Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-29


10 The opponents sof the bill. Two very
able speeches, each occupying Two days,
jihad been delivered against The bill, and he
| objected 10 any p0stponement.
Mr.. Lewis stated that snme gentlemen
| on his side were very anxious to leave the
city.
This last is strong reason for urging
: the question on The bill, for it has been
found difficult to keep some of The friends
ofhe bill in their place. Mr.. R. Johnson
will speak to-day
Mr.. Evans estimates that The bill will
yield five millions less Ihao the Tariff of
1912. He predicts that, If the war con.
linues, Congress must be called in Oc'o-
Der, to raise further means-for the sup
ply now proposed by this Treasury note
bill would, by That time, be exhausied.-
The bill was moi fully disposed of.
The House was occupied. 10 day. with
the private Calendar, and went very near
through it.
Correspondence ofthe Charleston Epeaing Ne,os
July 20.
in the Senate to day the House bill
providing for the distribution of The Laws
of theUnired States among members, was
taken up. II was strongly opposed by
'lr. Benton, on Ihe ground that it did not
look well for The members to be voting
themselves books when al the same time
they were pretending TO carry retrench-
rent into every other department, at the
Capital. After fdrher discussion The till
was laid over ill 10 morrow.
MIR. Breeze. from the Com mitteee on
Public Lands, reported back the Land
Graduation Bill from the House, with
sundfy additional amendments. Several
'of Them are of such nature as to render
The assent of the House rather doubtful.
especially when il is remembered thai in
that body the vote was almost equally di-
yided.
F. Several petitions against the Tariff bill
having been disposed of. MIR. Lewis mo
we'd TO take up The Sub Treasury Bill.
Mr.. Evans hoped it would no, be taken
up now, as it was due 10 The Senate to give
some notice.
Mr. Lewis said he had given uolice.
MIR. CaSs said he was friendly to the
bill, but he desired that the River and
Harbor bill should have precedence,
After further discussion the Senale. by
a vote of22 to 30. refused 10 take up the
Sub Treasury Bill.
Mr.. Dix then moved 10 take up the River
and Harbor Bill,
Mr.. Bagby thought it very unnecessary
to furce bill approprialiug million and
half al this lime. and for which the
country had no immediate need, before
The revenue bill was disposed Of.
Mr.. Dix rejoined, after which The bill
by vote Of 81 10 ID was taken up. The
question was upon certain unimporlanl
saimendrien's reported from the Commit
lee Oh Commerce. These having been
made at distant points, and not in our own
csuntry, and anuns our Own ciiz"ns.--
Hence, Mr.. Calhoun argues the necessity
of strengthening the country in lis inan
ces. : A system of dirccl laxaIinn comnien-
surate with the expenses must he resored
'to aLthe next, session, should the war mol
be terminated hefore thai lime. =r--=,=-==
Correspondence Of tic Charleston Courier.
' July el.
The fate of The Tariff bill is sill The
sunjer,.nf The most intense anxiety, and
some dou"; for ii will he easy to kill II
by some slide blow, with The aid Of bne
oriwo %efeofure lhnugh, 10 he
hesilating. The Uhan now considers Mr..
Semplc as firm and sh> for The bill. Mr..
Haywood is instructed to\,e f., II. bu; !,
has been reported that he wold vnte for a
postponemenl ill next session. ar Rem
ton, it has been said, would insist \>,on i,
duty on tea and cnHee, and hat this anie,J
menl would hnzard The bill but Mr.. BIZ!
has. AS know, determined 10 vote for The
bill as it stands. lie will, probably, unite
with MIR. Calhoun III bringing up sepa.
rate bill, imposing tax on tea aud coffee.
On the whole, the chance is that the bill
will pass, but it is possible that lis opera.
,ion may be postponed till March next, 81
that it may be seen. meanwhile, what
revenue we want.
Besides the delegation of democratic
iron masters from Pennsy lvania, we have
now one of Influential New York demo
Gratis, who are exertng great influence in
opposition 10 the passage Of the bill.
We hear nothing, officially as 10 the fate
of the British offer Of mediation between
The United STATES and Mexico.
Unless mediation should be successful,
it is now very certain that the war will he
loug: tthas been planned on broad and
comprehensive scale, and will oe pursued
with energy. You will see that the Cal
ifornia expedition is Que OF conquest aud
settlement.
II is just remark Of Mr.. Calboun's,
that this war, if it continues, will prove to
be a very expensive one, aud thai it will
be unusually ouerous in proportion 10 its
expense. The expenditures are all 70 be
explained by Mr.. Dix, were agreed TO-
The bill, as amended, was then ordered
for third reading.
The consideration ofrhe Tariff bill was