The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-01-24


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4 I, sSsr,,s;;v. !. business.
! 4, ,he 1J.usei Mr.. Burke. Of New Hamnsb;,e
ob,aoed leave and i,,trod,cer Bils for ,he aais.
sion ~ rexas into the Union as State: which wa,
on the state IJn;ou aud oresredto be printed.
II win be found Il our regular report oi,his day,
edogs The l5os,,se ,hSS resolvrd itself ink
con,mee of ,he WI. ~ IL, ,be s,ate of ne Uujon
tM,s Hook;.. i, de chair, and resumed thsscou
siaeraon of the ,iont re.ou,;ous for the re
alton !, Tsxa. TO- tbc United states M Bowlin.
,f Missouri; addressed tbe committee n favor Of
the measure. and Messrs. Hardin and Severance,
snake in ooposon 10 H. Mr. Hammett. of Mis-.
s;ssni. ob,ained ,be aoo, yhen rhe lcommi,tee
| rinse. and The House adjourned. 4 L q u bdS ss3t
Thursday Jan. 49, The Ssnafs. The report.
ers o ,he Globe naed he IMPORT ii ths
remarks, of Mr.. Archer YESTERDAY, COUGHING tbe
pending negotiation on the Oregon question. HS
was understood by The repor ID l,a ye said tbat
in few day,. the result of the attempted nepo,as
tou ON the part oftbe English government and The
United Stateso concerning thai question would be,
transmitted 10 the Senate The phraseoloey At.
trib,teJ by tbe yeporters to that senator sled the
editor Of the Globe who. eommsnted al some
length upon so unproiitabe result to the negotia.
ton as the language imputed 10 that senator IL true
would have impiied. !, The senator from Virginia
did not Intend to have been understood as ,ndicat-
ing by his language anthing as to the character Of
the result OF that negotiation. Mr., Allen alluded
also to some inace uracies In the report Of his re-
marks. which he rishtfuliy attributed tothc diff
Guilty of being heard by the reporters, ID conse-
.quence Of the unfavorable position Ia which they
are placed. rs - y ss.s!. m
The Senate, to-day, passed the bill IRON the
House establishing uniform. time for holding the
election for electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent ia all the States 10 the Union.. The bill was
amended by the Senate, fixing Tuesday next after
the first Monday Of November as the day on which
to hold lhe election Several other bills of less
importance were passed, The postage bill was
made the order Of the day Tor Monday next The
Senate, after spending some time the considera-
tion of executive business, adjourned over till
Monday next. to enable the Committees to attend
to the business before them. - 9Ssr&
The first business in the House. this morning.,
was the in,roducton ola resolution by Mr. Pres
ton King for the appointment ofaselect committee
to examine and report whether any, andif any,
which ofiis members have been engaged in fight
ing duel on account Of words spoken In debate.
and giving to said Committee the power 10 send
for persons and papers; also second resolution,
that if it should appear to osaid committee that any
members Of the House have been engagedin fight.
ing duel on accoun, Of words spoken ia debate
on The floor Of the House, then instrucdng said
trpmaitee to report the facts, @ith aresoIutionto
expel any memberor members guilty ofsuch enme
After IA Intellectual motion TO lay this resolution on
the table, "a debate ensued, in wh,ch Messrs. Ray
ner, Payne, Cdusin, and Mcdowell took part; az
4 ter which, thcresolutoDs aere laid ohthe table
| yeas OG, nays 81 MI. Davis ofIndianas having
moved the reconsideration of the resolution passed.
yesterday, ON the motion of Mr.. Grnnel. in rela-,
io to the publication Of the exploring expedition,
debate epsued which lasted the remainder Of the
! ]dsy. andihe, House adjourned without ,aki.g up
4 fbe Texas question. :, ".
Friday Jan. III sOa the opening ofthe House,.
this morning the first business that capc Up was .
i report made by Mr.. Taylor,, from the Committee
on, Accounts,. stating that on The exa,nnaiionsof Of
the accounts of Caleb j, McNuty. the clerk Of
the House, it appeared tha, there was q deficiency
ia, the. contingent fund Of about $4,000, which
was una cco,,nied for by him. The report stated
that Mr MrNul,y had, on three several occasions,
heen called on TO attend the committee, and settp
his accounts, but,hat be Lad failed to do So They
therefore reported resolutions disn,issing him from
o,ce. and requesting The President Of the United