Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-01-22
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dispensed with, when Mr.. Archer rose and
announced to the Senate the death of the Hon.
Isaac Penny hacker, Senator from Virginia.
After adopting the usual resolutions the Sem
ate adjourned. The House had made some
progress in the consideration of various amend
ments to the Oregon territorial bill, when
message was received from the Senate inform
ing the House of the death'of one of its (the
Senate'sl members. Aftersome appropriate
remarks having been made by Mr.. Mcdowell,
OF Va, on the affecting intelligence thus COM
municated, and the usual resolutions having
been adopted, the House adjourned.
January l3h-Both Houses met and ad-
journed Immediately, to attend the funeral OBJ
sequies Of Hon Isaac Pennybacker.
January l4h.-In the Senate, to-day, there
was an interesting debate arose on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Cameron to the increase
of the Army bill. The amendment provides
for the grant of quarter section 600 acres)
of land to every non commissioned officer and
private who shall enlist or volunteer for the
war, and serve during its continuance, or be
honorably discharged before its termination.
After the discussion, both the amendment and
the bill was postponed till tomorrow. In the
House the Oregon territorial bill was under
discussion until three o'clock, at which hour
the House had resolved the debate should ter
inmate The Committee rose and reported
progress and the House adjourned.
January 15h.-Fer synopsis of to-day's
proceedings we extract the following para
graph from the Union:-
In the Senate, this morning, after the dis
posal of the morning business, the bill for the
increase Of the army was taken up, the ques-
ton pending being upon the adoption OF the
amendment of Mr. Cameron, directing the Sec
[ rotary of the Treasury to issue warrant for
quarter section of land to each non-commis-
stoned officer, musician, and private, who shall
have volunteered and served for twelve months,
or who shall serve in the army during the
present war with Mexico. Some debate arose,
and several amendments upon this and other
subjects connected with the bill having been
offered, they were ordered to be printed, and
the bill was postponed until tomorrow: The
bill to appoint lieutenant general was then
taken up, and Mr. Badger addressed the Sen
ate in opposition to the measure, and in reply
to Mr.. Dix; after which, the bill was laid up
on the table, by vote of % to 2l. The grad
uation bill was next taken up, but without
acting upon it, the Senate adjourned.
''In the House, the consideration of the Or
egon Territorial bill was resumed in Commit
tee of the Whole. Mr.. Burts amendment was
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House, Mr.. Burt again offered his amendment
and it was again rejected. After all the amend
ments had been disposed of, and the question
being on the passage of the bill as amended,
debate, in which Messrs. Leake, Douglass
McClernand, Rhett, and Thurman took part
arose, and, pending which, the House adjourn
ed"
January 16th-SENATE Mr.. Benton in
troduced a bill to make grants of quarter
section of land to the non-commissloned OFF,
GERS, musicians. and privates, of the regulars
and volunteers, who have engaged, or may
engage, to serve during the war with Mexico
and who shall actually serve for the term Of
Mr.. Benton desired to have this bill taken VI
and disposed of before the Army bill. The
bill was accordingly read the first and SECOND
times, and then the question arose as to wheth
er the second reading had been in accordance
with the rules of the Senate After an ami
mated and exciting debate, the further consid
Grafton of the subject was postponed. The
Army bill was then taken up, and the ques
ton being on the adoption of amendments EN-
bracing the subject included in Mr.. Benton's
bill, a debate arose, and the bill was recon-.
mitted, with the amendments, to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs. The Committee wa
instructed to bring in an amendment making
grants of land to officers of volunteers, ant
non-commissioned officers and privates of thu
Army in Mexico, &C. ;On this day the Hous,
passed the Oregon Territorial bill, after furthe
debate on the question Of slavery. The l2tf
section of this bill provides that the inhabitant
OF said Territory shall be entitled to enjoy al
the rights, privileges, ana advantages secured
to the people of the territory of the United
States northwest of the river Ohio, by the ar
LlCIcS vi COi1pdCL CuItdillCu III Tie
for the government Of said territory, on tn,
thirteenth day of July, seventeen hundred ant
eighty-seven.
January l8th.-ln the Senate, to-day, thu
graduation bill was taken, and after a shor
debate, its further consideration was postponed
till Monday next. On this day Mr.. Cass wa
appointed a Regent in the Smithsonian Insti
tuition, to fill the vacancy occasioned by tn,
death of Mr.. Pennybacker. The House, OF
this day, went into Committee Of the Who'll,
} on the State of the Union and proceeded t
the consideration of the (Housel bill to increas
the pay of the nom commissioned officers, mu
sicians, and privates in the Army of the u S.
!, and the militia and volunteers in the servic
of the same, and allowing them bounty land
in certain cases. This bill increases thei
| pay 50 month, & grants one quarter sectiol
of land. Several amendments were offered
!, no action, however, was hadupon any of then
before the Committee arose, and the Hous
adjourned.
CONGRESSIONAL ELEcTIoN.-The Vicksbur
: (Miss.) Sentinel, of the 5th inst, states tina
! enough of the returns are now in to show tina
Ellet has been elected by aEmajority of abou
| 1900. This, considering the efforts to defea