Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-21

Tue senate, ana ougDt 70 nave oecn ph-
I'd on the Committees Of foreign.affars aud
le judiciary. has place on commerce and
cnsons. Mr. Sumner Is carefully tucked
way in the committees on pensions and en-
oiled bills Hale on Revolutionary claims
nd public buildings fessenden on claims
nd patents; and Wilson on Manufactures
a cut at Massachusetts,, as MIR. Wilson Is in
lined to free trade,) and patents Judge
Colamer is favored, compared with other
Senators in the minority, having been put on
three committees Territories, Post Office
and Engrossed Bills; while Mr.. Foot seems
to have Jared as well ms his associates geu.
orally on the same side, being placed onthe
gent Expenses Perhaps Mr.. Foot's servi-
Cos will be wanted in position which he
very honorably filed at the last session-in !
the chair of the President Of the Senate.
BY way OF business, or for amusement /
Mr.. Iyerson Of Georgia tSIavocrat, favored
the Senate with string of resolutions reaf-
frming the Fugitive Slave law and the Ne
braska swindle, which were supported by
Senator Toucey Dough iace) Of Connccti-
cut. The Democratic caucus has taken
these resolutions ~ charge, aud will attend
to them when the question Of Printer to the
Senate shall have been disposed Of The
publishers Of the Union and the Sentinel are
D e. d. 81 "A. "a
! the eight is a severe one 1t is even miimoi-
/ ed that the Administration may not pc able
/ to secure the election OF its favorlte.
The House has been steadily ballollng TOR
Speaker with no material change of votes
rhe results have been nbo.t as follows;
Banks lRcpubI'can.l l0G
Fuller li2th section American 30
Richardson, Dough face y
Scattering,
y caucus of all opposed to IT, Admins
irauon" mas been held. at which Vi. Banks
received the NOMINATION. The Republicans
have determine Wisely, we think to stick
To Banks to the end. The dullness Of BAL
loulng has been relieved occasionally by vln
babblug--of winch the following is a speci-
men.
In the House on Monday, Mr. Dunn, Of
lndaul. mace a personal explanation, touch
ing CERTAIN structures on his course. publish
ed N the New York Tribune, lnumatlng thai
he was not 20 be driven from his position by
any outside pressure. but he was silll readv
Us he always had been, to acqmesce Oh the
cause OF Anl-Nebras ka. and surrendrrnl
all local aud personal predictions. agreed
to stand on equal terms. The trouble thus
far has been thar Caesar has parry, aud
Anthony party, and Rome none Cernm
gentlemen had stood ulool, and the ballot
ings would show who and where they were
Mr.. Banks rose. aud amid loud cries OF
" Falrplayl Hem mimi Noohiectton ~ &c
remarked that he was ma, accountable e.,
what the New York pre,s said of b,,n novo,
having solcltedt their summit IIa rehed an
himself nlono. and b.ggad NJ Dn,n ,nt "a
hold him resuonsible tn7 co,nnl,,nen,s orccn
sure IN the Trlbunn ar Times
Mr. Damn rcpl,ed that he d,d ma, lo .o
but was opnosed In him fRsnlsl nm the
grounds nubi,shnd in ,hnsc ;n,'r,,,i, ~ u",
Is51 rela,,n., ~ tbe cl',,rso ~ A. 10y
the Nehr,sks hin Inn, h., ,,,s ,,,r,,,,',
render that oono'.,,,1n ,b'' ,. ,'''S ~ ~
AMI Nehr,sIa,,es came ,o,, ~,I."' al 'u'
NJ ponls rnrso,o u', ,ha y" 49, ,
Aen, of The M WI. go III -
ana G,,,La. - ,,,I, 49,. ~.
y,oilad r. ~, Neh ''',' ,'' "esp'
bad .,n,.,, ,,,., ,i'., ,'',.',I, cn'. -"
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'bonl5 he ,rsns,c,' Il crr..n, ,t.' ~
h.. necessary s,nronr,,,,o, L,0s H., No.
ers then 10 reslgn and 90 home A bl,nk c
as Lett IN the resolution. 10 he filed y,,I /
le name of some gentleman To act ns
neaker until the aforesaid purnose vas ac-
diminished.
Mr. Dunn suggested modification of the
providing for the repeal of so much
II the Kansas y ebraska act as destroys the
Mi-soun Cumptomlse. uauphterl
Mr.. Houston. of Alabama A-rhat is only
slight modification Ierumcut
Mr. dcMullen could not think he gentle
man from lndlann made the snggesuon 40
good iuilh. On he adoption OF hl~ rr,o'u
tIon all could return 10 the people, on that
very issue.
Mr.. Grow, Of ! cnnsv lyania, referring To a
remark OF AIR. MrNulicn that he mr.. Me
VI would take Mr Richnrdsnn as Ma
non man on National plnfofm. sand that
only seventeen Northern members had va.
led for INN with Inc southern members :,
he supposed those seventeen Northern men
mnde the National party.
Mr.. McMullen--lIow mnny Southern
men voted for ,our candidate
Nj, Grow-Dou't know,
Nj. cAiullen-None.
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