Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-10
fWENTT-NINTII. CONGRESS-.
Correspondence If the Baltimore An,ericdn.
WAsIIEGroS, Juse 6.
SENATE.
evcral petilions were presen,el


SENATE.
Several petitions were presented.
LIE oiii 10 appropriate alternate sections
Of ianu Tor the improvement Of Pearl River, |
ton.
Mr.. Speight complained Of the treatment il |
mad received from Senator's on his own side |
oil the Senate. Some OF them could vote for
the River iiabcr bill, when their o,on States
were Interested; but when asked to vote away
poor land, not worth cent an acre, TO i'm
prove river IN Mississippi, they would turn
up Tue whites oil their eyes, and protest against
IL as an aboinination! Mr.. s. said he should
give such mn trouble when the River aud
labor bill came up.
Mr.. Niles replied crustily and drvly. He
found nothing In the Constitution authorising
grants oil alternate sections OF land for river
improvements. The gentleman OF Mississip-
pr had reflected, Mr. y. said upon tho De-
mocacy OF the Senators on his mir. N'sl
side OF the chamber, and said that in some ca.
Sc Democracy at home was apt to be aristoc-
ray acre; The charge applied not TO him.
ne Air. Nd was not in the habit OF voting
Tor River and Harbor bills
:. Mr.. Speight rejoincd. and said his reflection
oia NOT apply 10 the Senator from Connect
Mr.. Bagby wanted to know il it was in
tended for him.
MIR. Speight said eyes. IL Mr.. b. voted for
'ne haroor and River bill, and opposed this -
Suite spaIring scene of sharp sentences
LOOK place between the two Senators.
me Dill was then put on its final passage.
aud the bill pusSed-syes %, nays Is.
Messages were received from the President.
announced, read aud laid on the table.
Mr.. M Dutiie called up the joint resolution
Telauve 10 the "Houna Land Grant"
Mr. Johnson, OF La, opposed it. All the
information asked for was printed and a,
hand.
Mr.. Atchison followed, and sustained Mr..
M Duiile, against the joint resolution author
islng the Attorney General to decide the case.
Mr. Westcott said he was not now prepared
To vote on the subject. He wished To act un-
derstdndingly' II what he had heard of the
course OF MIR. Bib, (when Secretary OF the
Treasury in the mlttcr, could be- true, then
the ex-S,cratary oil the Treasury deserved TO
be impeached
laid over
The resolution Offered by Mr.. MDafTie yes
teriay, Tor inquiry OH the subject, was then
adopted.
The Senate next took up the French Spolia-
ton bill
MIR. Colquitt, OF Georgia, addressed the
senate at length against tine BILL aud in sup
port oil his former speech on the same sub
jcct.
When he had concluded the amen.imcnt 10
the resolution Offered some time since. in ref
eTence To claimants OF lands in certain cases.
was adopted.
MIR. Ashley explained why he should vote
for the bill
Mr.. MDuffie also gave his reasons why he
should vote against il.
Mr.. Bagby said he should vote for il, and
was instructed by his Legislature TO do so.
lie bill was then engrosscd and ordered 10
o. read third time, by vote of % to u.
messages we're received from the President
Ieiati'e 10 The night OF search. The corrcsron-
osnce on the Ssbicct was ordered to be print.
Alter The transaction OF some unimportantl
business the Senate adjourned.
hoOSE OF REP
MT. Jarrett Davis asked leave 10 offer a res
oiuuoh, calling on the Secretaries of War,
STATE, Treasury, Navy aud the Postmaster
General, To report TO the House whether the
JOB printing, iS'ionery &C., used in said De-
paTtlnents. have been let to the lowest bidder.
conformably to law.
] Objections being made, Mr.. ID. moved to
suspend The rules-rejected, ayes ~, NAYS Go
not two thirds.
Mr.: winthrop. from the Committee of WAYS
and Means, reported joint resolution for the
! purchase OF Little * Browns edition of the
laws and treaties OF the United States. Lies
over.
Mr.. HARRISON moved that MCssrs. Baker. Of
Illinois, and Yell, of Arkansas, who have left
/ washington TO take part in the war with
Mexico, be excused from attendance on tie
House. Agreed to.
Mr., Andrew Johnson offered resolution
Tor Congress 10 adjourn OH the both Of Jdv
next, and moved TO suspend the rules TO con-
Sider The resolution. Lost, ayes 81, noes 70.
Inc ianii men generally voting for il.
MI Boyd ohereda resolution for the House
TO meet at ten O'Clock hereafter.
Mi. Coilamer proposed 10 amend the reso
4 o'clock o.
a motion made 10 suspend the rules 10 re-.
cel'e the resolution was lost-yeas | IL, nays
6l, not two thirds.
On motion Of Mr.. Hung4ford the House
men agreed to meet at ten o'clock, a. NJ.
: hereafter.
! Ih' House then proceeded to the consider.
Silon OF private bills. & afterwards adjourned
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