The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WARRINGTON. FRR. lS

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In the Senate,-Mr. McDufie made
speech Of two hours duration upon the re-
solutions heretofore offered by him, upon
the State Of the Union.
Mr. Merrick called up the joint resolution
authorizing the transfer of United States
stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to
the State of Maryland and the District Of
Columbia. Some unimportant amendments
we're agreed to and the resolution was
adopted.
In the HUuse-The joint resolution upon
the appointment of agents in Kentucky and
Missouri, for the purchase of water-rotted
hemp, was taken up as amended by the Sc
nate, and the amendment was agreed 70.
The bill giving indemnify, received from
the English Government, for losses of slaves
in the Comet and Emporium, was next Ia
ken up and passed, having previously passed
the Senate.
MIR. Giddings stated to the House, through
the Speaker, that in passing along one of
the aisles a little while since, Mr.. Dawson,
of La, pushed him, and said that he there
by intended to insult him. Mr. G.. made no
comment, and no motion, but left the sub
ject in the hands Of the House TO take such
action as they saw fit. No motion was made
and the subject dropped.
The resolution formerly offered by Mr..
Toland, of Pa, calling upon the Secretary
Of the Treasury TO inform the House what
charges were conferred against the late col
lector Of Philadelphia, Jonathan Roberts,
&c, was submitted anew, and adopted with
out division.
MIR. G. Brown, Of Philadelphia, then mo-
we'd similar resolution Of inquiry in relation
TO the previous collector Calvin Blythe)
who was removed by General HARRISON
The resolution was accompanied with pre-
amble rejecting upon General Harrison,
which, at the suggestion of MIR. Wise, was
stricken out. The resolution was then
adopted
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Army bill.
WASHINGTON, FEB. Ia
In the Senate MIR. Dayton and MIR Rives
introduced two new SETS of resolutions re-
ferring to State debts, the duty of the States
to pay them, and the constitutional ohjec-
ton TO the assumption of State debts by The
General Government. A debate of an hour
took place upon these resolutions, which
was PARTICIPATED in by Messrs. Buchanan,
Allen, Rives, Archer, Merrick, McDufIie,
Calhoun, Dayton, and others. No vote was
taken before the adjournment.
In the House-The first business attend
ed 10 this morning was the call of Commit
fees for reports.
Mr.. Underwood by instruction from the
Committee on the District of Columbia, re-
ported a resolution to discharge the Com
mittee ofthe Whole from the further consi-
Iteration of the bill TO extend the charters
of the Banks in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Weller called for the yeas and nays
on the adoption Of the resolution, which
were taken aud resulted in ayes Id, nays
90.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Maryland, endeavOred
to get day set apart for the consideration
Of the Warehousing system, and said he
would propose Tuesday next.
The Speaker decided the motion TO be
out of order while committees were being
called for reports.
Mr.. Arnold now moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the Whole
upon the Retrenchment Bill 54S.
Great excitement followed the introduce
ton Of this Bill, and several gentlemen pro-
posed different courses for its consideration.
Several amendments were proposed to it.
and it engaged the atleation of the House
until the adjournment.
WASHINGTON, FEB. Is.
In the Senate-Mr. Benton presented
memorials from forty-eight steamboat cap
lains on the Ohio river, in reference to tolls
of the Portland and Louisville canal. The
memorials gave rise TO some debate.
The resolutions Of Mr.. McDufie and
others upon the state Of the Union next
came up, and Mr.. Dayton made an able
speech. When he closed, Mr.. Merrick, to-
save time, moved to lay the resolutions on
the table. The motion prevailed-34 to 80,
the Locofoco Senators voting in the mega.
tive. The subject was then disposed of.
In the Houss-0n motion Of Mr. G. Davis,
Of Kentucky, it was resolved that the Secre
tary Of State, the Secretary Of War, the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury, the Secretary of the
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