The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-01-25
CONGRESS.
MONDAY. Jan

printed. 1t proposes to add an addition
al section, providing that so much of the
9Th section of the act admitting Nilsson.
ri as prohibits slavery. or involuntary
servitude. other than as punishment for
crime, in the territory obtained in the
cession of Louisiana. lying North Of
5000, shall be deemed wholly inapplica.
bic to the territory of Nebraska, and all
other territories Of the United States
the people of which shall alone have the
right of deciding whether slavery shall
or shall not exist therein.
a resolution for printing $4,000 cop.
les of the abstract of the Census was
adopted
The Clayton and Bulwer treaty was
then taken up, and Mr. Clayton proceed
ed with his remarks until the adjourn
mcnt.
Mr. Petit made a report on the Phelps
case favorable to Mr. Phelps right to
his seat. signed by Mcssrs Petit,
Gcycr and Williams The minority re,
port is signed by Mcssrs. Butler and
Bayard
IIousE.--Mr Orr introduced a hill
for the relief of the survivors Of the
army saved from the steamer San Fran.
cisco which was referred to the Com
mittce on Military Affairs
Mr.. McDougal introduced a bill to
establish line of military posts. OPEN
ing common road and authorizing the
construction Of telegraph line and
Railroad from the Mississippi TO San
! Francisco, and moved that it be referred
to a special committee. Agreed to.
Tuesday. Jan. H.
SlNATr.-Mr. Douglas gave notice
that he would move to take up the Ne
braska bill on Monday next
Mr. IIamlin, from the select commit
tee ON French Spoliations. reported a
bill appropriating 100000, to pay
these claims
y letter was received from the Post
master General stating the causes Of
the failures of the Northern mails, and
suggesting a remedy Referred.
Mr. Sumner gave notice that lie would
offer the following amendment to the
Nebraska bill "ProrUicd, that nothing
herein contained shall be considered to
nbrogatc, or in any way contravcne the
act Of March 9th, 1870, entitled. An
act TO authorize the people of Missouri
territory to form u Constitution aud
State government. and for the admission
of such State into the Union on an G.
quail footing with the original States.and
to prohibit slavery in certain tcrritor.
les wherein it is expressed that ia all
I that territory ceded by France to the
United States, under the name Of Louis
lana, which lies North of SO 80, North
latitude. not included within the limits
Of the State contemplated by the act
slavery and involuntary servitude, 9TH
crwisc than in punishment of crime
whereof the parties shall have been du-
ly convicted, shall be ard is hereby for
ever prohibited" Senate adjourned.
IIorsr.-Thc judiciary Committee.
to whom was referred the resolution OF
Mr.. Ewing, proposing an amendment of
the Constitution, as to the mode Of elect
ing the President and Vice President Of
the United States, made report stating
that there were evils iuseparab,y con.
nected with the present mode of election,
and offered resolution for the appoint
mont of a joint committee, to consider
the matter and report remedy.
Mr. Ewing's amendment proposes to
abolish the Intervention of Electors
a. Al 1 i
and print it was discussed until tho
morning hour expired when the House
went into Committee and took nm the
Deficiency bill
Nj. Mike Walsh got the floor, and
made slashing attack on the admins.
tration and the New York soft shells I"
In the course of Mr. Walsh's remarks.
an amusing side discussion sprang up
between him and Mr. Smith of Alabama.
and Mr.. Cutting. in which Mr.. Smith
likened the quarrel between the Hards
and Softs to the Lilliputan squabbles,
as to whether an egg should be broken
on the broad or little end, and Mr. Cut
ting bitterly bcratcd Southern gentle
men, for their descrtion of tho IIards.
After lengthy debate, which was
participated in with much warmth BY
Messrs. Cutting. Walsh and Smith, the
Committee rose, and the House adjourn,
ed.
Wednesday, Jan. Is.
SENATE Mr. Cooper urged the pass.
age Of bill granting lands to the Sun.