The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-04-01

yyXIIId CONGRESS---First Session.
Wednesday, March %.

nj resolution TOT changing the manner Of
rrI,ins the Navy with provisions, cloth.
-, and stores.
The resolutions were debated by Messrs
p,,,,. Petit. Cass. Gwin and Shields, and
.n,'!, p,>,cd-veas 20, nays 8.
Bills rrantin. land to Wisconsin, to aid in
.,r Improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin
-.,.r, and to Illinois and Indiana Central
Railroad. were SEVERAL passed.
The bill increasing the rank and paw of
-. others of the army aud for other purposes
49,. taken up. and lon. debate -nsuc,l. in
.tr course Of which Mr.. Shields said that
,tere were MANY reasons, which it would lie
IMPROPER for him to state in open session
row. which stated, would satisfy the country
,t,, the army rank and file, and the navy.
,bculi be largely increased Both arms Of
,i.. service should be increased: not for the
,;rpo,c of going to war, but keep out Of it :
r. ,rcscryc neutrality which other nations
VII! respect:
The bill was finally passed, and after an
.xeru::yc session the Senate adjourned.
Hor-E.-The House consider the bill for
he relief Of settlers on lands reserved for
,airoal purposes.
The I'LL was debated at length. its friends
,ol.cnling tla: settlers should have the right
10 prc-cmpt lands at a dollar and quarter
PER are. and its opponents insisting that they
.louiI pay two and half dollars per acre,
the last named price bcin. established for
lands in r. serve sections.
The bill ultimately passed.
Thursday. March ~
IIoU,r.-Tlc House went into Committee
IN the Indian Appropriation bill, when a
lcbs;c on the Nebraska question cn>ucd. in
which Mc>srs. Nilsson Of Va. Hunt OF La,
aud Breckenridge participated.
Monday, March q.
SrNArr.-'Thc Senate resumed the con-
sid,ra,ion of the Drficieacy ILL.,
All the amendments to the bill reported
hv the Finance Committee were adopted
without objection. except two. one of which
was that appropriatin. S2jo.o00 for Custom,
House in San Francisco
l!"rNE.-Tic House today conrurrcd in
all the amendments to the Indian Appronria-
ton bill, with the exception of that provid.
in. for Council with the BIacktcct Indians
The bill was then passed.
ID" House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Civil and Diplomatic An.
preparation bill, when Mr. Cutting rcp.ied lo
the remarks Of Mr.. breckenridge, made las,
week, on the Nebraska till.
The galleries were crowded. and much in
tcrest was manifested in Mr. Cuttings speech
Nr. Cutting spoke with much warmth, de-
n.ylns the imputation of being untriendlv to
the bill, and reiteratng the assertion that no
gentleman in the House waw more favorable
TO its main irln'a t'rcic principles than him
*Ii lie was frequently interrupted bv
Me',rs. Richardson and Breckenridge. with
the latter Of which gentlemen he had severe
personal alteration.
Tuesday, March .s
il"r-!:.-The House passed a resolution
providing tor the expense OF coliyiny and
revising the Revenue law, and then went in
to Committee on the General Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Yates. of ILL.,, made stron. speech
against the Nebraska Till.
The General Appropriation bill was laid
ASIDE, and the Committee proceeded to the
consideration Of The bill authorizing the con-
''rnr'on OF six steam fricatcs
MIR. Bocock spoke at length. urging the
prompt passage of the hIl
Mr.. Lyon. OF New York. gave notice that
ne should move an amendment, to increase
the Navy by hu!lin. twelve first class steam
frigatcs
Mr.. Lyon spoke at some length in favor
Of the BILL
Mr. franklin, Of MARYLAND. made spc crh
N OPPOSITION to the Nebraska bill when the
ION m'tcc rose, and the House adjourned.
\ coop SH"T-Thc best rcpartcc we
nave lately seen. came from Prentice. the wa-
OF the Louisville journal. The editor of the
Alabama Flag called it out hv the following
'luib; why is the editor of the Louisville
'ourhal'> career through life like accelerated
'une: Because it is the roruc's march
Prentice, who is a dead shot" loaded his
piecc' and taking aim, let the Flag man have
right IN the teeth after the following man.
her; "Why will the editor of the Flag. at
the close of his career through life, be like 4
tune Of Pa.anini's? Because he will hc cxo-
cutcd on single string
A Duel Eyrrcrrn.-From WASHINGTON
1t is stated that in consequence of the alter.
cation in the House on Monday. between Mr.
'n:f'ns OF New York, and Mr. BRECKENRIDGE
OF kentucky. a duel is expected. 1t is said
that Mr. Bissell of Illinois, and Mr. HINT of
louisiana are Mr. Cuttings advisers IN the
matter.
Nl' ''IGAS.-The indications arc auspicious
N the peninsula State. Hon. Kingsley $.
bingham, formerly a Democratic member Of
congress from that State, has accepted the
nomination of the Independent Democracy
as their candidate for Governor At the nov,
'lectlon' and will not fail to draw largely from
''e administration forces. lie has taken thc
''sld against the Nebraska bill, and is said 10
nave made an eloquent speech inNewIIudson,
recently for two hours, upon the fraudulent
.'' no" before Congress to repudiate the
''''uFI Compromise, and Introduce slavery
mo our northern territory.
,"i. FREMONT AND HIS PARrY.-The
-a loving from the st. Louis Republican, in
nu 10 The progress Of Col. Fremont and
u 's parry III Their tri p across the country.
u nIH" !, the Coorhaiope Pass, to California.
will be read with interest:
- n''' few days ago, We had received no
10 ', , ,n''''1h from him or his party. 1t NAV
l.''cn'oer'd that. at the outset, Col. Ere.