Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-03-04

tONGRESST0NAL-Ihe Senate was Dccil.
pied on Monday, The 18th, by Mr.. McDuffie
who spoke for about two hours upon The reso,
lutions infrod ced by him some days previous
in regard 10 retrencEment. Ills speech is
said fully to have maintained his former repu-
tation as an orator. Mr.. Evans obtained the
floor to reply, and upon his motion Tie Senate
adjourned.
In the House a message was received from
the President Of the United States, accompa-
nying a communication from the Treasury
Department, in which the President urges up
on The House to make further provision for the
revenue of the year, as he deems the prospec-
tive estimates too low. The discussion of this
message involved Mr.. Wise and Mr.. Fillmore
in a personal difficulty, which was at last,
however, dropped. There was likewise a col
lision between Mr.. Giddings, the contemplate
abolitionist OF Ohio, and Gen. Dawson Of this
state-the latter in leaving the House. having
pushed Mr.. G. and avowed that it was done
intentionally to insult. This difficulty, too,
was dropped after much discussion, Of which
we give the following brief account from the
Baltimore Americans correspondent. Nothing
else of interest occurred.
Breach of prirlege-Mr. Giddings arose
and remarked that Mr.. Dawson of Louisiana,
had insuited him as he was passing through
the aisle, and he asked the House not TO pro-
tect him, but its own dignity.
The speaker said that he had not observed
the proceeding.
MIR. Wise briefly remarked that the gentle
nal from Louisiana was one of the most cour-
teous men in the House, and perhaps it was
in replyto the question of Mr.. Giddings, wheth-
er he meant to insult him, that he (Mr. Daw-
SOM indjfferently said that he did.
A voice-"O, let it DROP"
Mr.. Mallory said that he witnessed The pro-
ceeding. The gentleman from Louisiana was
passing through the aisle in which the gentle
man from Ohio was standing, and he merely
put his hand on his shoulder in the gentlest
possible manner, as if to ask him to move to
let him pass and Mr.. Dawson only spoke to
Mr.. Giddings il reply TO questions which we're
asked him.
NJ. adams understood that it was not a
threat to cut bis throat from ear to ear! tCrles
Of "order."
The speaker here interfered and cat short
the debate which was likely to arise, remark
NC that there was no motion before the
house.
On Tuesday, after some preliminary private
DusIilcSs5 Tic OCudtC5 vi oLio Vi 4hl. ~
en-, set down the consideration of the Bank
rupt sill for Monday last (the 26th), so that
those who took the preliminary steps previous
to that time will Of course be in season. and
so we presume wifi be- the case with those
who may have commenced any time during
this week. The Senate then took up Mr..
McDufie's resolutions, and Mr.. Evans spske
for two hours and a half upon them, and closed
by moving some additional ones. Other
amendments were suggested and several Sc
majors took part in the debate, ba1 as all were
desirous to get rid of the discussion Of mere
abstract questions at this stage of the session
it was agreed that the vote should be taken
on the resolutions and amendments on
Wednesday, at one o'clock, without debate,
and then the Senate adjourned.
In the House the proceedings were not in
terestingf and certainly not very dlgnlfied.
Mr.. Granger had some shard controversy with
the Mississippi members in regard to repu-
siation. This over, Mr.. Arnold's Retrench-
ment bill came up, and amendments upon
amendments were voted upon. We judge
from The temper Of the House, and such votes
as were taken, that the pay and mileage of
members of Congress will certainly be cut
down, and a most strenuous effort made to re-
duce the pay of all federal officers save the
President and Judges, who are protected by
the Constitution.