Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL.

During the week ending Tuesday last. but little
gress. The Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
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Standing Committees and the Senate was in wait
ing for the House
In the SENATE, Tuesday, the consideration Of the
Central American question was resumed, Mr..
Wilson. of Massachusetts,, having the floor. lie
said, that notwithstanding the declaration Of the
president had been reiterated by distinguished
senators, and repeated by the public press through
out the country, that our relations with England
growing out Of the Central American question,
were in complicated condition, the people Of the
United States. whose instincts are safer than the
deductions Of statesmen, give little heed to these
apprehensions. Far-seeing merchants continue to
send their vessels on distant ventures, freghtei
with full cargocs, in confident anticipation that
there will be rupture Of our friendly relations
the public mind on that score. People are not so
diverted from what is passing the other side Of
the Missouri, by rumors of war with Great Britain.
II is not very probable thai the executive desires
war, which would extend the boundaries Of this
country to the shores of that polar sea, gazed on
by DR.. Kane. There is no such desire for an adj
dtion to the free soil Of this republic on the part
Of the administration. The only result obtained
by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, has been prolific
correspondence, and an interminable discussion,
which has settled no point in dispute and tends to
no result. The treaty had not accomplished what
the people Of this country expected. He thought
this government had been over-reached in negotia-
ton. The treaty was one 'not fit to be made 49,
He thought that the United States should at once
declare it null and void, and stand then just as we
stood before il was made. The course Of Great
Britain justies us in abrogating the treaty alto
gether.
We need not fear her in Central America. Let
her send as many Anglo-saxons thOre as she pleas
es. No doubt they would make good citizens Of
this country, when we hereafter come into posses
sion there.
In the SENATE, Wednesday, Mr.. Mason, of vir-
ginia offered resolution, which was passed, filling
the vacancies in the board Of regents of the Smith
sonian institution with George E. Badger Of North
Carolina and Professor Cornelius c. FELTON, of Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. Sumner of Mass. presented resolutions Of
the Massachusetts legislature. complaining of the
unconstitutionality Of the fugitive slave law and
calling on the president to take eIectual measures
ia protect the sovereign people against outrage in
kanzas Laid on the table aud ordered to be print
ed.
Mr. Sumner moved that the cammittee on post
offices be instructed to consider the expediency Of
providing for the transmission abroad Of small
sums Of money for public convenience and securi-
ty, and that if expedient, such transmission may
be by means Of orders or drafts issued from the
pos,-oftice to those with which it is in oorrespon
dence, so as to constitute system Of international
post-oifice exchanges. Adopted.
In the House Mr. wendall was elected printer
having received 81 out Of the 1859 votes cast.
The Speaker then announced the Standing Com-
mittees. We give the most important =
Ways and Means essrs Campbell Of Ohio.
Howard Of Mich, Cobb Of Ca, Jones Of Tenn
afterwards excused at his own request,) Davis Of
Md, Sage of N. Y, Phelps of Mo-, Campbell Pa,
and Dewitt of Mass.
observation-disclosures Washburne Of Me, Stephens
Of Ga, Watson Of Ohio, Spinner Of Ny, oliver
Of Mo, Hickman Of Pa, Colfax Of Ind Smith Of
Ala, and Bingham Of Ohio.
Claims-Messsrs Giddings Of Ohio, Letcher of
Va, Bishop Of N J, Jones Of Pa. Dunn Of Ind,