Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-02-18
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Wv P"Oiic Ocol Was lsiSSiu. MI Muiehead,
v, N.Y., made speech OH the Three Million bill
ne ten regiment bill was again brought up un The
points oi difference with the House, but nothing
was done with il.
In the House, one of those rich scenes occurred,
""'ch SNOW up the ',harmCnous democracy" 10
perfection. Mr. Douglass. (Demo.) Of H., intro
u"ceu resolution eNpei the IeCrlcrs If the I'm
M' ~, 'he account which appeared in that paper IT
mr.. Nen'wor,h's explanation On Saturday last.
''e Characterised 1t as dishonest report, suppress
sing iac's, and intending to degrade the House.
Mr. Houston, Of Ala. Oeu,o) objected Mr.
Kennedy, OF Ind, Demo.) confessed himself the
author OF some Vt the offensive remarks in the
Union. Mr., Wmot, of Pa. (Demo0 said thu,
Mr. Wentworth was deliberately insul,ed by the
report Mr.. Davis, of KY. said the report WAS
most ialsc and slandcruus Mr. DOUGLASS finally
modified his resolution 10 call for select com
mitce To inquire into the Hence and the offenders
with power 10 send n persons and papeIs.-It WAS
adopted by vote of lZo TO IA The Three Mil
Hon bull was then discussed by Mr. G. j. lneers,ll.
and by Mr. Nllmot, of Pa, who made this strong
and notable declaration ''Suoner will | have nv
arm drawn from It's socket than will yield one 10,
or little Of the principle maintain against the es
adjustment OF slavery in free territory"
On Tuesday, III the Senate. the Three Million
oil was under consideration. MIR. Calhoun, having
| bill ~
In the House, Mr.. Douglass, (Demo } rose to a
question oil privilege, and moved the expulsion If
Jas. Nj. Houston, the reporter of the Union for
having avowed himseli the author Of a scandalous
and false report of the proceedings of Saturday.
Inc motion was rejeced--a large number of mem
bers refusing 10 vote. The Three Million bill WAS
then taken up in Committee of the Whole, the
Wimot Proviso being the principal topic of dis
cussiOn
ed the following resolution and asked fur lis lmme
dlate consideration:
ReSoiccd, That the editors Of the Union a news
paper published in the city of Washington, having
III publication contained in a nuInLer If that pa
per daIcG the 9Th of February, issued and uttered
public libel upon the character Of this b,dy they
be excluded from the privilege Of admission To the
floor of the Senate
BE ii ttnihe, ResOiced, That the report of the
proceedings Vi The Senate, vi ihe 9Th Gay ui Eeb-
ruary. In relation 10 the bili entitled An act TO
raise Tor limited timc additional military force
anu or other pulposes, is parual unJus, u The
Douy, ana ihat The reporters Ur ht paper 10 eAcu
dcd ior the residue u the suss.Cn, hou place IN
the gallery ii The S,uae.
Objection beng made, the Vice President said
the resolution Must lie over one day undu the r,le
MIR. iulee thought this WAS i question Of lr.viepe
certainly II was Il lueSllCn .Il,ctIng the uiunly
Gi The Sonate-and he thought thc Iule .tld mol an
ply 10 it. Mir bauger Appealed from the dccs,on If
The chair. Alter dehale The whole subject
was On inuttIn al MIR. DAVIS, postponed uu.i to-
morrow. The Three Million bill was then taken
up, and MIR. Cass spoke much length in favor Of
The prosecution Of The war, ana opposition Ia the
views expressed by Mr.. Calhoun YESTERDAY MIR
Dickinson made "A report from Tie Committee Of
Conference upon the Army bill, recommending that
lhe Senate recede from the amendment, prohiDiinr
the PRESIDENT foin appointing DillceIs DUNG the re-
cess: Alter spircu debate me report was CONCUR
RED in.
On Thursday, III tic Senate, the first business If
4 81.
yesterday by mir. uiee ON his res LUTON rJt s,uu
the expulsion Of the Editors Of the Union ana in n
second resolution, the IieI.reIs If Tie Union Mr.
Houston, the principal Repouer, was heard m a
communication IN which he sad the Editors we've
not responsible for The reports, lecause they were
mel seen, and that The report was It'll Il ranIa one
ana Thai satisfactory rtaslls couG Le gwen why it
was So. The ice President vindicaiea The d,c,s-
ION maze by Ein YESTERDAY, declaring that The re-
solutions mus lie over day, that .ihCugll
matter Of privilege, they wore not Il question Of
. privilege i lie Senate geUG,Sed The Wee lr,si-
dents decision, and Tie resolutions were pcsiruned
until Friday. The Three Million bill was then
taken up, and Mir. Corwin, OF Ohio, addressed The
Senate Ill opposition 10 The bill.
In the House, the Three Million bill was taken
up in Committee of the Whole and the NVlmot
ProviSo was the principal topic Of discussion
! On Friday. IN the Senate. Mr.. Iuee stated that
he was satisfied from the letter OF Mr.. Houston
yesterday, that the Reporters If the Union were
not 10 blame, and that he would therefore withdraw
the second resolution. A highly exciting debate
followed, in which Mr.. Turney charged that MIR.
Calhoun was responsible for The war, On account Of
his agency In bringing about the Texas annexation.
Mr.. Calhoun replied at some length, and gave a
history Vi the which led to the annex alton Of
Texas. As 10 the immediate cause Of the war il
was, as every one must know the marching Of our
troops from Corpus Christi to the Rio Cirande
Had cur army remained at Corpus Christi. the war
would not have taken place. MIR G.. further said
II would be found ON reference 10 the files a the
Stale Department., that the Government was in
possession Of the understanding teRre the march
was made, that If the army remained at Corpus
Chrst, the Mexican forces would not cross The
Rio GTande lie had no doubt that the President
thought the Rio Grande was the boundary of Tex
as. but that the grave question arose "what rirht
had the Presiden, to settle i boundary without the
authority Of Congress" The debate continued I'M
I'll late hour, and the Senate adjourned without
taking any vote upon the resolution
In the House, the Three Million bill was still
under discussion.
On Saturday, the Editors of the Union. by \
vote Of II to q, were removed from the Gncr n
the Senate Chamber TO the Peoples Gallery. or
among The Reporters.
In The House, the Three Million bill was consi
dered.-The Hon. John. q. Adams Appeared To-
day and took his seat.
"SIAMESE TWINS