The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-02-20
CONGREssIO NAL.
WAsHrNeroN, Jan. 80.

In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Jarnagin offered q
Ijont resolutionof thanks by Congress to Gen
Taylor, his officers and men, for their gallan,
conduct during the war.
4 The army bill was then taken up on the a.
mendment offered by Mr.. Hannegan, which
was to give 100 acres of land to all the privatel
and non-commissioned officers who served
twelve months in the war against Mexico
Il Mr.. Benton offered an amendment relative
to the appointment of assistant quarter-masscrs
which was agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be engrosset
for third r, aiding.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion.
In the House of Representatives, the motor
to suspend the rules to receive the resolutions
of thanks to Gen. Taylor, offered yesterday by
Mr.. Cooke, was first in order.
There was call of the House, and 176 mem.
bers answered to their names.
The motion to suspend the rules was then
taken and carried, yeas 1873, nays %.
| When the result was announced, great con-
fusion prevailed, many members jumping from
their seats at the same time, some to offer
amendments and others to move to refer the
resolutions to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Farar, of Ohio, offered an amendment,
declaring that Mexico commenced the war,
and that it was just in the United States to pro-
secute it.
Mr.. Thompson, of Mississippi, offered an
amendment providing that nothing in the reso-
luton should be construed into an appreciation
Of the terms of captulation at Monterey.
This amendment was carried by yeas ll6,
nays7l.
Mr.. Gentry said the passage Of the resolu-
ton in the shape in which it was now placed,
by the adoption Of the amendment, would be
an insult instead of a compliment to General
Taylor.
The wings generally said they would vote
for no such resolutions.
But the resolutions were ordered to third
reading, by vote of LOG yeas to GA nays, and
finally passed-yeas 1903, nays SO.
Mr.. Cooke now moved to amend the title, by
substituting the word "censure" for thanks
which was rejected-yeas /, nays il7-Mr.
Cooke not voting
solution to communicate to Congress-, if not
Incompatible with the public interest, the des-
patches received from Gen. Taylor, General
| Hamer, and others, which have not been pub
| lished.
Mr.. Ashman obtained the floor and made a
very warm and animated speech in defence of
Gen. Taylor against the attempts of the A d.
ministration and its supporters in Congress to
break down "Old Rough and Ready" and in
condemnation of Mr.. Folks conduct in the
matter of his alleged intrigue with Santa An-
ma! He offered an amendment, calling for the
papers in relation to the said intrigue.
Mr.. Douglass replied: defended the conduct
Of the A Administration; pointed to the titles
which Mr.. Polk had conferred on Gen. Taylor
as evidence Of the correctness of his position:
and attacked the Wings right and left for vot-
ing medal and thanks to Gen. Taylor for his
successes in an unrighteous, wicked and unho-
ly war!
Mr.. Thompson, of Mississippi, followed and
defended himself and party, in relation to what
has been said and done towards General Taylor.
He wished to call for only that part of General
Taylor's correspondence which could ce pub
lished without detriment to the public interest.
Mr.. Woodward, of South Carolina, in avery
animated manner, statedthat he believed that
the part of the correspondence BY which Gen.
Taylor could defend himself would be the very
H.. b
lie interest to publish!
MIR. Thompson, who had yielded for mo-
men. to Mr., Woodward, now resumed his re-
marks, but soon gave way to, or permitted to
be used, motion to adjourn, which was deci-
ded in the affirmative.
So the House adjourned without further ac-
ton on the resolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. |.
In the Senate, a communication was receiv-
ed from the Secretary of the Treasury in an
swer to a rssolu ton adopted some time ago in
relation to the means of increasing the revenue,
by increasing or diminishing duties upon i'm
ported articles.
The Secretary recommends an increased du- |
ty of ten per cent. on coal and iron: cloths
and cassimeres, costing over 81 per square
yard; and on white and red lead. OF twenty
per cent on broJ }, W and refined sugars;
Of FIVE per cent. on cdN5d prints costing over
thirty cents per square yard. The increase of
duty, he says, will produce in the aggregate,
Sl,4I8,OO0.
He recommends the increase of five per cent.
IN the duty now levied upon axes, hammers,
,hisels, ploughshares, etc, and on cotton goods
not costing over eight cents per square yard,
md not weighing over one-third of pound to
he square yard.
This decrease of duty is estimated to pro-
luce S55,00O.
He again recommends duty on tea and eof-
Tee-but il the foregoing Suggestions are adopt
ID he recommends that il shall be Is instead
IF Is per cent. as before recommended.
1t was ordered to be printed.
Mr Sewer gave notice that he will call up
The three million bill tomorrow.