The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-17

According to the Joint Rules of Proceed.
ing of the two Houses of Congress, 20 bill
originating in either House, can be sent to
the other within the three last days Of any
Session of Congress. Yesterday, therefore,
was the last day on which any original bill
could pass in either House during this SEES.
sion. OF the multitude of bills before the
House OF Representatives, of course, very
few can have passed, that body yesterday.
All The usual annual appropriation bills,
however, have passed, and been sent TO the
Senate for concurrence.-Ndt Intel.
The House of Representatives prolonged
its Evening Session of Monday until SIR o.
clock yesterday morning, much Of the time
engaged 10 VAN Efforts, finally successful,
to get together quorum for business. Both
Houses were IN session when this paper was
made up for the press last evening, and
would, IN all probability, continue 10 session
I'LL late hour, or rather I'LL an early hour
this mOrning.-ib.
The Fertilization Appropriation Bill is,
as we anticipated in jeopardy. The Sen.
ate having, as heretofore stated, cmended IL
by striking out the secto,. proposing the
distribution among the several States OF the
surplus money except five millions OF dol.
lars which may be IN the Treasury on the
first day Of January next, the House of Re.
representatives. yesterday, by majority of
IL votes Oil TO ga IN full House reius.
ed TO concur in this amendment. The Sen.
ate, By majority Of sir votes (2S to 22)
IN a remarkably full attendance Of Senators,
insisted upon It's amendment. The bill has,
therefore, become a subject Of conference
between the Two Houses.-ib. Sd inst.
The two Houses did not asree--so the
bill was lost.
1t is rumored that the President will re.
fuse TO sign the bill prescribing the kinds
OF money 10 be received ~ payments to the
Government for land sales, duties, &c.-n
other words TO repeal the Specie Circuldr,
as II Is usually called. In which case, as
the bill passed both Houses by very large
maJorIles, trial of strength may be ex.
pected between Congress and the veto pow.
er, 10 which the latter Is likely, for once, TO
come of second best.-ib.
The President has refused to sign the bill.
Before this paper reaches The hands of
the readers Of It, the Twenty. fourth Con.
greSs will have ended us existence Of which
II may he safely >ad that il has left more
business unfinished thenany Congress which /
preceded IT, " hat may he said Of the acts
which II has not ett unfinished but perfect
ed, II would puzzle prophet 20 tell at the /
time at which this IS written, the whole I
mass OF business 10 be completed being. al
The time tins paper was put 10 press, IN .
state q suspense, except so far as follows
The General Appropriation Law had /
passed both Houses, and been sent 10 the /
President for his appreciation.
The same with The Naval Appropriation
Blil.-ib IN inst.
BY an amendment incorporated in the
General Appropriation Bill, (Which has
doubtless become law thirty thousand
dollars are appropriated to purchase for the
use Of the United States the writings and
records OF Mr.. Madison. .
BY an amendment TO the Naval Appro.
prlation Bill, (Which also has doubtless be-
come a law the SUM OF hundred thou.
sand dollars is appropriated or launching
aud securing the great ship Pennsy wanna.
The Senate Yesterday elected the Editors
If the Globe printers TO that body, for the
lext Congress BY a majority Of IS 10 10
aver the present printers, Che Editors o.
he National lntel!igencer. I'D.
Asother Cotton Fdct0ry,-We are graf
fed TO have II IN our power To inform the
public that another Cotton Factory has been
lut IN operation in thus part OF the country.