The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-04

rrlrr aud print was agrni i0.
The Joint resolution from ilr House an-
th1rlug th0 assignment %. land HaUaui-
under fho late buunty lanI act after debate
was Referred
lEYrsF.-Ihc rules were suspended t0 en-
able MU Caldwell, of Kentucky, to Introduce
i0rf resolution. th8t nothing Boo tho bounty
land aH Of last September shall be so con
strlrd ns NJ prevent the sale or transfer 0i
certificates ur earaul, prior a. the l"0aiion
nt the same and issue n' fEn patent thereon,
Alr Caldwell said hr bad hrru informed tnr
Commissioner On Patents would not issue
any warrants until an-r l.- H0rTUu oi the
ftrrr-r- UU6u the subject ln order that he
might nii'A Che percussion M transfer nu vac
. back nf thr WarIHus. llr thrn moved the
pres ions question, under ihn operation Of
which thr resolution Wa ordered to ho on'
crossed Tor q third reading
Mr. Nint0n moved q reconsideration olthc
vote. llr was opposed a. Che measure, ln.
stead 1t 100000 prr-nus, who had rendered
military service, hoiug thus benefited, lH,-
OOo,oOo worth Of public lands would Doc
thrown Into sporulat0r bandsr and would hr
-1id lur % mere song
. M Caldwell replied aud stated 10 was the
unanimous Wl-l ni those who are entitled Go
warrant in Kentucky that the resolution
-hnuld rlrz.
AlrA luiuu g. pliiau Fnl Bald uu tho tlhle,
anA tho resolution was Ih"cd yeas lp7,Hh!s
.5I
Bills were introduced granting land. for
railroads &c., iu Louisiana, Mississippi lndl-
ana, Illinois aud Ohio. That iu thc latter
State Cor road connecting Saulusky and
CiuDibn,u, gave rise frhHto amendments
were Offered and without coming 10 q vote,
the House adjourned,
IuErpAY, Doc. al
Hoist IcnAlcc introduced "a bin tor
payment Of claims 10 New Hampshire, for dis.
IAirrpmcuts, aud services Of militia during
the la-t war with Great liritain. licfuTcd
III T,0rTnf0n asEcd, but did not obiaIu
consrnt. to n.1kc q report from the Select
,,-rr-rrrr,.,.,.--... - ND % the Bounty LAM
4 Law
, Tho House thcu went into Committee o.
Il the Cheap d-agc liill,
Mr. Potter gave notice hlt hc intended &,
move a. terminate debate ON the bill on Mon.
! ola, nest. wherefore those intending to dis
Gus the ~ had better prepare th,msclyc.
Mr. llchari spa G. in 'wor Of The free trans
mission ofuowspapcrs doi,ycrc1 within thirty
la the state whore Published, az more
, than thirty miles from the place Of pubiea-
ton onc-haf cent postage.
Mr. Chandler was opposed Ia any more "a
, yor being shown to country than cit,- papers,
aud intended 10 introduce an amendment Ia
/ charge nall the prescott prigc on magazines
whore The postage was prepaid,
/, MIR Wentworth proposed ~ benefit editor.
10y reducing postage ON newspapers, where
. the Subscribers exhibit "a the pbstmastcrs cy.
Tidcucc that llcy have pdi,iin advance.
rI Mr. Fowler coutrudy, oarnc.ty in favor
, of two cent uniform postage, aud the aholi.
ton oithc ranking privilege aud expressed
a hope that this hin would bee passed TO-DAY
7 and thus wind up the first half of the present
ccntury,
Mr. OG- wanted immcdiatc action from
/ the experience of the pnstdclnys arr danger.
Gus We want not reduced, hut cheap post.
agc-tWo cent, on prepaid letters, Ia Gvc
, years, money enough will bee realized "a sus,
tain the post office as efficiently ny now.
. The committee rose az two O'Clock, and ai,
ter noisy ,truggca. Ia whether tho lluu-,
should adjourn 10 Thursday or Friday, the
latter motion prevailed.