Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
From the Correspondence Of The Southern Patriot
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90.

lu tuc llVuSCt "-uoJf 'SoohSS ""'
received from the President, transmitting
letter from Mr.. Wise, our Minister at
Brazil, in which he sets forth thar our cili-
Zens in thai quarter as well rs those Of
Great Britain, are extensively engaged in
Tie slave trade. The President expresses
a hope ,ha, Congress will Immediately
take The subject into serious consideration.
The Message was. referred to the Com
mtuee on Foreign Affairs.
A communication vas also received
from the State Department, relative TO The
payment of the Mexican indemnity. 1t
merely states that no definite communica.
lion from Mr.. Shannon ON the subject has
yet been received.
The consideration Of The General Ap.
preparation bill was then resumed n Com
miltee of The Whole
Among the amendments agreed to. was
one appropriariug $4,000 for continuing
in operation the Magnetic Telegraph be.
tween this city aud Baltimore.
A great number of other proposed amend
ments were considered aud rejected. after
which at a late hour The bill was reported.
In The Senate message was received
from The President in answer to a resolu-
lion calling for copies Of instructions given
to our Minister al London. relative TO The
Oregon negotiation. The President says.
at this stage of the proceedings. il will not
be proper 10 comply with the request, bnl
he assures The Senate that the present as.
pect of affairs is favorable to The claims of
The Country.
After the presentation of petitions and
The disposal of other miscellaneous mat
ters, the French Spoliation bill was again
called up.
MIR. GlcDuffie made long speech in
opposition to The bill, and Messrs. Choate
and Archer replied. The subject was
again postponed till to morrow.
The consideration Of the Texas resolu
tion was then resumed.
Mr.. CoIquit made long and able speech
in their favor, and Mr.. Simmons followed
on the other side. The subject was then
laid over ill tomorrow. II is now conf
IDENTIFY affirmed that Mr. Brnron's bill will
pass The Senate on or before Monday.
FEB. 21.
In the House, several bills were received
from the Senate and read twice. Among
Them was the bill authorizing the S. Z.
Rail Road Company TO import free Of
duty, sufficient iron 10 les: the practicable
ity 6F an atmospheric rail way. IL was
referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
After the passage Of some unilnportanl
bills, the consideration of The General ap.
bill was again resumed in
Commil,ee of The Whole.
hlr. Holmes moved to amend by insert
ing $4,000 for The Charleston Custom
House, but the Chair ruled i, ou oforder,
MIR. Holmes asked Tor the reasons, but
the Chair said he was not compelled to
give any. A very summary mode of dis
posing Of difficulty.
Mr.. c. J. IngcrsoIl moved 10 amend by
i5 GFaa S5 SS2 A fqe lhe ap1&!sT MiassGs
Austria, Spain and Mexico. Ii was re-
jecled, but al subsequent stage it was in
another form agreed 10. This has refer
ence 10 the outfit Of the new Ministers 10
be appointed to those places. under the
coming administration.
MIR. lngersoll then moved 10 amend by
adding "For salary of Minister TO China
$4,000, and outfit $4,000"
MIR. Adams moved to amend by iucreas-
ius it to $4,000 salary and S9,OOO outfit
THIS was agreed 10 also an item allowing
S3, 500 for Secretary aud Chinese Inter.
prefer.
FEB. "a.
10 The House the consideration of The
General Appropriation Bill was resumed,
the question being concurrins in the nu-
merous amendments repnrtcd from Com
mi,tee of the Whole.
The amendment appropriaIns $4,000
for Morse's Telegraph between this city
aud Baltimore, was cOncUrredlu lu without |
a division.
'I'he amendment appropriaine S72, 900
for outfit Of Ministers under the coming
was agreed TO, as was also
that providing 50 900 outfit, and S9,UUO
salary for a Minister TO China
Yesterday an amendment % $4,000 was
offered by Mr.. Holmes for The Charleston
Custom House, but it was rul,d out Of or
der. Subsequently, nowevT, Mr.. IL.
managed to divert the attention of MIR.
Cave johnson, who objects 10 almost every
thing,-and then succeeded in citing in the
which was Ills morning
agreed 10 by the House. twill moi be
opposed in The Senate.
The amendments approprlaIne S5974O
for books for members, was greed 10 by
a vote of 96 TO Ga.
An amendment appropriamS $4,000
for fire proof building for TIC War aud
Navy Departments, was cunnrred ILL
Yeas 81. Nays e2.
Numerous other amendmens were con-
CURED in, after which the bill~as passed.
lEB. 25.
The excitement and anxiel, relative to
the Texas Resolutions are 81 great that
long before The hour Of meelinIthc Senate +;
Chamber is besieged by hundeds anxious {
to hear The proceedings. Wi'ih The last i
twenty -four hours confidence to the sue I
cess OF The measure, has riseIa hundred
per cent. The letter of GoveTor Wright, ,
urging his friends 10 give up lhir scruplcs, t
will, it is thought, give The inislng stroke. &