The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-02-23

put down as defaulters in the Land Districts,
to the Sccretary's Report.
Paris Chidlcrs, Greensburgh,
Louisiana, owes, $l|,44S 40
John Ii. Owens, st. Stephens,
Alabama, owes 5U,olI 10
VIM. Linn, Vandalia, Illinois,
owes oO,oo< W
Sam'l. r. Scott, jackson, Mis- =.
sissippi, owes E'o0o 40
James r, Pollock, Crawfords- o, 40
vile, Indiana, owes l4,o9i 70
'0I I'o, =; n"" owes 1880 GO
Morgan Neville, Cincinnati, an
Ohio, owes, 1851 10
Wisconsin owes $500 SO
Mr.. Wall presented the credentials OF >
L. Southa I'd, of New Jersey, announcing his
election to the United States Senate, for
four wears, from the 4th of March next
Mr.. Benton called up an important bill,
reported by him some days since, for the
armed occupation of Florida. This Is an
important bill, and it provides that there
shall be granted to the first white settlers,
not exceeding one thousand men able TO
bear arms, who shall settle in such part OF
Florida, east of the Suwannee and North OF
Cape Sable, as shall be designated by the
President of the United States, a bounty OF
800 acres, and upon certain conditions.
These conditions are important-one of
them is, that the commander of the United
States troops in Florida, shall! fix upon the
place of settlement for each emigrant-not
less than forty, or more than one hundred
settlers, are to be at each point-the sta
tons to be not nearer than ten miles to each
station is to be protected by
block houses and stockades-each settler is
to engage in the cultivation of grain and We
getables, either for his own support or for
sale. For this cultivation the public land
near each settlement may be freely used.
There are other provisions to the bill, but
these are the most important.
Mr.. Benton spoke half an hour in de-
fence of the provisions ofhis bill, and was
followed by Mr.. Preston, of s. c., who OPP
posed the bill ON accountof its impractical
bility, and the impossibiiiy of carrying its
provisions into effect. wandering debate
took place between Messrs. Linn, Benton
and Preston, when thesubject was made
the special order of the day for tomorrow.
MIR. Linn is of opinion, that one thousand
men of the right stamp could in a short time
drive the Seminoles rom Florida. The
men, he says, employI in such a cause,
must be of iron colstitutions-able and
willing to ford the strerns in the face of the
enemy-ready to male their beds on the
swamps-to 60 and cme as necessity calls.
A thousand such men he thinks, could in a
short time drive the Seminoles from their
hiding places.
A bill was reportd, on leave, in the Sc
nate to-day, by Mr. Strange, of n. c., to
amend The act of IDS, to prevent the inn
portation of slaves rom ports beyond the
jurisdiction of the United States. The
character Of the amendment l could not
find out, bat will lefn soon.
The House passe the Army Bill, in COM
mittee of the whe, to-day. Several i'm
portant amendmeIs were ubmitted-some
of them were adoted and some of them re-
jected. The impftant details l will send
as soon as the Bill is printed. MIR. Thomp-
son of South Cartina, while the Bill was in
committee, made 10 important speech upon
the subject of the eneral financial manage
ment of the geneH government.
Mr.. Rice Garlad made some remarks
in regard to the W. business is done at the
Departments, especially at the Treasury
Department. He md Mr.. Cambrelent had
some little sparrit together, which l was
not fortunate eno,jh to hear.
The morning hers, from Il to l o'clock,
were occupied in The continued discussion
of Mr.. CambreIeg's report upon the sub
ject of the financed Mr.. Biddle spoke, and
Mr.. Briggs of Mas, and Mr.. Morrison of
New York-all of Them ia faror of the re-
commitment Of thu report, for the purpose
of having the NUMEROUS errors Corrected
Subject not yet disposedpf.
Mr.. Haynes, OF Geo., who has no other
resolution, now submittedhis usual motion,
to 90 into committee Of TIL whole upon the
Presidents message-the House, as usual,
refused.
The Mandamus case N the Supreme
Court attracts a good esl Of attentions
The question of the .ppointing power
justice and power--areinvolved in the dis
cussion, and the arguments, therefore, made
Jones, tbs counsel Of the Dis
trict Judge, concluded is argument to-day,
and Mr.. Southland followed, commencing his
reply nor however untita late hour. The
case will continue Tomorrow.
Feb. 9th.
An abolition discussio almost was heard
ia the Senate Chamber his morning. Mr..
Morris, Of Ohio, whohaj distinguished him
self for his abolition Movements for two or