Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-27
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Correspondence Of Charleston Patriot.
WAsHINGToN, May l6.

iourred over from yesterday 10 Monday.
In The House of Representatives, the Bill 10
raise the Rife Regiment came up, when thai
body very properly and promptly, receded
from its highly Objectionable amendment, to
confine appointments 10 the line Of the Army
| so that by Monday,tIe bill will receive the
sane lion Of the President
The hero Of San Jacin'o. and the hero "'
the Thames, were present by iuvltation-boIn
very gallant, and very clever fellows.
siay H.
!. In the Senate Bill was reported from lr
Committee on Finance, to remit the dute'
which have been paid. or have accrued upo
the importation OF Rail Road Iron IN certain
cases.
The House Bill making appropriation for
the Post Office Department, for The year end
ing On the 3Oth June, 1S47, was reported witI'
out amendment
The Bill 10 repeal tile proviso in The Naval
Appropriation Bill, limiting the number OF
Seanen to 7000-was also passed.
Among the other matters disposed OF. J may
mention that the Bill 10 augment the Nava'
force was taken up and recommted. wits
a view no doubt. 10 make SOME certain changes
in it, and to present e1lgencles. ;,
The bill to provide for the settlement oi all
suspended pre-. .empton Land Claims, was alter
considerable debate, ordered to be ensrossed
for Il third reading. :,
The Bill for The relief of Amos Kendall, ex-
Postmaster General, was also passed.
4 The Senate took brief Executive session,
prior to adjournment.
The House determined to suspend all de,
bate on the Army Appropriation Bill, OIL
Thursday, at2P NJ.
The Joint Resolution in relation to the Mails
of Texas, was then taken up and passed:
May l9;
In the Senate Bill was reported from
the Committee on Military Af1airs-by
the Chairman (Col. Benton, )relatins 10
the Staff ofthe Army, and other matters
growing out of our new position. Var '0lth
Merico. glanced at the bill for mo-
menl, only, and hence can give you but
few of its features.
IL authorizes the President 10 appoint ir
addition 10 the present force, Two Majors
aid four Brisadier Generals aod 10 cal
into service under the Act of 18th May
, 1910, such Of the General Officers of The
Militia, as the service in his opinion may
require. The field aud staff officers of :
separate Battalion Of VolvnIeers underline
: said Act, shall be one Lieutenant Coone
or Major, one Adjulan', with the rank o
Lieutenant, one Sergeant Major. Ih'
President may limit the Companies al hi
: discretion from the number OF slxty-tour
} end with every volunteer coH.paiy, at
: additional second Lieutenant may he al
9 lowed. The tides de- Camp of The Majo
/. Genra, commanding in time of War
8 may be taken from The line, without re
gard 10 rank. il allows each Volunteer
. three dollars and fifty cents, for clothing
during the time Of service, which ne cal
either lake in money or cl'thes, at his op
lion.
Tie biII making appropriations for tn
Il Post Office Department, came up for con
: sideraton, when Mr.. Speight. though li
nat 15d 10 1InSG e1R2Ser r,4a, y, % aSkGa N
tend to 10 something in order to raise tn
r. postage. =.
3 Mr.. Calhoun made some inquiries, a
d 10 the condition of the Office, under IN
9 present rates Of postage, and the bill wa
n passed Gve. Informally.
The Senare then took Dip the Bill
q make an indemnity to claimants for Frenc
d Spoiatons. prior to 1SU0, and MIR. More
head, made most admirable speech i
# favor oflllo claimants.
i In the House of Representatives, after
e long and animated debate, the Army Ap
preparation Bill was passed, without sin
gle dissenting voice.
The amendments proposed by r1essr:
: Black, TibbaIts. and lover failed-SlO(
900 were added, fur the purchase of Gun
powder-and be mileage of Army an
Navy, was reduced from 10 10 cents pc
mile. -.
: Ample dispatches and letters, have bee
g received from Gen. Taylor. and numeI
= Gus ettors from officers Of the Army.
!. May 20.
The Bill making appropriation tor IN
q Military Academy, was reported WI
g amendmen3s-one was giving the schot
G a Professor of Rhetoric aud History. an
:. :. coninlng the Chaplain 10 his own leslt
d mate dniies-of preaching 10, and prayl'
for CadeIs.
The other gave forty.thousand dollar
d for the repair Of the barracks, instead
g $4,000 which the House allowed.
y A bill was reported 10 continue in fore
!. the several Acts heretofore passed, for III
/. relief of Insolvent debturs TO The Unite
8 Stales-and also bill to regulate the va
!, ue Of foreign money.
!. Immense numbers of strangers are floct
j. ing on to The Fair, which will be gran
i spectacle.
n The Fire at South Hadley Faus-S7;
II 600 Of Property destroyed.-The lars
9 and valuable paper mill belonging to II
estate Of Howard g. Ea,hrop and that
n D. 81. .A1nest with the grist-mill situate
d between lhem, belonging to The estate
Q the late josiah Bardwell, at South Hadle
Falls, were wholly destroyed ty tre
a Wednesday afternoon.