The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15


any more than that proportion, let us hear
Them. Ipau~e for re,,lv. a No1tr.
y y Y " II CO\t.H *
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. Thursday. March 6. 4 Hill for
The CONSTRUCTION of "A railroad from tbe N;s-
>i>~i,,i 10 .lc pacitir at san Francisco vac
introduced. L. gives the Company .oonn-
rnn acres of land at fif,v cents an acre. re-
qulrc> hundred miles 10 be- completed with.
~ cI"hfccrl months: Government 10 NAY
500 per mile for carving the mail: tho
road to he forfeited if rot completed within
ten wears. and the lands TO revert 10 tho ma.
ton. The Senate passed The usual Fortifr.-
ton bill Ait'r some talk on the Sound
Docs. the senate adjourned to Monday.
Il"r>F.-Tle Military Academy and the
Pension approximation bills were passed. The
House took ~ the Election Committees re-
port asking power to send TO Kansas for p.r-
sons and ;'aiers in regard TO the election O,
l'"lr"a'" IN Congress. Speeches were mad.
hv Me>Sr>. Bovce against and Bingham for
the repor'. and the House adjourned
House. March The House resumed tbo
debate on the Kansas contested seat. Mr.
Oliver oi No. addressed the Committee !,
o"n'>ii9n 10 IL" request Of the committee ON
Elections 70 send FIR persons and rarars-
Mr.. Cnmhark Of Indiana. SPOKE in .avo-
Ne>>r>. Cullen OF Tennessee. and WaIlsr
OF Aafama. addressed the Committee in o.
position when the House adjourned to Mon
dsy.
NA>n'NGr"N. MONDAY. March 10.
SENAlE--Ih" Senate considered the bin
anpronrisiinr three millions dollars Gov :,
crca>lnr III" ornaments and munitions of
war. ard frr the nianu.arture and al,.r,,;o,
OF small arms IN accordance with the recep,
recommendation of the President.
he hill was ordered 70 be ,norossed for
third reading. by 4 vote Of - AGAINST -
Mr.. kunkle advocated the resolution %
send for persons and papers. and. durinc h.
remarks. sad that Notwithstanding int,m;l,-
tons. enn'-ran'> from PENNSYLVANIA still con-
TIME 10 settle in Kansas. and if the time
comes when an invading force from Mis.onr;
shall II 'tt,'re with fheir rights. i, will he
tornl that they will maintain their ricb,.
Ia the Heath
Mr. Oliver. Of Missouri. in behalf Of the
people OF that State. said that If e,,i,r,n,s
from the East 20 IN Kansas for the nnrnos.
oi controlling The elections in open ,l,t,nr,.
OF the principles of The kansaS- Ne.r,sk, lsll
and rr'luiicial to the INSTITUTION of s,,r.-,
IN Missouri. strife. contention. and nerh,,,s
hi"od>hed will result The people of Nilsson
ri are conscious Of their rights. and have
nerve enough 20 maintain them.
Mr. kunkl"-'In PENNSYLVANIA we form,
y" emicrant Aid Societies People ro 70
Kansas OF their own accord. and have r,b,
to co
Mr. o'iver-~Was not a Society If ,b,.
kind formed here. nv members of Con,rrss
h't"r" the Kansas till was passed ,"
Mr. Annkle-''i am not here to saw wbe,b.
er such societies were formed in N,ssarb,s
cit> or cl>cvhere"
Mr.. olver-..Doas not tho cep,,.,,,
know that Massachusetts chartered /, ,..,..
''ora'lon ior controlling the institutions NJ
Kansas. with capital Of five millions of dol
lars -
Mr.. knnkle-"I know noting aiouti,:-
settlers are there now. and oill.rs on their
way. notwithstanding the violence in Kansas
frren"n are not easily frightened" He
sal! he conid tell tho gentleman that There
are no men on earth who will moro firmly
MAINTAIN their rights than the Ienns;lya-
mans. or it necessary, sell their lives NOR,
dearly. He, Oliver. mus. ma. involve ,b.m
in Illegal acts
Nit EprErn Man F"r>p.-New York
March t.-Ihe body of Can.ain Palmer of
schooner Eaiora Imogenc (the vessel sent
tied and sunk near Ci.v Island la. F,lll
whose fate has still now remained a mystery
was discovered Yesterday afternoon. in The
river near III" foot Of North Second stree.
Nll!im>burrh. The ho,iy was sewe1 mn IN
coal->ark. Two or three wounds were VS.
IDLE: one OF the forhcad. evidently made with
a sharp weapon. An inquest will be he'll
tomorrow.
-eHI"-SrNAroE WADE Err1rr1-
Ep-iion. Il +. Wade. who's. r,r..~en. term
rs nifcd States Senator from Ohio ex-,;rc,
IN March. 1874. has been re-e,er,rl for
second term Of six wears. bv vote of 100 a
"anst 3c for Todd. and two sr,,,.-;,,
The japanese are not 50 ignorant ,nl
henirhted after all. They do rot num-. h +,
prisoner Tor attempting 10 cSc.n. # -.t,ken
b"!ictln" every one has a rar,-ai ,;ob, y,