The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDIyts.
NXNTIId CONGRESS-

NAAlIld CONGRESS-.
Jan q.
SENATE.-Ar Shields Of Illinois moved
to take up The army appropriation I'LL.
Snndrv amendments were offered m.,cr,l-
~ altering the cnmn'rxion Of .hn bill h,t no
trhn''" action was had ur,or il aS a who'll.
Mr.. seward ct New York. from the com.
Eitftc on commerce. Reported a bill 70 carry
the reciprocity treaty with the British North
.inl'riran coinu;r% INTO effect
il"r>r.-Th- !lol~. went INTO committee.
of The whole upon the French sro!;1,iou
bill
Mr.. Benton. Of Missouri. opposed the iii!
IS BEN" cane Of t'.r clam accr:, who
;hron- Ne '.oor> OF the capitol H. CONTEND
q th'' oar commerce. Dir! ROT SIT: : ..,r;r,-
DE i french "'y"'u,ion. r. was on the .ya-
'Far.. u ;ro>:"f"i.s during nat period.
Nv. disney ~ NElo st!nnnlic.l The ISL
VII. thnG'n"r'a!' o. Indiana spoke ac,i.,s :.
CIR government n!'r';afiue IL r'.. :.l?.:r4 O.,
Europe. l!r c";nrifiri :.ifh Mr.. Di~ncv ..
:" thu business OF the c,,,.us under .lie trrn.l,
Spoi:at'on I'LL,
Jan -.
SfNhTE.-Mr. Corpr~. Of PENNSYLVANIA
addressed III" Senate III support of his con-
Wet and paup"r resolution.
Mr.. Cooper Of H:,un>vi van,a surrort,,; H..
resolution ~ some i"ngih. AMI WI, followed
Nv Mr. Hroi'9"aI Of Pennsylvania. who OF:
tered an an"n''Mr'tt that secret roli;ia. Or
can'zn'lon' are rr,'Vgnan: 10 republican in>,;
'u''"ns and >abv'r>ive Of the liberties cf III.
r,.or'r.
sharp war Of wor':> c'.S;:,ri r"twc,n .,lr.
Cooper IN b. rcfira.:;c. .ri Hc"'.. ;s,i,,-
ton was exhibited, -, he r,-,.:.." Iir. W,l,,
:" California offered his rr<oln,iep !, a,,,o,I-
nri''. ""riarIn. free speech and omen discus
son essential 10 republican liberty. ard the
a'"oGat5on ot rl"'c r> ',>;, FER t.i,c =
provision EXPRESSIVE the sentiments or the
American pcc:lc.
Ii"rsE-Tho Horse went into Committee
OF I'll" whole, on The Frrnr!, >poliafon bin.
The d""ai" upon III" bill was continued tx
Aie>SrS. Ph"f's Of Mississippi. Orr Of Sou-b
Carolina. Phillips OF A.aia,,.a. NjI.,, a,I
Baviev Of Virginia.
Mir. Havirv closed tie General l.,,., .,1
answered at length .ne objections made. 70 ~,
BIZ,
"1th"nt proceeding further tie Coa,mi;.c,.
rose and the House adjourned
Jan. o..
li"rSr.-ih" French sro'iarior IL! was
dismissed IN "nnmi':c". and all amcnim".,,<
T"i"rf"d Without concluding the suhir,.
'he House adiournrI
Jan -.
il"rSr.-Th" House went into committee
OF IN" Nho'" on the French S,r,i,ticn III
Considerable discussion sprunr up on
proposition l., NJ. B,vlrv .a STRIKE ont w..
tnar'r9 ria:>,. ana some contn>icn ..roso
The bill was. however. pressed 20 = f,,;
vote. ami resulted il: Is cacr-YcaS. ia
NAYS. 90.
SENATE. - n>n'r "s>,u attempts we,
made TO get NJ :h, Bounty Land AID F..a.r,
Hp"'a'''n m'~ and a rather >har, .,;.rr>.
.:nr took race between tie f,y ,,r;tr. ut. .,rh
",'' wren the ArmY Appropriation t;il Wa,
H'r lln"'"r. of V;iiruinia. offered an am.
''"'r""' ;| Substitute for the rrrort.,, IIi
lF"'l'; II" 'nr tw" rcrinirn'S of cavalry and
h'" h"ndrrd Volunteers ,he latter 10 a.. -
r';i9"'>. scouts and @ui,icS for twelve months
"!!'''''' ION '''',.'''"''''h hv ms SUB
~, "" ,' -. ''"'>"" "''"'s.
,sa.'J,", '" ''''"'">' proposed Is an 4
ot infantry. This was talked over consider
ably. when Mr.. ii )uSton of Texas, O:,tajrcd
the ticor.
Unr.r w. r,., cr
trodurcd bin es.ah,;,h;r, , nr;,;'r ,, '",
Of naturalization AVID r.nn,I;n, ,,'.'
Lerc,otor. n,>s..I mn, =, ,,I:. y
red 70 III. 'omr,;,,.. ~, ~,
The HORSE went into Conn,;,. =,
special orders o. r!,,. ,l,v and ,t,.rw,r,I-
,'.,I ,L., I'm .,,: "''' "'''' ""'''>
ron - .,~,r Cnr.,.,',:;'n r''F.o ~ w.
,r::n:.,. III, .orj.s :.?::,,: ,..' '.''
-, I'd 81 :
territories r'''' ~ VIZ
I,,,s w.. H., =, ""'' -
- ar 'i""N'on' OF 'Aiaodnl'' gave
Thrr.l,, I'M a" o''"'" Tue "o"f 0"
Of H.. Whol.. on ,h ,',' :" - '"' N''''','''e
ton Of the ' ~, "'', proposing: 'tr"-
,... ''' anu WEI ''''Ne '"''