The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-16
Extra session-a7th Congress.
IN sENATE.
SATURDAY.. Az,


aud the amendments made in tho House
were considered. Some Of the anie1d.
rnenls were agreed TO; but the Senatc III
sisted on one Of us amendments which the
House had rejected.
J The amendments OF the House 10 tue
bill to carry into effect the treaty with
Mexico, were concurred IN BY the Senate,
I The revenue bill was then taken up
and considered. Some amendments were
made, and the bill was laid over.
NondOy Aug. 30.
The revenue Dill was aguin taken up.
and Mr.. Buchnnan's amendment, subject.
ing railroad iron to duty Of 20 per cent.
was considered, on which long end AMI.
mated debate arose.
4 message was received from the House,
stating that they bad concurrrd in the
amendments Of the Senate to the land bill,
with the exception Of three.
The revenue bin wss thea laid aside,
and the Senate took up the land bin Is hen
Mr.. Smith Of la. inoycd that the Senate
reccde from tire amendments to which tho
House had disagreed.
On this motion spirited debate cnsu.
cd, IN which Mcssrs. King, Smith of H..
Fulton, CLAY. Calhoun, Sewer, Benloa,
Woodbury., and Dixon took part, when the
vote wastakcn on recoding from rhc amend.
ments and carried. as follows:
YEAS Mcssrs. Archer. Barrow. Bates. Der.
riep. buchanan, Cbosie, Clay Of X, Dixon.
Evans. Graham. Henderson. Huntington, ksrf.
Mlngam, Merriek, Miller, Morehead Porter,
Raus, Smith Of la. simmons, souihaFd. Tai.
naage. White. W codbFldce-9S.
NAYS Messrs fisuton, CAlhoun. Clay ofAis.
Clayton Fulton, hing, Liam, M'lioberts, Ma
ton, Nicholson. Pierce. SesisF. Smith 81 Coo.
Teppan, Walker, Woodbafy, Yoang--lT.
Tuesday. Aug ST.
Mr.. Henderson, from tie Post Olilce
committee, reported tic biIi lroGi tie llous
making an appropriation iorihe Use Of ne
Pos, Office department aud asked -
hapc the amendment acted upon at once.
Mr.. Calhoun and Mf. NoodbugY dcsir.
cd that the bill might lie over.
Mr., Walker ped It NIGH, IL taken
up. Some Of his constituents had money
due for some iimc, which ought 10 BE- pad.
Mr. Buchanan would cheeilully iahc up
the bill. II money was due 70 the eon.
tractors, be was DESTROYS ihet It should be
paia.
The debate continued some tiue. aben
the orders we're postponed, and tho bl.l
iakrn up.
The amendment proposed BY tho corr.
mruce vas modified and agreed to; sc'e.
ml other amendment, wore proposed aul
rejected.
The question was then taken on lha
passage Of tho bill, and decided IN the Of
lirmatlye--yeas -, nays -.
The revenue blll was then taken 80,
and after some remarks 5om NessFs. Clay.
Buchanan, Manenm, and Woodbury. the
Senate adjourned.
IIcdneslay. Sept i
The bill to provide for the satisfaction
Of the outstanding Chaciaw reservations
under tho 18th article Of the treaty Of
Dancing Rabbit Creek Of September isai',
passed It's third rsadlug--yeas ~, nays To-
In conformity to the general understand.
ing Of Yesterday, the bill to establish
Fiscal Corporation WINS taken upi when
Mr.. Berricp, who, from the committee
on finance, had reported the bill from the
House Of Representatives, went ct large
into a general expose Of IFS contents, aud
an argument 10 defence Of 90 constitution
atty and cxpediency, showing l,s conlor'
NIFTY both to the positions Land dawn by
the President, especially by implication ~
his veto message, and also With the amend
meut4 proposed by Mr.. Riyes to the bill
formerly reported by Mr.. Clay.
Mr. Clay repeated the statement he had
made at the outset, that although this hid
was not such a. he thought the necessities
Of the country required--jt fell short TAG
short of what he could have wished to see
yet IT would accomplish 10 considcra-
Die cxtcn, two most important OBJECTS
the ono was the regulation Of the e&chai'
res Of the country, the other the halrlhs
a sound and uniform currency throughout
all parts Of the country. II being thus
measure which was likely to accomplish
much good, he should not refuse 10 No'e
for it merely because it did not accomplish
Ill the good he had hoped and Desired
He went for doing as much good as he
could in every sphere of life in winch
was his 10, 10 move: and, on that prlnc''
pic, the bill should have his vote.
Mr.. Benton offered two amendments
which were rejected.
Mr.. Riyes then went into n reply 10 ,0o
opening speech of Mr.. Bcrrion, denying
that the present bill conformed to 'ao
amendment formerly offered TO Mr.. Gay
bill, and arguing TO show difference o',.
tween them, and referring to his speech
in explanation.
Mr.. Bcrricn rcioined, insisting that 'hc