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On this proposition general debate arose on
the state Of the relations Of the country with
foreign powers; and also, as regards the pros.
pect Of disturbance with the Indians, on the
Western frontier. Thegeneral tone Of the de.
bate was, of course, to deprecate collision with
foreign nation but at the same time admitting
the too great probability of it. -..,o7.u
In the early part of the debate, Mr.. pickcns,
chairman Of the committee on foreign affairs,
stated that it was ntimated in the House this
morning that al report was abroad that new,
angry, and exciting correspondence had commen-
ced and was now going on between the Secre-
tary Of State and Mr.. Fox, the British Minister.
lie said he was happy in having it in his power,
from an authentic source, to state that no such
correspondence had taken place, and that the
state of relations between the two governments
was at this time precisely in the same state as
when the correspondence was last laid before
Congress; and he hoped that no Legislation
would be based on the vague ru,nor to which he
had referred. Mr.. Pickens thought there was
no necessity for passing the bill reported by
the committee on military affairs, and recon-
mended that the bill Of the ways and means be
passed. -....
AT subsequent stage of debate, Mr. Fill
more called upon Mr.. Pickens to state whether
he had received any information of an authentic
nature in relation to our concerns with Great
Britain, subsequent to conversation which
passed between them this morning as, in that
conversation, he understood directly the reverse
Of the public statement made to the House.
| Mr.. p. answered, that he had, since the con.
versation mentioned by Mr.. Fillmore, received a
note from the secretary Of State, fully sustaining
the information he had publicly given to the
House. i.t-
| Messrs. Thompson, Tilinghast, Cost Johnson
of Maryland, Fillmore, Monroe, Pope, Lincoln,
advocated the bill reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs, for an extended system Of
defence.
Messrs. Jones, Pickens, Vanderpool, Stark.
weather. advocated the bill reported from the
committee of Ways and Means, for carrying on
and repairing thework already commenced.
| N]A'tSi uSDotC idotSu iii u Y CIOCk
in the evening, the great bill reported from the
Military Committee, was gently turned aside
by an cdroit movement, sustained by the chair
man, Mr., Dawson, of Georgia. that the bill frs,
taken up must be definitely acted on by the
Committee OF the whole, before another could be
taken up; and that it was beyond the authority
ofthe committee to postpone it or lay it down
after once taken up. From this decision an APP
peal was taken, but the Chairman was sustained
by the House. This think puts the ge nera
ratification brought in by the commttee on
Military Affairs, to rest for the session,
The bill Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means, was then proceeded in, and some few
i.nmateral amendments made to it. And the
bill was finally passed and sent to the Senate
for concurrence, at eight o'clock at night.
| After this, an Intellectual attempt was made by
Mr.. Cost Johnson, to take up bill from the
Senate to renew for two years, the charters Of
District Banks. Nearly half an hour of mos,
precious time was spent in calling the ayes and
noes upon il, when the House adjourned r'