Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-04
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Ledger
Y FROM WARRINGTON.


phis, in the place of Mr.. Horn, rejected, appears
TO be received here with considerable favor, and
the impression prevails that he will be confirmed
by the Senate. The entire democratic deega.
ton in Congress from Pennsylvania, I am in.
formed, with single exception, recommended
another gentleman for this appointment, but it
is believed that no opposition will be made,
in that quarter, to Col Pages nomination.
The war bill of Col. Benton, which passed the !
Senate yesterday, and Of which | sent you CO.
py for the Ledger, also passed the House today !
by large majority. though an effort was made
to introduce amendments similar to those propo- /
sed in the Senate by Mr. Crttenden and others
The hill now only requires the signature of the
President to become law. The two other acts,
TO which it is supplemental, have already rscsi.
we'd the Presidents signature.
/ find that q number of the Tariff democrats
and wings in Congress entertain the opinion. af.
ter counting noses. that Mr.. McKay's bill from
| the committee of Ways and Means will pass the
House without material alteration. Others a
gain believe that The further modification suc.
gcsted in schedule A of Mr.. Walkers recent re.
,roduced INTO the bill. The bill appears to ex,
cite but little interest here, aud quorum Of the
members seldom present in the House during
the debates on its various provisions in Commit.
tee Of the Whole on the Stale Of the Union. The
galleries are uniformly deserted.
The debate in the Senate yesterday, on the
question of adjournment, has rendered il more
= u.l-
until after the arrival Of the steam packet, which
leaves Liverpool on the 10th July. a terrific.
rial government will, in the meantime. be ar
ranged for Oregon, in anticipation of the ra,ifi.
"ation Of the treaty by Great Britain The ter
ritoriai officers, however, cannot. Of course. be
nominated by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, until the favorable action Of the British
government on the treaty shall have been off,
cialy announced. Congress will, therefore,
probably adjourn about the 10th August.
r Mr.. Calhoun presented ;he report Of the Sc
lect Committee on the memorial and proceedings
Of the Memphis Convention. He said that the
resolutions adopted by that Convention smbra.
had confined themselves to few of the more
|. important Of these. Their attention had been
chiefly directed to the improvement, of the Mis-
sissippi river. The committee were unanimous.
ly Of the opinion that Congress has the power
+ under the constitution, to improve rivers and
regulate the commerce between the States
4 With the exception Of a single member Of the
committee tMr Barrow) they were also unani.
NOUS in the opinion that this power is limited
to improvements Of the channel of the river
A delegation Of some thirty or forty of the
Camanche Indians, with whom treaty has re-
I Gently been concluded by our government, arri
we'd in this city this morning and occupy the
Globe hotel. near Thirteenth street, on Pennsyl
= vania Avenue, which had previously been for
}. some time closed
e The Speaker the house laid before that bo
e dy, this morning, two letters from the Secretary
of State one communicating, agreeably to the
act Of March, ID, 1889, and abstract of the re-
r turns from Collectors of Customs, rersuant tc
:, the act Of 2sth Of Nay 1896, for the relief ant
protection Of American seamen, showing the
number Of seamen registered during the year en-
din. 3oth Of September last and the other com
munica ating agreeably to the act Of ed Of March
= 1919, tabular statements showing the number
and designation Of passengers who arrived il
y each collection district Of the u. States, durin,
the year ending the 3oth Of September last
=, which letter and statements were laid on tina Ia
BILE aud ordered to be printed.
The ts,iff bill was again under eon.deratio,
. in the House, and Messrs Chase Of Tennessee
Gorden efN. York, and Rockwell Of Conn, ad
dressed the Committee OF the Whole on th'
!. state Of the Union, the two first in favor and tn
= latter in opposition TO the bill J,
r. WAsHlseroS, June 81.
!. srSArr---Mr. Evan, presented petition 70
r. the adoption Of some peaccable mode Of scttin
y national disputes which was referred TO tn
:, Committee on Foreign Relations.
On motion orMr. Dayton, the Naval Commit
" tee instructed to inquire whether contI ac
s. has been made with Mr.. Robert l.. Stevens 70
~ building iron steamships, and so, to repor
;. what legislation is necessary to carry said con
,. tract into effect
Mr. Lewis, from the Finance Committee, re
Portedthe Army Appropriation BILL with amend
ments. .
=. On motion Of Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana, tn
Naval Committee was instructed to inquire int
the exPedicncy Of making appropriation to in
demnty officers, seamen and marines of III
" steamship Missouri, for losses incurred by he
VS. destruction by fire at Gibraltar
of Mr., Cameron presented petition from the Phil
Se adel?hia Library Company relative TO duty o