The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-07

1872, upon which motion long debate
arose, which was continued until near SIX
o'clock. when the Senate adjourned.
On Friday. the bill 10 adjust The claims
arising under the Treaty Of Dancing Rab-
BIZ creek. was discussed al great length.
and having been amended, was pOsiPOa-
ed until tomorrow.
The provisional tariff bill was then
again taken up. and The debate was con.
linued on the amendment to postpone the
distribution Of The proceeds Of the public
lands until the Is. Of August. The ques-
lion on The amendment was then taken
and decided in Inc aifirnaIive-yeas 90,
nays is.
Mr.. Wright then renewed the motion
made by Mr.. Buchanan last evening to
strike out the latter clause Of the amend
men, which provides Tor the distribution
Immediately after the Isl day Of August
The question on this motion was decided
in the negaiive-yeas 10, nays %.
Tile bill was then reported 10 the Sc
nate, when sir. King moved 70 strike out
the proyiso as amended. The question
being taken there were yeas 81, nays "a.
Mr.. Woodbury. then moved an amend
msni to the effect that the duties collect
ed during the month Of July shallnot ex-
coed 20 per cent bat the motion was lost
without division.
The amendment was then ordered TO
be eagrossed Cor third reading; and the
bill was subsequently read third time
and passed--yeas "a, nays 10.
On Saturday, the principal business
in the Senate was the consideration Of the
bill reported by the military committee
Cor the reorganization Of The army. Con-
siderable debate took place on motion
OF Mr.. Bates. modified by Mr. Young.t
strike ont 50 much Of the bill as places
the United States arrnories under military
instead Of civil superintendent; and the
motion prsyaile.l-yeas %, nays II.
A motion was then made by Mr.. Blu.
chanan to strike out so much Of the bill
as abclishes the Office Of Commissary
General OF Purchases and devolyes hi.
duties on the Quariermaster General:
department. which motion, after debate
was n-gaiivcd-yeas l2, nays IL. The
Senate thcn adjourned.
On Monday, June "a, the reading o
the journal was dispensed with, when I
message was received from the House
announcing the death Of The Hon. vii
liam S. Hastings, one Of the representa-
lives from The state Of Massachusetts.
1
Mr.. Bates addressed the Senate, ami
said: Mr.. President: !. As we advance il
age, the notices Of the death Of those whc
have been Of our acquaintance become
more and more frequent; and, give me
leave ID add, more and more admonitory
During the present session Of Congress
the House Of Representatives has an
nounced 10 the Sena,e The death Of nj
less than four Of It's members; and tn
Senate has been panied by the loss Of ont
Of the most worthy, most respected, AM
most cherished ofiis own; and--it grieye!
me TO think i,--again Of another. Mr.
President, these events, although the,
cannot stop the progress Of the hours up
on the dial plate, demand Of US at least
pause "a pause for our own sake; AM
moi for oui own sake merely-a pause
! that we may do what we can IN our afiilc
lion, by respectful tokens Of sympaih,
and.regard, 10 mitigate the affections o
others. the relations and friends Of tn
deceased"
Mr. Bates concluded with brief no
lice of the deceased, and offered resola
tons as a tribute Of respect, which wer
unanimously adopted.
Mr. Miller, of New Jersey. then ros
and addressed the Senate. and said: =
rise, Mr.. President, 10 add another shad
to the gloom which now pervades thI
chamber. by communicating to the Senat
The sad Intelligence which | received thu
morning. Of the death Of my colleague tn
Hon. Samuel i. Southland. He died yes
llsrlay morning. at twenty minutes pas
len, Al fredericksburg, Virginia. y Is