Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-13
A WHITE MAN.
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS Sess
Correspondence offhe american.
WAsHIsGToN, July z.
SENATE

when the despatch for the Telegraph was
made up at O'Clock, the Senate had up the
bill Tor the benefit ol Elijah White for consid-
was passed.
lhe graduation bill was then taken up for
further consider ration
Messrs. Huntington and Simmons spoke i'm
opposition TO the bill aud also 10 the substi-
tute submitted by MIR. Calhoun.
Mr.. Calhoun replied and defended his sub-
satute. He was followed by Mcssrs. John.
son, OF Louisiana, Dayton aud Yulce.
Mr.. Johnson OF Maryland, next took tho
hooT. when, on motion, the bill was inform.
ally laid aside, aud the Senate went into Tx
eeutiVe session, aud after remaining some
time therein, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATI
when the despatch Tor the Telegraph was
made up, The House had postponed action on
the joint resolution for Congress to adiourn
the 81 oil August, until a week from Monday
next.
MIR. HARRISON, from the Committee ON NIL.
ltary Affairs, asked leave io bring forward /.
bill providing payment Of the volunteers r,is.
Ell and equipped under the call of General
frames, but not accepted by the Government.
Leave not granted
On motion, the House resolved itself inio
committee of the Whole, (Mr Fichlin in the
Chair and resumed the consideration of tine
bili graduating and reducing the prices of lie
public lands.
MT Stephens took the floor and smoke Cor
an hour with force aud ability against the
principal features of the bill
Mr.. DObbln followed aud advocated the
passage OF the bill
On motion, the committee then rose.
motion was made for Il call OF the House.
another that the House adjourn. The Latte,
was decided by yeas and nays in the negative
yeas 20 nays o. a call of the House wa,
now commenced, but dispensed with. A.
hO'usI motion was now made To- adjourn. ON
which the yeas and nays were again ordered
and stood ~ to II. So again line Hons r,f,.
scd To adjourn. The question was non, ru,
shall call OF the II ousc b. made. and dc,iJ.
ga by yeas ond nays Nv the aniruative-ji IN
%. The cell was made. There were l07
members present. The door, and vipJo,y.
were closed. Abscntces were called and cx.
cuscs received.
Mr.. Ashmnn read from a papcr that thcre
were absent % Democrats and 30 Wings.
Mr.. Sawyer COntradictcd the statement a..
said u was not tue
Mr. Milton Brown oferrda resolution t1,,,
the charges and eXpense of sendinp Tor u,csb
seniees should isll upon such abauiccs and
not on the llouse. a motion was made lo
olfpene with all further proceedings upI r
we chH' L0st-ycas ig. nay, N.
= motion was made to aiiourn-lost-
Yeas -; NAYS J2
4, motion was again made to dispense with
ah lutlFf proceeding under fbr r,ii y,,. a.
nays 81. So the House ,,f,-,.l y. ',''
the call w SUSPEND
MI Chapman, % Ala. maycI ,bc Hone.
adjourn. lhe yeas and uays ,,.r. 49,
AMI siondt 20 70 60 s. Che llou-. amin go.
ed 70 adjourn. 'r''" I''"s.
Nc Mckay offered q resolution r.o.i,...
me atentecs, except thc lG rvDs..f
the house tomorrow morning. spI ii,,, ~
theif excuses ior flicif gbtcnec. Tb. Ci.,,I.
cided That Ihe resolution was uot iB .,.l.,
hdny Iohis Of order were mis.I Mn,