Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-30

~~o"ihSeNt cApruSrs Ut the Scnttc, made n
report no favor nj AN alteration ~ the galleries
81 The Senate ios the bct;er accommodation ol
ths reporters and the plbiic. Laid on the
Mf. Fairfield from the COMMITTEES oa Naval
Aflsus. reported a bali To sulhosi4e the S,crs
tsrs ol the Navy 10 make contracts fr the
supply OF American water rottod hemp tor
Three years. Tn ball WAS ordered to b. en-
crossed Tor a thinl ~rcsiing.
Mr.. iulec Offered = resolution insimcting
Ia. Comnlttec on Finaacs 10 inquire aud
fcPpU npol uf 'xp.ticncy oi paving 20 the
State OF Floiids The amount 20 which she
would have ben enitled unlcT the dis,ri5l-
,ion ss,Aad shS bceH a STATE al ht isae 9t ats
pSssagt Litl over.
The revolution Of AZ johnson. of In,
her-tolor- offered. tn furnish m, reporters
with copies OF the b.is, g., printed Tor the
IN. OF the Senate. was taken up spd adopted.
The ARMY AND the NAVY.
MI Bcrnen offered a resolution directing
thc Commuters on military anl Naval Aiiairs
20 lay before the senate The communications
agi estimates from the War aud Navy De.
piriinents relative To proposed Increase OF
those branches of the public s,Iyice.
Nj. Benton sail the committee on Military
~ailais,, all OF n hon "a hal consulted, except
one now absent. were ready 10 Law before the
Senate the report aud estimate OF the Secretary
OF War. aud ssw 40 itnpVPricty la their pub.
location.
Mr.. Fairfield sahl that some Of On, papcrs
communicated by the Secretary OF the Navy
were not proper to- b. made public and he
hoped ths rssolution would not prevail.
Mr.. BTien said ne wished the Senate 80 be
PIT in poss ssion OF the iniormation. and they
would Afterwards dccid,upon tn eSPediency
oil publlslin. OF ~MithhOiIin n.
Nj. Westcott hoped ,hc resolution would
pass. The inionni;ion would b. a. safe IN
ia, POSSESSION OF ant snieyeU member OF III,
Senate as It would BE- in that at the Committee
o. the Executive ani nj, S,crcarIcs-snd II
was proper they should have il TO guil; their
action.
The resolution was then passed, anil the
report anl estimates iron the Secretary at
War ord rel 10 b. ptinfel.
OREGON.
Atcrsolu, nnimpnr;ant bra.n - Inc S.nite
proceeded 10 ih: consideration OF thc special
0IlsI Of uie day aaI tn Oregon debate was
resumed.
Mo. Ss,ics aidnsssd the S nate a, length
IN favor Of the House no'lcs, and IA ,ivor of
our claim 10 the whole OF Oregon. Heidi not
believe that a lnalDnty of Inc Panpie would
b. Ia favor nj a ssttlem,ni oil 81 deg. 40 Sc.
ani a. 10 any ompTbmtse between the nnI,h
ot the Columbia ani ~ deg. every Quaker IN
nc country would pat on ths unlloun before
they would sabmiiio it
Mr Miller OF n. J. has thc hoor for to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MILITARY BILL
Mr.. ADAMS motion 90 reconsider the vote
CLOSING the debate upoa ih- Military Bill a.,
,nrre oslock Yesterday was laid upon the
table.
The HouS>. on motion ~ Nj BunckerhoH.
wen, into committee OF tn Whole.
4 motion wss mad, bY Mr Mcconnell, to
las aside the Military Bill, and lost.
The committee then adopted an Amendment
that the eniistnen, should b. iot three years.
unless Soone disbanied BY NE President, and
that N. Increase TO each company OF priys,eS
s..hQplh1 ,pQl es"~a~i ~'~
An %amenimsnt 10 INCREASE ,ha number Of
lroops Tor each company from eighty TO one
hundred was also earned.
A Substitute 20 the whole bill was then
proposed b. Mr.. EnngeFfoni, oi ". Y. and
sgmed to, suthotising the companies TO h
hltcd with SIX men each, and Ia serve for three
years unless sooner disbauded by the President.
The Bill was .hcn reported 10 the House.
Mr. BTlnkeEhon moved The previous qucs.
ton which was withdrawn, and Sir. NKay
address q IN Housr IN fsroro OF al smeniment
10 the Bul hy increasing the rank and file CT
once to siNiy a'cn, and By giving power tothe
President 10 make each company 100 men.
Mr.. NLkay renewed the motion Tor the
fseviosk Question:. which the House refused
10 second. yeas 50, NAYS 81.
Mo. Boyd moved 10 recommii the bill. Lost
90 10 ca.
Nj niralson Of Ga. proceeded to dclend
Che bill as reported from his commiuec. Mr..
IL sad hc should bring fofwani another bill
To give IN PcesiJent power 10 raise 10000
mrn, End u Tue eNigenoies of the country re-
CURED it. be wa ready 10 voie 100. 0O0, or
] 600, 600.
Mt Davis az nv. put som plain qncs,ions
u MI hae'son as 10 the esigcncy which the
Executive has suuniscl in the Increase OF the
Army.
Mt HsrtSou answered that : ~communica.
ton hal heen received on the 3tstoi Ds,em.
Der. upon which was bIssd the action of the
Committee.
Mr. Davis wished IN know wha, were the
views ot the Executive about tht incresSe.
Nj Bort ofS { "a mlnbsT Of the Military
Commiitcel ob.ccirl. as ths information was
confidential and Ma. Hsalson then said thai
Inc in'ormsiioa could not b. communicated
consistently with a due regard for the public
interest.
The motion Tor the Faeviols Question was
20 50.
The amendment OF Mo. Mckay was reject.
81 by a vote OF l05 TO rs. anil the amend nen,
oi Ms. Hung sfiord (%faisinz each comoany 10
s'shfy mea Il the President thought proper n
90 so and 10 calls, ihe new troop, ior ,hrce
years. was agreed 10 by vote Of ne 20 -.
q motion wss noN made 90 las the bill M
mn the table. AMI lost hy a sotr Of li9 10 a.
= hc NIL was hntliy pts,rd i6I 20 10. The
bill' u passed, would adj $500 nsn 10 the
Army. ~
TIE House. again wcn into committee Of the
"hoic upon The bill for m,king a~ppropsis.
lions Tor drhciencies ~ former bills.
= oehate arose upon an amendment IN r..
saiiou to distributing books. wb,th vs. IL
nppnesd D. NJ. Payne. Of Alatama. The
ucnufn Was continued nv NJ F.Vtn. "a A..