The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-15


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Mr. MERCK brosFhI In q bill 10 rsdsrs
he ssies % postage. &e.. wisieh was re-
leFred % he eommilaes On ths pat Office.
In he House Of REPRESENTATIVES, Mr..
Douglass. from the eomniIiet On cleo
tloas. % which sss rrfsrrsd arrsoluiion.
directing them =. 10 examine and report
sp0n ne eenikesles a. elsrti..n. oi the
members reinmed % this Honss," made
N elaborate repon. in which Inc eonsli-
tuiionslily Of The second section af lhe APP
portionmsni la~ sf last session Is exam
med. The report concl1des with The lDl-
lowing resolution:
Raolred. Thai the second section Of
N act for The apponionmrni % Represen-
latises among The several states, sccord-
ing % The sixlh census. approved June
%, 1919. j. not % lsw made N pHrnance
81 khe Constitution of the Uniied States,
and valid. operative, and binding upon DIE
slales.
Mr.. Garrett Darts from Inc minority of
the committee, made an adverse report;
and both were ordered 10 be printed.
Petitions and memorials being in order,
great variety were presented.
Tuesday. January -.
In die SENATE. sundry petitions and re-
solutions were presented Among Che
latter was a resolution Of ihe Legislature
Of Indiana. insiruciing their Senators, and
requesting their Representatives, TO vote
for The bill refnhding The 6ne imposed on
General Jackson, 10 oppose any PROPOSE.
ton to assume the debts OF the states, and
70 oppose any further distribution Of the
proceeds OF the sales of public lands.
DIR. Bates presented the resolutions Of
the Legislature OF Massachusetts,, in "a
yer OF amending The constitution so as 10
strike out the haste OF slave representa-
iian; he moved 70 lay on the table, and
thai they be printed.
The motion 10 print the resolutions
was decided in The negative--ayes II.
nays %.
Mr.. Evans concluded his speech in re-
ply 10 Mr.. McDuffic, and on motion OF
Mr.. Woodbury. the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, Mr..
c. ]. Ingersoll, from the committee on
foreign affairs, TO whom was referred q
resolution that the Presi,len, give notice
10 Great Britain Of the desire Of this Co
yefnment 90 terminate the provision of
The treaty of 1927 for the Joint sccupa-
ZION Of Oregon. reported thai !, was mex
pedient to adopt this resolution al this
time.
The debate on the Rules of the House
was continued by-M Saunders and Mr..
Winthrop.
Mr.. Adams sent 10 the desk the reso-
luiions of the present Massachusetts l.e-
gislaiure 10 amend The Constitution, BY
striking ou, the basis of slave representa-
zion; bur motion Go suspend the rules
for their reception was rejecied--iiI 20
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"Wednesday, J,nusry "a. e
Numerous memorials were presented
in the Senate. The remainder of the
session was spent in consideration Of Mr..
McDuffie's report on the Tariff, and Elk.
ecutiyc business.
In the House the debate vas renewed
On the els, rule, and subsequently on the
Oregon question.
Thursday, January as
After the consideration Of other matters
in the Senate, the resolution meved some
days since-hy Mr.. Selnpls. giving notice
TO The British Government for the termi-
nation Of the provision Of the treaty for
the joint occupation Of Oregon by the
United States aud Great Britain. was
taken up. II was discussed until the
Executive session without vote. The
Senate adjourned over to Monday.
In the House Of Representatives Dir.
Elmer, from the committee Of elections,
presented a report Of the contested cleo
tion case Of Messrs. Goggin and Gilmer,
sustaining the right Of Mr.. Gilmer. the
setting member. 10 his seat.
The report having been referred, a
motion was made to priat the written ar
garments Of Messrs. Gnmer and Goggin,
presented by the committee, which was
debated about ten hours, and finally pre-
vailed, l2i TO 81. Nothing else was
done during the day,
Friday January 26.
The Senate did not sit to day.
In the House, as soon as the journal
was read, Mr.. e. ] Ingersoll referred 10
letter in the Philadelphia u. s. Gazette,
sigued d" Oliver Old School," which he
alleged con,a ned an account Of the pro-
ceediags in the House grossly misrepre-
sentiag them. He charged that Nathan
Sargent was the author of the letter, and
demanded that he be deprived Of his right
TO desk as a reporter. The particular
scene alleged to be misrepresented occur
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