The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-04-15

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WAsu>etus Alsa ahr
Ia the House Of Representatives.
yesterday. ,hs morning bour MAS ocea.
pied ia cousijc ration Of the proposed
bill for introducing additional discipline
into the L. S. Navy. Neatly the
" hole Of ih,s hour Vas occupied by
Nr. Bocoek. Of Virginia, in discussing
the subject, and hhing ground. orros'
site 10 those Of his colleague. Mr. MIllson
~ho represents the Norfolk district
Some further discussion then ensaed in
reference to this I'LL, In which Me,srs.
Millson. Chandler. and Avcreit took
part. which the House went into Com
mii,ec Of the Whole, and re.uming
the consideration Of the homestead Till.
Mr. Averelt, Of Virginia, concluded his
speech in opposition to the bill. which
he very strongly eondr mned, IS un.
jus, to the old States. impoli,ic and in
every way objec ionable. Mr. johnson,
Of Tennessee msdc n brief reply 10 the
objections Of Mr.. Avereti. After
which Mr Aveseit resumed the floor.
and concluded We speech Alter lie
had cpacls}sd .lls Polk Of Tennesse.
6ade s Psriisae s3sech, ths special OBJ
jec: Of which seemed 10 be 10 get the
Wing party Into a snarl, as Car q. pos.
chile, on the subject Of the compromises
and Ger Scott. A few of the South
srn Wings seemed bent upon doing all
they could 10 help him in his commend.
able under; sking. While Col Polk
was speaking. he had a 'colored' bev>
erage placed before him, Of which he
very freely partook, thu inspiri,ing in.
fuences Of which became quite appar-
rent before lie had concluded hi. re.
marks Mr.. Chandler next obtained
the floor, aad made q very earnest and
moving speech in favor Of the bill nf.
ter lie had concluded, the Committee
rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr.. Cooper, of Penn
sylvsnia. presented an application fiom
Mr.. Lueise, the artist, proposing TO
paint with emendstions. a O OF his
beautiful picture Of Washington Cros.
sing the Delaware and also another
painting representing Washington raj.
lying the American troops at the battle
Of Monmouth. Mr. Cooper made. quite
m earnest appeal. infavor of Mr.. Leuz'e
Al the the same time Mr. Cooper also
presented applications from Mr.. Head
ley, proposing 10 execute for Congress
two paintings upon the subject connect.
ed with our Revolutionary history
the subject Of one to be the throwing
overheard Of the tea in Boston harbor
the other, the battle Of bunker Hill.
The remainder of the session of the
Senate was occupied in a continuation
Of the discussion Of Mr. Borland's reso.
Of inquiry in relation to the expedition
to Japan, Mr. Mason, of Virginia,
made a brief speech. in which he strong
ly opposed the resolution, as impolitic,
improper, and entirely uncalled for.
Th: principle portion of the discus.
sion was maintained by Mr. Dorland. in
defence Of hi, resolution, and in reply
to the attack upon it. Tie only thing
worthy Of notice in the course of his
remarks, was his reference to an insig,
n%ificant hebdomadal print, issued in
Boston, under the title Of Our Country.
lie assumed this paper TO be tho off.
cial organ of Mr. Webster, and to hold
the Secretary Of State, and through him
The administration, responsible for the
contents Of this journal. Mr. Borland
qrot ed at length some articles Of this
paper in reference TO to the expedition
to Japan, absuraly assumed them to be
furnished by the government, and
therefore as official and afer thus in.
vestins them with this false Importance
proceed to speak Of them, and com.
ment upon them as if they were official
papers, from the Department Of State.
Without taking any vot. upon the
question, the Senate postponed its fur.
ther consideration.
BdS- The Brandon Post, in its
struggle to get out Of some Of its ZEN