Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-02-01

TO important precedcn,s in the British House of
Commons, touching that right. Mr.. Adams made
an effort to have the rules suspended to offer the
resolutions Of the Massachusetts Legislature, bu,
the House refused, Ill in the negative to SO in
the affirmative.
On Wednesday, the Senate passed over the
Tariff bill, and after the transaction Of some I'M
important business, il went into Executive ses-
sion.
In the House, the subject Of the 81 st rule was
under discussion during the morning hour. The
committee on Revolutionary pensions reported
bill to provide for the amendment of the act
granting half pay to the widows of Revolution
AIRY pensioners. The report of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs adverse to giving notice to the
Government of Great Britain 10 suspend in the
course of the next twelve months the treaty Of
1897, providing for the joint occupation Of Ore
gon, was under discussion. The report was f.
nally passed to take up the bill from the
committee on Naval Affairs, authorizing a trans.
fer of funds from one branch of The service to
another, the debate which was continued till
the adjournment, without vote.
On Thursday, in the Senate, Mr. Archer gave
notice that he would introduce a bill to change
tie time of meeting of the District Court of the
United States at Clarksburg and Wheeling.
In the House, there long discussion on
the question of printing the arguments of Messrs.
Goggin and Gilmer, of Virginia, in support of
their respective claims to seat in the present
Congress. The printing was finally ordered.
On Friday, the Senate did not sit.
! In the House, Mr. Ingersoll called upon the
Speaker to withdraw from Mr.. Sargent, the cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Gazette, over the
signature o: "Oliver Oldschool,' the privileges
of the House, on the ground that he had made a
false report of the transactions that floor touch
ing the presentation of the Massachusetts reso-
lutlons. The report stated merely that the pre-.
scntaiion of these resolutions was the occasion oil
| a fuss. and that Mr.. Adams was asked by Mr.
| lngersoll whether he was the author of the reso
lutions, and that Mr.. A. did not answer becaus,
he considered the question very impcr,nent one
A member asked in what particular the repor
was excepted to. MIR. Ingersoll replied that i
was false in every particular. Mr.. Morris, of Pa
rose to testify TO the good character of Mr.. Sar
gen-hc said he was man of veracty, and in
capable of doing injustice, knowingly, TO an,
man. Mr.. Adams remarked that he mad not see,
the report. which had just been read by Mr.. In
gersoll, but that it was agreeable to the facts
lie did not answer the inquiry of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, because he considered it a,
lmpertlnent one. MIR. Ingersol replied in per
sonal manner to Mr.. Adams, and after some re
marks by others, the subject was finally post
poned indefinitely.
On Saturday, the Senate did not sit.
In the House, Mr.. Wise made report on tn
rules, understood TO be counter 10 that of MIR. AID
ans. The bill proposing pension to the wild
ows and orphans of the officers, and seamea O
the United States Schooner Grampus, was oroere,
to its engrossment, after an animated discussion
No other business of interest was transacted