Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-16
TWENTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS-,
SATURDAY, FEB. III, leAJ.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

EN 'DE EN Il III OOINuhEDbt
THIRD sESsIoN
SATURDAY. Feb. II, lsi3
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The Senate in session until late hour on fridH
evening Amer the Executive session. the Army APPro
pd.ion Bill finally passed and 10 the House
Representative. for in the amendments tn
Senate then adjourned 10 Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House OF Representatives were IN session on tuda
evening until nearly five o'clock The day was devoted
MILITARY ACADEMY.
To dav Mr. JOHNSON, of Tenn, presented the pro
eeedingu Of Military Convention in Albany, ON the 2Su
Of January The Convention, among other things IN thei
resolutions ask Congress for the abolition Of the Mita
Academy West Point and that the laws Of lsOs b
amended that the may be distributed among th
Militia Of the several States according to their representa-
ton in Congress- and also that the now oHPendeS
for the Military Academy West Point may hereafter DC
applied to military instruction in the different States
Mr.. POPE, of KY, presented resolutions adopted oy
the Kentucky Legislature asking for the improvement o
the Western Waters.
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Ky, moved that the Committee OF the
Whole de discharged from the consideration OF the b to
reduce the number Of officers employed IN the New ork
Custom House.
MIR CUSHING objected the consideration of the
Bill at this time the House for it with rush. The
Committee of the Whole discharged, and the Bill
was passed making reduction Of hundred and ninety
sighf ofeeTs The present number employed Is SUI
The bill goes into operation the LIST of May next The
the Bill declares, shall exceed
bill passed requiring the Land Patents TO be sign
ed by the Recotdeo the Land Office rather than by the
person heretofore specially designated for that object The
office held by Mr. Robert Tyler IT. and the passage
of the resolution will abolish it.
GOVERNMENT STOCK.
The unfinished business OF yesterday called up this
morning, being the motion print copies OF the re-
port of the Committee of Ways and Means upon the sub
Ject OF the payment of the debts Of the States.
MIR. GwlNN, OF Miss. entitled the floor, and feel
ing his own State offended by the remarks OF Mr. Adams
spoke at some length Mr. g. designed 10 be severe to-
wards Mr. Adams what he said yesterday in reply to Mr.
Granger and for his remarks Of previous day. Mr. q.
pretty strongly that the gentleman from Massaehu
governed by his hostility slavery in the remarks
he had made and in order to evince his hostility this
suon, and produce the result which had been the aim OF
his life, he had spoken of sending British vessels to Mis-
sissippi to make with that State
The gentleman continued VI. Gw1n, who had been
President OF the United States always seemed to be upon
the British side OF the question. Mr. g. had much To say
upon the subject Of the debts of Mississippi and underworld
10 excuse the State for repudiang the five millions OF bonds
of the Union Bank He contended that there fraud
and that the people of Mississippi would go to war or do
any thing before they would pay the Union Bank Debt Mr.
Gwinn understood to acknowledge the other part ="
the debt.
In reply to some personal illusions him,
Mr. GRANGER remarked that If the gentleman could
far forget the dignity Of the position he occupied as
the House. he could forget his duty so far
rs to descend to personalities He maintained however,
that Mississippi had repudiated just debt He asserted
that five millions OF capital paid 10 the State and that
State bonds signed by the Governor and issued by the
officers, FORTH and the hands OF
honest and innocent holders. These the FIVE mil
lions dollars epudiated by the State Of Mississippi and
this the boosted morality OF the State
Mr. Granger having made some remarks in reference to
Mr. Adams views about the sending OF British
Mississippi Mr. ADAMS explained; and having been
misunderstood by the gentlemen from New York and Mis-
s.ippi he put himself right He remarked that in what
he said yesterday he had only supposed which
whether Mississippi would hesitate call upon the General
Government for relief if Mississippi attacked by B
tsh After few remarks in addition the subject
passed from the House for the day. Mr.. Johnson Of Md
has the floor for Monday.
private bill calling for the payment Of slave lost in
the public service in Florida considered and
cupied several hours The bill referred West Fl0rd,
and designed make law in operation in East Flo-
da apply West Florida for the payment and settlement Of
claims.
Mr.. ADAMS made thorough examination Of the merits
of the bill, when motion submitted lay the bill
upon the table. Lost-ayes IS, noes 81.
The Previous Question then moved upon the passage
Of the Bill and the yeas and nays being ordered, the Bill
rejected Ayes Sc, noes l2s.
member moved reconsideration in order 10 enable
Mr. LEVY, Of Florida 10 continue speech lhavng made
one an hour long previously in defence OF the Bill.
Mr.. LEVY went amidst cries OF question" motion
10 adjourn, and various interruptions No would listen
10 him. but nothing caring for that and speaking for Bun
combc, he would go
Mr.. FILLMORE moved to lay the motion reconsider
npon the table, which prevailed.
Mr. KENNEDY, of Md. moved take up the Reel
procy bill, reported from the Committee Commerce.
pending which the House adjourned.