Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-03

Mr.. Badger was not in such humor as his
friend tom Georgia The deficiency bill was
to be taken up, and if they should 90 ON with
this discussion, they would not be in proner
condition o atteh1 10 more details of dollars and
Ccnis.
Mir. Blu. er said he agreed with the Senator
from Georgia.
The memorial was then LAID on the table, by
yeas 40, nays 10, as follows:
lEAs-Messrs Adams, AtchsOn, Badger.
BEL, Bradbury, Broadhead Bright, Brook, Cass
Clemens, Cooper, Dawson, DeSanssere, Dodge
OF Iowa, Douglass, Downs Jones of Tenn,
iRSing, Mallory, Mangum, Miller, Morton, Norris
Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Soule,
Ioncey, Underwood, Upham, Weller
NArs-MessFs Borland, Chase, Davis, Dodge
OF WIS, Hale, Hamlin, Seward, Sumner, Wade
Walker.
The deficiency bill was taken up, when many
amendments were acted upon and decided, in
Guiding that in relation to the Collins line of
steamers.
An adjournment was moved, and carried, be-
fore taking vote on the latter question.
HoUsE.-Mr. Florence introduced bill for
the better guarding against steamboat explosions.
Referred.
The Pension bill, which was under discussion
yesterday, was then taken up, and the pending
amendments rejected. The bill was then passed.
The Committee were now called upon for re-
ports
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back the Senate bills giving
right OF way, &c, to Missouri, for constructing
the St Louis and Hannibal Railroad.
A Confused discussion ensued, pending which
the morning hour expired.
Cath6 uP'anu ul0 o,,s"..-v-4 ~-a0d- olaniinn case
seat OF Henry NJ. Fuller, was negatived.
The House then went into COMMITTEES, and
took up the Indian Appropriation bill.
A sharp debate ensued relative to the Comprom-
Use Measures, and the merits and chances of
Presidential candidates, in which Mr.. White of
Kentucky, Mr. Polk, Marshall of KY, and 9th
ers, participated.
The Committee rose and the House adjourned.
May 9th
SENATE-Mr. Mallory presented petitions
praying for establishment Of steam mail line from
New Orleans 10 South Florida also the petition
OF Jas. Montgomery, offering to Congress the
benefit OF his important invention to prevent
steam disasters and asking the construction of
steamer on his model by which he proposes to
carry the mail from New York to Liverpool in
days. Various memorials were presented some
OF them asking for the passage OF the Homestead
bill.
Mr.. Babcock moved that the bill be tabled
The bill was finally ordered to a third reading
yeas 3d. nays 76-the morning hour having ex-
pred the House went, into Committee, nomnany
on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Grow Of Pa, defined bis position on the
COMPROMISE measures, stating in the course Of
his reWarks, a few weeks ago when the House
passed the fnaIitv resolutions, he voted against
ben FOR reasons sci forth in the resolutions
themselves, viz: That any further agitation of
the question involved in them was useless and
unnecessary.
He now protested against declaring measures
a fnany-he would leave them like all other
laws in the Statute Books, open to such amend
ments as the constitution Of the people may here
after require.
Mr.. Goodrich of Mass, also addressed the
House on the slavery question.
HOUsE.-The House resumed the consideration
of the bill granting to Missouri the right of way
and donation Of lands 10 aid in the construction
of the St. Josephs, Hannibal and the st. Louis
Railroad, the main question was ordered and put
decided by vote Of 50 to 20.