Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-01-24
From the Bait. Anlerican's Correspondent
WAsHINGTON, Jan. ID, 1899
UNITED STATES SENATE

The resolutions from North CaroIins, of
fereti by Mr.. Blown, and ri, ing instruction
10 Messrs. Brown and Strange, excited a
long aud angry discussion In which the N .
Carolina Senators took part. Mr.. Strange
made speech IN defence of his position, and
MT Brown in defence Of his each Senator
taxing occasion to remark, that he did not
consider The resolutions as instructions, and
to discuss the merits Of the public questions
involved m the resOluiiuns
MIR. Clay, OF Ky. took occasion TO reioin
to The last par, OF their remarks, aud to De.
lend North Carolina from VIA, the Senators
called fraud upon instructions, and TO 9TH
er severe remarks disrespecllul 10 the lie.
gislatufe OF North Carolina
The reJ"inder of Mr. Clay called forth
replies Il nm the North Carolina S.natore. es
pecIally from MIR Brown, Is ho spoke of Mr..
Clay IN manner that caused good deal of
excitement ia the Senate Chamber. Here's
minded Mr. Clay of The A mcrican System.
aud said that il had done more TO shake The
pillars oi the American Union Than any
hing else that had heen dune in The Repub-
lie. lie twilted MIR. Clay also of having
been three times the defeated candidate of
the Federal Wings" who, he said. a,lvo.
Gated principles SO much more ultra than
th"se adopted by the old Federal,st,. thai
they would have secuted them. Not salts
he'd with this, MIR. Brown concluded nv
chasing Mr. Clay with The Ahuli,ioni,ts
MT. Clay reJoIhed in manner more bland
and in language as Courteous as could b.
used-ireeing himself entirely from all ex>
citement, and defending himself with great
disni'y. lie would not notice his he, sonai
illusions, and conteni.d himself with giving
The reasons TOR defending North Carolina
from the aspersions uttered gains, her by,be
Senators from that Stale.
Alter the disposition of this question b,
laying The resolutions from North Carolina
an The table, and ordering The printing of
the same, the Senate went again in 10 the CON
sideration of the bill for reducing the price
OF The Public Lands
MIR. Morris was entitled TO the floor. and
spoke AT length.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MIR Wise presented resolution calling
upon The Secretary OF War for Information
IN regard to certain charges preferred by a
MT. Hunter OF the navy against Commodore
Elliott. The Commodore is charged with
committing gross outrage upon the said
Hunter: The resolution was adopted after
some ofJecilons.-Th resolution also calls
ior information in regard 10 Elliotl's con-
duct in the Mediterranean.
MIR. Sherrod Williams, OF XIV. present
ed SET ui resolutions, which were rejected
as diSrespectiul TO the Housc-declaring
mong other things, that members IF Con
gress were sent here 10 work and moi Ia
make long speeches-and declaring further.
that ~ members were not more inclined In
work Than 10 talk The House ought 10 adj.
Journ, anu The members to return 10 their
constituents The yeas ard nays were or.
dered upon The resolutions, and the vote sliced
ayes 81, noes %
Mr.. Montgomery, of n. c. offered the
following
Resolved that the Public Land belonging
to the United States is a remainder of The
joint Common Stock belonging TO the pco.
pie OF the United States and Territories, tha,
may and should be disposed of by Congress
among The Iighiful owners by some eouila.
ble plan of distribution.
Resolved, that select join, committee of
This House consisting OF tweniy-six mem
bers, one chosen from each Stale, be in.
strucied TO prepare and report TO this House
some plan for an equitable distribution of
The Public Lands or The proceeds Of sales.