Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
COngrRsS.

tive to the Presidents Kansas message but with
out any definite action thereon In the consid.
Grafton of the Central American question
Mr. Wilson said Notwithstanding the DECLARE
ton of the President, which had been reitera ted
by the distinguished Senator's, and repeated by
by the public press throughout the country
that our relations with England, growing out
of the Central american question, were in q
complicated condition, the people of the United
States, whose instincts are safer than the deduc-
tions of statesmen, give little heed to these ap-
prehensions.
Far seesng merchants continue to send their
vessels on distant ventures, freighted with full
cargoes, in confident anticipation that there
will no rupture of our friendly relations with
England. There was not the slightest alarm in
the public mind on that score. People are not
so diverted from what Is passing on the other
side of the Mississippi, by rumors of war with
Great Britain. 1t is not very probable that
| 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 the addition to the free
soil of this Republic on the part of the Admin
| istraton.
The only result attained by the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty has been o prolific correspondence
and an intreminable discussion, which has set
tied no point in dispute and carries to no result
The treaty had not accomplished what the
people of this country expected He thought
this government had been overreached in nego-
tiation. The treaty was one not fit to be ade.
He thought the United States should at once
declare it null and void, and stand then just as
we stood before it was made.
The course of Great Britain justifes us in
abrogatng the treaty altogether. We need not
fear her in Central America. Let her send as
many Anglo Saxons there as she pleasess no
doubt they will make good citizens of this coun-
try when we hereafter come into possession
there.
In the House the Presidents Kansas message
was referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Florence presented q memorial from A:
II. Rceder, containing the seat of j. S. Whit
field as delegate from Kansas. Mr.. Florence
said he had arrived at no conclusion relative to
its declarations, but should make up his mind
from the evidence which may be presented
The memorial was read
1t states that the pretended election of Whit
field in October last is absolutely void, being
without vailed law or well qualified voters to
support it, and that he was elected by non-resi-
dent and other illegal voters
The memorial, together with others contesting
the seats of Messrs. Allen of Illinois, Galego Of
New Mexico, and Eusts of Louisiana, were re.
ferred to the Committee on Elections
The House voted for Printer: Folett, 26
Wendell, 81; Farnham, 3; Sargent, 8; Defrees
l5 Coombs, 8; Webb 7 Prentice and KuapI
one each. Mr. Wendell was declared elected
after which the following Standing Committees
were announced.
Ways and Means-Messrs Campbell of Ohio
Howell Cobb Of Ga, Jones of Tenn, [Mr
Jones was afterwards excused at his own re
quest Davis Of Ind, Sage of N. Y, Phelps oil
Mo-, Campbell of Pa, and De Witt of Mass.
observation-disclosures. Washburn, of Me-, Ste
phens of Ga, Watson of Ohio, Spinner of N
Y, Oliver of No., Hickman of Pa, Collax o
Ind, Smith of Ala, and Bingham of Ohio.
Claims -Messrs. Giddings of Ohio, Letchel
of Va, Bishop of N. j., Jones of Pa, Dunr
of Ind, Knouton of Me-, Taylor of La, Gil
bert of N. Y, and Marshall of Ill.
Commerce-Messrs. Washburn of ILL.,, Wad
of Ohio, Milson of Va, Mcqueen of S. c..
Tyson of Pa Kenneth of Mo-, Peton of N
Y, Comins of Mass.
Public lands--Messrs, Bennett of N. Y, Har
Ian OF ONO, Cobb OF Ala, Lndlay OF Mo.
Cullen of Del Wabridgo of Mich, Maxwell
of Fla, bloomington of Iowa.
Post Ofice-Messrs. Mace of Ind, Morton o
} Ill, Flpgler of N. Y, Barclay of Pa, Day O
Ohio, Powell of Va, Walker of Ala, Woo,
of Me-, Herbert Of Cal.
! District of Columbia-Messrs. Meacham o
J Vt, Dodd Of N. Y, Goode of Va, Cumbacl
of Ind, Dick of Pa, Harris of Nd. Traitor
, of Mass, Bell Of Texas.
Judiciary-Messrs. Simmons of N. Y, Hum
, phrey Marshall of Ky, Barbour of Ind, Cas-
kie of Va, Galloway of Ohio, Harris Of Ala
Lake of Miss, Wakeman of N. Y, Tappan {
N. H.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Richie ,
Pa, Murray of N. Y, Smith of Va, Englis
OF Ind, Fuller of Me-, Allen of ILL.,, ClaWso
of N. j., Cragin of N. H., Emrie of Ohio,
Public Experimentation. Dean of Conn
f Corode of Pa, Kelley of N. Y, Mott of Ohio
, Pearce of Pa, Vail of N. Y, Elliott of XIV
Waldron of Mich, Branch of N. c.
Private Land Claims-Messrs. Porter of Mo
Horton of Ohio, bloomington of Nd Ethe