The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-22
PnocEEDnGs or coNGnEss,

Aif 'nnIrfr ni fhr WfHaehNH iFt lfiH"nr-- 4
rom feHHsylyania iDF t's mobilization 81 thr ,
Tariff 10
The bill granting ZEN millions lrrrs ~ pub (
Dee land foe ilf heneht ui the poor inHanr oi
fhe several states, passed., 80 fn l1- /,
fhu joint resolution authorizing thr frtai-
dent fn confer thr rank 81 Lieut.. Grurnl bys
hrryrf too VALIANT SERVICES was taken up- u
Alr AHhisnu of Mn..as usr vote rmnFed tn
Iay t on the ltiAe. Loot lJ to u.s.
After a long drhatr. tho resolution was or
isrli o. De- rurEussrd, yTgs Is, Ha}s goo.
TuruspAY, Fob. no.
SESArF.-Thr $50 suf."uaH1 -be Prrri-
dent 10 confer lhe rank nf l...lr. t'rneml hy
ur.yrt 0n hish military officers, tF meriiori-
ous seryirrs, had its hual passage, yssr 3D.
mass Co.,
Alr rlalc'- resolution that Chaplains ia tho
Navy have lhr SAME compensation o. surgeons
wa adopted.
NarshAls, giofks and Auwurya Wa taken
OPP.
Alr Downs OF Louisiana o,lor,d an amend-
uirnt .lH make Allowance It compensation 100
unadiustsd claims f'r. raftm services, Reject
rI.
% Ilur-r-Tha Amy appropriation bill
sas 0-Iouoi and rrGrrcd "a the COMMITTEE
ol fle Whole and tho liouHr proceeded "a
thr disru-s,ou ut l.e rlaaiuf.1u b. rliiTvr Mr.
tuFss-t ESQ ssts 2 sA-=-a-
lus thc Congressional pFiHtiHH
Mr. AArlmll, 1f Ky, unntcnird that the
-,-.titfa.l $3.50 tHhun wtth0Ht any uuHuUU NJ
fulfilling il, and rpliod 70 Mr. Morohcal's re-
marks.
Thaddeus stevens moye,l 10 lay tho rcsolu,
lion on the table Lost p0 a. 100.
Finally, the proceedings un Mtohir's rase
,sfrp r,-,nmmttrd fu thr Committee pu prut-
inc. 90 guJuiry aud r.pur whether lar'hc
b.. #..H ~. H.#H
fraff Hnd what are his losses,
lur iiuurr tbrn vent INTO COMMITTED Oh
thr River tnd llarinr 1911,
Alr Mclean spoke in 10 hyor. AFTER
which committee nu-c aud rhs House hd l0urD-
ru.
FnpAy, Frb.it
SfSkrE.--A Report tfom tl'- Patent OF
ipc was rrruiy,d Benton asked leave tn
utruducr a. ban ,u pay Missouri he two per
cent und
Mr. Foair objected to Alr Benton making q
sprurh 600 thr Ul, before obtaining lravr.-
Atrr dictate. leave waa granted Benton t0
spu.ts, aul atArr Upiy Benton and Clay
spnkc 900 tHv b.il,. aud thv motion ~ ruiur fAc
W.l wl- u,iyrttd % to 90.
The 300. regulating rho u.,-lr 1f fakiug 'r.-
tiWuuy 100 rt-'- "i e''uts-t'''l ''lr-"n- i.,--,I.
HuUsE.-- hc,nlutuu adupt.'l To g,usc de-
litr on tbD River and llnrtor bill "a o'-
COMMITTEE OF the Whole and tnok zap 'hc hslll
Mrl-,nc, Fitch and Spauidiug spoke in Ia
. yur Ut ihc bul, and Mr. Aloro against &c. The
debate involved The principles 0i %. tcs, and
thu runruiuuoualIty ct tAu system oi .mprov-
f, iug rivers and harbort
SATURDAY, Feb -.
SENATE Douglas from the tommitter
. ON Territories, rriurie'l ltIk the Bpu-, hill
llfhonNng fhr ,ra1HturrH DO Oregon gpd
b u those t,rutou,a lasscd.
The h'h authorizing the legislatures NJ
thr-" Territories tn EMPLOY additional clerks,
when 100 frvHfuu, wdH 1iEu r1ssru
dr Brrricn called up thr hil regulating
b thr tcc. OF marshal,, clcIks, aud attorneys lu
the >. tirvuit and district Courts.
Mr. llam.iu offered an amendment, that
whom thr is'- "t sHy ,ivrA .oi th.-.' ,Durt.
D fhg.! lc I,s, than 5000 wear hr shail Dee
paid put OF the Treasury "a siam sufficient t1
make % 5000. Adopted.
Air ttwinu moved chat an addition ~ htty
} per rvEl lu such i,rs De- allowed in C.lliiur-
uia, tor iour ears. Adopted.
Mr,sr Fuutc and haagcr murorfgd the
rNiyI. 80
Mr. Daw.on opposed &c. lIc aid this was
uu IlWr Tor Increasing thc expense, uf gny-
d rrumunL The estimates ior ihr year wrrr
~"D,uuu,uuO, and be- thuughf no further lu-
rrra-o should boz made.
Alr Halo was for economy but not 100 Tmall
] affairs, The army appropriation ban would
, could mako a g1ud deal 90 economy iu thht
- bill u appropriations are computed 1t 4,-
10 uuu,uuu,dud au economy ui lU per cont. could
, there De- Exercised. Tie Naval apprupra-
. lions could a,,o be- cut down 90 per crut he
- horcd che senator economical 90 would
v continue unit thoyr bits reached -hc -vurtr.
4 His economy WIS tO reduce the number OF
p officers aud pay dcm we'll.
q. llou-E.- The House went into Committee
b on the River and lL,rbur bin.
Mr. tcathertone complained that fhc bill
a was Ia bc passed. without giving adequate
/. time Tor consideration he SAID the rsttuat-
- vd expenses ut government next year we're
e. put down 90 cJuuou,uu anil The public debt
q COULD not De- estimated 40 less than 100000
/ 600
p, Mr. ClingInan made speech against the
u bill. lie thought u the bull passed, il would
10 br necessary to change the Revenue laws
~ The south had uinod nothing hv the COM
h promise, I,a-aAa.- -,.i,i,rtt-rt nv
II tho bill was liable 10 abuse
a. fhg hiii was also urpu-ryi by ArSyr'
20 Toumbs and German, aud the debate kept up
n between Alessrs Taylor, Jot Ohio, Giddings,
n sghenck. aud others, when at O'Clock. with
Ia out nking a vote, the Committee rose and
j. the House adjourned
l. MONDAY. Feb. ~
p SENArE.--lIr Clay oHerpd tie following
e resOlutNin:J
t Resolved. That the President be- rrqncsts
q ed to lay before the Senate. Il compatible
with the public interest, any information he
n may pdsscss in regard 20 the alleged recent
81 case OF turrThtr resistance TO the execution otk
II Law OF the Unii4,d States "a the City. of los
- ton. and 20 communicate TO the Senate what
si4.-.zIaEl- L. -ha-- Adopted Ia nllet- Lhe-nccur
70 renee. and whether, in las opinion, any addi-
~ uunA Legislation is necessary to meet the
% cvigcncy ct the ease and 20 more vigorously
t. execute existing laws.
q MIR Seward offered the following rusolu-
p ton -.
% Resolved. That the President be requested
I Il compatible with the public interest, TO com
ttluni..ltu in. r.....u-.