The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-23

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In the Senate, on yesterday, the bill to
insure the more faithful execution Of the
laws relative to the collection &c duties on
imports, WAS again discussed but no qucs.
ton ~as taken on it.
In the House Of Representatives, Mr..
Banks moved to suspend the rules, N order
10 'tIef Resolution iiyIng 90 the 2Oih IN
slant as tie day for terminating The present
session q Congress. The MOTION obtained
bat difference Of op,ulon existed as to the
day the l5th, i7lh, 18Th, 2lst, we're pro.
pussd--the latter day VAS finally agreed
upon, aud ,hr Resolution sent 10 the Senate
for concurrence.
The Speaker laid before tho House the
annual Report Of the Treasury Department
on Commerce and Navigation. PROPOSE
lions for printing 5000 and 10000 extra
copies were moved aGd the latter uumber
Was cTdor.d
6r JONES, from the COMMITTEE Of WAYS
and Means, reported back thc Senate bin,
with eucnameuis, more tfrctua.ly to Be-
c9rc the Publlc money N the hands Of the
officers aud agents ol the Government, aud
10 punish public def4uIters, which was or
dcrea to ho printed.
The bel Tor erteudln. the charters Of the
District Banks until the An Of jay, 1912
w0s takcu W AID discussed IL a very dlsor.
aef', manner, and without coming 10 any
d-,.,iuu on Il.
The Sub Tfeasgry bi. having passed the
House is uuw toe iuw IT the land. Boz
bow G,l the bill pass And by Uhat maaus
has It Joeu forced upon protesting people
v lth every tdmin s'ra'lou member lu the
House, excepting Mr.. Howard, OF Indiana,
aui NJ. Fisher Of our State, = 10 consud
cred himself instructed against the bdI) the
vote, Tor the BIN VAS ia. Aid nr. How
ards vote, atd teke from the number the
.isc New jersey members unconstitutional
Is r,e"tnd bg the House Of Representatives
~ place ct those returned rs tie People,
and suppose the House 70 have been fll,
and there would have been ll0 votes for
the BIZ and l2u against il ] bis shows
BY mint arbitrary means the passage Of the
bi!l Was Effected. Three times rejected BY
the real Representatives OF he People, this
Scheme for strengthening the Executive
power against the viii Of she People, has
thus brcn fastened upon them. H. doubt
that lh' People. 10 lhc exercise Of their SOY
cre3cn power through the ballot box, viii
reseut aud nbale the nuisance, would be 10
suppose them lnsenslbie alike TO their IN
teresls and 10 tbe.r rights.
or Tho official papers la'cIy communi
Gated TO Congress by he President 10 re.
ialion 10 the Maine Boundary, carry 90
their face strong probability Of happy
Issue Of the long conunurd misunderstood
ny on the subject between Great Butalu
aud this country. The documents consist
IL message from tho Prcsid III; a letter
from Mr. Fox TO Mr.. Forsyth, and Mr.
Forsyih's feply--all OF o coneiImlnry char.
acter. The letter Of Mr. Fox states, that
the Report of The British Commissioner
Nho have lately made an esamoauon aud
survey Of the Territory 10 d spute, expresses
aa opinion "ihat tho Treaty 0, 1883, IS
materially different from that 50 loag con
tended for hg Great Britain The Prcsi
dent proposes, to Congress, therefore, an I'm.
mediate exploration and survey, on our part,
by Commissioners appointed for The purpose
&c hsccr,ainlng the portions OF Territory
brought into view by this communication.