Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-31
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/ AONDAT, fan 1. II the Senate. Air. Il IN
ter o. Va reIlga.8 his position o. me Finance
committee 4 petition from Missouri, signed
Fery extensively. asking for the adoption Of ir
Enuendei's T-sD.u'Ious. 49, gres-sted II Ms
formally aunouHre ed tasl F.OTsa had seeded,
AID tue S-isusr> lrJ "a tlat ~iate a. o-ce Attn
drew. Ibe Alabama Senator's also wti.5reS
fFUm the SeIizte. S-ustJr D..ss { ON Ar-si--
~lppi also ~lL lars- 80 eysl-es Itaee tst ' ntEou
10 hIs STATE % dom SEQ Ae 1tisIea au apy48zR
'br auy Odeui he ue mtl-Et have given ~ aus one
d. debate. IHr haus4. bill w4s taken ~ ard
44e auendmen Of Sir. Fitch, Of Indiana re.a
dive 70 the Judiciary sdOj ted Mr Crtteu-
lsns resO.uupas we're taken up. and SIR gler
poke a. cOuslderaJie length 10 favor Of their
u4.sa-e. lie urged tue nece -ltg aid prguraetE
u . cJnyeuiil Ia 81 the people ~ adsft amend
dents 10 iae Hesitation. aAa ga. lrd upon tire
Republican Se8ausr- "a consider ins necessity
II passing tn4-e or similar resolutions. lie 80
Healed ~ TIE South 70 consider II D., rzhis ruui1
not be O5tal PED 10 TIE UnlOn- Ia r-p.y 10 q
4acstgOu Uy NJ. Iyer-uu- Alr. Cameron sI4 d..
approved u PR Bl-ler's speech, and tia; ne
would vote ;oF LIs proposition II % wlll ave the
country CDIs.leTaa1le debate followed zu4 THE
leuaIe adJCufael without lehuHe action ur ine
Resolves. he DIl Tor the admission u hausGs
passed By yDt: Of 50 TO Is. bug aIth an amend
heni regard 10 tie judicial establishment Of
the state, "AieA sends a back 10 the house. In
tie House OF Representative several mem .TIals
we're received fayOring NJ Crteudeu's resolu-
lion. \ letter OF Withdrawal from ne Alabama
Representatives was laid BET The House \
bill was Introduce tor the suspension Of maj
facilities seeding States. Ae COMMITTEE
on the Judiciary were directed 10 inquire INTO
the expedIeuqy Ct 80 amending the neutrality
laws % pre- vent military eXyedItiOus from De
iu- allowed 10 AID seeding States Mr.. Cor
win. Of OHIO, addressed the House upon the re-
port Of the Committee OF Ihlrty- three. he was
followed by Mr. Nilsson. Of Virginia who MA ie
an energetic Union speech.
TUESDAY, Jan. =. In the Senate propo
siiIUu ~ nj the vacancies M committees. caused
by the withdrawal Of Southern nemDers, was
discussed, and tabled by vote Of 81 10 y. The
Critteuuen resolutions we're d. Cussed. The
House chiefly engaged upon the report OF
Ine Committee. Mr.. Clemens, OF Virginia. made
a Union speech.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. p. Ghe Senate referred
the tariff bill 10 a committee OF five, with direc
tions TO report The 3OIh. The Pacific Rail
road bill was taken up, and an amendment
adopted providing Tor a branch 10 Portland Or
elon. The report OF the committee OF thirty
illree was taken up IN the House Mr. E:aer-
idge. of Tennessee, and LoyejOy, OF Illinois
made strong Union speeches he Speaker laid
before the ECuse n communication nom the lie
OTgia delegation, except Mr.. Hill, anuouuclul,
the secession 81 their State and their Withdrawn
MIR. Hill subsequently resigned, giving a. reason
for so doing, that he was convinced his State
desired no representation IN Congress.
THURSDAY, Jan. -. In the Senate. the Vice
President announced the names TO II Il the vacan.
cies OF the committees Messrs. Simmons
Hunter, BIGGER, Eesseuden, Gwin W. re auuoint.
I'd the committee GA the Ianh On motion Of
Mr.. johnson, OF ARK. the bill IN relation 10 Red
rFer raft was taken up, aud after long discus
sIOn he blll was passed. Ghe Pacific ratlroad
blli was taken up. Several more names were
added 10 the ccTpOraIors, and one or Two amend
ments to thc bill were adopted, alter whirb tta
Senate went into executive session In IN.
House the post route bill was considered but ma
definite acuOn Was had. The cousIdsr.rion al
iae report OF the committee of thirty three yVas
resumed, when Mr.. Rust, Of Ark took occasion
10 remark that the republican party endorsed
the John Brown raid. 'r. Dunn of Ind said
that Was an Infamous libel on the republican
party, as everybody North and South knew. aud
he was surprised that any gentleman. in thus
time OF the CountTy's peril, could give circula-
ton 10 II. This gave rise 70 considerable sen
satlon, Mr., Rust intimating that he should hold
Mr.. Dunn responsible for the charge while the
latter seemed not disinclined TO any measure or
mode OF redress the gentleman might-choose TO
ADOPT. Mr.. ID, however subsequently explain
cd that he meant nothing offensive.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25. The Senate occupied the
day chiefly with private bills. In the House,
the report of the committee being unrer consid-
eraGiOn, Mr.. Nelson, of Tenn, spoke in favor of
Mr.. Crttendens plan he also thought that Mr.
Adams proposition would 90 TAR 10 remove ap-
prehensions of danger from republicans at the
South. He spoke strongly against disunioa,
and said the design of ex-Gov. Gist, of South
Carolina, in recommending law interdicting
the slave trade with the border States, was to
drive those States into disunion. The people of
Tennessee will not submit 10 dictaiion from any
quarter, and they should resist this attempted
coercion, if need be, with arms, and 10 the death.
South Carolina was grooming under taxa
ton and if Tennessee follows her the tax gather
will be at every door Dsunion did not com
mend itself 20 Tennessee. He asked If they
were willing TO build up a pampered aristocracy
at the South or a military despotism. ZAP
pla0sel Men in the South were AFRAID 20 speak
their sentiments A running debate ensued
from a statement of Mr. Leaks VA that the
Governor of Ohio had refused 10 surrender some
persons connecred with John Brown raid.
The Senate adjourn ed TO Monday.
SATURDAY, Jan. PC. In the House, MIR.
Grow, of Pa, offered a resolution that the
select committee of five appointed on the 9Th
inst. TO inquire whether any secret organiza-
ton hostile to the United States exists IN the
District of Columbia, and If so, whether any
off der or employee of the city of Washington,
or officer or employee of the federal govern
ment, in the executive or judicial departments
thereof is connected with it. The resolution
was adopted.