The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-02

iaafnrd.
In he Hoase q Representatives, Mr.
Dancaa nossd 70 ssspsnd the rulrs thal
he hoase might 70 into enmmigles ar he
Who'll. ard take % the bill naming ons
day iorfhe sieciion % Prrsidenl aid Vice
faesidsnl ID Al he States. The yeas
and nays were ordered. and we're IA 10
os-moiion losi.
NJ. sarlsoa. q \. Y. naased % rtcsn-
sider he vote BY which ~ House yes
israsy passed he Army bill. with sisw
70 Eef in IN amendment sppropriaiiag
$4,000 Tor he purpose Of repairing The
fariihc1tisns a. Newport.
Afler brief debate he vote was recon-
s'dered, and the bill again brOughi BE-
fore The House.
The amendment FOR repairs 81 New
port was rejected.
The bill was again passed, and he
House adjourned.
"Wednesday. April ~.
In The Senate. Mr.. Bayard called up
House lss, making appropriations Coz
The use Of the navy. The bill sppropri-
aies The sum of $4,000. the amount
received into The Treasury Cor The sale Of
condemned naval stores. and i 90 take
The place Of bill. some time since, 10 an-
Ihofize The transferoi appropriations from
one branch Of the service 10 another, and
which. from lis restrictions, is inopera-
tive. After sowe remarks in oppposiiion
TO il By Mr. Haywood, The bill was pas
sed.
The rest Of The sitting was occupied
with the Post Office bill.
A discussion OF some length arose up
on an amendment, submitted by Mr. Pos
ter, 10 the 9th section. which section ma.
ierially changes the existing franking
privilege.
Me-. Buchanan was Of opinion that
nothing could be done 10 good purpose in
bringing about any change in the existing
system, without entirely abolishing the
Thanking privilege. We could not retain
this and have cheap postage TOO. He
should vote against the bill unless il con-
tanned the provision.
AZ . subsequent stage Of the debate,
Mr.. McDuffie mosed the indefinite post.
ponement Of the bill. but afterwards with
drew The motion, and the Senate coniinu.
ed the discussion. without final decision.
until the adjournment.
To the House Of Representatives. Mr..
G. ]. Ingersoll, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported bill providing
for the sscertainineni Of claims Of our CT.
,ioens 10 indemnity Cor spoIiaiions com.
mit,ed by France prior To 1900.
Mr.. DIomgoole asked what amour
the bill appropriated.
Mr.. e. lngersoll: No amount. Iipro
vides for Commissioner, and appropri
a,es OIL 200 10 pay the expense.
Mr.. Dromgoole called for The reading
Of The bill, and il was read. IL provides
for a commission 10 sit in The city o
Washington, and 10 take evidence in re
ferenre TO these long neglected claims,
The bill was referred 10 the committee o.
the whole.
Reports having been concluded, grea
confusion followed in settling upon the
priority Of business.
The Speaker, at length, decided tina
The Western Harbor bill was first in or
der.
The bill was put on its passage.
Mr.. Dougl ,ss, Of ILL.,, made an argu'
ment in favor Of the bill, and adduced the
authority of Gen. Jackson upnn the sub
jec. Of Internal Improvements. He
commended that as 10 the consliiutionality
of appropriations for the improvements o.
harbors there was no doubt upon the sub.
jcct.
Mr.. Rhett denied this, and called fol
proof.
Mr.. Douglass said all our Presidents
had sanctioned the same by signing and
approving bills. He asked whether the
Charleston harbor appropriations were
constitutional, in the view of the gelle'
man from South Carolina!
Mraolmes here came to his colleagues
rescue, and said these appropriation:
were unconstitutional also.
Mr.. Rhett responded, and discussed
the powers under the constitution. He
classified the old Republican, and the mo-
dern Democratic parties, and claimed po'
li,ical kindred with the gentleman who
had preceded him, and was therefore the
more surprised at The difference between
them. He thought the gentleman claim
ed the mot latiludinarian powers.
Mr.. ID. interrupted Mr.. r. frequently
and there was a considerable "shor
hand" debate between them.
After this Interesting breach between
these loving I.ocofocos, and the disposal
Of some questions Of order. a vote was
taken upon an amendment increasing The
appropriation for the Ohio river from 81
to 100000, and the same was agreed
to by 80 to 81!
The House then adjourned.
Thursday, April IS.
In the Senate, the whole of the day