The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-24


10 The House, the bin to SUSPEND the on.
GRAFTON o. the law requiring members Of
Congress to be elected by the District sys.
tenn, was considered and rejected.
The bill providing Cor the taking of testi.
mony u cases Of contested elections. was
passed.
The General Appropriation Bill was dis.
cussed q some length, when the House adj
jOurned.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 25.
In the Senate, variety of reports from
committees were made and received.
number Of private bills we're then con.
sidered in Committee Of the Whole. and
read third time and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the con.
sideratIon of the special order, being the
bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt Law.
A great many amendments were offered.
all of which were negatiVed; the bin was
then read third time, and on the question.
''Shall the bill pass9n the yeas and nays
we're ordered, and the bill was finally pass.
ed by the following vote: yeas 50, nays Is.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Mr. ]. L. Williams called
up the motion before made by him TO recon.
slider the vote by which the Joint resolution
reported from the committee on Indian AT
fairs, eniilsd "Joint Resolution directing
payment Of the certificates or awards issued
by the Commissioners under the Treaty with
the Cherokee Indians" had been referred
"a the Committee Of the Whole on the State
Of the Union.
The question on the motion to reconsider
having been put, was decided in the affirm
tive.
Mr. Williams then moved 10 amend the
resolution by adding proviso that the claims
] paid under this resolution should not exceed
100000 dollars
Mr. Fillmore here suggested TO Mr. Will
liams that, by general consent, the amend
ment should be so modified as to reduce the
amountto 100000 dollars.
Mr. Williams, by general consent, modif
ed his amendment accordingly.
The resolution was then passed; yeas So,
nays 81.
On motion Of Mr. Briggs, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
on the State Of the Union. (Mr Fresenden,
of Maine, in the chair,) and resumed the
consideration of the bill making apPropria-
tiOns for the civil and diplomatic expenses
of the Government for the fiscal year end
ing the Both day Of June, 1914.
Mr. G. j. Ingersol moved to reduce the
sum of 900 dollars, appropriated for the
expenses of the Judiciary, 100000 dollars.
This motion gave rise to few explana-
tons and remarks, after which the question
was taken, and the amendment agreed to-
The item appropriating 100000 for the
Coast SURVEY, being under consideration
When, without taken the question, the
committee rose and reported.
The Speaker laid before the House Ex-
ecutive communications from the Treasury,
Post Office, and War Departments.
After which, the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Fer. %.
In the Senate, number of reports from
Committees we're made.
Several bills were then considered in
Committee of the Whole, and ordered TO be
engrOssed for third reading.
On motion of Mr. Bayard, the Senate then
proceeded TO the consideration Of the bill &c
provide for the publication of the debates
and proceedings of congress in a continued
series. and to authorize one or more con-
tracts for that purpose.
This bill led TO long discussion: amend.
ment after amendment was offered, on all
of which remarks were made AT the time
the Reporter left the capitol the Senate had
been in session twelve consecutive hours
and the yeas and nays taken some twelve
or fifteen times.
Mr. Crtienden moved to go into Execu
tive session; which motion having prevailed
at half past ten the Senate went into Exc
cuiiye session.
In the House. Mr Fillmore rose and sale
that there were several bills yet pending
+ and he wished to clear the way for them 5,
disposing of The bill now under considera
ton in Committee of the Whole on th,
Stale Of the Union, Chat is the Genera
Appropriation BiIl) With this view he NOV
: ed the usual resolution, providing that lht
debate should terminate at o'clock.
Mr. F. demanded the previous question
which was seconded. And the main cues
ton was ordered; and being taken, the res
olulion vas adopted
Mr. r moved that the House resolve itsel
into Committee Of the Whole on the State
Of the Union.
The House then resolved itselfinto Com
miitee Of the Whole on the State Of III,
Union, Mr. Fresenden, OF Maine, in Ii,
chair.) and resumed the consideration OF IN.
bill making appropriations for Tie civil aue
diplomatic expenses Of Government for IA,
fiscal year ending the 80th day Of June
1 1874; in consideration Of which bill II VA
engaged I'LL Z late hour, when, after passing
|, upon number Of amendments, the com
: mittee roso and reported the bin, and sucl
Of the amendments as had been agreed to
10 the House.
The House, 81 late hour, adjourned.
i WAsHINeToN, FEB. q.
in the Senate, nearly The whole or n.
81 dav was consumed By Committees maxim.