Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-10
CONGRESS-.
WILMINGTON, il
UNITED STATES SENATE.

WAsuiN0roS, June b..
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. Lewis reported the Sub Treasury Bill which was
placed tho calendar The bill reported with amend.
ments.
removal Of Indians from the Mineral Lands.
The bill for the increase Of the officers OF the Army. from
the House of Representatives was called up and
hon OF Mr. Hnnnegan was postponed until Tomorrow.
The resolution Of Mr.. flanagan, naming the Goth Of
July for the adjournment Of the Houses Of Congress-
called up in order.
Mr. Lewis OF Ala said that in the present state of the
finances and the fact of the call upon the
sitent in regard 20 the finances he was unwilling TO fix
day Of adjournment lie should therefore, move to post,
pone the resolution until Monday next.
Mr.. Huntington supported the resolution Six weeks
m ms Judgment was time sufficient for the Transaction Of
all the business likely to be before Congress
MIR. Dayton said that the naming Of day would hurry
the business, and would probably hurry those having
charge OF tho public business We could not be
to sit hero to know the result of the Mexicanwar
know what was done upon the Oregon question All would
work up to day, II a day named.
Mr. Sewer and Mr.. Turney opposed the resolution upon
the ground that the business Of Congress po
sition which would warrant the naming Of any day.
Mr.. Webster thought that tho Senate could properly
name day, or suggest day 10 the House. and il the
House were not ready to it, they could
lay the resolution upon the table, dispose of they
thought proper.
Mr.. Calhoun did not think with due regard TO the
public business, that day could be agreed upon.
Mr. NJ. Clayton was opposed to Interfering with those
having control Of the public business They might name
their day. and he should it, because they were
responsible for il.
The yeas and nays called upon the question Of
Ponemen and the motion prevailed, yeas 81 nays a.
The French spoliation bill then read third time
and passed. Ayes 81, Noes23.
message received from the President of the L.
States IN answer TO the resolution, transmitting report from
The Secretary OF War; upon the subject of tho acquisitions
oil Gen Gaines, and also, the correspondence with Gen.
scout IN reference TO the command Of the army.
Ii appears that the command Of tho Army was verbally
rendered to Cen Scott the bill prosecute the
war against Mexico wus passed. without solicitation his
part.
On the 2lst May he addressed letter to the Secretary
OF War; stating that complaints having been made in hg
quarters at Washington OF his being that time
route for the Of War; he remind the Department
that he had yet received orders and had been
sanity engaged in making the necessary arrangements for
ms departure and had yet several days work before him
He also said that he old General TO advance I'M
on an enemy in 'front.' while he had an enemy in his
and innmaed that the administration wished hurry him
on, TO his own injury The command Of Army in the
South taken from him the 25th May and has since
been conferred upon Gen. Taylor
The joirnal was read from which il appeared that
Messrs Boyd, OF Ky. and Carroll of ~ Y had been an
pointed by the Speaker fill the vacancies on the Military
Baker.
Mr. Boyd said no already two committees-those
ON territories and roads and eanasand he could not
properly attend to the duties of all three Of the committees
he asked to be excused from serving the other
those he had named.
The Speaker said the gentlemen would be excused from
one oil the committees under the rules House He
assubselueny excused from serving upon the committee
his place.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole Mr.
McCeland Of Michigan in the Chair and proceeded to the
consideration OF Territorial business.
The bill grant certain quantity of land TO aid in the
improvement OF the Fox and Wisconsin, rivers and TO con-
meet the came by Canal in the Territory of Wisconsin
was taken up and passed by informally.
The Committee then took up the bill define the boun
dares OF tho State Of Iowa. and repeal so much of the
act Sd March, lei5 relates the boundaries of Iowa
The question being the amendment, or substitute for
the bill proposed by the Committee on Territories
Mr. Rockwell Of Mass, moved amend the amendment
by striking I3 deg 80 M aud inserting 40 deg" as
the northern boundary OF Iowa.
Mr. X was proceeding to advocate his amendment
when
Mr. Rathbun, OF n. Y raised point OF order and con-
tended that the bill related the boundaries Of the State
Iowa. and did not properly within the scope Of Ter
Titoral business.
Mr. Dromgoole DIVA. observed that the bill was prepa
ratory TO the admission Of Iowa State and was proper
ly considered as territorial bill.
The Chair decided and Mr. Rockwell procseded
with his remarks. The proposed boundaries would give
Iowa an area OF upwards of so 900 square miles, which
much larger than the State of New York. or of Pennsyya
MIA, and his amendment would reduce about 40 900
square miles.
Mr.. Douglass of Ill., followed in defence OF the bounda-
~ proposed by the Territorial Committee
The debate was continued by Messs. Raihbun OF N Y
Dodge OF Iowa, Rockwell Of Mass Vinton Of Ohio and
Thurman OF Ohio.
Mr.. Vinton offered an amendment fixing tho northern
boundary upon the parallel Of 43 Jeg which was rejected
MI Bowlin offered an amendment, defining the boun-
dane precisely they defined the constitution Of
Iowa, which was adopted
The bill amended then laid aside 10 be repored
10 the House.
The bill to enable the people OF Wisconsin Territory to
form Constitution and State government, and for the
ndmisslonoi such State into the Union, was next taken
up and after some debate laid aside be reported
Several other bills acted in the of the
day