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


I sidered, and enmossed The House resolu.
/ lion, explanatory 0f certain laws granting
pensions a. widows was passed, and the Sen.
/ ate Insisted On NJ amehdment 20 tie Meet
/ Point Academy bill
/ Alr srwad offered resolution directing
. che Naval f.ommiffrc N inquire into thr ft
b pedienry al authorizing the Secretary, Of fhe
Navy 90 despatch steam propeller 10 tho
assistance Of the vessels searching for Sir
Johu FfankliH lald over.
The cheap postage bin, as perfected by tls
heuaic the other day wac further debated,
aud passed
The bills ordered onqrosscd yesterday
/ Military asylum ant California dules-wero
/ passed.
The Indian Appropriation bin from the
House, Was amended and passed
/ lluuHE--lho resolution reported ,yestsr-
/ day about dry dock Ia California, was de-
hai0d until The expiration Of the morning
session The post route I'LL wa then taken
I up aud passed, after Whirh the llnuse went
inin Committee on the Mexican insiallmout
/ hll.
This hin had not been disposed Of when
/ the House took q recess illl evening During
/ the drhHtr, Mr. Alien ~ Mas, repeated what
h. sa.I !--i night rf'uur Mr. -yrCi5of, and de-
clared that he was prepared 10 prove IT, Fan
opportunity was given
/ Mr. Ashmun On-ihc authority 81 Mr. Wef.-
stcr himself, pronounced the charge an I'M
qualified ialschood.
TurnspAY, Pcb 27.
/ STNATr-1hc Naval Pension apprnpria.
/ ton bill was passed aflcr amendment and al
90 the hil giying patrutcu remedies agsht4i
T lcrsons who shall import from Canada, aud
1ernloric. adjoining the United Staies arti.
rlGs aud pradilee manufactured Ly iH~rntur4
or pntcntccs ia the United States Under
the present laws,the American inventions are
carried into Canada and their produce aud
manufacturers are brought into the 'nited
States and sold 10 the prejudice of the Amer
lean patcutccs.
The hin providing Tor q survey Of the pub
lie lands IN California, aftcr long debate,
WIS tabled.
IIousE.- Was engaged in considering the
Army appropriation bin ill the hour Of re-
cess.
FHInAY, Feb, a.
SrNArC.-Mr Underwood moved 10 take
up the Joint resolution from the, House, max
ing military bounty land warrants Assienablc
Alcssr Mason, John Davis, lIamlin and 9TH
crs supported the motion, and IL prevailed
yeas 20, NAYS II.
The question pending was on Mr. Jones' a.
mcndmcnt. giving Registers aud Receivers
compensation 10 he paid by Government, nr
locating these warrants, and also for locating
warrants is-fl''i 70 the FnbitgfH OF the MpAi=
can war. The amendment was adopted
Mr. llorlnud offered IN amendment. dcrlar-
ing certain Arkansas troops included ia the
act.
Mr. Dawson moved 10 amend Mr. Borlnnd's
amendment, hv declaring thnt nothing in the
acts Of September last shall be construed a.
excluding from the benefits orthc net any Of
fccr, ron-commsioncd officer, or private or
REGULARS, volunteers. State troops, rangers. or
..s -. a. 4
4 United States, for the suppression of Indian
ho-tilitics or whose services have been rec
ognized hv the L. =.
Mr. Borland accepted this in lieu Of hia
own.
3, Mr. IIaniln moved 10 amend, by making
Mr. Dawson's amendment apply 10 persons
called out hv the States in the wrr with Grrat
DFtain. This, too. was accepted. The a.
mcndmcnt, rs modified, was arccptcd.
Aflcr some further dohaie, the Joint resolu-
ton was ordered to be- engrosScd.
Z ITousF.-Mr Melville, from the Commit
toe on Printing reported bill for the relief
ttrur kttrftC, OH 1ccount OF LOSSES sustain
cd in executing the Congressional printing.
lie had asccrtaiued that he was loser TO n
great amount, and performed his contract
faithfully on an average.
Ale Nilmet Pa. moved 90 lay tho sub
icct on the table Disagreed to-yeas ~,
navs NJ.
The Gs-t- t'e't,yr-lriirfr rriirvry Mr.
Bitchic from the terms Of the contract and in
lion gives him one half the prices fixed bv
the law of 1919, was ordered 10 he cngrosscd
Cor ad reading ly three majority,
SATURDAY, March /.
'SrNNTE-NIr Pierce moved to take mp
the bin amending existing laws regulating
the compensation OF members Of Congress,
hv declaring that hereafter no Senator shall
receive what is called constructive mileage.
He explained the bill and urged that the
Senate owed it to its dignity 10 pass il
Mr. Clay, as an old man who had occupied
a seat in tho Senate before MANY Of its pres
cnt members were born, urged the Senate 10
pass the bill, from sense ofselErespcct and
from respect for the character il enjoyed in
every part of the country. -
The bill was then read third time and
passed.
Mr. Badger moved to postpone all other
huainess and take-'sP the River and -tfarbur
bill -,-.al
I The question was taken. and motion 10
take up the bill was carried by yeas 81, nays
%.
The bill was then read. Mr. John Davis
explained the bill, and stated that it contain
ed appropriations spread over all parts Of tho
country, which amounted to over $4,000, 600
TT contained appropriations for improvements
on the Sea coast and Lakes, and most OF them
apply to works already commenced and out
of repair. ....
The bill and various amendments proposed
! wcrc discussed during the day and evening.
II was now IL o'clock. Mr. Cass said he
would move to adjourn. II was not proper
to sit longer. II was the Sabbath.
Mr. Bcll-"lIow do you know ?" (l.augh-
tcrl
Mr. CaSs-How do I know How do
know Yesterday was Yesterday and tomor-
row will be tomorrow You will know II
Ibve-and-bye. (Laughtcr.) ask for tho
yeas and nays.
Mr. Clemens--If It is the Sabbath, you
can't vote. (I-aughtcr.l The Senate then,
at 10 minutes past -, by yeas 20, nays 2S',
adjourned.
HoUsE.--On motion of Mr. Julian, for n
suspension of the rules to introduce a rcsolu-