Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-15
Congressional.

The House concurred in all the Senate s /
amendments, which leave it discretionary with
the President to accept one regiment of noun
ted volunteers for the defense Of Texas, and two
regiments for the protection Of supply and emf
grant trains, and the suppression of Indian hos
tilities.
On motion of Mr.. Lovejoy of Illinois. reso-
luton was adopted calling on the Secretary of
War to furnish full statements respecting all
contracts for supplies for the Utah expedition.
Adjourned.
Tuesday, April 6.
SRNATE.-The business of the Senate to-day,
although it occupied a long time, can be ex-
pressed in a few words, Mr.. Slidell of Louis !
ana having filed with the Secretary on Fridry
last written declaration, that he intended to
move to reconsider the vote to disagree with the
House on the Kansas bill, which motion yestcr-
day and to-day he renewed verbally, without
any action being taken, claimed the right to
keep the bill back three days for that purpose
Mr.. Stuart Of Michigan moved to enforce the
order of tho Senate, that no single Senator
shall have the power to thus obstruct bus
iness.
Mr.. Sldell referred to the rule, and insisted
on his right.
Some skillfull parliamentary fencing was OK
III lhNOI VI anu against Ule InUeTDretst-
ton of the rule in the manual under which
MIR. Slidell claimed. not as courtesy but as
right, the three days detention of the Kansas
non-concurrance, to allow him to reconsider his
vote.
The presiding officer, Mr.. Fitzpatrick, assum-
cd the responsibility of q decision for it.
Mr.. Crittendon and Others testified that they
had never known previous instance.
IlIf hn mott prM In m hn tn h.
out action. This answered the purpose Of the
Administration men.
The bill for the admission Of Minnesota came
up as the special order.
There being no other amendments pending,
the bill was ready to be reported to the Senate,
but previously MIR. Remedy of Missouri explain
ed that he would vote against the bill, because
the Constitution of Minnesota was directly at
variance with the Constitution of the United
States, and Numerically opposed to the party
he represented. Alien suffrage and squatter
sovereignty, he said, must repudiated. His re-
marks were strongly, "American."
HoUsE.-The House went into Committee on
the Deficiency Appropriation bill.
The debate was strictly confined to the bill.
Adjourned.
Wednesday, April !.
SENATE.-The Minnesota bill was then taken
up. 1t is very brief consisting of preamble
and two sections, admitting Minnesota as q
State, and allowing her two Representatives.
The amendments were concurred In, and TIE
bill read Il third time.
Mr. W lson of Massachusetts, called for the
yeas and nays on the passage of the bill
Previous to the calling of the roll, Messra
Bell, Houston, Brown, johnson of Tenn, Crit
tendon, Stuart and Wilson made brief remarks
on the clause in .he constitution permitting
aliens to vote.
5 The final vote, that the bill pass, was-yea'
48. nays 3.
r Nays-Mcfsrs Clay, Kennedy and Yulec.
, Absent-Mcssls Bates, Bayard, Benjamin
Davis, Fcsssndcn, Foote, Henderson, Nerson
Pearce Reid, and Thompson of Ky.
r Adjourned.
. HorsE.-The House went into Committee OF
5 the Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
Adjourned.
= Thursday, AprilS.
{ SENArE.-Mr Gwin of California reported
bill for the conveyance of the mails, troops ant
0 stores from the Missouri river to California b,
/ railroad. He recapitulatcd the provisions o
A each section of the bill, and urged immediat
cati N. lie also quoted the statistics of the va
v rious routes. adding that tho contractors woul'
: locate the route between the termini
G The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
: bill was passed, with several amendments.
The bill for the restoration OF officers dropp
ed by the Naval Retiring Board was also passed
= Mr. Douglas of Illinois, from the Commute
on Territories, reported the bill for the organl
y, cation Of the Territory Of Arizona, with a
. amendment.
o On motion of Mr.. Slidcll of Louisiana, the Re
- solution proposing to bestow medal on Com
k modoro Paulding was takon up.
Mr. Slidell made it a pretext for reading
carefully prepared speech having disguised
IS yet palpabc bearing on the future of Centr;
y America and Cuba. Its general scope W;
against private and in favor of national iilhbu
-. terng. Mr. S. made some telling points in hi
" speech. Medals he said, were usually given ia
T. gallant service, aud there was nothing gallar
1t or iudlcious in Commodore Paulding's exploit
v He reviewed mnutely the events Of Walker
= career, passing from the Sonoto .fasco to Nical
- aqua, where, through the farce of a populf
election, supported by the bayonet he obtainc
IL power, and had an opportunity to exhibit h
)" craftsmanship. Yet his administration was
&c succession OF acts of rapine and boodshet
le His earliest act was to confscate the propert
X of an American company and others, and po
y he has been bostercd up by persons who wal
- him to support their titles to the spos. Gen
Walkers men claim for him no other attrbu
than that of personal bravery the characterist
cr of all our people. In the higher qualities
ID the soldier and of craftsmanship he had wit
e him many that were his supcriors. In times
"a difficulty and of danger, alllooked to Gen. He
h. ningaen, who became the head, and Walk
he but the hand of the expedition. Com. Pau
If ding was wrong to act as he did Gen. Walk
e had one hundred and fifty men under the GU
"a of bis (Paulding 's) fleet. His (Walker's) SUI
plies were cut off and the Nicaraguans wou
is have assisted him.
0. The Nicaraguans did not apply to Com. Pau
Of ding for assistance, although they had time
do 50, thus showing they meant to deal wi
, Walker themselves. He (Walker) in shol
H. time would have been glad to have sought Il
in protection of the flag which he had ronounce
oa Mr.. S concluded by saying that, although
No admitted it was dangerous power he won
y, confer on the President the privilege of suspe
", ding the neutrality laws during the recess
+o Congess. Tho Cubans, although mostly fave
:, able to peaceful annexation, are not prepar
IL to incur the risks Of civil war to accomplish
nd Nothing, therefore, can be done there at prt
NO ent except by negotiation.
If, however, Spain should attempt to impo
the despotism Of Santa Anna on Mexico,
,st might become the duty of the United States
bo interfere. These We're his own (Slidel's) OPT
~ ions, without consultation with the Admin
tration.
Il (The speech Of Mr.. Sldell was very intcrc
=, ing, but was imparf5ctly heard by the reporter
III owing to the noise in the galleries, which su
ey gested the idea that the spectators failed to p
rs, ceive its Importance as foreshadowing the A
od ministration policy.)
~ The subject was placed on the Calendar I