The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-06-19

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,.,.nrt to prevail upon the House to take
-. I'M Granting presumption rights to set
,I.no the line Of the Illinois Central
abroad.
Thursday. June 10.
s,<,Ir.-Mr Stewards resolution of IN
=, into th, rxpedicncy of purchasing Cat
j.. Indian Collection, was taken up. dcbat-
-, and finally laid upon the table by test
-. Mr. Brooke offered resolution calling
.-arcport on the prartirablity and cost OF
hin canal across the peninsula of Florida.
,,rrpi 10.
IIor,f.-Mr Orr defended the policy Of
,yurlands for railroad purposes, Mr. Mcach-
N made a speech in favor Of protection to
,meS.ic manufactures. COIN. infinitely into
NJ the iniurou, results Of the act Of 1916.
FRIDAY. June II.
>rxATr.-M Mr. Hunter reported back the
Naval and Invalid Pension bills, which were
ra,."'l
The senate took up the bill giving further
-rnciicS to patcntccS.
Nr Underwood offered several amend
r,nt,. which. he said, were agreed to by the
..,ql, Of the bill. all of which were adopt
Nr Hunter briefly opposed the bill.
Nr Seward replied, and it was then post
,.,~l
IIor>r- The House went into Committee
the Indian appropriation bill.
Nr Stevens, OF Pennsylvania. spoke Of the
Fir lands, arguing that they were ctlc,i
g. ar1Urcd for the benefit of all the States
= hat there was no constitutional authority
make grants to one State which did not
,,y TO all. according to the federal repre-
.a;tfcn in this body. lie regarded the va
rs Hills reported. @ivin. lands to ccrtai,
,'a'rS for Railroads. as partial and odious.-
IT. advo"atcd protection to American manu-
cures. virorou,l y opposing free trade. am
.'rrrared the reduction of labor to ten cent
l,v, which would he the result nnlcr tn
icv advocated Nv Pierce and Buchanan.
Mr MrLanahan wished to know whcthe
ne gentleman said buchanan ever alyocat
u he reduction Of the price OF labor to ten
ats day.
Mr Stevens replied that some sad ten cent
il he thought it would be about eleven
Laughter
Nr I~ntoul briefly replied lauling fire.,
'-gl~ He complained of his having beer
@rH>' ont Of the Baltimore Democratic Con
..H'.on, and he and his district thus n>r'fc1
IL" reason for it was, that on being askco
.,'.th"r h" would support the platform. he
turned answer that ne would do nj
Nu thinking. and said there were million
Il rorhcrn white men who will do the same
H. asked whether there was one Dcmocra
Massachusetts who would consider himself
uai ~ anything done in that Convention
.o'>ii"rngthltthc Commonwealth was shorl
u her Proportonatc strength. He prorcedc,
% prove that there is no grant Of powrr il
''r Constitution for Congress to lcgiSlatc 70
'r rendition OF {. .itive slaves. and arguc'
that II was 4 question rcmanin. with tn
States.
SATrEnAY..Tu II.
The House resumed the consideration OF
The h'l @rautn" right Of way and lands (
forlla and Alabama for railroad purposes
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee. moved to refer
TIA Committee Of the Whole on the state OF
tie mon. He sad the House had been i
session E months. and literally nothing ha
been done, hccau>" much Of the time has bee
tak'n up on the bills reported for the bencf
"i IauIroad Companies in the new States. \
''mnHt;cc has made a report under the ca
tAecP; that OF Public Lands for the last iou
months. If this course shall continue to |
pursued, and the railroad bills pressed to
Usage without being referred. they woul
no; get through calling all the con .mttccS b.
'rr next December He considered ever
"ac Of those railroad bills as giving bounti
corporations, and preferred the graduatio
policy 10 any other If Congress is dctermi
ed to give away the lands. they should reso
10 General and not partial legislation.
Mr. Homes. of Tennessee moved that the b
.r tabled. but 1t did not prevail. Yeas :
nav l"' The further consideration OF II
'u'.rrt was postponed to the second Frid,
N July
iar House then went into Committee ,
'Hy :, Indian Appropriation bill. Mr. Cabc
" fLonda. made strong anti-Scott spccc
strongly l"nouncng him for silence on Il
'MipromNc question, declaring him TO be
me han!s OF Seward and the Free Soilcl
ana airmn. that the Wings of the Sou
N,'''d rather vote for Democrat than nj
VINO Nc, refuse, oa'ow his principles.
Nr Stanly followed. in defence of Scott;
,"op9A expressing his preference for Fl
"'r'. lie asked, ifthc Free Sellers see tn
'l' Is gong 10 be elected and Join in, c.
W. l''row them off? He said that Cabell r.
"a tr'IoF without a platform and why not Scot
'"y' ass and Polk had refused to write |,
,H' why find no fault with them. and biar
yo" ; lie pronounced all platforms hui
'"3' am hoped the Wings would not ado
."c.