Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-02
Correspondence Of The Charleston COuritr.

Correspondence Of The Charleston Courifr.
WAsHINGToN, June IS.
The Rouse'has determined, hv way of
expending the public business. to meet,
hereafter, as the hour of ten in the morn
lug. They refused again, however. 10 en-
tcrtain motion for fixing day of adjourn
mrnt.
The Sub-Trcasury biIi is likely to be
iiebaled fora long time to come, and the
Huuse will, hereafter, attempt 10 sit our
The long winded speeches. Mr.. Bell had
the floor again yesterday, and spoke the
whole day against the bill. lie wished 10
speak 10 day also. and his friends attempt
edro effect an adjournment with that view
But the majority determined TO sit him
out. About half past ten. last night, Mr..
Bell got to the last branch Of his subjec'.
which, was reply 10 the speech Of his
colleague, (Mr. Brown on Mr.. Bells bill
to secure the freedom Of elections. The
Chairman (Mr. Banks) pronounced il to
he out If order to go into that subject. Mr.
Bell appealed, and the House sustained the
Chair. Mr.. Bell then had leave To pro-
ceca in order, hui he declined doing so, say
ing ifhe could not treat the subecr in bis
own way, he would moi speak at all.
Mr.. Evans of Ne. of has the floor for to
cay, should the House sit. The annnn.
ciaion ofihe death of Mr.. Anson Brown.
member from New York, may be followed
by an adjournment.
In the Senate, bill modifying our
maritime regulations so as to suppress the
practice of using American VESSELS and
flags of the u. S. in the African slave
trade, was passed to a third reading, The
practice now is for slave traders, at Hav-
ana. 10 buy Baltimore built vessel, to
seud, with U. S, papers anti Captain, to
some place on the COAST of Africa, with the
Spanish Captain rs passenger. The
vessel cannot be taken. during her passage,
as slaver-becausc. projected by the u.
States fag. After taking in her cargo Of
slaves, the Spanish Captain fakes The
command, and Tie vessel trusts to her
swiliness for escape from the crnizers.-
The sum paid lasr year for Baltimore clip
pers, built in Baltimore, for this business,
was over six hundred thousand dolars.-
MIR. Calhoun oplescd the bill as yielding
TOO much 10 the demands OF Great Britain.
June l9
In the House, yesterday. the death of
the Hon. Aaron Brown, of N. Y, was an
nounced by his colleauge, MIR. Curtis, and
the House, after passing the usual resou.
,ions in testimony ofrespcct to the memory
of the deceased, adjourned.
The Circuit Court of this District yes.
terlay fined the Hon. Kennith Rayner, of
N. C., the sum of fifty dollars, for his as
saul, on Mr.. Montgomery. Mr.. Rayner
did not appear, and made no defence. II
is presumed that the House will no moth
ing with this case, or the Garland and By
mum case.
June 20.
By s,a,emen, from the Treasury de-
partment. i, appears that the revenue from
the end of the las, fiscal year 10 the lst
day of June, was from customs, S6,O9l,-
95l; from lands, 81. 1896, POP; miscellane
Gus, s32,202; total. s., ,52O,S37.
fn the House, Mr.. Sergeant reported a
hill to establish board Of commissioners
to adjust claims against The government
of the United States. 1t is unfortunate
that this important subject has been so long
DELAYED There is uoi the most remote
chance ofanv action uron it at this session.
The Dasuerreofype miniature Likeness
ses now exhibited and taken. in this city,
are truly wonderful. They are taken in
trenty.eieht seconds. 1t is said that the
person who first practiced the arI in New
York made eight hundred dollars day by
his miniatures: 1t will lie now very easy
for any individual here to collect gallery
of portraits Of our public men,
June 81.
Mr.. Benjamin Rush. Secretary Of Le-
cation al London, arrived in the Great
| Western, with dispatches from obr Min
ister MIR. Stevenson, and reached This city
Yesterday. The epurport Of his despactheS
has no, ye, transpi ed. But il is supposed
that he has brought the answer of the
British Government to our last proposition,
and ru,nor is disguised to consider the an-
swer as favorable to an amicable adjust
: mcnt of the boundary controversy. We
sholl know something about it Tomorrow.
There was great meeting of The friends
of the present administration, yesterday
A. BIadenshurg, and many of the demo.
cratic members of Congress attended, aud
addressed the people. DR.. Duncan,
,, learn. asserted, upon the testimony Of Col
K. NJ. johnson and others, that Genera
Harrison was not in the battle Of the
Thames the victory having been achieved
without bis presence or aid.
The Senate did not sit yesterday. lr
the House, after the morning business
which was Of no Importance. the Sub
Treasury bill was taken up, and MIR. Col