Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-08-08

| N'' ""Nh was carried, Dut
w,'I'out susPendlng proceedings under the CALL
ne eau was resumed the next day, but after two
hours fruItlessly spent, the friends of the absen.
ices succeeded IN arrestlng all farther progress
as 10 exposing and timing the deIinquenls. The
Sal. would have failed to have brought Gov.
ELL, or Mr.. Sterling Price, so as 10 secure
democratic majority. but il; would have done much
good in future, by making members more pune.
luar IN their attendance, aud, at all events, caus.
ing them 10 be found within reach of the Sergeant.
alarms, when Il test queslion-a doubtful trial
oil strength, was approa hing. This was the case
Yesterday (Friday), when on the question of or.
derlng the Graduation Till to third reading, only
~ voted IN the affirmative, and IA in the mega.
tive. This virtually defeated the bill. 1t amour.
ted 10 rejectiOn,' under the rues of the House.
| OF measure that few are opposed to, but the
greedy land Spectators. who fear their tract may
| fall IN the MARKET because government is bout
10 sell for so cents-25 cents per acre. lands that
| have remained in market certain of years uusoid.
| Mr.. daniel moved q Reconsideration of this vote.
not Tor the purpose OF cIncIn the rejection, but.
as he said, for the purpose OF amending the bill
us 10 make it pnssobie. On this question there
was tie vote, 81 to 50! and the speaker gave his
casting vote in favor OF the reconsideration. An
adjournment was then carried by 81 to so; and,
by caucus last night Of such democratic mem.
bers as have no! absolutely deserted The camp, it
was determined 10 pass the bill, if practicable.
Is ii possible that Gov. YELL can see the news.
papers, and, knowing that his constituents sec
them Also and that questions of the deepest i'm.
portance are weekly, if not daily, jcopardscd,
if not lost, by his absence-is it possible that he
can imagine that they, or legislature elected by
them, will prefer him 10 one, who is never absent
from his duties! | mean senator ASHLEY. III
his antlcpaions are verified, then most assuredly
will that constituency. and that legislature, fall
in the estimation of the people of the Union gen.
orally; for, much as we have suffered. the demo,
cracy Of the Union generally, have equally sui:
fered, and will expect 10 suffer again. by the loss
Of many votes in the Senate, if Gov. YELL
should be sen, there.
An important question was lest in the Senate
yesterday, by one rote, viz: on r.commlitlng the
warehouse bilI' to a committee, who are sup
posed to be hostile to in the abstract, if not, who
certainly hostile 10 some Of its most important
on EspS ct ss and nvesga
ton upon lis merits and bearings as have ever
characterised the proceedings of that body, or by
any Of its standing committees on any SUBJECT
The vote was, (,ns.ead Of beng on the final pass
age, or. what amounts to the same thing, on or.
derIng 1t to be engrossed for third readng) 70
10 25, in favor of sending II back for lnlermI'
nabie delay to the said committee. Senator Niles
Of Connecticut, ard Senator Cameron OF Fen
nsyivana, both voted with the wings. ihere
was no other derelicuon or deviation from demo-
cratic duty; and these mgnl have been expected.
for MIR. Cameron comes from a tariff state, and
Mr.. Niles from one that is as little expected 10
send forth any thing good, as was Nazareth oil
old. Thought beaten by one vote, still we have
the satisfaction of knowing that the two senators
from our state voted right on tho question. our
"banner torn but flying yet streams IN Inc sen
ate; while, IN the House, our state might as we'll
if not better. have passed into oblivion.
This morning (the House meeting at ~ "A. M')
another call Of The House was ordered. ana pro-
ceedsd with for about an hour, and then again
abandoned; the House being so lnsuerab'y hot
with the doors and windows closed, and The WINGS
animated with their success OF yesterday, appear
ed in greater numbers shan the democrats upon
recon,derng the vote of yesterday, by winch The
Graduation bill was re- ected, and which question
was interrupted by the adjournment, carried by
81 10 so, Mr.. Cobb Of Georgia offered an amend
ment, for the purpose as state above, Of making
the bill more passabIe or pahteaoe. Sehte'
man on the wing side Of the House, moved 10 lay
the whole subject on the table, and 1t was carried
in the affirmative, by the same whig majority (vlz:
so yeas and 81 nays), that rejected the bull
Yesterday; except that yesterday though they
had 5 minority, yet the vote was ~ TO 81 u
wos moved that this vote be reconsldered, ana
ber,in we succeeded by bare majority OF ONE
viz. yeas 81. nays 9O--and then on the main
Question to lay the bill or tho table, we carried II
in the negative, by only , majority. VIZ: yeas o.
o. so the bill is saved for the present. .hops"
The absent, beicose, fighting members MesSrs'
| YELL and Price, can gain no credit 'hereoy:-
The House took up the private calendar, leaving
the Graduation bill pending on the amendment oil
Mr Cobb. which adopts IN effect the original House
hill. with slight alteration. housh no. io:'
bv one vote, as | though, when commenced 'hs
Letter still i, may be. and very l'kely but should
!, mn, bo. lie, it be remembered that Gov. YELL
ah.ence has cos, the country long triaI-near
,.hole vote of durnal session, costing over
s 900 an hour. ,-; or this
Such have been the principal dolngs oil ms
veek. The Senate also took up the private cat
sndnr, passing such bills as there appeared 10 DC
~ ohec,Ion 10, and then went into Executive ses-
sion. a., -
Nov, week the Senate will take up Inc ne"
:. rf bill, the fate of which you wit see oy 'ne
newsoapers generally, excies such various con.
;".,ur,I speculation. think 1t will pass 10 the
.,c tho neyt week | shall De