The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-11-03

day of the election motion to dismiss
was carried lily to 81. BY the COIN
mittec Oh Claims, in favor of bill to
pay Jeremiah Mcdonald, of Glastonbury,
the balance of his debcnture as mem
Der of the House in ls50--supported by
Mcssrs. Barlow, Rowell, Deane. Need.
ham, Gray and Sherman, opposed by
Mr. Barrett, of NJ l., and ordered to a
third reading
Mr. Barlow called up the resolution
for adjournment to Tuesday morning
next 9 o clock aud moved to amend by
inserting Monday instead Of Tuesday
which motion was lost The resolution
was then rejected, 1873 to H.
Mr.. Barlow introduced resolution to
adjourn from Friday of next week to the
succeeding Wednesday morning laid
OH the table
HOUSE.
MONDAY, Oct. 25.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Deane, the reading
of the journal of Saturday was postpon-
ed till to morrow morning
The Speaker laid before the House
the following communication from his
c1cellehcy the Governor, which was read
To THE Hon. THOMAS L. Powers,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tires:
SIR: a despatch received carly yes
tcrday morning communicates the mel
ancholy intelligence of the death OF the
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER. The affective
event occurred at his late mansion in
Marshfcld, a little before three o'clock
yesterday, Sabbath morning
ERAsrrs FAIRBANKS,
Mr. Wardner of Windsor presented
the following resolution.
RcS0lcm. In consequence of the mel
ancholy intelligence just communicated
to this House by his Excellcncy the Gov
ernor, that when the House adjourns it
adjourn to meet again tomorrow NOR
ming.
On the question being put, the rcsolu.
ton was adopted unanimously; and ON
motion of Mr. Wardner, the House
thcrcupon adjourned.
SENATE
On motion of Mr.. Eastman, the read
ing of the journal Of Saturday was dis
pensed with.
4 message was received from the Gov
crnor announcing the mournful intelli-
gencc that the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER
expired at his late residence in Mash
field. yesterday morning at % minutes
before 8 o'clock-which was read
Mr.. Blake introduced resolution,
that. in view of the mournful tidings
Just communicated, the Senate to adj
journ, when it adjourns, until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning-which was adopted
by unanimous vote.
On motion of Mr.. Blake, the Senate
adjourned.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Oct. &c, A. NJ.
Mr. SEYMOUR introduced the follow
resolution:
Rcsolycd, That the intelligence ofthe
death of DANIEL WEBSTER has been re-
ccived by the Senate with profound SEN
sibility and sorrow: that our United
Republic has lost, in the great Defender
of the Constitution. noble benefactor
and an illustrious son, whose unrivallcd
intellect and patriotic heart were ever
zealously devoted to the enlargement Of
her fame, and to the maintenance of her
integrity, and whose name, imperishablc
as his great achievements, through all
coming time, is her richest inheritance (;
and that We tender our sincere sympathy
to the family of the departed in bcreaye-
ment, which, while it affects nation
with unspeakable grief, falls most hcavi-
ly on the hallowed retirement of his
home.
After eloquent and touching culogies.
by Messrs Seymour, Blake, Eastman
and Hale. the resolutions were unani
mously adopted.
\ resolution from the House, for the
of a joint committee, to con-
slider what farther action is advisable in
reference to the death of the Hon. DAN
TEL WEBSTER, was adopted in concur
renee, and the Chair appointed Mcssrs
Blake and Eastman, as the committee
on the part of the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Seymour, the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Hon. VIM. G. Bradley. of West
minister, the oldest member of the House,
and in former years an associate. with
Daniel Webster in the councils of the
nation. arose and addressed the House
in an eloquent and affecting speech upon
the character and public services of that
illustrious man, concluding by introdu-
cling the following resolution:
ReSoiccd, That this House has learn
ed with deep sorrow the death of the
eminent jurist, legislator and statesman
DANIEL WEBSTER, whose labors in the
forum, the Senate, and the cabinet, have
honored and adorned his country, and
carried its celebrity beyond the limits of
our language. Vermont, in particular
owes him a debt of gratitude for having
by his able, frank and manly bearing in
a difficult negotiation, completed and cs
established her boundary, and she now
gives utteranee to her sympathy with
the nation and with his bereayed family
for the loss Of so great man.
This resolution was seconded in fitting
and eloquent terms by Messrs. Barrett
of Middlebury, Wardner, of Windsor
Rowell of Troy, and Hayden of St Al
bans, and was adopted by unanimous
vote of the House
Mr.. Wright of Castleton introduced d
resolution, ordering that a copy of the
foregoing resolution be transmitted tc
the family of the deceased; which was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Hickock of Burlington introdu
ced a resolution for joint committee OF