The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-27
IiiIRIl.flRST CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION.
N,snlNGrsN FRIDAY f,h .,

Cc'Ntu iIoh 'Nt commissioner u' indian
Affairs. upon the subject Of annui,ic.
under the decision of Mr. Ewing. which
wa. read.
Mr. Ewing was glad ,ha, the letter
had been received, and hoped |, would
satisfy the SCI a'r---if no, the Senator
from Tenn, Mr. Turrcy of the ground
lcssncss OF all hcarsay charges, daily
r"talcl in the Senate. hy MIR Tnrn,,
MIR Ewing explained all his decision.
con crning Indian Affairs. and SAID he
considered Mr. Turneys language the
other day rs unusually harsh aud unjus.
lie believed that the Senator from
Tenncss,c made charges on the strength
OF report Of an investigating commit
tee. in the House last session. lie be.
licNed the SENATOR had become tic
rcsduary lcga'cc Of that icfunc, com.
mi;,ce. lie detailed charges brought
by Mr. Richardson in the House, on
which select committee was appuin,
ed /; also the report of the committee,
and the proceeding Of the House, reject.
ing the accusation. The majority re-
fcrred TO, sustained Mr. Richardson. who
was chairman Of the committee, and hy
this action Mr. Richardson was placed
in the position of an aCcuscr and unjuy,
judge. He considered the Speaker was
wrong in appointing Inc acci'>c, ~ho;v.
man Of the committee. Mr. Ewing
further said, that in rcrly,io several le;,
tiers Of the committee. he had addressed
several communications to them. which
in the report Of the committee were
not published He did not know by
whom, nor did lie care by whom, tn,
Suppression was made, but il was done,
| greatly TO his injury
Mcssrs. Turncy and Greene followed
in explanation.
Mr. Douglass defended Mr. Turuey,
and Mr. Gwian replied in explanation,
Mr. Douglass defended Mr. Richard
son from the charge of the suppression
Of papers. hlr Douglass SAID the same
change lad been made in the New
\ orh Tribune, and Mr. Richardson IN
the House, in the presence Of all the
committee, had pronounced the charge
a fa'sohood, and the author a caumnia-
tor. lie was sorry that the charge was
repeated here, when no man III the
House who had regard for his charac.
ter for truth would dare TO make such
charge, lie considered TIC Speaker as
having acted strictly in accordance with
parliamentary law in appointing AIR
Richardson Chairman Of the commit.
tee.
Mr. Ewing rose to reply, but tie
chair prohibited further debate.
A message was received from the
President in reply to Mr. Clay's rcsolu-
ton. A long Diet ate ensuc1, when,
without disposng Of the subject, tic
Senate adjourned.
IIousE.---Mr Giddings, Of Ohio, A,l.
cd leave TO introduce q resolution, that
the President bc rcqu, stcd TO inform
this House, if compatible with the pub
lie interests, whether Mr. Thompson,a
subject of tic British Crown, aud also
a member Of the British Parliament,
has been recently grossly iusultcd in
! Springfield, Massachusetts, and his per.
>onal liberty literally endangered by
citizens Of that State, in violation Of
our treaty stipulalions with the Briti-h
Government. Upon objections being
made, lie gave notice lliat he would ask
to offer the resolution at another time.
MIR johnson offered a join. resolu
ton, providing for an amendment Of
the Constitution Of the United States,
in substance, to elect the President d.
rccty by the people Senators by the
people Of their respective States, and
the terms Of the United States JuI!ci-
airy to be limited. Referred to the com
miltee Of .hc whole on the state Of tie
Union.
Private bills wcro then taken up.
On motion, the House then went int,
committee of the whole on the state Of
the Union, and took up the bill for the
support Of the Post Office department.
: After some debate the committee rose
without passing the bill. The IIou-e
adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. %.
SENATE.--Mr. Kantoul appeared
and toook his seat. The bills on the
Speakers table were referred.
The bills making appropriations for
the Military Academy and Kcyo!u
, tlonary pensions were taken up anI
; passed.
The debate on the motion TO refer
the Presidents Message was contn'
ucd by Mcssr3. Borland, Downs. Iur.
ncy, Chase, Dodge, Of Iowa, Doug
, lass and CasS.
Mr.. Berricn obtained the floor,
, when the Senate adjourned.
IIoUaE.--Mr. Bailey from the coa.
. nittec On Ways and Means, reported
, bills making appropriations for the ma
val service which were referred to
= committee Of the whole Oh the state
Of the Union.
The House then took up the b.tl
making appropriations for the l,'i
Office Department, and passed II, IL
committee Of the whole, the toItIhca
ton bill was taken W.
Mr., BayIy spoke at some length N
!, favor Of the Bill and Mr.. Glidp-'