Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-06-04

support Of the bill. The bill cannot be
taken upon Mondays, Fridays nor satur-
days, without a vote OF lwo-lhirds, which
canuo, be got, as long as Wings continue
in their present temper in regard 10 the
measure Of course, we must have long
debate. Mr.. Jones expects TO setIt out
of Committee in three weaks, bul ne reck
ons without his host, the thing is impos-
slbe.
May %.
The Senate, yesterday, had the Bank
rupt Bill under consideration. MIR. Tall
madss spoke brieayin favor Of the exer-
else, by Congress, of their constitutional
power owe, This subject.
The bill lies over ill Monday, when
Mr.. Presron. will give his views on the
subject. / do not know what sort of a bill
he is in favor of, but, recolleoting that
South Carolina took the lead, in 1927, in
endeavoring to obtain the passage of
Bankrupt law, | cannot suppose,hal either
Of her Senators will oppose il now, when
it is much more necessary, and is more
urgently demanded than at any former
time.
In The House Of Representative, The
Senate's bill for extending the pro~ision.
Of The law granting pre-eIn,ion rights to
settlers OIL public lands, SO as 10 embrace
MANY additional cases, was taken up, and
as usunl, produced some excitement
The'westenl men fought very hard for,
and gained the victory. A motion 70 lay
il on the table was lost-yeas 65. nays
104. A motion TO commit it to The Com.
mi,tee ofthe Whole on The Stale of the
Union, was opposed on the ground that.
at this late stage of the session, il would
he equivalent 30 giving dl,e bill the 20 by.
The mnlion was iosr-yeas 81, nays 100.
This waa resl vote, aud | presume the
bill; will be ordered to third reading on
Monday, when it again comes up i'll due
course.
Mr.. Alherreu moved 20 suspend the
rules in order TO move that the Sub Treas
u-y Bill he made The special order lorthis
dav, aurl every succeeding day. after II
o'clock, until it he disposed of. But the
mntinn was LOST, not even majority vo-
ting forii.
The private orders were taken up, and
the old game of opposition to any private
business was commenced. Mr.. Periken
had moved To strike out the enacting clause
nf the bill under consideration. giving as
a reason far it, that rlhese bills were pas
ser and millions Of public money voted a
wav, rhe,tlemocralic majority in the House
would he held responsible for il. The
Chair called him TO order for Trevellency,
hut The decision was reversed The bill
in question was laid aside; but subsequent
Iv, the private calendar was taken up. and
the House prnceeded in good earnest 10 act
upon a number of bills.
II is now ascertained that no PROPOSE
lions for an adjustment of the Boundary
QUESTION with Great Britain, was received
by the British Queen 1t was rumorr,I
lha, dispatches might have been received
bv Mr.. Fox. inslructing him to offer some
compromise, but i, is not so.
May "a.
The Senate did not sit yesterday.
The House refused 10 reconsider the
vote by which The motion TO commit the
pre- emplion hill was elected. The bill
to repay the fine Of 1000 dollars which
was exacted from Matthew Lyon, under
The alien aud seditian laws, was discussed
and 6ually passed by very large Inajori
,s. The only objection made To it was.
that the time had long passed. and thar
the true circumstances Of tne case were
forgotten. The bill had often been before
Congress before, and had been rejected or
defeated by delay. The vote shows that
both parties in the House vie with each
other in di<cailng federalism and the acts
of the old federal party. All claim 10 be
repuhlicans-tlemocrals, and the TWO par
ties mutually accuse each ulher of fe,le,
alis,n. The struggle is for power, no
principle.
The House inally passed about one hun
dred and fifty private bl!s--much 10 their
credit.
The wings generally seen disposed t"
let the Sub-Treasnry bill have fair
chance after Monday next. They will
suffer i, to be fully debated, and will offer
no fac,inus or unreasonable opposition to
its progress. A prominent Wing member
says they will allow it 10 he reported and
passed in about three weeks. But there
are at least hundred speeches TO be made
for and against il.