Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Monday, Dec, IL,

Monday, Dec. III.
SENATE-Mr Reid, tho new Senator from
North Carolina, appeared, and was sworn
Mr.. Adams introduced Il bill to establish a
uniform rule Of naturalization Throughout the
United States. The bill extends the terms OF
residence necessary for naturalization, and eff
fccts prospectiyely only those foreigners who
may arrive after lie passage Of the act. Mr..
Adams spoke too low to be heard in the galleries,
but was understood to argue that in one hun
dred years every inch OF the continent would
be wanted by the American people lie denied
all connection with the Know Nothings, dis.
claimed any hostility to foreigners, bat thought
imu.i grafton dangerous, because foreigners rang
Ell themselves with the aboitionists When
he heard that band of Germans had burned a
u. S. Senator in eigy, he determined to intro
duce this bill He agreed with tn Know Meth
ngs in the Gesire to extend the term for natural
ization, and in their preference for American
Professionals to foreigners or Catholics
Mr. Adams bill was read and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
(Mr. Adams, if these are his reasons, ought
to exclude only the Germons. The Irish, as a
general thing, are the most subsfr,' a5 tools OF
the sla7eb 1ldeTs that exist iii the country.)
Bills was introduced, or given notice Of, as
follows l1v Mr. Shields, for the Improvement
of Illinois h.iyer and the habors OF Chicago and
Waukegan. BY Mr.. Foote-to extend the stat
ute Of limitations in certain several cases. BY
Mr.. Chase--tc abolish franking privileges. BY
Mr.. Broadheaa-to establish f0.rd Of Ac-
counts.
HoUsE.--Mr. Clinginan asked leave 70 offer a
resolution, rendering the meditation of the Uni
ted States in such manner as the President deems
most proper, to lead to the pacihcation between
the allied armies and Russia. Objection was
made by Mr.. Hamilton, and o motion to sus-
pend the rules, to allow of its introduction, was
lost. The House also refused to suspend the
rules to allow Mr.. Flowrencc to introduce res
olution for providing, manning and equippng
a steamer and transport vessel to carry relief to
Commander Kanes expedition now in the Arc
tic Seas in search of Sir John Franklin, and
for accepting such volunteers as the President
may deem proper to be paid for from the United
STAGES treasury.
Bills were introduced as follows By Mr..
Houston-inaking appropriations for Military
Academy and the support of the Army. By
Mr.. Babcock-for more efficient discipline in
the Maya substitute for tho cat y
The Pacific Railroad Bill was postponed until
the ID Tuesday in January, and three days Of
next week were set apart for business relative to
the District of Columbia.
In Committee of Whole on the Presidents
Message, the following debate occurred:
Mr.. Giddings, of Ohio, moved that the reso-
luton should not be passed without proper dis
cussion. AS to the bomoardment of Greytown,
he agreed with the President in oil his apollo
gies for the place. but wished he could blot tho
transaction from history. He considered that tho
President had entirely reoeded from the great
principle laid down in his inaugural address.
Mr.. Ingersoll Of Connecticut, asked whether
the members elect from Massachusetts were Pc