Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-06-12
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J Correspondence e.ffths charles.of Patriot.
-. =. W6sBIaaToN; May'30

There was a full attendance an both
| branches Of Congress to:day' ent owing 70
The recent excitement relative 20 tne nom nc :;
Sss inations, members appeared perfectly in-
different 10 business. Deep regret IS man
ifasled a, the refused Of Mr., Wright to- run
as Vice President on The Democratic
ticket. il is understood that Mr.. Dallas
will moi refuse.
II is ramored 10 day, that Col. r. NJ.
J. Johnston has been solicited, by the Tyler
Committee, to run as Vice, ON that ticket.
IL The Col. thinks he has aos been weta
:sfirealed BY his own friends. :
SIN the Senate, numerous memorials IN
faves of annexation, we're presented and
referred.
sssi After the Disposal of numerous: unir,a-
* portant matters, the Senate resumed the
fss consideration the tariff resolution. y
.. ssMr. McDufie having the floor, spoke at
/. great length in reply TO the arguments
i; heretofore adduced against the intrcduc-
.s ton ofshis bill. e s..
9'heremainder Of the day was spent in
as Executive, Session, ou The Texas treaty.
The joint resolution fixing the l7lh OF
s=June, as The day of adjournment, will be
againitakenup morrow. Itis said there
zeWillbe 40 longer any opposition to 1t.
-I In the House, an inefiectral motion was
). made,by Mr. Campbell TO gointo Com
S rnittee on the. biIl?to extend the charters
of 1be Banks; of this District. E. z
:si,s. :: :: :..sSs i::s y;es May 81.
In,the Senate, this morning, The joint
.ssresolution of the House, fixing the 18th ot
June as the day OF adjournment, was read
1. aahird liue and~unanimously passed. So
.the Senate will close two weeks from Mon
day next. This being the case, of course
the Texas Treaty will be decided upon
without much further delay. Should they
however leave the question undisposed Of,
1t is, certain that The President will call
sthem together again.
Mr. McDufie then rose and concluded
!. his remarks from. yesterday, in reply 10
: those who had advocated the indefinite
.postponement of his tariff bill.
Mr. Choate followed and repeated a
{ iosmer speech in favor of the protective
policy. An amendment was then moved
I .declaratory that ''the duties ON imports
: .underexisting laws are unjust and oppres-
j. .asive, ,.aua ought to be:reduced;" upon which
the yeas and nays were iakan, and result
ed-yeas IL, nays 25 ;sand the resolution
: as to the want of Jurisdiction was adopted
+. yeas 33, nays 4. Mr.. McDuffie's bill
s was theusinde6nitely postponed, and the
Senate adjourned.
In: the; House, Mr.. Adams presented a
Memorial from Pennsylvania, asking a
change In the Naturalization laws, so that
aterm. ofs2I years shall be necessary to
,enlitle.a foreignerto the privilege Of -cili-
zenship. He said he did not concur in
sshe memorial, but would, notwiihstand-
.ing, move It's reference 10 the Judiciary
Committee. -. -. -
On motion Of Mr.. Murphy, however,
sahe memorial was, by q large vote, laid
2 Oh the table, -
The House:then took up the Contested
Election Cass.of Messrs. Bolts and Jones,
,aof Va. ~ ssS 8 sf.. ~. -: -
- AZ minority report was made, which,
s however, agrees with the resolution of the
majority in ieclaricg Mr.. Jones to have
tbeen5eleeted over Mr.; Bots by los votes.
liter some discussion Of an ,uninterest-
Sing character, the whole subject was post
gSpohea Till T thursday next.
80 The House then went into Committee
ysofthes Whole aud. d.spent the remainder, OF
ie2the day .in,the' consideration OF of,priYate and
= local bills. 81 asstt:ss:y -: -
Nothing further has been heard relative
to the running of Col: johnson on Mr,
d. Tyler,s1icket. / am inclined 10 believe the
: rutnor.ha no foundation.
: g ~ - sJune1.
In The Senate,;,his moroing, numerous
memorials in favor oflhe immediate. an'
nexation Of. Texas, were presented and re-
tered. Memorials asking a change in The
( naturalization laws, Were also presented
from various quarters.
THE remainder OF the day was devoted
Z! 10 the consideration of the Texas treaty
) III executive Ssesslor.
,55g..ssg. In the House, a resolution was ofteree
g bysMr. Parmenter, providing that ,hereaf
3 sier the daily hour of'meeling shall be ten
sszs;;nsstead OF eleven O'clock also, that ther,
e:ssbail be. q; daily recess from two till four
~ Ir. bite opposed The idea of.a recess
H 8 said that former experience 4woult
I !; tSroys that no business ,wonld be transacted
after slf memab bers had been.to dinnor.
s. hirsJ Inge;sofI moyedlo amend b.
requiring the House 10, set daily I'll eighl
$ss!$ ~. ~,
MI. White opposed the proposition. HI
81 said :thsrewas 60 precedent for hxing al
hour 10 which the House should be com
pgiledsto sir. ..s;,s;;s: ;ss;;Ss:.
90 Mi. Ingersoll said il was well know
that sallthe; business osthes British HOBS
Of Commons is sacledgg after dinner
s. He omiitsd tosay, however, that nstta
body no business w baseyefs is ;tfansacie
fore dinner
Fmally, after further raiseussion there's
olation was adopted in asform pfosidin
81 only for the meeting of 9,la House al = gel
clock y:
The oenerel i'm oression lis, that ffer