The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-21
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Dec. IL.

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was sworn in.
Mr.. Seward gave notice. oi a bill
for aiding the state of New York to
construct ship canal around the Falls
of Niagara.
MIR. Fish gave notice Of a bill for REIN.
bursting the city of New York for the
expenses incurred in behalf of the
New York volunteers in the Mexican
War.
Mr.. Weller gave notice Of q bill for
the transportation of the mail from
San Francisco to Shanghe.
Mr.. Cass offered resolution calling
for the correspondence between the
British government and United States,
in relation to the treaty of Washington.
Agreed to.
The resolution Of Mr.. Cass was af
forwards rcconsidcred and an amend
ment by Mr.. Clayton added, and the
whole adopted,
Beverly Tucker was chosen printer
t. tho Senate. The vote was as fol-
lows fucker %, Armstrong II.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication, showing the expcndi-
lures Of the War Department.
Several petitions praying for cheap
ocean postage were presented.
Mr.. Bright Of Indiana offered re.
solution changing the rules for increas.
ing the number If fonrtcon Of tho r,;n.
Is ,'i' ''"'.'o"t Vi louflceh ol inc n'ln'
clpal committees to SIX instead OF five.
Adopted. Mr.. Bright also offered n
l;st of co,~,,,;.,,o
&c., N''" n'o'c" us "ool''
"@"'
Conr;"-.s-fihe frat n,-o.i is claimant
ON Foreign pcl,tione- urss-s Wa.or
Douglas, Siiicil. Clayton weller rvorctt
GA Fru,nc.-.,f NJ. iI,',.,.n u ;.t,c CT
P,rce, Norris and BADGER,
w, ON commerce-Mesars. Iamlin, Dodge Of
On I,nnf ,.' ,-TJo.1 " W ng,9"n,'n
Fish, Butler, Dixon.
san, IN r"3'ic Noses Dodge Of Iowa,
On MiIitary 4f,i's , W.sv. s S'" ie" VOL
Ter, Fitzpatrick, Dawson, Johnson, Jones, Of
l' nj, y,s,, ,r.,
pr 0i N"f'I =, Aa'TS-Mtssr'' Gwn' Mallory
Boil.
va. On Ia Han = iiairsr Mess Sebastian,
0n camsmSIssspIs h, aJ1 ,I0'i is chase
Pratt, Williams, Wade.
=, Ca ,, the District Of Colunbia-Mcs'r'. Nor
Ca Jni' ys~,o'' D.Ig.'' T pr,I,r ro.r
Bayard, Gcycr, Petit. Toon.bs.
On Pct 0ilices aud Post noads-Mes'r'.
Smith = ''''''"'' '''''''''' 'io'''"' ADAMS
IN Road. and cansls-Mcs.r,. Bright,
sndeil' wright Dawson. Chase, Jones Of Ten
On pstcuts-Ncs.,s 1,o,c. pv,n. s,.....
scwa. Chase Thompson of Kentucky.
On Territoric,-Messrs Douglas, Houston,
On Prin.ne~ NC ,'" Mai norr''i n,r,,r
Smith;
on L'blary-MesSrs. P'arcc, Cass, BAyaid
hr' James OF hhode Island offered
resolution that the select committee
ann0iuted nv thn lost Co,,,-,ss - =,
,,n,,;..o,. ~, 80
'~7'' SH'S .'U 'il"l'her ol importation u
morchaudZc into the United States
with a view ia d.t.ct frauds bo ns,
It'll Ps'
H',''o" " A'aAe their rel OF. AdOpt
ed.
The Chair nrcscn+cd n s.v;ca IF 70
..I...:
eo'"','"s' aug lea ~ meeting oil thI
merchants vi New York, protcstin.
ora;ust tl,o co,,,.,o E A.
ton in removing Collector Bronson
Laid on the table.
Bills were then introduced fo
granting lands to Louisiana, Ohio
California and Iowa, for railroad pur
poses.
On motion Of Mr.. GNin. the Home
stead RiIl was rcf.,r.d N ,l,o Co,o
80 !" ''c Nolii
hl''ec on IupIlc Lands. ana the SeI
ate adjourned.
The follovinr ;s NJ. Coss's rosoI,,
i"0 ioi'o"lllS ls MI lass resoiu
tion' as amended by Mr.. Clayton, AM
adopted -
hpsoNeI' mat The President he requisite
~ i''ioIn Tue senate whether any communica
'Ul ia, "e'h received nom the British Go,
.'nni."'' " an! coVrcspundcnce taken plac
WIN T IT, UIt OF tue treaty OF Washington c
y"s i, looV' since the message Of the Prcsi
u'nt OF January !, 1903, made in answer t
"o1I "i Inc a'nNe Of Drc"mbcr 30, 1856.
"hd II there has been any such correspondents
OF communlcaiion' he Is requested, if com
p"lioie WIN the public Interest to TRANSMIT
e"pes OF the same ana copies Of all instruC
''ohN 10 our minister IN Eng land, and Of col
Repentance III relation thereto, To the Sen
&C
House M Pavla..', ,o..I... -. .