The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-03-20


! from Missouri in approximations attempt, wit
full knowledge thar maj rity Of the senate
h were in favor of the resolution. TO defeai a.
lie had already nsumed many hours Of ,al.
liable time in Offering amendments ana Gull.
ing for the yeas and navs upon them. and il
any OF the measures connected with the prose-
cution of the war should fail in CONSEQUENCE
Of this very extra ldnarv waste of lime by
the senator from Mo-, upon his head, before
the senate nnd befre the country. would all
the responsibility res. Such course OF con-
duct he had never before witnessed in The sem
ate.
MIR, Benton rejoned, and denounced the
resolution as scheme to plumber The contn-
gent fund OF the senate, to establish new
party press to denouncs and oppose the adj
minstration and he called upon the friends Of
the administration TO stand by him in bis at
temps to defeat it. He chargedtthat it was
concocted. blythe same parties, or some Of
them, at least, who were concerned in the fa-
nous letter giving orders to denonnce him
| (Mr. Benton) which he read the other day in
the senate.
Mr.. Hannegan said the senator from Missou-
ri knew his kind feelings towards him, and
his desire to cherish such feeings-buthe lid
not like The application Of such terms az aplun-
der" and ''ro' berry, applied to measure which
he had brought forward. &
Mr.. Benton explained that il was not to
him but the newspaper he had alluded
Mr.. H. did not knrw how the sun might set
tonight, but when he left that chamber last
night, there was no man whom he would soon-
err see in the presidential chair than the sera-
tor from Missouri.
M. Benton said he wouldn't.
Mr.. Hannegan remarked that that was pro-
badly the modesty only Of the senator from
Missouri. Cesar thrice rejected the crown
when offered 10 Aim by Mark Antony.
Mr.. H. proceeded, and some words ensued
between him and Mr.. Benton, when the latter
declared that their personal friendship was
at an end Mr.. Hannegan--The word is spo-
ken--so be IT.. And as 10 political friend
ship, never, never.
Mr.. Hannegan--M Mr.. President, have but
one word to say Can the senator from Mis-
souri, entertain personal affection for single
human being without seDishness being at the
bottom of it.
The resolution finally passed.
Both houses passed the bill for The construc-
tion Of four new steamers to carry, with
twelve steamers offered BY private enterpriae,l
the mails between New York, New Orleans,
Liverpool, Holland, Chagres and Oregon. Il
The nomination Of c. ]. Ingersoll, Minister
to France, was rejected Richard Rush was
then nominated and confirmed. I. ss
David Tod, Of ohio, Minister ID Brazil, vice
Henry A. Wise, reca led.
John R, Clay, Charge to Peru.
Geo. W. hopkins, Of Virginia, Charge 10
Portugal, were seve.aly nominated and COO i
frmed.
The bills ior the relief Of Mrs Iisa,it md
Mrs. Madisvn, were lost ils5etho III alts1-l
ing The sup-t feasury.
The post-oAics laws are crmplefels rmodel-j
I'D by the Chan, 20 male 0 the new, bit 81
The franhins s;.iiege IS restrrsdi44 before
The last law wsat MO opsf4 ION, and CONFESS
S2o0Oeo 10 pay the postage Of the
TWO houses Of Congress. The franking ex-
ENDS to the recess as well as to the terms Of
Congress. 4 K. as
The same act max es it an offence to send two
letters under one envelope, and newspapers are
{? be charged three cents postage, except when
'ent from the Office OF publ;ca iol. Ial car
iers and contractors ere, howeye', ,D.horized
Q carry newspapers out Of the mail sor circu-
alton or for sale.
The appropriations Of the Army Bill amount
o S35,OV,o00-tle wnole appropriations of
he session to S65,000,0O0.
The River and Harbor bill is said to have
'een pocketed BY the Presidens--thus saving
he trouble of vetoing it