The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-30

tho History az ne poncnsu.ar War
TERus -uue Doalr year, IN advauce-Ey-
cry Postmaster or agent who viii obtain . Sue.
seribet. shall receive sixth copy gratis'
Address
WINCHESTER. s0AnnstN,Y
/ ----------------- - -----.---------------
The following summary history Of the 'asi
Session Of Congress, sc extract from 'hc Uni.
TED States Saturday Fost.
CLOSING SCENES OF CONGRESS
We have placed in another eonmo, Isl
4 II sct-, uassci and not passed at The l1c SOS
son Of Conr-ess; aid that list p'rsedes the
uoccssiy OF dealing the progressive sicps by
/ which. durmg tic last ,hrce days. the bl.'s
/ then remaining 10 dispose Of were passed on
Lost. TIE usual ,5sence Of fofmamy prevail.
/ et dur'nr ihc lls, few hours, AMI the House
! seDarafrd iu lirh good h1m0r. he House
passed n resolution cOmmcndaiory Of The
course OF the Speaker for which be returned
thank IL very neat and feeling address
/ The Senate was principally occupied With EX
ecutye business; as VII be noiced hvihe Us,
/ of appointments ID another piacc; and also bv
! tic rriect.ol. which The lrmacss Of he Pres
I idcnl gave hem 10 make three time over
living verg lt,laihat it is necessary 70 say
Of he legislative dongs Of Cgngress, We lor
( row from correspondent nf tie New York
! American, tic following iicms. II says that
i SAT firr huujre and fly dogs, passed more
\ ihan four hundred bills INTO acts, and more
4 than TWO Thousand reports, respected more htls,
I had moro bills vetoed, lost more members by
! resignation, lost more by dealh, than any pc
viou. Congress- Thirteen have died; seven
( have lost Their wivcs hy death during This
! Congress; nmc have married SINCE tlcrr rleo-
lion; twelve OF more have lost their children
/ by death durng that iac; seycn Senators and
twelve REPRESENTATIVES have rtsign,d; aud
one had bis leg broken.
Ono has been President and ono Wee Tres
ldent Of the United Staics, two have been
Secrctaries Of State, one Secrcia'v Of War,
one Secretary Of The NAVY, one Postmaster
General. two Attorneys General, four Minis
tiers Fenipolcniiaiy, two Speakers Of former
! Houses Of Representatives, fifteen Governors
and Lieutenant Governors uf Sf0ics and Ter.
| ri on 2. Six moro have been the candidates
OF their parties for Governors Of States, three
have been unsuccessful candida Tor the
| Presidency. two other, have, IN iOrmer peri
| ode, hcen TIC cardta'c Of their party for tie
Vice Presidency Of the United States.
or the members Of The two Houses Ol
| this CONGRESS, three were members Of Con
| Y ess more than forty years ago. Others have
been members for more Than twenty years in
unaruken SUCCESSION. Several others were
members more than thirty wears ago. Several
others more than twenty years ago. Thee
are more than seventy years Cd. OHe is only
twenty eight.
The expenses or the session, al told includ-
ing inciden'as, nil arc, SC, have been So.
| OH ,030 that being the am1unt Of tho appro-
priaions made for congress ouai expenses
This is about five thousand dollars a day, dI-
ring the session.
LIST OF ACTS.
The following IS a list of the public Acts
passed AZ the last srssion Of Congress, tngeth-
erw with list Of few Of the important projects
hich did MOI pass. By their absence from
the list Of cuactmcn's, the non passage Of
others viii be learned. lu adj ton 10 these
public bills ahoat l3i private bills, principally
relating udigadHa. 3, base been enac'6d.
The Civil ard DIP matte, lhc Amy, Tie
Navy. :he Indian Treaty. and tie ForEcaiion
Appropriation bdl--Gve ia humber.
Anacg further to continue ia force ttc act
for Tie payment Of horses ard other properly
lost in The military service Of tie United
States.
40 act to provide for carrying into eff ct the
treaty bctVe o the United States and Great
Britain.
An act prordior tho tncens Of future inter
courso between the United States and china.
An act making applol eo,ioas for the pay.
mcnt uf nayy pensions
an act authorizing The reissue Of Treasury
uoics, and for other pa p0sCs.
an act 70 bring into SIC Treasury monovs
received BY certain public officers before they
can 90 disbuFcd, and ior o'hcr purposes.
an act O authorize the chief clerk 10 the
Office az the Socrataiv Of State 10 frank pnb'
he and Official documents cent From That Office.
II An act making appropriations ior pensions.
An act . permit lie G try II merchandise
recovered from shipwre,k, 20 certain cases,
'fr' frSn duty
An aci dcclrng R65.neor. in the State Of
Nainc 10 BE- a port Of delivery.
IN &C; 10 amend Tic hWs reZ1'1tng i'm
Ni,onmcnt ior debt within the District Co.
umhi1.
an act to perSei fle TILES 30 I'd south n
81 Arkansas rivers, held unler New Madrid
ncaiiors md presumption right, Under the
c; of 1914.
An ACT 70 relation 70 the two por cent fund
% The State Of N ssissipri
Anact regulating The currency Of ioTcign
god and SILVER coins in tie United Siai.'s.
An SCI 10 tx the vaiuc OF certain foreign
MONEYS on account in corporation az the Gus
tom houses.
An act 10 test the paeiieahilry II estab-
Hsl.ing system Of electro magnetic telc-
graphs hy Tie United States.
An act 70 modify an act entitled "an act 10
nrovide fnr the better security oi tho lives 81
pass Myers on baavd Of We. sells propelled an
Who'll, or part By steam"
An act repeal the bankrupt act
An act IN relation 10 the exempt hcalions Of
the records Of land patents and othsr eviden-
ees 0f title.
An act authorizing The safe Of lands, With
the improvements thereon erected by the U e
nited STATES, Cor the use Of their agents, tea
ehers. farmers, mechanics, and other persons
employed amongst The Indians.
An nci 10 provide, in certain cases for ne
sale of the real estate Of infants within the
District Of C0lumii5.
An act granting a pension 70 certain widows
Of revolutionary soldiers.