The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-02

Correspondence Of the HeEald.l
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/ 1dssABe OF tne army bhl DY the senate PRO
lessor Espy--Staie Of the Treasury. Refs
II sue ct Treasury Notes--Mr AdaHnn IN fhr
II mississippi Debt--Lunafic Asgliim ~ rilo
II District Of Colnmhia- The DigfFicf Link.
| Ne Re-charter. - ~ - - - - -
X There was not much real hlSine6s .ic.rs 4.
Congress. The Senate passed The KIM IR,1
/ with few unimportant amendmenfs Ore
was to appropriate $1,000 for netaorolooieai
observations TO be conducted BY Profsssur E'1s
/ p. This last was opposed and passed ~ 10
lib. Benton Allen Futon McBohnfis. Me.
Dpfhe, Sewer. Tappan, Wilcox, Wright WI.
hams, Young. and both the Smiths, voted
| against its. The bin was passed. and aenl "a
the House for concurrence Ia the amendmenla,
The only other imporfanf matter imfhe SEN
ate was the passage of BID allowing parl II
the Mississippi two per cent fund, about 25-
600 TO be spent in completing one of the fail-
roads in the interior of that State. This was
sent to the House.
The Senate then went into Excessive Sen-
sion for an htur.
Inv THE HOUSE, the most important matter
was Bin offered by Mr. Fillmore from the
Ways and Means, to authorize the Secretary
oftheIT Treasury to reissue SIS. 100000 II Urea.
sury Notes during he presenc year. This IS
really another loan. 1t excited some laugh
ter and derision all around the House. The
Bill was read twice and then sent TO tho Gem.
mlttee ofthe Whole. 1t will pass--beearbo
without it, there win be ansexplosion.
learn that Mr.. Fillmore has received another
letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury, in
which the latter states, that the gross recSipan
for the last quarter from customs were only
$780, 900; out of this has to come the draw
backs, expenses dc. It also appears that Tho
revenue from customs last year was e3,9lO-
QUO less than the previous year. Still the
Secretary consoles himself by saying there win
be balance In the Treasury at the end Of the
present year Of 900, or 100000.
The Oregon Bill, on Mr.. Everett's motion,
was taken from the Committee of the Whole
and referred TO the committee on Foreign az
fairs. You have already published this I'M
portant bill exclusively. do not think Il will
pass the House. The bin to stop expresses
will pass the House, unless the press speaks
put, and shows its enormous injustice and tyr.
ranny. Many members here say If is 3 Inon.
'trous measure. and one too despotic for even
Mahomedan Government,
Mr.. Joseph lngersoll moved TO print 10000
copies ofthe reports Of the committee of WAYS
and Means against ISSUING S2U0. OOO, COO Of
Government stocks the Pr0et Of Mr.. Cost
Johnston, in favor OF which petitions and me-,
MORALS are pouring into Congress daily from
al classes and sections Of the country, sent
you. copy oftheirFeport the other day.
49, ft-i
Mr.. ADAMS said, hope, sir, the mction
viii not prevail. ! do not mean to censure
he committee, or any member of it, but in a
sense, both the reports are i'm.
properly made. And the whole proceeding,
sir, is not respectful 10 the House, nor TO tho
gentleman from Maryland ECosT .JoHNsoSl.
ne being the chairman of the select Committee
hat have all the memorials on this subject
low under deliberate consideration, to which
hey have been referred by the action Of che
House.
Mr.. PIcKENs Dumping mp, and fearing
warm discussion or speech from the sold man
loqnent."l Have not similar memorials
cen presented by the gentleman from Massa-.
huseftS himself and refer ed to the COMMITTEES
Ways and Means, al bis own reQuest9
Mr.. ADAMs-One branch or thai question
cannot answer, and I'll tell the gentlemen
nd the House why can't. According 20
ne proper usage, petitions should be. openly
resented 10 the House, on certain days as
gned for their presentation. But-by the in
Imous gag .rule-(great sensation, and mem.
ers crowding down round in front of Mr.
dams)-the Dist 'rule-that pdious and de-
stable rule, those regular Us have been
svoted to other purposes. And thus, ehe peo-
e Of these United States have been deprived
their precious right of having their psti-
ons presented in the face of day. They
Just now, BY that odions rule, be sent secret.
to tn peakcr's table. andshe 10 to- decide
neither they are TO be received or not For
lie reason, 4 cant tell how the petitions 1
i've offered here, have been disposed Of
y that gag rule, am not allowed to 0tier
the ace g the house ana tne country PEI
lions snss am enLEnsseQ WIZ Sus em
'mpeliea g sena ansnl ssc5s.iy q tnat table
ID leave :. y tne Space q say wnetnsr
van reeve men 81 = no.s an1 .low he Afl
spose =. 49,. . ...e -
rave aeInaneeu Nt..s.1 .,a. s.ns.s sro9l
e 0peak.ss W. MA ss.s.ss $780,,
Ss.tsu' ~ have hrn, yef.rva5 -
! ~. s., Vgavs sn5 easns - a..
80 4, ~ s,os;on A., -;
~. s,orr South SaroI,na e 800
q $500 rf5are NJ, uvar ver, warn svd ~,
x ~: - - s.., 80 go ~.