Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-11
TWENTY-NIATiI CONGRESS-.
Correspondence IF The Baltimore american.
WAsHISoToS. July z.
~ SENATE.


SENATE.
Mr.. Davis presented petition from numcr-
Gus wine dealers, asking that the duties there
= ON may be specific, and giving various reasons
j Mr.. Benton, from the Military Committee.
: To whom had been referred the bill TO increase
:, the pay OF non-commisSioned officers and mi
!; Yates oil volunteers, and TO allow them bounty
land III certain cases, made AN adverse report
d thereon.
= MIR. Pcarce introduced joint resolution to
give 10 Florida and 10 every new State which
may come into the Union, a copv of the mr.
ratiye Of the Exploring Expedition.
u, Mr.. iulee oifereda resolution to print three
: hundred copies of the Map OF the Coast Sur
! Vey. 1t was referred TO the Printing Com
mittce.
MIR. }. NJ. Clayton, from the Committee on
Claims, reported back the bill for the relief of
The heirs OF Robert Fulton, without amend
ment
On motion of Mr. Benton, the Senate took
up 'he JOINT resolution from the House for
Ine payment oil volunteers called cut by Gen.
Gaines.
Mr.. Westcott moved to strike out the clause
which provides that nothing therein shall be
construed INTO AN approval OF the conduct of
cen Games. lie thought this would be- un-
lalr, lndsmuCh as he had not vet been tried by
d Court Martial
MIR. Davis wasalrsid the striking out would
DC construed into an approval OF The conduct
of Gen. e.
MIR. Archer conld not view it in this light
he hoped the PToriso would be stricken out.
Inc pToIiso was then stricken out, and the
JOINT Resolution passed, and returned to the
Hous,.
On motion of Mr.. Jarpagin The Secretary of
ne Navy was instructed TO give the reasons
Tor the removal OF Capt. T. A. p. Lavallcttc
from The command OF the Memphis Navy Yard,
aud all The correspondence relating thereto.
On motion of Mr.. Houston the Senate took
! up VIC 'o'nt Resolution of thanks 10 General
aa!,u' ehn MS army, aud presenting the Gen.
Mr.. }. Nj. Clayton moved TO amend bv in
ser'mng the word unanimously" Ii Mas
greed to. NO
Mr; Snttendcn moved TO substitute the
Mr.. Sseittlff u I25 The .lTonllcES Of Ceaas
-. ~ - NPp"S'V s'fC fITorroH. lie dTt
nov nHe Tue words frontier Of Texas" 10 be
stricken out
a further bate, in which Mes,rs. Chiffon.
den, Houston, J. NJ. Clayton, Rusk. SEVER
Allen, Mangum, Huntington and others par.
'NlPated; tie amendment OF Mr.. Cnuenden
Was rejected by vote of 10 TO 81
lie resolution as reported by MIR. Houston
rom the Military Committee was then re-.
F, lecIed, and the original resolution from the
house (Which doesnot contain the words oon
: The lrontieIs OF Texas was unanimously a.
dopted with some slight notifications.
number oil private bills were read third
time aud passed.
: The Senate then TOOK OPP the bill to reduce
i and graduate the price OF the public lands.
v The bill was debated by Messrs. HUNTING.
" ton, Simmons, Calhoun. johnson OF La. ID, .
ton and ulee
y MI Johnson Of Md. then obiaine the foo,
ana ne hour bcing late, moved 10 postpone
u the I'LL until tomorrow.
The Senate then went into executive ser.
: sion, aud soon after adjourned.
y HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIYES.
; fkOPOSED ADJOURNMENT OF CON
!, GKtSS.
Mr.. Hoge OF III. offered resolution this
4 morning 10 adjourn the two Houses OF Con.
! grcss ON Monday the 81 OF August.
Objections were made to The Resolution
, and Tie yeas aud nays called upon motion
to suspend tbs rules. The vote upon suspen.
sion was yeas, IS, nays, 49-two thirds being
necessary, and the Rules were suspended.
Mr. hoge tbcn moved the Pie, ious Cues.
lion ana ther4 was second. Yeas 10, nays
motion was made TO las tie resolution
upon The table, aud lost. Yeas 80, nays lO5.
A NV RESOLUTION was then adopted.
: MI. Stewart oi Pa. at once moved a recon-
= sideEdllOn of ihe vote. lie thought that all
: necessary business could be- transacted by tbe
. 10Th Instant, ai,d chat il would be well for the
u country 1t Congress should 90 home to-nor-
row. lis business DOW was 10 legslate. not
lof TIE good OF the county, bat Tor the des-
iWctiou OF the business OF tbe country and IL,
best interests. The Bill TO repeal the Tar.
D vi had passed this House,
And here NJ. 5. was called 70 orler for III.
lgdmg to the tariff by Mr.. Houston OF Ala.
MI Johnson Of Tenn. and member from q
An attempt was made tO put down Mr.. s.
b most sulumarily, aud Mr. Mcconnell uartici.
b paicd witb those WHO called to order. lie
would not b. excoristcd by the member from
"a. lie should not allude TO the mnfl. Let
The British Wig Senate sirangle It'll they
dare
TIE Speaker called 10 order.
W. Stewart sad bc wished an esfli,r dsv
ih order TO prevent aCiionuro thc Wsrrbou.
stng blll, which was more ndi0us. If p,s.ilI,
ilau tlc bin - destroy Che Tam oilstg
lhe aJoummcui would defeat ibis BII rbc
Free Twde BlI aud rle Sub Tses,ury Bli
\ ~. Chapman Of Mich. now called TO ot.le,
and W.. ). bsiug crowded by 'hc Ie,iorif,
Welded the iioor which was gi,cnto Mr. Cob
I ol "dT "bo inatb an earnest appeal tu lI,.
I gi'nus 'o 'gcon,dvr ii~ vote upon llc adop.
I ton - the Resolution.
/ The reasons given by tIc member iron, p,
/ toprocme on carly day ol adjournment ,y.,g
I us reason, for asking thc Housa ,o Ielev II,
I ton upon tive resolution. BE hoped IL wofIJ
I be postponed. aud That dle dofniuap, r,,,,
would not allow day OF udjouulnent ro. i. |
Hamed
! NJ Henley Of Ia. said be was oo,oriou.ly 1
/ IN iavof az rary adi0urnnents. lnit he ,boulI 7
/ not vote for I'D. ma Ugttf k..e...... a. ,N 4