Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-17

from the house of Representatives on
Thursday last with sundry amendments.
was taken up, aud the amendments were
read.
Mr. Dix stated that the Military Com
mlree recommended that the amendments
be uot concrrred in. The amendments
reduce the number of Major Generals to
one. and of Brigadiers to two.
The President transmitted to the Senate
the correspondence called for with Generals
Scott and Gaines.
That .,orlion of the correspondence rel
atlve to General Scott was read. 1t ap-
pears that General Scott was, at one time,
designated to command the Army Of Oc-
cupatirn. aud that subsequently, for rea-
sons growing ou, OF General SCOTS con-
duct, lh- President changed his determin-
alton.
The House was. engaged in the consid-
Grafton Of Territorial busiuess-for the
most part local.
June 10.
1t is the prevailing impression here, that
the British Minister has submitted a prdp.
osiion for the adjustment Of the Oregon
question, bul no one has any positive and
definite know ledge Of the fact.
The wonder working Telegraph COM
menced operations yesterday, between this
city aud New York, aud many messages
were exchanged. A report Of the prosee-
dings of Congress. and long Government
despatch, we're sent to New York. The
distance is two hundred aud twenty ode
miles. The rate Of postage is SO cents for
every ten words, with deduction Of one
third Of this rate when the number of
words exceeds one hundred. ..a1,s
The members of both Houses are very
desirous o(terminating the sessions in July.
Ii is apprehended that thus cannot be done,
if The Oregon aud Tariff questions are 10
be setrled.
The friends Of the protective tariff. al
ded by the fifty four forty party, are in
favor Of ternInarins The session as soon
as p:.ssibIe, so as to defeat any Oregon
treaty and save the present tariff for one
more Congress.
In the House, the Select Com nittee on
the charges made byJ. C. IngersoI against,
Daniel Webster, reported the following
esOuli0ns,
Reeolued, That the testimony taken il,
this investigation be. sealed up by. the
clerk under the supervision Of the COM
mitlee, endorsed confidential and depos-
lied in the archives of the House, aud that
the same be liol opened unless by its order.
Resolued, Tha, this fepor, be laid on the
'abIe aud be printed, aud that The Select
Committee be discharged from the further
ronsilerIlicn Of liIls subject.
The report is signed by-Samuel T.. j
Vin,on, Jefferson Davis, Daniel E. King
and SeabOrn Jones
The report. was read, and it entirely
exonerates'Mr. Webster from the charges
Of using the secret service fund in any irG.
proper manner:
tsMr. Brinkerhoff alone dissented from
the report Of The Committee and made a.
special rePor EaIfegfnss BAT The sTraodsyS
used by F: D. J.Sm,lh, of NJ aine, forpur- !,
poses connected with The settlement Or the
North Eastern boundary question, was
improperly used. The money was, in
part, used for the public press.
Mr.. Seaborn Jones stated, in explana-
atiou, that he had stated, that so far as rel
CARDS the conduct Of Mr.. Websrer, whose
conduct the committee were directed TO
inquire into, the committee. did not see
that any use had been mat lie Of The fuad
in connection with The public press, but
what was just and proper.
Mr.. Bfnkerhot1's report concluded
merely with resolution. lha' the Commit
lee be discharged from all further conside-
ration Of the subject, and that both reports
be printed.
The House received both reports and
ordered them TO be laid OH the table and
printed.
The hill directing that the mineral lands
of The United States be sod-lhe mimi
mum price being fixed at s! 50 per acre,
was passed.
In the Senate, resolution was repor-
ted, authorizing the creation Of mon
umenl to Washington on the public
grounds. Funds have been raised for the
purpose by private subscription.