Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-01-07
CONGRESS-.

The Washington papers hive been 81
late, this week, IN arriving, that we are
unatle to present our readers today, with
az" ding m,fe than very brief ANALYSIS
d Congressional news.
Ia The Ssn4te On The 2Gth ut. Nr. Ben
ton offered resol I,ion IN relation TO the
AYEIcAs SQUADEoy, and calling on the
Presidcn; for inform1iiJn whether the
QuinU2le Treaty has been comm Inicateo
TO this Goreraneaiil aay form whatever.
After an animated debit. on this resolI-
tl,a b. Meszrs. Archer and Benton, in
which ths later announced that she, FOR
one, mgan,t1 resls' ,hs appropriations f9r
the African crus Ide." Tie res Jluuon va.
PosiPoae5 to tn FLOWING Tnlrs1ay, and
ordered 70 be priaieI.
Ia the H,I.2 81. Gvin Of Mississ ppi
offered resolution requesting from the
Preslden. information as - the alleged
m1iiny on board the UnieI States brig
somers, which the House refused u su-.
pend It's rule: TO receive.
The House SON after took up NJ. Ey-
e!elPs bill to repeal the BASxaUpr Law;
wl,ca Dil. propose its repeal with saving
10 those Whose petitions wer. fiji Il BY the
5h December last. BIrnard, Of n. Y.
spoke c!oiuen,Iy against NJ. Everett
bill, and offered an amen lment 10 repeal
the rolaHtry pat Of The present at, after
the lst 0: July next NJ. Cushing pre- se1,.
ed an amend neni allowing ali pfocee ling
commenced on OF before the time of the
passage o. tn: rspslling at to be prosacu-
ted 10 final consqmmaliJn.
Mr.. Underwood was in favor of Mr..
Barnards proposition if he would re Iu;s
the time fIr voluntary BANKRUPTCY, aad
MIR. b. thereu2on changed his prop ,sitloa
from lst Ju'y 10 4th Mar Oh.
Mr. c. j. lag ;rsoll, moved to amend
Dir. Barnarl's proposition by aiding the
words sand u include banks."
Mr.. E'erclt init marel his willingness to
amend the time m ,nti)ne in his bill from
9TH t. 2j:h Dece n52r, AL afe' a shot
deblte in which M.ssrs. Wise, Cave
johnson, Chls. Browne, Underwood and
Arnold plrti ;IpateI, the H J1ss adj1urn-
ed
Ga she 2ls,, in the S,nl.e, NJ. Linn,
fro n The 5 ;le;t Co ni.tce on the OaE-
CON TEaifroaY, rspJr.el buck, with
amendments, bill iot the occup itioa and
settlement OF Oteg,n, an 9th ,r p1rl1s.
es.
Mr.. Bel:1n SUI n IT, rssoluiJa re-
qasstiny the PEST Lat to inform In, Sc
na!e "hsthsr Lord A.h1u-ton, m lde, infor-
ma'ly o. otherwise, any proportion t, the
President in rs!aii n to tue assumption 0.
giaTany Of the d ;5.s u tn States, by the
United Sat es.
Inc bill entitled "al act auth 1r:zing the
reilnl lish m Of sixte ,nth section, grant
Ell for thelse ocscl ,ol:, anl to eater other
lads in lieI th}raof," was rell the third
Ii ns AMI pa'se the S,ntts.
Til. bill introduced by Mr.. Linn 10 in.
demlify Gel. Jackson for the fine impo-
sci upol him by JUICE Hall, at New Or.
le}as, was, alter considerable debate, re-
Tered to the Immittee on the Ju licilry.
almost the wa)ie lin, Of the II plss was
ia len up in le1at, on the appropriation
BIZ
The Trenton Emporium of 10th uIt.
SAYS: ave have runor from Washington
that Mr.. Calhoun will proceed to England,
oasa mission btsed on the late m pvements
oYGeasral DIFF Gresn, an in relation to
the re ;iPro a. Treaty between the United
States. Engtanl AMI Prance.
Hon. A. P. Bagby has been reelected to
the U. S. Senate, for six years from 4th
March next.