The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-08

establishing an As,ln fariniirm andilisablcd
soldiers Was plss'4i The Sedaie bin regulat-
Ing ihs appraisement of merchandise VAS A.
30 Uafsad
MrBuel moved "a. ssiss up ihe French
SppiaiiOn hll. The rules we're not suspen-
ded-ye i02' nays 49, requiring two
ihiris vote.
The SsHste hill reandine - the AmeTi-
can Colonization heciety money for expenses
incurred ~ supporting reonpiprod AirirRn''
was passed
On motion OF NJ Ninton a resolution was
unanimously adopted, voting the thanks uf
the House 81 the Hon. Howell Cobb, for the
impartial and aide manner inrWhich he has
discharged The ariunus duties OF Speaker.
EKtrn comPensaiipn w'a voted 10 the en-
p0yees ~ the House.
At halfpast one Mr. AloTFo moved that
the House adjourn lie said HAT IL Wa time
% DO So r The sruatc had lust refused by
majority Of ten, a. lay the River aud llar-
h0r bin on the table The question was neg-
adyed, only fifteen meubcru voting IN the
affirmative,
81 Gentry The government commenced
under The hrat government ~ ~ NJ. 90 the
ith ~ March, and there has been no inteTrcg-
mum from that time 10 this, and there cannot
be- an inieTegnum except ia revolutionary
tines
Mr. IIolmes-Thore is an interreguum
now.
Ntr tirWfry- ~ VIZ nv w the uirist ~
revolution. There are circumstances around
~ which threaten that the appropriation bills
will fail and q concerns the character ~ this
House 20 put IL IN the right IN this natter
We ought 10 put the responsibility where Il
.hould rest Il Is our duty 10 stay here I'LL
~ o'clock On Tuesday. 1.-THE hills fail let II
f. Iaf.a slN Lat fI.4as III h.
Therefore ! nave a call af tho lls,i-..
Mr. Bayy-l don't know how this debate
arose. N
Mr. Gentry What l. the Committee -
Ways and Nlcans awake
Mr. Bayy-Noi I WIS asleep, (Augh-
tor and cries Of lear him-go on I" SCI
The House was called, and the doors were
closed "a hear excuses of Ahsent'cs,.
Mr. pucF said there was nothing for the
House 20 do for three or four hour and "
was not worth while a. disturb those who had
: Como 20 bed, aud therefore he moved that all
further proceedings ia the call be- dispensed
With This was not agreed %.
Excuses we're heard from Ahschteeh, the
doors were opened and all further proceed
nes in the call were dispensed with.
MIR Hiatt ut Missouri, moved n hHif.past 3
o'clock that there be- . recess Of five hour
ncgatycd7~ycas nine, nays not called.
, Various motions were made, 10 consume
the time while waiting for the senate. The
House from { o'clock wasted the time IN max
ing unimpormnt motions, and refused 20 con-
cur in the senate amendments To the civil d.
plouatic BILL aud the arm Ibill.
\ recess was taken ~ hRh past : until o.
When the House c-asscmultR, Ksdn attempt.
were made % consider n.<dry bills-thc
House refused 10 take up the resolution ras--
cd ly the Senate Ia establish the rank of
Lieut. General,
The amendments Of the Senate Ia all the
general appropriation bills were roncurrcd
IN, The bill giving the assent Of Congress
10 the New York Legislature To impose ton
mage duties at Oswogo for three years, for the
purlhsc ofropaihng the pier and making i'm
pro'cmcnrs in The harbor, was taken up and
passed,
MoAhfano asked leave to intr-lucc y
general bill ON this subject, which was rcfn.-
cd. The members arc all in excellent .pir-
IT,, and twenty or thirty Of them are trying
10 speak AZ the same time all kinds OF mo
lious are bciug made.
air ph@uiN made an incIcctnal attempt 10
have the rules suspended in order 20 intro
due bills relative IA the coinage of gold.
The Committee of Conference on the Civ
II and Diplomatic, aud also the Army aud
Navy bills, have concurrcd ia the various
disputed amendments.
n ''u MOTION ui Nh Thompson, a cuhmlttcr
WAS appointed 10 wait on the President aud
inform him that II hc had no communication
70 make the House would adjourn sine die.
There va, much busting aud CONFUSION in
all parts OF the chambcr-mcmbors rising 20
their feet and congratulating each other on
the happy termination of the session. The
Committee reported that the President had
= III rurtrrT rUru1uuUiTTri6H IA mNtC.
MIR Stevens moved that the House do adj
journ sD,e lie, which was carried.