Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-14

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A. G. WILLIS,
Correspondence ef tbs Charleston Courier.
WAsHIyaroN, April %.
The House adjourned las, evening. at
about seven o'clock, after sitting of thir.
tyrone kours-,he longest sitting on record.
Nothing was effected by This prntracleh
n ID dissraccful struggle. The Civil and
Diplomatic bill was left in committee, aud
in fact, very little progress was m1de in
disIiosing uf the numerous amendments
which The Wings wished to offer and DIS.
GINS. Most of the time wan spent in ei.
forts to eafnrce the attendance nf men,
hers. hui the numher present was reduced
to SD. As soon ~ Il r:emher vas arrested.
arraigned. and discharged. he would slip
of again. Attempts were male 10 hue
Them. A fine was imposed on Mr.. Briggs,
hut a motion was made To reconsider,
ani. afer an excited debate, il was car
RED.
!. is impossible to say. upon WHOM, the
responsibility Of these proceedings should
fall. Each party haa II good story in lis
defence. The friends of the admini|Ira-
iuu say thar the public service requires
the immediate passage Of this bill, and
three weeks is n sufficient time for The
"log cabin and SOUR cider" DISCUSSION.
The Wings say they have some ,wenly or
thirty impnriant amendments tn oiler.
each of wllirh will require mnne disrus-
sim; and after these are tIisposrtl Of. they
are willing that the bill should be repmlc'l
and brought within the appiiraIinn of the
prrviou, question. The, declare, !'nwev-
CT, tia, lie bill shall moi come mt Of com.
millec until these annend,n-t< have bern
voted un. Mr.. Bell. NJ. A''an,s, and
others, were willirs to suffer the bill tn be-
rrpurtr.l last nj .hl. Mr.. A. sad lie woul,i
waive his ri.hi to speak, aud speak "n
Tie next bill. He has ronroried the lnug
est aud perhaps the most Important poIi-
ica aud historical speech that he ever
made. 1t will take ten hours. they say.
to allow hiai cTeu to glance nj the priurt.
pal topics. lie is entitled to reply Ia
all the aninadversions that have i,een
made OH his IolilicaI course End his late
administration. lie intends also To go iu-
TO The history of The federal party. in re
ply TO the assertion Thai il is identical with
lhe Wing party.
The Senate was engaged ytherlay in
The discussion of private bills. The bank
rupl bills were made the special order for
this day week.
April 80.
In the House, yesterday. the murnins
hour was passed in discussing the ir,Inr-
tanl question whether certain committees
nl the House should he allowed clerks, a,
four dollars day. The expense was oh
jectetl TO, aud i, was said tina, the mem
bers were paid fIr doing the business them
selves. The proposition was lost.
On moliun ot Mr.. Jones, of Va. tile re-
port nf the select committee on the alIray
between MIR. r. Garland OF La, and MIR.
i;ynum. was postponed to Friday next.
1t is not believed that the report will he
taken up again; but il it should he. there
will certainly be a serious debate upon it,
though there Is no probability that any
thing will be done in regard To The mat
Ter.
The House went into Committee on the
Civil aud Diplomatic hill, and number
of amendments thcrelU were offered AMI
discussed. There was ah understanding
thai no sci speeches on political questions
should be made. aud that the bill slinmld
be relnTtc,l is soon as the numerous IL
ueudnlenrs hich were TO hr offered could
be disposed oi. The amendments, how
er, produced much debate, aud disres-
sious into mere party topics were frequent
Iy nude.
May 4.
The House met this morning, ut S o.
clock, for tho purpose Of adjournihs over
To Thursday next. No business whatever
was transacted. Very few of the mem-
bers were present, most of them having
alrsndy leii The city. The relief which
this recess will afford them, will. il is To-
he hoped, have favorable EFFECT on The
public business. They will come hack in
better health and hu,nor. Exhausted,
sickeued, and fre,ted as they have been,
with night sitiings, they are in an unfil
coudiriun G,r Legislation. In afnct. liItle
has vel been doue in the despatch Of tho
necessary. business of the session, The
pqssase Of the general appropriation bill
hy The lluuse. is The frs, thing of public
importance thai has been ,lnnc. The
other appropriation hills. the sub Treas
ury hilI. the bill Er the security "f rh.
public money ia tho hnnds "f public n.
gents, the snIjer, Of our l"iiau relations.
,hr coudi,inn "f The Navy. the mmli6ra.
ton Of the Revenue Laws, the Land bills,
the Bankrupt biIl-ali these and many
other subjects Of pressing importance. are
We, to te considered by the liunse.
These are Ill grave and weishtv mat
ters. and require the attention Of con
si,I-raie and rh-c,ne body Of men My
impression is. That they will all bo dis
r,,ssed and acted on. in reference IN The
;uf.resis of line two erpar partipS NOW