The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-15

in their BEDS"
Correspondence of hss Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, JUNE 3.
The subject of the loan is still talked of. It Is
stated, on good authority. that the loan has not
been negotiated; that only 250,000 dollars were
obtained by the Secretary ofthe Trearury; THAI
this money is to be reimbursed on the LIST ju-
ly; that it was obtained from banks on the credit
and security of John Ward g. Co.; and that near:
ly two per cent. is to be paid to the brokers tor
negociatingit. Others holdout the idea, still
that the loan has been takens in part. In order
toclear away tho mystery Of this transaction, Mrs
Woodbury. to-day offered aresolution in the Sem
}ate, calling on theSecretary of the Treasury to
report toet the Senate the amount of money bor-
rowed since the date of his report on the fnan-
|ces; the rate Of Of discount or interest paid dfor
the same; and the length oftime for which it vas
borrowed. .Sj
The resolution lies over one day. The SecsI
retary will, it is supposed, find the income from
customs falling short of his estimates. The
amount of drawbacks paid out, at New York,
lately, has been very great Large quantities OF
goods are still to be re-exported.
The Senate spent the whole day on the appor-
tionment bill&-the question being on the districts
ing Of the States Mr.. Bagby and Mr.. Miller
spoke against the district system. No vote was
taken. >. sg5x
The vote on the propositionIo the House to
divide the StatesSinto single districts will beea
close one, but viii, / think, be llostsWe shall
see -morrow-forI ! presume they vii soon take
the question: E =: :,
In the House MEG. Davis offered arasolution
calling on the President to Inform the House
whether the New-York Custom House commits
sion is still employed and under pay; and also to
communicate detailed statementof all. the ex-
penses ofthe commission. 1t Willfequire new
commission to furnish all the accounts in detail.
1t was resolved to take the army apportion-
tment bill out of Committee on Monday.
y Mr. Randolph, of N. j, moved that the tariff
Phil be madethe order Of the day after the ac-
ton the House on the army bill, and that its
consideration be continued from day to day till it
be disposed Of This motion was lost. =
Mr.. Fillmore has, at length, reported bill for
raising a revenue. The bill is not accompanied
with any report; but Mr.. Fillmore. stated that it
was based on the scheme proposed by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury in his late report and bill
The House wentinto Committee on the Army
Appropriation bill, and the debate on the re-
duction of the army was continued.
Mr.. Giddngs made his first appearance, to-
day, since his return to the House. He deliver
ed his views, at length, to half a House, on the
subject of abolition, the Creole case, &c.
WASHINGTON, JUNE4.
THE weather is still somewhat cool for the
|, season, which circumstance is very favorable tc
Legislation. You would not think, showever
from the appearance ofthe House, during the las
few weeks, that any legislation was seriously in
r tended. The House meets at eleven,,an afte
the morning business, which is always ATTENDED
, with great clamor and confusion, they 60 int
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, and take up the bill which is the order o.
the day. The member who, by courtesy, is en-.
titled to the floor has sooner made his prepara-
/ tory arrangements, and addressed the Chair
than the majority of the members take up thell
, hats and evacuate the hall. Some few-say for.
, ty or fifty-are detained by their correspondence
or other business, and are thereby compelled tc
, remain in their seats, though they have still less
purpose or inclination to listen to the speech
than any one of the absentees.
In exempi6cation of this, might mention the
state of things yesterday, whereof happened to
take particular notice. During the long speech
J on the army bill by Mr. Cross, there were very
few members present. The whole number du.
ring the last half hour, was thirty seven, inclu.
ding the Chairman. Ofthese, not one member
was listening to the Speaker, except Mr.. Gid
dings, of Ohio, who had planted himself by his
side not to hear his speech, butte catch his last
accents in time to be the first to succeed him on
the floor. In this state of things, it cannot be
considered as very oppressive to limit the number
of days that debate shall continue, after all its
interests shall have subsided.
4 learn that it has been decided upon, in cau-
Gus, or by understanding, that the 'shour rule'
shall be also adopted before the revenue bill is
taken up. But with all these appliances, the
debate on that bill will necessarily soon become
dead bore, and be Stunned accordingly.
i There was a discussion, this morning, in the
House on the subject of the reply of the Secre-
tary of Warto resolution of the House calling
for the reports fthe commission appointed to in
vestigate alledged frauds on the Cherokees.-
The Secretary declined to furnish the reports,
because the PRONUNCIATION of them would tend to
defeat the object of the investigation.
Mr.. Cave Johnson, in moving to refer the COM
munication, proposed Instructions to the Com
mttee to inquire into the means and expediency
of enforcing compliance with the order Mr.
Gushing contended that the Secretary possessed
the discretionary power to refuse to transmit the
papers if the public interests, in his opiMonfor-
bid their publication ss;ss
Mr.. Adams, on the other hand, spokesvery
warmly in support of the right ofthe House to
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