Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-07-09
CONGRESS-.

CONURE.SS.
In the Senate, on Monday, June %. Mr.. Jarna.
gin presented resolutions Of the Legislature Of
Tenn, asking payment to volunteers called into
service, which were referred to the Military Com
mittee. After several unsuccessful attempts were
made to get up the warehousing bill, private bills,
the bill for the retrocession of Alexandria, &c., tho
special order Of the day, the bill to reduce and pra
duate the price Of the public lands,) was taken up
and some discussion ensued upon the details Of the
bill, which was arrested by message from the
President. The Senate then went into Executive
Session.
In tie House, the consideration of the Tariff was
resumed Mr.. Tibbatts, of KY, addressed the
committee upon the merits of the Oregon, Texas,
and Tariff questions. Speaking of the settlement
OF the Oregon question: he said our rights had been
surrendered to the British Government, and ntima-
ted that General Jackson would have made no such
surrender.-We were in the condition OF n wbinped
hound for after declaring our right to the whole or
Oregon to be "clear and unquestionabeu and then
SINKING down to settlement upon forty nine, we
mad PROFESSIONALLY surrendered our ripht. Mr..
L. would not say what position the President would
occupy upon this question when all the facts were
revealed upon 1t, but he would say that he hoped
he would be able to reconcile himself to departure
from the Baltimore Convention Resolutions. and to
departure from his written pledges. The debate
on the Tariff was continued to very late hour.
On Tuesday, in the Senate the Warehousinp
bill was taken up and, after short discussion. post
poned and made the special order for tomorrow.
The bill for the retrocession of Alexandria to tho
nj Jor
motion was made by Mr.. Benton to go into Execu-
tive Session, which was carried
In the House, the Tariff question was taken ND
In Committee the Whole. Mr.. Dixon, of Conn.
being entitled to the floor, delivered an argument
IN favor OF the Tariff of lS42 and was followed bv
Mr.. Brlnkerhoff, of Ohio, in a speech of party
character, and against the Southern wing of the
Democracy-that branch of it which are for FREQ
trade, and which are in the enjoyment of the loaves
and fishes of office. Mr.. b. spoke for the Demo-
cratic portion of the Ohio delegation He said thew
would DO much for the sake Of harmony, but they
would not vote for the bill of the Committee Of
ways and Means, to reduce the duty on imports
the "Unon" to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The West had been excluded from their share of
the Federal patronage. They had none of the first
or second class of offices. They had no Ministers
abroad-no Consuls of the LIST, End or 3rd class
hey were treated badly, and the recommendations
OF the Ohio delegation had been disregarded Mel
Their the Administration nor the Organ OF the Adj
ninstratiOn should drive them into a support NJ
men and measures which they thought wrong.-IP
they could not have share of the honors of Go
vernment they would have share of the comforts
OF lie. They Were ready to vote for war taxes,
but they would not make tea and coffee a war tax.
Had this Administration defended the territory of
the West, he wc;lld not say what they would have
done. But war was going on against miserable
Mexican hyena, while the country had stood tremb-
ling like an aspen leaf before the British lion 1t
mad yielded up the navigation of the Columbia
river, while it was fierce for making war for
Southern conquest. They would not vote for the
bill with tea and coffee in, or tea and coffee out
They would vote for Mr.. Hungerford's bill.-That
was compromise BILL This speech excited mark
ed sensation In the Hall, and called forth Mr. Bay
ly, OF Va, in reply, who denied that the South had
more than Its share of patronage and regretted that
the Administration had been assaled about the
loaves and fishes of office. Mr.. BrinkerhoF was
sustained by two of his colleagues, (Messrs. Nc
Dowel and Fries,) and by Mr.. Rathbun of Y.
On Wednesday, in the Senate, but little public
business was transacted, the greater portion of the
day having been spent in Executive Session.
In the House, the bill to reduce the Tariff con-
tinued under discussion
On Thursday, in the Senate. the bill for the re-
PROCESSION of Alexandria ordered to be engross-
ed for third reading by vote Of 80 TO d. and, by
unanimous consent, was read third time and pass
ed
In the House, the discussion of the Tariff was
resumed Mr.. Mcdowell, of Ohio, stated that Mr..
Brinkerhoff had not gone too far in saying that all
his colleagues would vote for Mr. Hungerfords bill
in preference to that of the Committee of WAYS and
Means, designed to tax the stomachs Of his const-
tuents. The debate on this subject continued until
two O'Clock, when it was finally closed
On Friday the Senate did not sit.
In the House, Mr.. Rathbun, of New York, call
cd attention to an assault made upon him in the I'm
ION He plainly told the official editor that he was
not elected to carry the whip and reins and become
the master of the House and signfed his readiness
to engage in conflict with him if the editor de-
sired it. The Tariff bill was then taken nm. and
after considerable struggle, was finally passed.
Salt was taken out OF the free articles and made
to pay duty Of 20 per cent.