The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-01-26
CONGRESS.
been much imped

In the Senate, on the 9Th inst. alter the e
transaction of some private business, II pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the resolu- !,
ton heretofore submitted by Mr.. Allen, /
calling on the President for copies Of IN
structlons given to our Minister in London
relating to the title and occupation 0! D.
RECON. The greater part of the day was
occupied in It's discussion, when the ques-
ton on its adoption was taken and decis
ded in the negative, ayes IA, nays 81,
when the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate, Oh the 9th, Mr.. Evans
from the Committee of Finance, reported !
the following resolution
ResOlved, That the bill entitled bill to revive
the act of the Cd March, 1888, commonly called I
the compromise act, and TO modify the existing /
duties upon foreign imports in conformity with /
its provisions is a bill for raising revenue within
the meaning Of the It'll section of the LIST article
of the Constitution, and cannot therefore orgI-
nate in the Senate aud, therefore.
Resided, That 1t be indefinitely postponed
This report was ordered TO be printed,
and was made the order Of the day for
Thursday the llth.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Semplc was then tale up, and after some
debate, made the special order for Mon
day next:
Resolred, That the President Of the United
States be .Gnested 10 give notice to the Britis!
Government that ii is the desire OF the Govern
meat of the United States to annul and abrogate
the provisions of tho third article of the copven
ton concluded between the Government of the
81 and Knit N a1
Majesty the King Of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland on the Goth October, isis,
and indefinitely continued between tho same par
| ties, signed at London the 9th August, 1927.
The bill from the House of Represer-
,atiyes TO refund the fine imposed on Gen.
jackson was read first and second time,
2 by unanimous consent, and referred to the
D Committee on tie judiciary.
After some time spent in Executive Ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.
: The Senate OF the 10th was engaged
: nearly the whole of its setting on The bill
X relative to the tile Of Pea Patch Island.
In the House, on the sth, Mr. Saunders,
: on leave, introduced the following rcsolu-
: ton which was adopted unanimously:
Resoued, That a committee Of two be appoin-
ted on the par. Of this House to wal, on Mrs
Madison, and TO assure her that wherever il shall
be her pleasure to visit the Hou~' that she be
!. requested to take a seat within the Hall.
The House then resolved itself intC
+ Committee Of the Whole on the state Q
the Union, and resumed the consideration
of the bill 10 refund The fine imposed OF
r Gen. jackson. After some time spent II
!, its consideration the Committee reported
il TO the House without amendment, ant
the main question being put "shall thu.
bill pass = was decided as follows;
n YEAS.-Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Barringcr
Bcardslav. Bolser, Benton Bidlack, Edward ]
c Black, james Black, James A. Black, Blackwell
BOssisT Bower Bowiin' B9E ISL I9 6 e.
= 1'hap,nsn. Clifton, Clingman, Clinton, Co6o
!. CoIes. Cross, Cullom, Dana, Daniel, Richard u
0,yis ] w. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Dcherry
5 nelle, D,ckey, Dickinson, Dillingham;, Doug
. I.ss Duncan. Dunlap Ellis, Elmer, arlee
Fictli,. Florence, Foster, French Frick 6imeE
willis Green. Bryan Green, Hale, Hamlin, liam
melt. HARRISON, Hardin, Hays, Henley uefTlch
G Holmes, Hoge, Houston, HUBBARD ilupoe',
Hughes lungerford Jas, b. hunt ohaIt's :
% InFersol, irwin Jameson, Cave Johhs1 o.. 49,
) a Johnson. Andrew Johnson, Geo W. JONES
knHnPuT,
81 Leonard Lewis, Lucas Lumpkin, Lyon nc
i Censt,n M,clay, McClelland, McClernand, NC
10 Co,peu Mcdowell, Mckay, Mathews, Eawat
n. Morr's Murphy, Nos, Newton, Norris, owen
p.ra,sn,er Paterson, Payne, Peyton, Elisha 4
" potter Emery D. Potter, Pratt, Ramsey h9ts
te bun. Alnon II. Read. {. NJ Recu, gay, =
. REID RedinC, Relfe, Ritter Rogers, husse1', :
~ John, Sample Saunders, Senter' Ih e - ii
a ,nour David l.. Seymour, Slmons, nlnPson' =
Jall Iohn r. Smith, Thomas smith, hooei
smith. S,oenrod, Stctsou, Andrew Ste"a'l
Iobn stewart. Stiles, Strong, Sykes, iaylol
70 srbomasson. Thompson, Tibbatts, Weller, en-
nth Wheaton, White, Williams, Wilkins
p Woodward, Jos. A. Wright, Yost-io 90.
ye NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Barnard, JeFenla
Brown, Carroll, Chappel Cranston' GaIfe.s y
~ Wis. Fish, Foot, Giddings 1floer, riuuso,
), senh r. Inrersoll, jerks. Daniel I. Ming, Mc'
'"' 'I;n. Nn,eIev. Phonix, Rodney, Schenck, Sc
ut. orance ridden. TYLER, Vance, Vanmeter, Ninto
Winthrop.-23.
sci !, tho House, on the 9th, Mr., Dean
he pursuance of previous notice ASKED anu u
49, famed leave to introduce bill 10 reou'
and rerulate the compensation OF the men
OF Lors oG the Senate and House OF Represe
De. ,nt;,es Of the L. S. and of Delegates
20. rerr;,ories and certain officers and othe
in the service and pay OF the Generai uo
eminent. Read twice by It's title ana r
ferred to the Selec, Committee on X
trenchment.
: to The order of the day being the repooa
w. of the Select Committee on the ruies' W
of Wise (having been absent when the rePo
was made) requested that leave DC CIV
him to present minority report wM
pc " Atler further proceedings on the reP'
,tly the morning hour having expired
Re. The House resolved itself into co'
a. mi,,ee of the Whole on the state OF
us Union, and resumed the consideration
the reference of the Presidents Mesa
and after some time spent inlis CONSIDER
on tion the House adjourned. !,
a,c In the House, on the 10Th, on leaVe' y
u.K,,, from the Committee of Ways a