The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-02-26
III AsmiN1,rnN. 90.


In.the Senate this was a busy day. The
iouTnal having been resd, the West Poinr
Military Academy bill making appropriations
10 thai institution was taken up a. engfossed,
read and finally passed.
The blu making provision for the pnnctnal
paymtneci the interest aecruing on the pub
tic debt was taken up, read q thhd time, and
pissed
The biz appropriating S,0o0,OCo to enable
the President 10 Negotiate peace with Mex
leo, was taken up in commiltee Of the whole
on the State oi.lhes Union and passed.
Mr.. Morehead OF Kentucky took the floor,
and proceeded 10 make . speech on the bdl,
in which he handled The administrations
without gloves. The resolution OF Mr. Sc.
Vier as the purpose 10 which The money was
70 be applied, was alluded 20 by Mr.. More
head.
Alter be had concluded, the debate was
conlinL ed By other membeis Of the Senate
for some time, but the committee rose on mo-
ton. without taking any final action on the
hill.
Mr.. Calhoun has I've floor for tomorrow on
this bill, and il is ex pec;ed be will make q
powerful effort. Expectation is on lip-toe
10 hear the great South Carlnian, as it is
Thought he will define his position. bis
views as 10 :his bill and The Object Tor which
The money is asked are looked Tor with great
interest.
Mf. Sturgeon presented the resolution OF.
the Legislature oi Pennsylvania against The
admission ofslavery in any lerriIory that
may be oblained from Mexico by conquest
or treaty.
The embarrassing the army Ten regiments,
was laken up. The provieo inserted by the
House, authorizlng the President 10 appoint
the officers during the recess OF Congress,
was rejected BY me, Senate BY majority Of
six.
MI. Calhoun was opposed to committing
the power OF appointment TO the President as
proposed to be done By the House.
Nothing else OF importance was done be.
lore The honte adjourned.
Tie House went INTO Committee Of The
Whole ON the state OF the Union, and took
up the S3.U0O, 90 bill.
Mr.. =. J, lngersoll took The floor aud
made speech.
The debate was continued b other mem.
bers, but tie committee rose without taking
hnal action upon it.
The cummtuee Of conference with Senate
committee, relative TO amendments 10 the
Ten regiment bill, re ported and the House
adopted their report, aud soon after adjUurn>
ed.
The bill making appropriations for the
support oI lhe mlnlary academy Tor The yeai
ehong Juus 30, l64S, aud tie Indian ap>
pToprlauOn blll which had beenTetuTned ilon,
tie Senate with amendments, were referred
10 The CUmmil,ee on Ways aud Means.
The Speaker laid betois The House a com
mLnlca Ton from IRE Secretary OF the Treas,
ury ia relation 10 secret inspectors Of the
customs, OF agents many other capacity than
ordinary fleets, IN answer TO fesolutiOn
ol the House.
Also, leneT from The Secretary Of War
transmitting, IN pursuance "a a resolution d
he House, report ol MessEss Butler anu
Lewis, laie cUmmlssiUneIslO tie Indians ol
Texas aud lie south Wesleln plalTIes.
Also. letter iTUn the Secretary OF the
IrearuEy, lTallsmIlihg ia Obeulenee 10. sun.
dt1 Resolutions ol lie huuse, report Vi tie
cusl u culieesln The letenue lTOn customs
and as 10 whether ans aud what changes
can be made ii tue Treasury Department,
by which greater ECONOMY aud equal etiicten.
y may BE- secuf.d 10 lie AaninislTanGh,
sNlt~At@~7oS t~tSAtSN ~ taS A9AAaAttkSS VI
Nays AID Means
The Senate bill, 10 extend Tie time for
selling The lands granted 10 lie ksnlucks
Arllum lor teaching tie deaf and dumb, was
read and referred ID The Committee % Pub
lie Lands. Pits. Gaz.
iUEsDAY, February Q.
in Tie Senate, q sseuno committee Ofcon-
ference YVES appointed % consider The dis,
paled amend enis 10 ille ten regiment blu,
composed q Messlss Diekenon, MaLRum
aud Niles
The consideration of lhe THEE Million
Bill vas resumed, and Or Calhoun id
dressed gle Senate. expressing BE opinion
s q ihe manneF o which lha var should
be conducted no Washington pans.s
AaRs been received copy tie following
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