by the first part Of Mr.
Toombs's proposition, and il was adopted
Yeas loo, Noes 90. The question was then Ia
ken on ordering The bill as amended to a third
reading, and lost by majorty-Yeas 90, Nays
lO7.
Mr.. Howard moved reconsideration of The
vote, which the Speaker decided out of order
Mr. II. appealed from the decision, pending
which the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Sept 6.
SENArE.-Mr. Houston gave notice lhn
| he should, on Monday next, ask leave IL
make personal explanation of his diff
cullies with member Of the other House
[Mr Wallace.
On motion, the bill for the retired list o
the Army was taken up aud passed.
Several private hills were also taken III
and passed The Bounty Land bill Wal
taken up and further debated, but wilhou
laking any vote The Senate adjourned owe
to Monday.
House The Post Office appropriation
bill was received from The Senate, and OF
motion referred TO the Committee on Way
and Means
The Ewing report was taken up. whe
Mr.. Richardson spoke in favor Of the ma
oaty report, and denounced the cours'
pursued by Mr.. Vinton, the author OF III
p minority report
Mr.. Vinton explained.
The majority report was laid on the labl
and ordered To he printed.
Pending further debate, at II O'Clock
Mr.. Howard's appeal from the decision {
/, the Chair, respecting The motion for Tie n
consideration olyeslerday's vote on the CT
grsssmenl OF the Texas Boundary bill
came up for decision.
The Speaker re-allirmed his decision
and stated his ground for so doing, quotIn
precedenis, sc.
, Mr.. Howard explained the grounds
p, his appeal, which were Of different cha
, acler.
q Mr.. Duer moved TO lay the appeal on tn
table.
The yeas and nays were ordered, an
. the motion losl--77 TO 1913.
: A motion Tor the previous question wa
a made and sustained.
e The yeas aud nays we're then ordered @
i the question Of appeal, and the decision
is the Chair was reversed.