Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-04
TwENTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS-,
TREASURY NOTES.
rafxD SESSION.


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rosses IN THE WESTERN WATERS
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sr.,~,,, ~ .t,,i,s tba, IN cor.eou,nee OF the OBJ
,,a.s h. ,he Western ~ster- there 1. Continually great
,~- az life and property and asking Congress TO apply
rmcdy.
MILITARY
The Senate passed the bill repeating much Of the
q" as provides that alter the 9Th OF Marchnea inc
second regiment OF Dragons shall be converted INTO ns
regiment ve,,n
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Inc senate pssseu ,"s o." 20 smena .e Ss essus
,s NE, aa s ~ 80 :. s - - SSii
lI" designed ,O1 .ns oSnen ' A-O.
a,'e - " -" ,.ss.
The BAL proNalng 20. 'eoae,hs "e P..Ss so
un 1s ~ I ~ ~. ~ $3.50 49,
mite wa, ssn up s%1 h, h. ,o feared the hill s,,
hbitnE private expresses and preventing the transmits
,,on Of .mal.ble NATTER out of mails would pass
~. uo,s Of REPRESENTATIVES this session. he induced
a, change in the bill SO rs TO make It conform
The Of the Post Master Gene
~ ,ha, unl,s the hill referred to should become
, he could not safely guarantee 90 great reduction
nronased bv the measure now before the Senate it
woud not enable him to support the expenses of the De-
partment.
Mr. MERRicE proposed that the rates hereafter should
beon letters tor distances not exceeding thfV miles, he
thirty and not exceeding one hundred zen
eents, over one nunu'eu s ~ Nv, h.S,5 .ns ,n, ME-
WSnV "'eeu ' seS' I,.i -. ,,.a,,,. c.n,.. ,nd
Snu no, eAceSus ,os, sn,Sd iIe twenty Ave c,nts
~ AL IN - -, 80 rcooTepd.d aiter the mos,
ii u'so s 80. ~ a.. p, N.~,.r General
e"'si n "euoei Is sr, NJ, SIMMONS and Mr.
,,,n,.,,r N ~.-aI,..,,. 80 corcn,r,d in
a. NrppICK moved IN amend further nv proyidinS
",i 800. oa J,, I,,,,. Tn,rselv letter. tina, nre
.t y -, "a; ~ h.yinT e.n bro,gb, from, dis,,pt
, h.nJ sh,nld he A.. emf. hu, ;f ur,,oid
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INDIAN TREATIEs
80 =,
The Bill from the House making appropriations Tor iu
filling certain Indian Treaties were taken up, ana passed
INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA.
Mr. ARCHER from the Committee Foreign Rela-
TONS reported Bill making appropriations 10 provide
Tor intercourse with China.
FORTIFICATIoN BILL.
NJ, EVANS c,IIed mn the Hons. Bill making ,ppropr.
otinns for Fo6catons; and after some amendments was
laid asid.
FRANKING PRIVILEGE
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Mr.. MEkkiCh brought up he pl,i 70 ili' ue us anu anu
correct the mouse OF tne rI'HSIns 49,
prohibits e use oil II N lasot o. S.s ,Sb Vii
,als Sont when offered.
Ar NOR EHEAD moved 10 Law il on the table AYES
90 49, m n al on The table
The Forti6caton Bill was then taken I'D and passed
PEA PATCH
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passage " u on, III wa. pul pOse e,,, ,>-
DISTRICT VI COLUMBIA bANhS-
The Bill TO extend the charters OF the Banks of the Dis
uict OF Columbia was taken up.
Mr.. MILLER chairman of the committee, made short,
but clear and orcbe exposition OF the reasons Tor conunu
ing the existence of the institutions.
Mr.. KING opposed the passage of the measure, with
the usual arguments OF Loco Focosm against Banking H.
stitntions in general.
Mr. ALLEN followed IN speech decided also against
the Dse Banks dishonest, corrupt. and fraudulent
bawlng the top of his voice, for round half hsur
so-much TO the annoyance ol all ears except ms own
Mr. MILLER made an animated and effective defence
The debate was continued by Messs. BENTON, BAR
ROW, ALLEN and Others.
On motion OF Mr. BUCHANAN, an amendment was
adopted TO the effect that the banks shall forfeit their char
ter when they shall refuse to redeem their notes in specie
and making provision Tor liquidation
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for third reading
The Senate, nj seven o'clock, went into an Executive
session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Numerous Senate bills read and and the Senate
sent in host OF House bills some OF which back
postponed others with amendments and others again
ted.
number Of bills also read first and second time
aud appropriately referred.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. KENNEDY, from the Committee on Commerce
presented report which said had been called out by nu
memorials submitted that committee on the sub.
Ject OF trade on the western coast OF Africa, aud
AFRICAN COLONIZATION.
Mr.. X accompanied the report with resolutions that it
be printed and also that map be engraved mot 10
than SI00) necessary eucidate the report.
Mr.. ADAMS desired to ask whether the gentleman sup
posed that the United States had colonies that region
Mr.. KENNEDY replied that this Of the cues.
tons which, by resolution proposed refer 10 the
Secretary state that he might investigate snd report upon
the precise character and relation OF the settlements in that
region to the United States
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON objected 10 the printing OF
trn copies aud engraving Of the map
Mr. ADAMS induced Mt. J. to withdraw his objections
and the printing with map, ordered.
MILITARY.
Mr.. c. II. WILLIAMS brought up his bill for div.
Ig ,e oni.eu ,a in'o n.9! asget; ana moved
ne suspension OF the rules to get considered at this time
ie"e's reported eS 70 5t- .S,p "S-. ,,t,
", ,tvr>N &c az" - 81 ~ "a '" En,9'
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," ~, .Sio. "..,I ;. ~ W iUuO 70
-, i .n, i.'y 'eii''u' " TUG sHiey among
~ Ell = 10 o. Z, , az y - i,
- $500 ,- ss ia 'S ~ ioiIii VI Tue p'oPo-
ojn, rsoIa,iobu, !, sbonId J ~ Oy
Mr.. NEHEMIAH had the resolution 8, chanred. and
them he knew that il would sleep the sleep of death in
committee Of the whole he moved to suspend the rules. in
order