Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-08

amount allowed for Their land, and their re-
moval across the Mississippi. He obtained
S2i0,00O FROM The government, md modify
ing his original agreement, consented 10 .ake
$4,000 a. his fees. Tho bill passed last
Congress that this be paid. with the provso
that Thompson should get the consent of
the Indians, which he did but complaint is
made that the Commissioner Mannypennv
prevented the paymoat, on the ground that
the bill signed by the President was not the
bill passed by Congress, the provso having
been, by some means, omitted therein.
The matter was debated but no definite
result was arrived at
Adjourned iill Monday
House. Mr.. Boyce stated that he had re-.
ceived the certificate of the Governor Of =.
Carolina stating that Preston s. Brooks was
reelected to Congress, and asked that he
might be sworn in.
Mr.. Brooks then advanced to the chair Of
/ the Speaker who administered the oath to
supper, tho Constitution
The Kansas contested election case was
then taken up, and the Clerk finished the
reading Of Gov. Reeder's letter.
Among other things the letter refers TO
remarks Of Gen. Cass and Mr.. Buchanan, to
show that delegate may be admitted in The
absence Of a specific law for that purpose.
/ He concludes by arguing in support Of the
/ position heretofore assumed by him.
Mr. CrltteDden spoke on the case.
Mr. Whitfield. the sitting delegate, said
his election should not be reversed without
/ full and impartial hearing lie maintained
| that he was elected under the statute passed
/ in pursuance Of the organic law, and there
/ fore was entitled 10 remain where he was
There was here no proper legal challenge Of
T his night, from the fact that he had no COM
pellor in the contest. But apart from this
Governor Reeder is estopped, having certif-
ed the Legislative Assembly az legal, aud
having the power to right such wrongs as
were represented 10 exist He insisted that
all the testimony IN his case had been viola
ted by the Kansas investigating Committee.
Mr. Wushburn replied TO Mr. Stephens,
contendng from uniform principle aud pre-
cedent, that the House hos @ right 10 inquire,
as 10 had inquired 90 the present case, into
the question Of fact, whether there was or
not O Legislature which could pass laws Of
binding force. II had proved incon,osubly
that the Kansas Legislature was elected by
the aid Of citizens OF Missouri. He insisted
that Mr. Reeder be admitted as the proper
representative Of majority Of the lege vot-
ers OF Kansas.
The first resolution reported by the Com
mittee on Elections that Mr.. Whitfield was
not entitled to a seat as delegate from Kan
sas, was carried by yeas 10, nays -.
The second resolution, TINT Mr. Reeder be
admitted TO the seat, was rejected by yeas e6,
NAYS Ia.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Maine. asked, but was
denied, Unanimous consent to pay Mr..
Reeder mileage and per diem 10 date
The House then considered, but passed no
private bills.
Adjourned.
SATURDAY, Aug. g
HoUsE.-The House after passing several
private bills, went INTO Committee on the
Fertilization Appropriation Bin. After the
bill had been amended It wss reported TO the
House with recommendation to strike ont
the cnaciing clause with view % lbs de-
feat. THIS was disagreed to by a vote Of go
against 95.-A point was then raised, that
the first business 10 order was 10 vote on the
amendment including Mr.. Bensons appro-
priaton Of 100000 for Notifications at the
mouth Of the kenuebec river and $4,000
for the purchase of additional land on Staten
Island for defensive purposes. The Speak
er decided that the only thing reported from
the Committee Of the Whole was the rec
ommendation to strike out the enacting
clause, and thus that all the amendments
were cut off and the vote must be on the bill
originally reported. After an Intellectual
motion to lay It ON the table the bill was pas
sed. The bill approprates Sl5O,3OO nclud-
ing s75 goo for Fort Richmond, and s25,000
for Fort Monterey
Mr.. Herbert made an unsuccessful effort
to introduce a resolution authorizing the in
terventon Of the United States land and
naval forces in San Francisco affairs.
The House then went into Committee Of
Whole on the bill to deiray The expenses Of
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial De-
partmenis Of the Government.
Mr.. Herbert made personal explanation,
saying that various charges had been made
against him from both the Pacific and Allan.
TIC coast. lie branded them Ms falsehoods.
and declared that no one Of his accusers
could compare with bin 10 point OF purity,
honor and integrity The charges, he said.
came from political enemies, and he consd-
cred them complimentary, rather than dis
graceful.
The bill was discussed at considerable
length, when the House took recess ull
P. VI.
EvENiNG SESSION.
Mr.. Lumpun Of Georgia spoke Of the
Black Republican party as being organized
on sectional principles, aud said lis success
would be the commencement of a revolution,
for that party would conduct the government
IN accordance with the views Of the trum-
plant majority and no Southern msn could
accept office under IT, he politicians of
The party intended to bring about disrup-
ton of the Union. To the rabd spirit OF
anti-elavery, he SAID, might be attributed the
existing evils.
Mr. Wade of Ohio. while engaged in his
svowed object Of calling mems minds 10 the
better and purer days of the Republic, said
# the Constitution was 10 be used as a n in
strument to propagate human bondage, il
could not endure, nor was II desirable that it
should. It has not been possible to construct
a Union on the sentiments disclosed by the
modern sham Black Democracy who would
substitute for the Constitution machine for
Slavery extension, without limit Of time or
space.
Mr. Rudin Of North Carolina spoke OF
Fremont as a mere adyenturer aud land
grabber, and as the fit exponen. of the Re.
publican party. The people had not sunk
so far as to elect q manikln, moved by wires
in the hands Of political mounte5anks.
These abolition dlsorganzers are plotting
the destruction of the government, while
they act the part OF land sharks, marauders,
aud political gamblers. lie said the conduct
of the Black Republicans was revolutionary
end iniquilousi that Know Nothingism was
a failure; that Fillmore had no chance, and
that Mr. Buchanan was nationally sound
Adjourned
MoNDAY, August 4.
SENATE.-Mr. Wilson offered resolu-
ton, which lies over, instructing the Com
mttee on the Judiciary to report a resolu-
ton authorizing the President to direct the
District Attorney to enter a note prossqii on
each indiotmen, against the Free State Kan
sas officials. But the Sennle did not dis
pose of II.