Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-29

The other was d bill, reported from The /
same committee, providing for the pro.
lection of citizens Of the United States in |
The Oregon Territory. A long and very |
interesting report accompanies this last
named bill, Of which ten thousand extra
copies we're ordered to Is printed.
WAsHiNGTor, January 8.
The Senaie met today though i is
usual for that body, az this stage Of the
session, to meet on Saturdays. They are
far in advance of the House as % bnsi-
ness The udjouFnneEt oYeEI0 Monday
was prevented by the friends of the gra.
duati6n bill which was yesterday reported
back to the Senate, as modified according
to the instructions moved by Mr.. Clay. of
Kentucky. 1t was apprehended by the
friends of that measure, that the debate on
Mr.. Rives's resolution would, if delayed,
postpone the passage Of the graduation
bill 70 so late a period in the session, as to
render its consideration in the House inn
practicable. had doubled whether Mr..
Bentoniand Mr. Walker would agree to
take the graduation bill, whitfield down as
it rs 10 a mere provision that actual set.
tiers may enter limited quantity of land,
which has been a certain length of time in
the market. But it seems they have de,
leTmlned TO take it, as the commencement
of their system. 6 1o s.o6ase
One of the subjects before the Senate,
to-day, was a report from the Committee
on Expenditures, in favor of assigning a
portion of the center gallery of the Sc
nate to correspondents for distant papers
1.-The city papers having reporters on the
floor. TWAS objected to, the proposition,
by Mr.. King and Mr.. Niles, that the pro.
ceeding would recognize these writers as
acting under the authority or sanction oI
the Senate, and Mr.. Niles, who it seems
has rot been much favored by these wri.
tiers, was very indignant at such PROPOSE.
ton. Mr.. Preston replied with much
good humored irony to Mr.. Niles, anc
remarked upon the benefits resulting from
a free press, and from the diffusion of viviC
and brief details of the proceedings o
Congress. All the Senators here, he be.
lieved, might have some little personal
feeling as to the matter. He had not
perhaps, been so much the object of the
abuse Of the letter writers as the gentle.
man, and probably forthe reason that his
position was more obscure; but his per-
sonal vanity, he confessed, had been a lit.
tie hattered by the circumstance, that one
of these letter writersIiad lately proclaim.
ed to the world, a most wonderful and stri.
king personal resemblance between him.
self and the honorable Senator from Con.
necticut. That might account for his
own satisfaction with regard to the letter
writers, and the honorable gentleman's dis.
gust. Mr.. Niles, in the course of his
reloinder, said his cons ituents would moi
admit Of the resemblance, for they would
think hum good deal younger and a
handSomer man. than the Senator from
South Carolina, He did not suppose that
the Senator meant any sarcasm in his re-
marks and allowing, as he did, the supe-
riouty of the Senator in q thousand things,
he must claim an advantage over him in
personal beauty The point of this Joke
is, that Mr.. Niles, in appearance and
manner, Is "a caricature of a man.
The subject was indefinitely postponed,
by a vote of 90 to II.
MIR. Niles resumed and concluded his
reply to AR. RiYes. sso. sEieif saG
In the House, a resolution was adopted
instructiDg the Select Committee on Pub
JIG Lands to enquire into the expediency
of paying, to certain Of the new States, a
portion of the public domain for works oil
internal improven eat.
Also a resolution (modi6ed) calling up.
onthe War Department for all informa-
ton in its possession relating 10 the fina
settlement Of5the accounts of Governor
Cass with the Indian Department. Also
for information in relation to any existing
compensation or commission received by
him--and, if any, under what law or re-
gulaton of the Department he received it
/ &c. .t5flTt lFe ISL