Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-04-24
CONGR ESSHONAL.
Correspondence Of Charleston Patriot.
WAsHINGroN.A April | !

WAsHIEeroN, April H.;
In the Seuale, communication was
received from The Secretary Of the Navy,
notifying Senators that on Saturday next
Mr.. Colt will make his experiments
with his submarine battery, in the Poto.
mac, near the Arsenal. As stated in q
former letter, Mr.. G. will attempt 10 blow
up vessel under full sail as she approach.
es the navy yard. Lieutenant Boyle. o.
the Navy, will steer the vessel until the
signal for exploson-when. Of course, il i:
presumed, he will quit his post. The
President and Heads of Departments will
be in attendance.
AS usual, numerous memorials in favor
of the present tariff were presented and
referred. Memorials were also presented
complaining Of the exhorbilant duty on
sugar.
In The House, motion was made by
Mr.. Ingersoll, 10 prin. 10000 extra copies
ofthe report made by him last eyenius
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
in favor Of appropriaIing $4,000 for com.
pensaling the owners Of the. .Amistad.
A motion was made 10 amend by adding
10000 copies of report by the Commit
tee on Manufactures on The subject of the
tariff.
After some discussion Of a conversational
character, the whole matter was by vote
of SIS 10 50 laid OH The table.
The House then went into Committee
of lhe Whole: and resumed consideration
of the old harbor bill, with an understand
inc that the debate should cease at two
o'clock.
The amendment Of the Senate to the
Pension appropriation bill were then cou-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole.
The principal amendment Of The Senate
is as follows: mo personoin the Army or
Navy shall be allowed to draw both a
pension as an invalid, and pay Of his rank
or station in the service, unless the alleged
disability for which the pension was gran
be such as to have occasioned his employ.
ment in a lower grade, or in some civil
branch Of the service" This was agreed
to.
And the amendment on reducing the
amount for certain pensions for widows,
&c. was disagreed 10.
This being the case, Mr.. Holmes, whs
is invariably the champion of The weaker
sex, expressed his establishment at the in
consistency Of certain gentlemen, who
while they declined taking up the bill to
modify the tariff, were bent upon cutting
down The appropriations for poor widows
and orphans.
The remark stung several members to
The quick, if the violent attack they imme-
dia,ely made upon Mr.. II. may be taken as
an indication.
Among Others, Mr.. Cave Johnson char
sed that Mr. Holmes did not vote on two
occasions when motions were made to
take up the tariff bill.
Mr.. H. easily explained, by stating that
on The first occasion, he was absent at the
Stale Department, and on the second, al
though in the Capitol, he diu not know
the question had been put and did not get
within the bar until it was too late to vote.
(The rule is that no member shall vote.
who was not within the bar when his
name was caled.) The Clerk had, how
ever, by mistake, recorded his name in the
affirmative, although he did not vote at all.
This being the case, he, Mr.. H., on com.
ing within the bar, appealed 10 Mr.. john
sion, as to whether he ought not as point
Of honor, 10 slate the fact and have tis
name forthwith Withdrawn. Mr.. J. res.
ponded in the affirmative, and Mr.. H.
acted in accordance with it. There was
much confusion and great laughter, du.
ring which Mr.. Holmes proposed thai if
gentlemen had any doubt as to which way
be would vote, they should, al ,ha, time.
put the question ON taking up the bill.
This proposition was however, declined.
1t is rumored that the President will
send 10 the Senale Treaty for the An.
nexation Of Texas, on Monday pexl.
Mr.. Dixon H. Lewis, is spoken of as
the probable successor of Mr.. King, re-
Gently appointed Minister TO France.
April 12.
In The Senate this morning, there were
numerous Memorials from New York and
other States, protesting against any
change in the tariff. Some of these me-
MORALS have lists of signatures attached
ln them dozen yards long.
The consideration Of the tariff resolution
was then resumed.
Mr.. Choate having the floor, made a
long speech in favor Of The protective pol
icy. When he concluded the Senate
spent short time in Executive Session,
and then adjourned to Monday. There
appears 10 be no doubt as to the conforma-
lion of Mr.. Ferris, as Collector of New
York, in the place Of Mr.. Curtis.
In the House, after the disposal of some
unimportant business, Mr.. Pratt reported
a.bill appropria,!ns S75.000 for an addi-
ton to the Patent Office. Also, a bill au-
,horizing the publication of all drawings of
all patents hitherto granted. This will be
very acceptable, as it will save much