The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

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laiing . he iaria, rrlFenchmeni. &e.
j. he House Fl Representatives. On
Thursday tie Iosh Of Marrh. lhs whals
day vas speni. in committee o. he whole.
IN ne eOnsideraiion Of ne BIZ making ap-
preparations for he civil md diplomatic
Expenses q The gorernmsnt for he year
1888.
On Friday, Mr.. Wise Offered . resOlu-
ton for the appointments q srlect com
miilre. .whose daiy il shall be 20 eonsi-
der and report upon The expedirney and
PrOPriesy Of separating DE patronage II
The government from The private and pO-
lilical press Of die country. and upon The
best aud most efficient and economical
mole Of eifeciing hat object" The e
solution was adopted, and he committee
ordered 70 consist Of Eve. e
The General Appropriation bill was
then again taken up, and lis consideration
continued until he close nf The sitting.
On Saturday. Mr.. Fillmore reported.
from The committee Of ways and means,
certain amendments 10 ihc loan bill, which
were laid on lhs liable. and ordered 70 be
printed. The house then proceeded 10
The special order Of The day. being the
consideration Of private bills.
Monday being set apart Cor The recep-
non Of peuioas, &c.. little other business
was done.
On Tuesday. Mr.. Mallory, from The
committee on naval affairs. reported bill
10 authorize the construction of a war
STEAMER for harbor defence; also bin 70
authorize the construction Of depot Cor
charts and instruments for the navy of the
Usiled States; both Of which wee ac-
companied with report in writing. The
bills were severaliy read twice ~ their
tiles and committed.
Dir. Adams rose and said that on the
eth day Of August last a resolution from
the committee on foreign affairs had been
adopted, instruciing that committee 10 in
.quiee into the expediency Of reducing the
expenditures Of The Diplomatic department.
Of the government, by reducing he NUM-
her Of ministers and diplomatic agents
abroad. Noreport had been made al that
session, and he now moved that the reso-
luton be again referred to that committee.
Objection being made, Mr.. Adams nov
ed suspension Of the rules for the pur-
pose Of offering the resolution, which, be
said, he reported BY direction o. The COM
millee on foreign affairs. Il was re-
trcnching resolution, and il was necessary
thai il should be acted upon Immediately.
The rules were suspended, and the re-
solution adopted. ..
The General Appropriation bill was
ihen again taken up ia committee of the
whole, and considered.
On Wednesday, the committee on cleo
lions made report in The case Of the con-
tested election in Maine, accompanied
with resolution declaring that the Hon.
Joshua A. Lowell is entitled 10 his seat
as member Of the 27th Congress for the
state Of Maine. The resolution was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Fillmore, the Gene
raj Appropriation bill was postponed, aud
The bill "for the extension Of the loan d
1911, and for the addition Of Ave millions
lhereio," was taken up in committee Of
The whole.
On Thursday, Mr.. Gilmer, from the
select committee on general relrenehment,
reported bill 70 regulate the mileage d
members Of Congress; which, having
been read twice by its lille, was commit.
ted to The committee Of the whole on the
stale Of the Union and ordered to be print.
ed.
Mr.. G.. also made report on the frank
ing privilege; which, without being read
was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
The Loan Bill was again taken up in
committee OF the whole, and after sitting
TO late heur, the committee rose, ant
the house adjourned.
! On Friday, the loan bill was farther
considered in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Evans rose and concluded his ar
gument commenced yesterday. He spoke
to late hour, chiefly in reply 10 Mr.
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