Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-09-26
CONGRESS-.
SEPTEMBER GTH, 1873

In SenGtc.-Mr. Hubbard moved an
amendment of the Rules of the Senate
as would provide for an election of a
standing Committee on Patents and the
Patent office. Mr.. Clay of Ky. ex-
pressed a wish, that the motion should
lie on the table until tomorrow. He
has been called from his home at an
unreasonable time to legislate on the
embarrassed state Of the country and
from the proclamation of the President,
he presumed all that Senators had to
do was to devise ways and means of
Kidding the country of the distress it
is now laboring under. If Congress
was to leglslate on general subjects all
their time would be diverted from the
main purpose of their meeting. Mr..
Hubbard replied briefly and the Sen
ate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives.
The balloting for Printer was con-
tinued without any definite result, and
after the eighth ballot the House adj
journed.
SEPTEMBER 7Tu.
In Sendtc.-The mo ton of Mr.. Hub
bard made yesterday was carried.
Mr.. Buchanan of Pa. and Mr.. Walker
OF Miss. presented memorials which
were laid on the table and ordered
printed. Mr.. Clay of Ky. proposed
that the Vice President should appoint
the standing Committee of the House
which proposition was agreed to. The
Senate then went into Executive bust
ness after which on opening the doors
the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Robertson proposed that the prin-
ting OF the House ought to be separated
as far as practicable from all connex-
ION with the political press, and second
ly that the clerk be authorized to dis
tribute the printing among the different
printing offices in Washington not ex-
ceedlng four. Mr.. Garland of Virgin
ia assented to the LIST proposition, but
conceived it impracticablc and would
on that ground vote against it. To
the second, that ofdividing the work he
was opposed. He avowed himself one
OF that little band that voted for Mr..
Allen. He could not vote for Blair, as
his paper the Globe was at war with
ms Mr.. Gs.) principles. For Gales
y Seaton ne could not vote under anv
circumstances. His party had been
called Conservatives, and he did not oh.
Ject to the name. If he was marked
out for slaughter, he was ready;-he
would not sacrifice principle or violate
his conscience. After some further
discussion, the house again proceeded
to ballot for printer when at the 10Th
ballot Thomas Allen was elected, hav-
ing received a majority by the Wings
and Conservatives voting together.
The election of Printer to fine Horso
OF Representatives is a triumph over
the loco tocO doctrines of Mr.. Van Bu-
fren and the Globe. Mr.. Allen who i
Eeiectcd, is the editor of the new paper
lately established in Washington under
the title Of the "MAD1soNI3Na a few
extracts from which we lately gave in
our paper. It supports the moderate
doctrines of Rives, TalImadge and Wal
kef, IN opposition to the mad theories
LOT Van Buren,, Blair, Kendall. and Ren.
ton, with their hard money and sub
treasury system. Enough is known 10
convince us that Mr.. Van Buren, will
be. IN all matters relating 10 his scheme
OF instlsutmg an exclusive specie circ,,.
iatlon and Of giving to governments The
whole power Of renewing and disburs.
ing the revenues of the country thro,,o 4
Treasury agents, in a minority. aSJ