Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-01-24

Jan. H. Petitions and memorials were
presented by Mr.. Preston, from sundry citi-
zens of Charleston, South Carolina, praying
the establishment of Navy yard and naval
depot OH the Southern coast. Mr.. II. accom-
panied the memorial with few remarks, ur-
ging the utter destitution of the Southern
coast in these respects, the great inconycni-
snce attendant on such destitution, and the
Importance Of supplying the deficiency. The
memorial was read and referred.
The following resolution was offered by Mr..
Walker:
Resolred, That the State of Texas, having
established and maintained an independent Go
vernment, capable of performing those duties,
foreign and domestic, which appertain to inde-
pendent Governments, and it appearing that
there is no longer any reasonable prospect Of
the successful prosecution OF the war by Mex
leo against said State, it is expedient and pro-
per, and i'll conformity with the laws ofnations
and the practice ofthis Government in like ca
ses, that the Independent political existence
of said State be acknowledged by the Govern
ment of the United States.
(Mr. w. accompanied his resolution with a
solution with the Presidents message on this
subject, and stating that lie had this morning
received information that the attempted inva-
sion of Texas by Mexico had utterly failed ;
the invading army had been broken up, and
the small remnant were destitute OF arms, am
Inunitior, and subsstence)
THE TREASURY CIRCULAR.
The Senate proceeded to the special order,
the further consideration of the joint resolution
resembling the Treasury order of July, 1885,
&c.
Mr.. Clay addressed the Senate on the SUD-
ject.
Mr.. Niles moved to refer the whole subject
to the Committee on Public Lands, and, IN
connexion with some desultory remarks, urged
the great and growing importance OF the sub
ect, as demanding such reference. -,
This motion was opposed by Messrs. Cal.
houn, Black, Upton and Webster; it prevailed
ayes %, nays 10.
So the whole subject Of the Treasury order,
of July, 1886, was referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
Jan. II. Mr.. Preston offered resolution
that the Committee on Military Affairs be In
structed to inquire into the expediency OF caus.
ing ar examination to be made by board ol
officers of rank and experience. ofthe improve
ments in firearms made by Hall, Cochran
Colt, and Barn Hackett.
TEXAS.
The resolution on the subject of the indepen-
dence of Texas was postponed to "Wednesday
next.
ExpUSGING RESOLUTION.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the next special order, the expunglng reso-
luton of Mr.. Benton.
Mr.. Benton spoke at length on the subject.
Mr.. Dana followed.
Jan. IA. A Aresolution previously offered by
Mr.. Davis calling on the President for any cor
,respondence with Santa Ana or the Authori-
ties of Mexico relating TO the independence Of
Texas, was called up, and postponed till Mo..-
day.
The resolution on the subject OF restricting
the sales of Public Lands to settlers, having
been taken up, it was advocated at length by
Mr.. Walker, Chairman of tile Committee on
Public Lands, who stated that the treasury
order requiring specie in payment tor pnohc
lands would be dispensed with.
ExPUNGING RESOLUTION.
Jan. l6. After receiving petitions, the ex-
punging resolution was taken up, when it was
opposed by Messrs. Clay, Bayard, Hendricks,
Ewing, g. Webster, and advocated by Messrs.
Buchanan and Strange, after which it was
adopted. After long preamble recitihg the
resolution to be expunged, and the reasons for
expunging, the resolution follows in these
words:
RESOLVED, That the said resolve be expungg-
ed from the journals; and, for that. purpose,
that the Secretary,of the Senate, at such time
as the Senate may appoint shall BRING the
manuscript journal ofthe session ofls33-'N IN
to the Senate and, in the presence of the Se-
nate, draw black lines round the said resolve,
and write across the face thereof in strong let
ters, the following words: "Expunged by or
der ofthe Senate, this 18th day of January, in
the year of our Lord 1887"
On agreeing to this resolution, the vote was
as follows:
Yeas-NIessrs. Benton. Brown, Buchanan,
Dana, Ewing, Of Illinois, Fulton, Grundy,
Hubbard, King, of Alabama, Linn, Morris,
Nicholas, Niles, Page, Rives, Robinson. Rug
giles, Sewer, Strange, Tallmadge, Upton,
Walker, Wall. Wright-A.
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Black, Calhoun,
Clay, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing, of Ohio, Hen
bricks, Kent, Knight, Moore, Prentiss, Preston,
Robbins, SouthaTd, Swift, Tominson, Web
stcr, White-l9.
So the resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Benton, observing that nothing now re-
manned bit for the Secretary to carry into CT
feet the order Of the Senate, moved that that
be forthwith done.
The Secretary thereupon produced the re-
cord of the Senate, and opening it at the page
which contained the resolution to be expunged
did in the presence of such of the members of
the Senate as remained, (many having re-
tired, proceedto dra~ blacklines entirely round
the resolution, and to endorse across the lines
the words "Erpunged by order of the Senate,
the 18th day of January 1897"
No sooner had this been done, than Kisses,
loud and repeated, were heard from various