Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-31

members Of Congress, anu { reslueu.:
Vice President, shall take place IN every
state ON the same day.
The morning hour was occupied ny
Messrs. Hudson and Saunders in discus
s;ne The Report from the Select Commit
'aa @ nm ,he Rules. Nc question was taken.
The House then went into Cemmi1'ee'
and resumed the consideration OF Inc reso'
In,ion nroposing the reference Of that -por'
,;on If the Message which relates to The
Wa.,ern waters, 10 the COMMITTEE on
Sir Weller having the floor. spoke for
on hon, with great severity, in reply 10
The political stump speech ot Mr. ~, S,eWat!
Of Pennsylvania, the other daytime ial,
Ter had affirmed that MIR. Van Buren had
committed himself against appropriations
for internal improvements. Mr.: Weller
..;d this was false, aud to prove it, ne re-
fsrred to the fact, that in May, 1888, Mr..
Van Buren actually signed bill making
an appropriation for the continuance oi Inc
Cumberland Road. He then showed oy
,he Senate Journal, that in lS4O both Mr..
Claw aud Mr.. Cris,enden voted against
bill for that purpose.
Some very spirited explanations took
n,ace be,ween Messrs. Stewart u Weller;
bu, the latter persisted in denouns'ns the
speech of the former as tissue oi misre'
presentation and falsehood..
Mr.. Morris, Of Penn. rose and asked
MIR. Weller il he intended distinctly 10
ohorre Mr. Stewart with falsehood.
M1 Weller said one gentleman at a
.;-,a ,ros enough. What he had said he
had said. 80, o., s,n
something of a hostile character. ana
which had reference to calling MIR. weller.
10 account elsewhere. ~
Mr. Brinkerhoff next took the floor. be
had ius, commenced an argument relative
70 the Tariff, in connexion with western
;mnroyemen,s, when he tainted. ;,
Owing 10 this, the Commltlee rose ana
the House adjourned.
MIR. Holmes 10 prodigious .taVorite
with the Western members, for the high
Stand he has taken in their behalf. When
the South stands in need of justice, The
West will not forget her. 30
"''' January %.
Tn The Senate, a copy Of a letter from
Mr.. Sprague was received res'Sn'ng nis
eeat. ON account Of the melancholy aea.n
nf his brother, with whom he had been In
partnership. ,..,. - ,ho
T,eo;slalure Of Indiana, insructlns me
REPRESENTATIVES and Senators OF that Stale
,o vote il, favor of Gen. Jackson's bill, and
aoaiust the ",wo hundred Land Scrip
scheme, also against any measure which
nroyided for distribution OF The proceeds
from the public laEds
Mr.. White gave his views at some length
m the various subjects referred 10 IN the
resolution, after which i, vas laid on the
table. r. -,
Mr. Bates presented resolution OF the
nresent Legislature of Massachusetts, aud
Fioped by MIR. Briggs, the Governor. IN Ia
yer-nf such an amendment OF the Constl-
tn,;on az will strike off the slave represen-
tation of the South.
Mr.. King, in a speech full of fire, de-
nonnced the resolution as proposition TO
dissolve the Union. 1t was the same. IN
substance, as lha, passed by the Hartford
Convention. Then; however, there was
some excitement, which might serve as
nallia,ion but now, when no excitement
existed, such proposition could not be
eondemned in language TOO severe.
Messrs. Sewer, Bugby, and others, gave
,be;r views, after which Mr.. Bates replied.
motion being made to print the reso-
luton, it was nega,ived-Yeas IA, Nays
Afer The disposal Of several other mat
,ers of a local and private character, the
Senate resumed the consideration OF 'he
resnlu,ion from the Finance Committee,
asking to be discharged from the consIde-
ration Of Mr.. McDuffie's Tariff bill.
Mr.. Evans having the floor resumed
and concluded his dry statistical speech IN
defence ofy,he present Tariff Act, at very
i.,e bour-,he Senate then adjourned.
In The House, Mr.. Adams asked leave
10 nreaenl a similar resolution 10 that pre- !.
sen,ed by Mr.. Bates in the Senate. Ob-
lection being made. he moved suspension
of the Rules, bu: without success III ap'
pears that The resolution OF The same char
acter, referred some weeks ago 10 Com
mit,ee. contained verbal error, wich the
present resolution seeks to rectIly:
Some days ago, ON motion of Mr.. Ow-
en-, the Committee on Foreign Affairs were
instructed to consider The expedlency ol
requesting the President 10 notify the Brit
ish Government, tha, we desire 10 aoro-
gate that article Of the Treaty oil 1913,
Which relates 10 the joint occupation OF
Oregon. u
tho sCommi,tee, reported a resolution, set.
,inp forth, that in The opinion of the Com
mi1Iee, i, is not expedienl. now, to inter
MIR. Owen moved to amend, by inserting
al, IA expedienl," and made a speech
thereon. He con,euded that Great Brit
Ss o, erep ,he shadow Of title to