Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-22

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lilo the several grades they shall remain
unified, until their number shall De re-
tduced to that now allowed by law.
Mr.. Fairfield said that although the bill
was reported from the Naval Committee,
} {of which he is Chairman.) he had the
misfortune to differ with those who were
in favor of II. He doubled very much
whether there were auy Navy of Texas
at The time that State was annexed TO this
country. He had seen it stated, and he
was under The impression that il was true,
that the Navy had been disbanded, some
time previous to annexation. Most OF The
officers of The Texian service, If not all,
had left our service for the purpose OF
entering it, and some Of them ne under
stood were Midshipmen who were unable
to pass their examination Commodore
Moore, who he believed to be a gallant
officer, had resigned his commissioners ia the
United States, to accept higher rank 10
that of Texas, in which il must be admit
ted he had earned an honorable distlnc-
ton. But il would I've manifest inJus-
lice 10 bring him back into our service,
and place him over the heads Of those
who had long been his Seniors, aud who
had adhered to the flag of their own coun-
try- He was not unwilling that these
officers should be brought back into our
service, bu, he was unwilling that they
should receive any higher rank than they
would have. attained had they remained
in it. He was not willing either that the
incorporation Of these officers iuto our Ma
Wy, should be permitted to interfere with
the promotion Of those who were eali-
tied to it.
Mr.. Rusk submitted an amendment 10
the bill. providing tha, the officers should
be placed at the foot of their respective
grades, and that said grades should be
permanently increased to the number
made by this addition. This would pre-.
vent the injustice to the officers now in
service COM planned of. He was surprised
a, the ground taken by The Chairman Of
the Naval Committee, that Texas had no
Navy when she was annexed. IT this
were so, then they could mol 10 be appoint
ed under The bill. 1t was a matter that
would, Of course, be investigated before
any appointments were made. The Sen
aior might hear thousand rumors in re.
gard to Texas, but tha, did not make them
any the more true. Mr.. Rusk also sub
milted several other amendments.
Mr.. Dayton conceived that The bill was
Unconstitutional. The Constitution ex
pressly directs that all officers Of the army
and navy shall be commissioned by the
President, by aud with the advice and
consen, of The Senate. In this bill no
such provision is made, and the President
is authorized TO commission these officers
without such advice and consent.
! The amendments proposed by Mr.. Rusk
were ordered to be printed. and the bill
was postponed till TO- morrow.
The bill to reduce and graduate the
price ofiheipublic lands was fually passed
by vote Of 26 to lS. Senator Calhoun
voted for it unintentionaIly, and will ask
to have the journal! corrected To morrow
so as to place him IN ihe'nesative. The
correct vote, therefore. is Is TO I9. Mr..
Johnson, Of Nd, is the only whig who
voted for it, and Messrs- Cameron and
Sturgeon the only democrats who voted
against it. Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana.
who would have voted for il, was not
present, and Mr.. Niles, who would have
voted against it, was also absent.
The ware-housing bill was again un'ler
consideration. and Mr.. Dix made very
clear, sound and we'll digesIed speech, in
which he answered, in detail. the obJec-
tions to the bill urged by Mr.. Huntington
He also gave very Interesting account
of the rise aud progress of the warehuu'
sing system in England
Mr.. Huntington rejoined aud repeated
his objections 10 the bill.
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. J. NJ. Clayton, both
expressed an inclination to enter into the
discussion, but declined doing 80 at this
time as thew did not wish the bill pressed
10 vote until the Tariff bill was disposed
of.
Mr.. Dix submitted numerous amend
ments to the bill, which we're adopted,
aud its further consideration was post
poned until 10 morrow.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House of Representatives the
graduation bill was under discussion all
day. The House bill has been laid aside
and the Senate bill is now before the
House in its stead. The impression is
thai The latter will be passed.
Correspondence Of The Char. Epen. Ns'0s.
WAsHINGroN. July 10.
Among the memorials presented 10 The
Senate this morning, was one from Mr..
House, asking the aid Of Congress in the
construction of Magnetic Telegraph from
New York to New Orleans, upon an en-
tirely new principle invented by himself.
1t was referred 10 the Post Office Com
mi,,ee. This Invention is said 10 be far
superior 10 the one now in use. Verify
this is an age of ofinventions.