Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-28
,ional. Mr.. Wall replied and supported

May 16.
The subject of the rates of public print
ing was resumed in the House Yesterday,
Mr.. Evans motion to reduce the prices
TWENTY-FIVE per cent was lost. The mo-
ton of Mr.. Black TO reduce them fifteen
per cent was agreed to, yeas l55, nays II.
MIR. r. Garland's motion to seperate The
printing from the public press was laid
on the table. So that the matter is dis
posed Of.
Mr.. Jones, Of Va. made an Intellectual
altemp, to suspend the rules, setting a.
part this day for private business. in order
to 60 into Committee Of the Whole, 10
take up the Sub Treasury Bill. 1t occa-
stoned considerable sensation in the House
-many protested az ainst taking up that
bill, until the Navy and Army Appropria-
tion Bills were disposed of. The vote was
yeas liz, nays SO, and thus the motion
was lost, for want of the requisite two
thirds. But the vote indicates large ma
jori,y for The bill.
The bill amendaiory ofthe act for the
remission of duties on goods destroyed by
the great file in the city of N. York was
taken up, and Mr.. Rhett moved to extend
lis provisions to all cases ofdestruction OF
imported merchandise by fire. The pre-
vious question was ordered, aud The bill
was passed 10 third reading. A motion
10 recommit was made, but the previous
question was again moved, and The House
refused TO order the main question TO be
put-so the bill was thereby laid over for
one day. think it will ultimately pass.
The original act on this subject was so
much restricted, as TO be utterly useless.
|, has been a mere utility, for not one case
has been decided undcrit. No other bu-
siness was done, though much time was
spent in calling tho House. No quorum
could be obtained and retained. This
will conlinue TO be the case in the House,
during the remainder Of The session The
members cannot be kept together half Of
the time. The weather has become hot,
and the members prefer the open air 10 a
crowded and badly ventilated hall.
The Senate again took up the Bankrupt
Bill, and Mr.. Smith, Of Indiana. spoke at
great length, in support Of the voluntary
system, as the measure best suited to the
condition Of our people. and The only act
for which they had pe'itioned. He oppo-
sed the proposition 20 include the banks.
declaring j, to be the most high-handed ard
dangerous assumption of power, on the
part Of the Federal Government that was
ever yet attempted.
The disposition Of Congress and of the
public, appears to be in favor of The volun-
;ary system alone; Sit very possible ,ha,
i, may be adopted. 1t will be either that or
Mr.. Webster, it is supposed,
will address the Senae in full on the SUBJ
ject, next Monday or Tuesday.
The bill for the better protection of
lives Of passengers in vessels propelled in
whole or in part by steam, was taken up,
and some Amendments proposed by the
author of The bill, (Mr. Rugeles,) were
agreed TO. The further consideration of
the subject was then postponed till Mon
day.
No nomination of Post Master Gener-
al has been yet sent to the Senate, and it
is rumored that Mr.. Niles will not accept
the office.
May II.
The Senate did not meet yesterday
In the House, an unsuccessful effort was
made to reconsider the vote, by which the
resolution, reducing The price paid for pub
lie printing fifteen per cent was, carried.
The object Of the mover was to effect a
reduction Of twenty per cent.
The bill amending the act remt,ing the
duties Oh goods destroyed by fire in the
city of New York, was read third time,
and then rejected-yeas GO, nays95. One
of the friends of the bill had voted in the
negative for the purpose OF moving re-
consideration, Of which he gave notice.
In order, therefore, to bring the matter to
close, Mr.. moved 10 reconsider the vote,
and the motion was rejected. So, the bill
is dead, and the board of commissioners
might as we'll be abolished; for they can
do nothing under the original act. One
motive for rejecting the bill, was The ne
ccssi,ies Of the Treasury, and the appre.
hensiou that farther issue Of Treasury
notes, or a loan, may be made requisite
before The termination Of the present ses-
sion. For the same reason, the House
will refuse to pass to any private bills,
which involve appropriations of money
This is unjust and dishonest towards the
public creditors; for The country is NOT
vet bankrupt, whatever the Treasury may
be, and as long as we have the means, our
Just debts ought 10 be paid. This truism
will not, however, he recognized during
the present stuggle of parties for populari-
ily aud power.
The House went into Commitle on pri-
vate bills, but refused, as they did on Fri
day, 10 act on any of them. 1t is idle to
waste time, therefore, by setting apart
two days in the week orprivate business,
and the rules ought to be changed.
Bcls are made here, every day, on the
presidential election. The wings bet free
iy, not only on The general result, but on
nearly every state in the Union. They