The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-02
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
MOONS PHASES.
CONGRESS.

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IT, tie Correspondence 81 ne RAJ Register.
We are compelled to abbfeviate on con.
tlsnso our Washington Correspondence 10
J ia paper, which We can well Dc, 50 little
importance has trausprrd within i,s~
says.
Ia the House, on tho -th, Messrs Ram
t1y, Strong and Marchaud, all AdmiuIstra.
Ioa members from New York, delivered
scif views 10 favor Of the Sub Treasury bill.
ia the Senate, the whole day vas con,
Samed 10 debating motion TO print 20 ,0M
xlra copies Of an erp1rfe Report, made By
he Military Committee, on the subject Of
tit poiuset's Standing Array, Which was
alIy postponed to the l0ih.
| Ia tho House 90 the 9th, the considera
lon Of the Sub Treasury bill was resumed,
! % Mr. Underwood, Of Ky. took the floor
opposition 10 the measure. Ills Speech
a. as very able one, aud some parts q the
rguneul exceedingly ingenious. The Con
iauoaal question Of the currency, aspe
ialiy, was DISCUSSED stlh though, and tact.
h Lucas, oi Va, followed in defence Of
BE- bill.
10 the Senate, the morning business wns
be consideration Of bill 10 abolish CERTAIN
and Offices, which finally passed ADD VAS
idered to he engrossed.
The bill cor the relief Of The Heirs 81 Fol
10 nest come up, ana was opposed a! great
ta.th by Mr.. Hubbard, Of New Hampshire.
he bill has been for many years before
u ongress, and the clam IS By four petition
", three q them women. The 4Neanl of
70 claim is 500 600. Mr. aaoils taI.
lsed ia defence Of The bill, aud Tie SUBJECT
as passed over.
In the House, on the 10Th, Mr. Marvin,
w. Y spoke al length % opposition 70 lie
kah Treasury bill, AMI ilr. Parish of Ono,
4 defence Of Il, unit, Adjournment
Ia the sesate, MIR. Webster oilera3 a
Resolution in reduce the rutes IF better
oslage. Mr.. ". said Il vas not ~. ~
eaiiou to ask action upon the above k@sa
tioa al the present Session. lie offered
N the hope Of bringing the attention oi
be country to the suhlect, which he con
] deted Of general Importance. inthe e.
! Kingdom III Great Baaia, letter q
j ounce Or under, travelled tie whole
s aa,h II tic Kingdom Mr.. " would a4t
81 how hr tins sulject--lhc penny post
lem ii England -coud be adopted -
rs country. Eaglud was much more
ea,ely populated aud 40 much mofo VIDE
eStcudcd than she was. lie believed,
u axeyer, that lao system could BE- - part
4leIy Adopted IN this country, AMI the q
ect Of |, would be greatly 70 reduce 'he
ryato Ie,ier chrrasc ofIndiy'daals between
ity and city.
The question Of printing 10000 copies
i i The Reparl OH. tho Army bit, again com
ngup, Mr.. clay aud Mr.. Preston advocated
further postpoucment, because certain pa
pars connected With tho subject and order
I'd 10 DO printed, we're mol before iham,-
Tile matter was accordingly postponed ans
I've remainder OF the day vas spent 70 ms
ccIlaneaus business.
90 the lilh, 10 the House, the Sul
Treasury bill was again taken up, aud hr
Parrish continued his Speech at efea
leugth, aud flushed his remarks. 4 hll
rlaiinr TO the mileage Of members was or
dcred 70 be engrossed. II proposes ina
alter the present session OF Congress III
members shall be paid, no, in ctrculiou
routes, but by direct line drawn upon II
map and FIXING the distances 10 and'trot
the scat Of Government, and their places {
residence. The bull is the labor Of NJ
Williams, Of Conn. and It's passage WI
save the Government fifty thousand dollar
per annum. Mr.. Black, Of Georgia, move
10 lay the bill upon the table. The Yea
and Nays were called, and the House II
fused 6y vote Of $50 to 20. Mr.. Drou
goole then moved the Previous Question
and the bill was passed by vote nearl
unanimous.
10 tho Senate, tho calendar Of PrIva
Bills was entered upon, and large nuhb'
o. them passed to engrossmeni.
IuNE -.
In the House, Mr.. Bolts, Of Va. subml
ted Preamble aud Resolution 10 roieron'
10 the case of Mason Hooe, OF the Unit,
States Navy, tried some time ago, by
Court Martial, ut Pensacola and especlal
N relation to tho fact, that two negro
We're admitted 10 testify against him
Protested against the proceedings OF Il
Court Martial in this respect--and hi
4 applied to the President himself, vino y
had approved Of the whole proceedings