Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-01-26
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.MOnddU, Jan. II.
SrNATE-A resolution was passed. paying to the Wild
of the late Senator Upham his oreirages Of per diem
and mileage, and another calling for all the correspond
ence ON the fisheries not heretofore communicated.
Mr. Miller offered resolution directing an inquiry as
to the proprey Of recognizing the independence of the
Republic Of Liberia. Laid over.
Mr.. Gwin offered resolution directing inquiry to
the propriey of providing for the appointment of
socate Justice of the Supreme Court Of the United States
for the District of Oregon and California Adopted.
Mr. Walker introduced two bills granting lands to
Wisconsin for Railroads.
The Senate then went into executive session. for short
time, after which the bill to establish railroad from the
Mississippi river to the Pacific taken up
Mr. Hamilton moved as substitute for the bill, one
proposing contract with the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road Co.. lately incorporated in the State Of New York
discussion ensued, after which the subject pospon
cd.
The homestead bill made the special order for We'd
neslay, week.
The House bill to provide for the equestrian statue of
Washington was taken up and referred.
message received from the President, commune
eating further correspondence relative the mprson-
ment Of the American Consul at Acapulco Ordered to
be printed Adjourned.
IIoUsE-The House passed the Senate bill allowing the
widow Of Gen Armstrong pension for life and the Sem
ate bill allowing arrears of pension to the widow of Gen.
John Mcneil.
Mr. Dean asked and received unanimous consent of the
House to introduce bill to carry into effect the resolution
of Congress- passed August, l7S3 the Citadel
of the nation colossal equestrian statue of Washington
1t proposed appropriation of $500O0 the work to be
Oafk hlllS, under the direction Of the Pres
dcnt Of the United States Mr. Dean wished to have his
resolution referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
Many voices cried put it on its passage now
Mr.. Stanton moved an amendment appropriating 500
600 to purchase from Hiram Powers his categorical statue
Tuesday, Jan. Is.
SENATE-Mr, Badger of North Carolina introduced
joint resolution giving Mr. Clark Mills the sum of 500
900 as reward for his bronze statue of General Jack
Mr.. Shields of Illinois reported without amendment the
House bill authorizing Clark Mills an equestrian
statue of Gen Washington. The bill after some little dis
cussion was taken up and passed unanimously.
Mr. MasOns resolution calling for the correspondence
with the American Minister at Paris relative to the French
revolution, passed.
The Pacific railroad bill was postponed
The resolution of Mr. Cass, re-aifrning the Monroe
doctrine and applying it to Cuba taken up when
Mr. Cass addressed the Senate. He commenced by re-
view of the circumstances and reasonngs that led the
Monroe doctrine, and made it the settled policy of our
country announced to the world by presi
identsAIoroe and Polk-and then asked why has be-
bone necessary for Congress to ntepose by legislative
declaration, reafirmng it. The nature of govern
ment he said, furnishes satisfactory to this qucs
ton
Though there is no doubt but that these executive dec
aratons were beneficial in their operations, and aided in
checking schemes of aggrandzemcnt, which, had they
gone on, would have changed the political aspect of the
countries South Of u.s. and greatly to injury, still
they have not been wholly regarded events upon the
La Plata and other regions practically have demonstrated
Occurrences now going on in Central America, which
from day to day occupy the earnest attention of the Sen
ate snow inc steps by whch the mees shadow OF posses
sion !o'Ccs ci anu u G'ln ule, Wlcn carries
Mi'h IL uonioh "nu Sovereignty treaty OF no treaty
These that decided policy of
clusion will be still further dsregarded, unless authorita-
t.'ey Ieleu ~ 'o nle VI tlI AeiIcuu people An
apprehensions; and it is arrested or submitted
to- it will be abandoned pushed to results which no
nation ventures openly to avow.
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Mr. Butler then read mart Of Mr. Colhouns snooch in
thc senate some years AGO ON this subject in which if
held that the Uoly Alliance intended TO restore the Spon
isb ipicr ovcr those states and thot is GENERAL doc
ooton If Mr. Monroe was intended to meet That snecif
case that there it stopped and that it extended no fur
Their Mr. Monroe took the wise and practical Of
meeting the issue then presented, and no other.
The subject further discussed by Mr.. Hale, who
thought that if annexation to 60 ought to turn
our eyes to Canada The commerce of the lakes, he was
told far greater than the whole foreign of
the United States; while Canada, in military point Of
view Of greater Importance than Cuba the whole
Internal commerce was within reach OF its shores
Mr. Mason got the foor' when the Senate adjourned
HousE,-NIr Brooks, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported bill establishing branch Mint in New
York
Mr.. Chandler objected to second reading, on which
discussion ensued when the morning hour having ex-
pred the subject dropped and the bill to suppress the
circulation Of small notes was taken up and the question
put ON the first amendment which was adopted. The n
mcndment makes the uttcring notes currency, in tho
denomination Of lonrg Inbln &,