Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-03-07
Ihirty-Grst Congress.
Cd Session.
WAsnINGTON, Tuesday. Eah. "a

petitions tor the repeal Of the Fugitiye Slav.
Jaw. haiu on t1e taOle.
On motion OF MIR. Davis, the bill to found a
MI''afy AsvInm ior wounded and disabled sol
uierS oI me I. . service, was taken up, aud
"iter oeing read ana slightly amended, was
ordered to be engro ssed.
II The bill directing the money collected from
customs IN CaI'fotuia, prior to Nov. 18th, l5ty.
To De pali INTO the L. ). Treasury, was taken
up DEBATED amended and ordered 10 b. ell.
crossed.
ihe passage Of this bill will bring 81 ,ooo,.
oO0 mo The u = Treasury. The bill also az
P'oP''a'es 2iOO 90 for Tie relief of overland
ehgrah's' SI15 OJO for The expenses Of the
.,a,I"r"a CONVENTION anJ $4,000 for e1-
pense5 incurred bv that STATE before he, .I.
mission ln'o the Union. The last sum wa.
| aPP.oPI"'ed IN an amendment offered by Mr.
"W,Hn, "hlch was advocated by Mr.. Rantlul /
nT; DaV'ss OF Mass, reported back the River
anu 'iafOor oil without amendment.
~ "" 'h"uon' Tue further Consideration Of the
3p1,"@e ~ OI'' was deferred Till tomorrow.
l, Ie Senaie .It ihen acJourned.
- ne House went INTO Committee of
"o '"o r'.i, W. npIe ana resumed The consideration Of
'"T I''.' "i'u u D'p'ohauc Appropriation ii /.
"fSs'F. H'a|' and urnneI! severally pro-
".He!u'le"'' inVoI'lng modfcatiouof
az
~ "a II rn,eu me amendm 'nt not in order.
an,' H'cD"%1i' ohered an amendmen! to in.
'i"ii""l'J 'H!' N"cnie 'or loss IN executing tie
P",I0 P,""h8' ""ch was voted down.
wv, stevens OF F"'' offered all amendment,
pt"'n'u''s 'nA' ontes' under the tariff Of lS4d,
nI' ,II Oe assessed according to the value of du-
u'oe "fuaIes IN Jos o., New York, phiaIe.-
p"'l' ana otIer domestic potts; aud wheneyer
,"''" urea articles, 'npor'ed are thus be
" ~ q 'eAS u'"y .'a" IS charged on the raw nate
',''s' sue" aflcI. sn'Ii pay an add,'iona! duty
". t" per c9h'. "u 'ainrem; branLleS 10 pay
'" ~ :" "unH'ei per cent &C.
nc NH''r IuPu u" amendment ont Of order!
~, "Ppe"' was '"K9h' and The decision OF
''"t N'''' sustained
"''ner a'"en'n2nts relating to the tariff
"tie ere oHrted' ahd declared out Of order
i"e 'o'ninIttee then rose and reported the
Oh, ,,,, 10 '"e ilolse.
lac amendments made in Committee we're
co"c"tred III, and the bill passed-yeas l26,
nays 92.
ne it,1ao Appropriation bill was taken up,
anu 'Ae senate amendments agreed to.
NAsiIAGIoN, odnesdhy, Feb. 3o.
SENATE.-llr. Seward nresen,al resoIr.
ton, ca linz for Information Concerning tho a.
grd abduction Of Amer cans into N.vicu,
peonage, which was adoptrd.
Mr.. Seward presented ie,itions from ce,,,i,
citizens Of New York, VINO, consiIerny tie
Fugitive Slave law unconstitutional ntl. f.,
lis repeal, or that they be released from ali
legations to comply with it.Ir,yisi,n. I,id
Oh tie table.
Mr.. Hale called up tie House Joint resolu.
ton, extending pous ons to all widows of p,,.
o!utionary soldiers. whether widows at Hahn.
the pension laws were passed or nat Dah.,,
ed at some Ieugih, and adopted,
The Civil aud d plomatic Arpro,ria,ion b;u
was rece " from tue IIous. a d r.r.Irey
The Military Academy bill wns rs,nrnsd
from the House, which di,acree,! 10 tho San.,.
amendment, approprluliuy Sl1 Onn far. riIf, =
school
The Senate insisted on its ar,rl,oan, an,
ii Committee Of couisreuce v.s nrd.-aI
The Postare bill was then i.k.nnn
Mr.. Baldwin took the hoor. aol onnosod ~.
bill at some lerg,h.
The bill was then finally rss.e1
The hill ,o (olnd a Mil',s,y As,rI,r, ,,.
wounded AMI disabled sojd,sr. 6r tho il = ..,.
vice WAS then ua,seI