Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-16
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY. jan. 6.


of r. Barnwell Rheti, elected Senator from South
Carolina till March, 1853, to fill the unexpired
term of the late Mr. Calhoun.
Mr. Rhett appeared took the oath of office and
was assigned seat
Mr. Dayton presented petition from citizens
Of New Jersey, praying Congress to appropriate
a sum of money equal to what had been contrib
uted by individuals for the completion Of Wash
ington Monument
large number Of private memorials were
presented and referred
message was received from the House with
81 private bills, passed by that body. These bills
we're taken up, each read twice. and appropriate
! ly referred.
/ Mr. Smith moved to take up the bill to provide
for the ascertainment and satisfaction of claims
for spolatIons by the French prior to 1901 IL
greed to-
Mr. Smith said that Congress had exhausted
the first half Of the nineteenth century IN con
sderation of this subject, and had done nothing.
lie intended to press this subject daily, and no
ped that these claims would be satisfied at least
during this, the last hafof the century. On his
motion, the bill was made the special order for
MONDAY next.
Mr. lIradbury's resolution about removals from
Office was taken up
Mr. Mangum addressed the Senate 20 show
that Gen. Taylor owed 1t TO his sei-fespect and
respect to his friends, TO remove Gen Lane from
his HIGH most ON arcornf of his bavin,, ,p,no,cb-
ed The honor. fairness INTEGRITY and ycr,c,,y Of
the President. lie read the official Report of
/ 60, T,yi,r, - H., t,,tl, 20 p,,o,a w., -, w.
lation 70 The conduct Of the Indinna Volnn,eers.
mud fro,, Con lanes ranort Of The eor,o affair
and from renorts bv Cons Wool. Davis and a..
Brlen, to show that Gen. Taylor's report was cor
rectly based on the statements which appeared m
all of these reports.
bv Gen Tavlor. that he meyer doubted the brave
nv of the Indiana troops. and from publication
by Gen Lime, in which Gen. iavlor was charg-
ed with having imputed cowsrdire IN tbem.
which imputations lac II. anel pronounced wholly
false and untrue. He commended. that. after this
impeachment bv Gen. Lane. Gen. TAYLOR could
not with proprietv permit him 10 hold the bioh
office He then alluded to Bradburv's resolu
tion, which lac condemned. lie sand. if il had
passed when Gen. TeyIor's Administration vns
in power. the reasons for the removals would
have been given and many removed otice-hol.
der would have rued the dav in which his blum.
derinr political friends had elected the intormn-
ton. laughter and appause.l He then said
the partisan question of Whir and Democrat had
been lost In National questions of the preserva-
ton of the Union. He was ON the Cioorgin plat
form-the Constitutional Union platform The
strict adherence to. and performance Of Cons,-
tutonal duties by nh parties would save the In
iona disreoari of them would destroy n
/ Mr. EWING Obtained the floor. and the Senate
adjourned M 3I-l o'clock.
/ House. Mr. Holmes. of south Carolina ask
cd leave To offer resolution that il be referred
10 the committee ON Military Afairs IN report n
bin confcrriur the rank of icut General on Ma
ior General Scott for Gallant services in fine late
war with Mexico.
Mr. Jones. of Tenn. Objected
Mr. Holmes moved The suspension Of tine rules.
TO enable hum 10 offer the resolution but the mo.
ton was DISAGREED 10. ~ 10 -. not two-fhird..
Mr. Robinson. of Indiana. from the Select
Committee heretofore appointed reported I'M
to insure the prompt execution of the act passed
last September. granting Bounty Lands To GER
tain officers and soldiers engaged IN the military
services Of the United Suites.
Il was read twice, then
Mr. Robinson asked that the bin be pu, on its
passage-beiore this he wished to read the zee
port Of the committee.
Mr. kaufman. of Texas. suggested as the re-
port was long and the bin important, they had
better be printed, and "Wednesday next be as
signed for the consideration of the object
MIR Robinson would like TO accommodate the
gentleman. but preferred the immediate passage
of the bill. as tie PROMPT execution of the law
of last year had been Put off toolonr. Ieread
the report setting forth the obstacles to the prompt