The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-02-20
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A message was received from the Presiden
to-day, transmitting reports from the Secret
a ries of War and of the Treasury, in reply TO
}, call from the Senate for information as 10 II
: manner Of transferring funds from the Atlar
: tic cities to New Orleans and Mexico. 4 al
-lpears, from the reports, that on the goth NJ
vember, 1886, the sum Of S500,CoJ was wante
: in New Orleans, in specie, and the governmer
! had no funds there. They accordingly trans
mi,ted it, and paid for its transportation $3,95t
The government also contracted with Mr.. NJ
J Morgan, of New York, to transfer the sum b
J $1,000 600 to New Orleans, for the compensa
ton of $4,000, which was paid to him. Fror
the LIST of September, 1916 to 22d January
l847, there was transferred by the deposi
banks, to New Orleans, without ex pense to TIL
government, the sum of $l,s89,3l4 Treasu
~ notes to the amount OF SI,9O0000 had ais,
been RENTED to government officers in New
Orleans, and $4,000 to officers in Mexico
twenty thousand dollars in gold was sent I.
California aud $4,000 In Treasury notes.
The House to-day. was engaged on tn,
Amendments of the Senate to the ten regimen
bill. The result was, that the House, by I
large majority, disagreed to the Senate amend
nenl which strikes out the proviso giving au.
thority to the President to make the appoint
ment Of officers of those regiments, during the
recess of the Senator 1t is contended that the
President will find il impossib Q to make pro-
jurisdictions OF officersbefore the Sd of March
The House also reduced the number and
compensation Of the chaplains, and proposes to
grant land bounty Of eighty acres to volun-
teers called into the service and serving less
than twelve months, provided, however, that
they were marched to the seat Of war
The Senate will act ON the House amend
ments Tomorrow.
There was an interesting discussion in the
Senate upon the joint resolutions Of the House,
presenting the thanks of Congress to General
Taylor and his army, for their -gallantry in
storming Monterey. Mr., speight objected to the
proyiso, declaringshat nothing in these resolu-
tons be construed into an approval Of the
terms Of the equalization assentedto, and nov
ed to strike it out, as implying censure. M
Sewer opposed the motion, but finally with
drew his opposition. Mr.. Bagby strongly in
sisted that Gen. ia Tor had not done his duty
that he ought to have captured the Mexican
force-that his agreement to the armistice, etc,
was dsapproved Of By the Executive; and
that, il the proviso was strick en- out, it would
be an implied censure Of the President.
Judge Butler, Of Illinois, Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.
J. n. Clayton, Mr.. Crittenden and Mr.. Web
ster spoke with much eloquence in opposition
to any reservation, OF exception in any resolu-
ton Of thanks.
Mr.. Crittenden and Mr.. Clayton went into
an examination Of the conduct of Gen. TAYLOR
III agreeing to the capitalization. Ii was init
mated BY them that Mr.. Bagby spoke er-caase-
ORA, and that some perty jealousy wasthe cause
Of this movement against Gen Taylor.
] Judge Butler warned his friends who dis
agreed with him on this subject, that the breath
IF party, instead Of furnishing Gen. Taylor,s
lame, would cause it to grow brighter
Mr.. Speight's motion to STRIFE out the provi-
%, was agreed to.
Subsequently,, Mr.. Webster moved a su bstl-
ute for the whole resolution, as follows:-
Resolped, &c., That the thanks Of Congress
ire due, and oe hereby rendered to Major Gen.
Z. Taylor, his officers and men, for their forti-
ude, skill, enterprise and courage in their bril-
liant ope' atoms at Monterey.
This was generally agreed to, yeas 43, nays
one.-N o. Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4,
In the Senate, Mr.. Fairi cid, from the Naval
Committee, reported bill o extend for five
ears, the act granting Naval pensions.
The army bill for raising ten regiments was
sceived from the House as further amended,
nd referred TO the Committee on Military AT
hrs.
The private Calender was then taken up and
onsumed the remainder of the day.
In the House Mr.. Wentworth ask ed leave to
lake personal explanation, and with reluc;-
nee leave was granted. Mr.. Wentworth went
n to say there had been considerable "Hyine
lie track" arthis session of Congress, and he
ad undertaken to show wherein, and accord
lg to his custom with freedom Of speech The
MON had called attention to 'hs pitiful apollo :
y for declining to vote tax n tea and cof-
'e; yetthe Union had declined to show what
lis pitifnl apology was.
Mr. Wentworth went on to show how he /
i'd been represented 10 the 'Orgsn," and Mr..
7. replied to the assaults by giving as goad as
; had received. On the subject of sla very& his !
Spression in favor of keeping the territory in q
Iexico free Mr.. w. said he had done NJ more
IRE than he had at home. When there was
avery as in the other States, and where was 9
vested right, he would not touch it, but where
ere was free territory he would keep it free, a
rever He had been assailed by the third
Irty and now by the pro-slavery question. n
Mr.. w. made his explanation thirty or forty
inutes long, and parts Of it were most severe .
ION Mr.. Ritchie-his double dealing, especi- =
ly upon the bank question when Mr.. Richie P
as pet Of the banks. Where he was best
lown he was perfectly harmless. Y
He could even thank the editor for the III
sault he had received, since il might gain