The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-09

y
Mehafe fo.eedIrEs ofCcnrrresio - Qlsl
uit ncluste Ia DO Senais - IL lglh. ~ d.
1n9leci 81 De agsunplion 81 tie 60. ~ -
oiaiea again came up on NJ Rfrrs' resolu.
tons. Dr.. hARRow moved d - f. - 80.
liable, which was negsilved. ayea 20. nanc1
~ consequence q the ahsencs Of asvers
Wing Senator'S. A debate ensued. y vhieh
Sir. BARROW spoke with rreaf force and eT,cf
% On TIE tolai uselessners az tbe-r .i-ir.rl
propositions as confined IN the rosomtiors Of
pr. kfvEsi which did not even contemplate
legislative action. Several other Senators
participated @ he deoaie. when or. CoERaB
moved the posiponement Of the whole subiocf
unlll me hrsi Monday in Dec, next, which
motion prevailed.
On the 2Oth, Mr. McDuiio offered q new
SCI Of resolutions on the assumption q the
State debts. Mr.. McDufIie said IT, was his
solemn conviction that the General Govern
meni had no power IN any form 70 assume The
State debts and declared war against the pro-
position now aud as long as he Lived. Reso-
lutions were offered By Mr. Walker. who de-
nonnced the proposition for lhe relief q The
States as plumber spolialion and robbery Of
the United States. M, Merrirk replied, and
denied there was any Bf0posilhn % ASSUME
The debts Of the States. The debate was cin-
tinued fer some time, when on motion Of Mr.
ralmadge the resolutions Wcre laid on fhc Ia
DE,
Mr Bcrien moved 10 take up the Bankrupl
questions the mo,ion was negaiiyed' ayes %
nays 20
The biz ioremit he fI.e imposed on Con.
Jackson was debated at great length, and was
resumed Oh The 2lsi and The bill was finally
passed, yeas q. mars 20. Same DAY the
senate decided not TO take uD the BanknIpi
bh By a vote of24 to %. The Naval ap0ro-
priation bill was then taken up and discussed.
IN the House If Representatives. on the 18th,
a petition was presented from 624 citizens Of
Pennsylvania, Of both parties, IN lavor Of the
issue Of Government Stock for the relief Of
the States The Speaker laid before the
House a c0mmunica ion from the Secretary Of
The Treasury IN relation 10 the removal ofJoB-
aihan Roberts. The House rfuscd 10 take
up the EXchequer plan, The bin authorship
the Secretary Of Tie Treasury to compromise
with The smcties ofSamuel Swarwuut was
rejected A oh for rhe relief Of the helms Of
Robert Fulton was passed, eyes So, nays SO.
February ooh, on Mr. Adams table waA
petition signed BY 5l,s53 persons Of South
Mass, asking Congress 10 pass such laws aud
propose slch amendments % the Constitution u
The u. s., az may forever separate he eolleof
Massachusetts from all connection with slave
y. Objections being made the petition Wa
not presented, and The House went into CON-
mittee Of the Whole, on the bill to bring into
the Treasury money collected by certain Off
GERS before u can be digbursod, which aiier
a brief discussion was laid aside, aud reported
10 tho House. The bill TO authorize tic re-
issue Of the outstanding Treasury notes, Vt the
wants ofthe Government should make i ne
cesar, was taken up. Mr. Barnard prop
sod an amendment awhorsing Tie Secretary
Of Il c Treasury T. borrow fifteen millions OF
dollars fom thf State Banks, MIR. Gushing
propo ed as an amendment the bill reported
By select committee 10 establish an EXehcqurr
board. The Comm tee rose and a resolution
offered by Mr. Fillmore hat debate shall cease
at 3 O'Clock was adop cd. The House again
went into Committee, whcu Mr. Cushmg's
amendment was rejected, Yeas 80. Nays 9S.
Mr. Bamsrd's was alsO reIceied, Yeas 3S.Nays
lU5. The Committee then rose aid the bill
was reported 10 the House.
February 2Isl, Mr.. Thompson Of Miss. on
Tho motion to print 10000 extra copies Of the
adverse reports Of the Committee Of WAYS and
Means, replied to the remarks Of several gen
tlemen on a former occasion ana defended his
state from the impaiation that she had refused
to pay her debts. On motion Of Mr.. Adams
the bill appFopraiIng $4,000 for future inter-
course with China was taken up, which was
discussed at some lcngth, and The debate was
not concluded, when tie cor cspoHdeHi OF The
Baltimore American, (lrom whose report we
make !his abstaol) closed his letter.
1T Tho application flor the continuation Of
the Improvements on the Mississippi. Ohio
and Arkansas Rivers" as amended in the
Senate, appropriating for the bali calendar
8 $1,000, and for the fiscal year SlO0,0n" ap-
peas from The National lneligencer Of the
10Th was passed by a vote Of ll3 10 50, instead
Of being rejected, as NAV be inferred from our
abstract Of Congressional proceedings in our
last.