Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-12-29
Tsressy-seremsh Congress.
THIRD SESSION.
correspondesee Of he BALTIMORE Amsriean.
WAsuINeToN. Dec. %.
UNIFIED STATES SENATE.

1913.
Mr.. Fulton presented the credentials
OF Ambrose Sewer, elected TO the Senate
for six years from the 4th Of March next.
10 presenting the credentials, Mr.. F. re.
marked that an impression had gone forth
that his colleague was elected from ls45.
Such was not the fact. Ii was from
1913.
The Resolution Of Mr.. Benton calling
for information in relation to any commu-
nicaiions, formal or informal. which might
have passed between the Secretary oil
State and Lord Ashburton upon the SUBJ
iect Of State Debts, was called up.
Mr.. Archer said he could answer the
inquiry at once, and he could inform the
Senate that there was no communication
between the persons named upon the sub
iect-none whatever.
MIR. Benton Sid be was glad to hear
this, but he WISHED the answer to be an Of.
fetal one. lie wished il to GO upon the
archives.
Mr.. Archer said he had stated all the
answer which could be given upon the
subject, aud should vote against the Res
olutlon. The yeas and nays were called
and the Resolution was adopted &c to H..
Dir. Crttenden offered Resolutions,
calling upon the Naval Committee to re-
port as 10 the exoejIency Of establishing
a Navy Yard on the Ohio or Mississippi,
and of using the American water rolsed
hemp in the American Navy.
The Resolutions, after some few appro-
pirate remarks from Mr.. Crt,enden, show
ing the value and quality of American
Hemp, were adopted.
GENERAL JACKSON.
The bill to refund the fine to General
Jackson was called up as one Of the spe-
ciai orders, and the merits fthe bill we're
discussed.
Mr.. Linn was anxious to have the Bill
passed at once or if not passed at once,
passed, sub silenfio, TO third reading.
Mir. buchanan was for the same easy
deliversnce to the Bill.
Mr.. Cutieuden, Mr.. Conrad and MIR.
Bayard we're for the reference Of the Bill
to the Committee on the Judiciary, in or.
der that the Committee might pass upon
the merits OF the whole subject.
Mr.. Bayard introduced in his remarks
copy OF the original record under which
the fine had been imposed upon General
Jackson. TIE appearance ofihis paper,
aged and musly. excited some interest in
the Senate. Mr.. Bayard inferred from
1t that il would be better to leave the sub
ject where it was better, he meant, as a
matter Of justice 10 Gen. Jackson, who
paid the fac and was determined TO have
It refunded.
The subject Of martial law entered in
to the dis cussion also, and MIR. Baycrd
and Mr.. Crl,tenden made brief and mas
teily Argument against its exercise. -
They argued both that there Was no pow
er in the Constitution to grant martial
law, and none. it was added, by the Sem
ator from Delaware, in the Congress OF
the United States.
This argument called up Mr.. Buchau-
an, who conttnded that no one had ar.
gued that there was power in the Constl.
tuition to grant martial law. Mr.. Linn
said he had not argued the constitutional
question at all, aud he would give no
opinion upon T..
Mr.. Alien was holder, and spoke Of the
tcchnicalities of The Constitution, und OF
the decisions against Gen. Jackson by
those whom he called SIT Of pet,toggcts.
Mr.. Allen was wllng to defend General
Jackson's act of Martial law urder the
Constitution.
The closing part of the debate was BE-
tween Mr.. Buchanan aud MIR. Cr,,cnden,
aud i. gave rise to Sume feeling, IN conse.
quence of what the Senator from Ken.
lucky deemed an unfair, personal and
logical use of mis- argument.
Mr.. Porter of Mich. next addressed the
Senate in reply to some illusions made
by Mr.. Linn TO the instructions of tine
legislature of Michigan upon the subject.
The Bill was then postponed till Tues
day, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Appropriation BiH,-Mr. Fillmore
said tina, he had recently been spphed To,
to urge speedy acton on the Approorla
tor bill. As matters now stood, he be-
heved there was no money applicable to
the pay ofthe Members Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Although
some arrangement had been made for
the pay of the members oflhe last named
body, none had been made for the pay oil
the former. And therefore he asked the
house TO 90 into Committee and take ur
the bill 10 day.
Mr.. Stany suggested to the gentlemen
to appoint an hour, at which to take the
bill out of committee.
MIR. Fillmore then moved that all de-
bate on the Appropriation bill should
cease at two o'clock, and the motion was
agreed to.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Fillmore, the House
resolved itselfinto Committee of the whole
and proceeded 10 the consideration Of the
bill.
The bill was passed.
Several Executive Communications
were received.
And the House adjourned.
FRIDaY, December %.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. Talmadge, and Mr.. Porter pre-.
scented remonsirances from New lork
against the repeal Of the Bankrupt Law