Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
co,1espondenatese Of ffths Charleston Patriot.


Owing 20 the death of Mr.. H. Brlnker-
ho1, of Ohio, no legislative business was
transacted il either branch OF congress
to-day.
In the House, the fact was announced oy
MIR. Potter, after which The customary res
olutions were adopted, and then out OF
resnect 10 the memory Of the deceased, a
motion to adjourn was made and carried
In the Senate, the same melancholy
duty was performed by MIR. Allen, after
which that body also adjourned. :.
The consideration of the tariff bill will
be again resumed tomorrow. After MIR.
Mckay, the Chairman of the Committee
ON Ways. aud Means, shall have spoken,
! presume the vote will be taken on the
enerossment of the bill. AS the object OF
making members shew their bands, VIII
then have been accomplished, it is comb
denlly affirmed that the bill will be suffer-
ed TO die. .9.>.a
It's still rumored that, owing 10. certain
difficulties on The score of politics, the posi
Master General, and the Attorney General
viii shortly resign.
On Monday the Joint Resolution pro-
posing an adjournment Of Congress on l:e
27th. will again come up in the House.
Although there are many in favor Of An
adjournment on the day.it Is believed that
the Session will not terminate before the
latter part Of June.
The,investigation as TO the moral ability
of Mr.. Niles to take his seat in the Senate,
is not progressing so rapidly as.was anticl-
pated. Asthere are !some nice points 10
Volved in the iuquiry-.new under the Con
sti,ution and that require careful CONSIDER
alton and adjustment, the Committee ap-
pear determined 10 take their time.
May 10.
In The Senate, there were, as usual, an
ti-Texas petitions, and, petitions against
any modification Of the tariff.
The Chair presented the pellti,oin OF a
man who, ny mistake, has located hlmseif
and slaves within the boundary ofTexas.
He asks the passage of bill to help him.
Mr.. Sevier observed that there are
many cases Of This character. He hoped
however, that all difficulty would De re-
moved before the, close Of the sesslon, oy
the annexation of Texas.
Mr. Huntinton. from the Committee on
Commerce, 10 whom had been referred
the bill 10 remodel the Consular establish
menl Of the U. s.. reported resolution
recommending an indefinite postPonement
of the bill. x d
The remainder Of the day was spent in
Executive session.
In the House, several communications
were received from the Departments I'D
answer to resolutions.
Among them was one from The Post
master General, giving the estimate for the
fiscal wear commencing July l, 1874. II
IS as follows -" For transportation OF the
mail, S950,O00; ship, steamboat and way
letters, .S22, 900; wrapping paper Sls,O0O;
Office furniture, $1,000; advertising, $780,
O6O: mail bags, $4,000; mail locks.
$4,000; mail depreda.ions and special
agents, S2S, 1000; clerks for Offices, S2l5,-
O6O; miscellaneous. .S56, 600. Total, S4,-
100000"
A letter was received from Mr.. Dixon
II. Lewis. resigning his seat as a member
of the House.
Several unimportant matters baving
been disposed Of, the tariff bill was taken
up, the question being on concurrlng in the
amendments of the Committee OF the
Whole.
MI. Bernard took the floor and made
some remarks on the bill in arevenue point
of view.
MI. Mckay. followed, and made gene.
raj reply to all the objections urged against
the bill.
MIR. Callamer next obtained the floor
and moved the. previous question.
Mr.. Cave johnson moved call OF the
House, which.was ordered and continued
,ilI there was a full attendance.
Mr. Elmer then moved to lay the bill
on the table. This motion prevailed -
yeas, 1876 mays, 80. IS
A rsotion being made 10 reconsider The
vote, Mr.. McClcrnond moved an adjourn
ment, This was rejected.
Mr.Payne then moved to postpone the
rnotion to reconsider tillio-morrow. This
was reiected:-yeas, SO; nays, l03.
Mr.. Dromgole renewed the motion to
adjourn.
On this motion, Mr.. Holmes desired 10
be excused ffomvoting. Having done SO,
be proceeded to givehi reasons. He first
stated ,be issue 10 be between the tariff
bill Of 1912 and the present bill; but in
order to avoid this issue, gentlemen were
desirous to adjourn. To this he was sop.
posed; because the eye Of the people
were upon the House, udihey expected
Legislation upon SO important an issue, in:
stead of Il being thus avoided by an ad-
iournmeut. He desired 10 be excused from
voting for another reason-which was, that
sume of his friends, anti-larif men had
opposed the bill on grounds which were
moi susrainable.-tHere Mr.. Fl. was inter-
rup,ediby vociforous cries of Orderly He
was then proceeding 10 say that this bill
was, he3admi,ted, emiuently beneficial to
- s..,.,;o,,- of .he TJpion when the criac