Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-05-22

Mi. Duncan to take up his bill providing
for The casting of votes for President and
Vice President on the same day.
After a speech from Mr. Hammet on
the importance of this subject, the motion
of Mr.. Duncan was laid'on The. table
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, (who has
now recovered his healthy the House went
into Committee of the Whole, and spent
some hours in discussing a bill providing
for The Lunalic Asylum of this District;
also. bill providing for the abolition of inn
prisonment for debt in the District.
The tariff bill having been disposed OF,
there appears general listnessness as 10
anv other business. There appears now
bni little doubt that the session will ter
inmate 10 The end Of The present month.
May l3.
In the Senate this morning, there were,
as usual, numerous memorials, both In
favor and against the annexation Of Texas
Mr.. McDuffie presented resolutions 10
favor of the annexation, adopted at meet
ing held in Marion District. ;.
The House bill providing for the rei'ei
bf the survivors. Of those lost in the shcr;
Gramnus was next taken up aud ordered
10 be cngrossed' H. D.
sideut, transmitting Two Treaties: one
with the King of Wurtemburg, aud The
other with the Grand Duchy Of Hesse.
The remainder Of The day was spent in
Executive session.
In the House, on motion of MIR. Cave
johnson, the Joint resolution from the Sen
ate providing fer termination OF the
present session on The 26th instant, was
taken up. -,
Mr.. johnson then took the floor for The
! purpose of making some remarks prepar-
a,ory TO motion for the previous ques-
! ton.
MIR. Parmenter hoped The gentleman
would pause before moving the previous
question, because the resolution provided
for an adjournment on the "27th OF May
next" Hence, if adopted, Congress would
have 10 set year longer. This suggestion
caused the most outrageous Laughter.
After further proceedings, Mr.. Houston
moved 10 amend The resolution by slri.
king out "May 27lh," and inserting June
17th."
Mr.. C. J. Iugersoll moved to lay the
whole matter on the table; but without
success.
The question was then put on The mo-
ton of Mr.. Houston TO Insert "June III"
and it was carried: Yeas 114-nays IS.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted and returned to the Senate.
1t is said that Gen. Cass is about writing
another letter taking still stronger ground
in favor Of the annexation Of Texas.
May Is.
Iu the Senate, after the disposal of some
scores of private bills, the House bill pro.
vidng for the relief OF the survivors Of those
lost in the schr. Grannpus, was taken up.
Ii was amended so as to include several
other cases, aud then passed.
The bill to abolish the Office Of Solicitor
Of the General Land Office was then ia
ken up. A long debate arose relative to
the utility OF the Office, after which, the
bill was ordered TO be euerossed.
The adjournment resolution. as amen
ded by the House by inserting 'Jaue l7th,'
was taken up.
MIR. Evans though, the business nIghl
be got through with by the Sd Of June.
He thererelore moved to amend by insert
lug that day.
The amendment was opposed on The
ground that, if the resolution was again
returned in the House, nothing would be
gained.
Finally. the resolution was, for the pres
ent, laid on the table.
The remainder of the day was spent in
Execlive session Oh (as is supposedly the
Texas treaty.
May l6.
The Senate were engaged for several
hours on private and local business. The
remainder of the day was spent iu Exesu
live Session.
lnihe House, resolutions adopted a,
great meeting iu Mobile, in favor of the
annexation of Texas, were presented aud
ordered to be printed.
A long report was made from the Com
miltee oil Commerce, relative 10 Memo
rails asking a remiss Of duty on Rail Road
Iron.
MIR, Hopkins. from the Post Office Com
mittee, made volumnious report on the
subject Of the regulation and reduction of
letter postage. He in'imated his intention
to call up the subject on The earliest op-
portunily.
Mr.. Ingersoll, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, to whom as referred me-
MORALS from Merchants, asking the sus.
pension Of certain reciprocity treaties with
Germany, Sweden, &c. reported a reso-
luton empowering the President to take
the proper measures for removing the
prievauees complained OF.
A Joint Resolution was passed, author
iziug the employment Of clerks to collect
and arrange statistical information relative
to the Manufacturing and Agricultural in-
teres,s of the country.
E A resolution was also adopted, granting