The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-02-06

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tional Road to Alton, Illinois.
|. The bill granting lands to the United State
i soldiers and volunteers was taken up and a mo
ton was made that it be considered. @
Al discussion arose whether the bill in u
present position was regularly before the Sen
ate Or not.
4 Mr.. CLAYTON, of Delaware, moved to postpone
| the question for the piesenf, andto take u
the Ten Regiment Bill. This was agreed t.,
and the bill was taken up and debated b,
Messrs. gerrien, Clayton, Simmons, Webete,
and others.
I After the debate it was recommitted TO the
military committee with instructions TO repor,
an additional section, providing bounty for
sssAo spsk lass as proposed BIZ Mr., CameFon.
The Senate then went into Executive SEES
Ieion.
HousE.-The House went into committee of
the whole, and took lip the Oregon bill.
Mr.. Hamn, of Maine, defended the north
upon the question of slavery.
Mr.. Bowden, of Alabama, took ground for
the South.
| opCeCHtS Htlo maui ny W
Pa, and Mcdaniel, OF No.
! The bill passed by large majority.
January l8-In the Senate, the Journal be-
ing read, the States were called in order for Pc
ttions, and anumber were presented and ap-
propratey referred.
| Reverdy Johnson offered resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury to report
to the Senate whether the sub-Treasury inter-
feres in its operations with the financial affairs
of the Treasury, and how it affected them II
lies over under the rule.
The bill appointing a surveyor general for
public lands in Oregon was ordered to be en-
crossed.
The Senate then went into discussion OF
the bill for graduating the public lands.
The bill was discussed and slightly amend
ed, but when ready for engrossmont, action on
it was postponed.
The President Of the Senate then announc-
ed the appointment of Gen. Cass as regent of
the Smithsonian Institute, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Senator Penny
hacker.
Committee of Commerce, in the vacancy caus-
ed by Mr.. Pennybacker's death.
| The Senate then adjourned,
| In the House Of Representatives the journal
Of the previous day having been read and
l some informal business transacted, the Senate
bill granting bounty in land to the volunteers
and soldiers in the war with Mexico was taken
up in Committee of the Whole.
| Numerous amendments were proposed to
the bill, the offering and consideration of which
consumed good deal of time.
No action was had upon it, and the House
adjourned before the debate closed.
The debates in both houses to-day have
been exceedingly dull and uninteresting.
January 19.-SENATE.-Mr. Sewer. from the
committee on Foreign Relations, reported a
bill granting Mr.. Polk 100000 for the pur-
pose of concluding peace.
Mr. Benton reported back the Ten Regiment
Bill SO amended as to give certain lands to the
privatesbut not to the officers.
This brought on warm debate between
Messrs Benton and Berren.
They were followed by Mr.. Crittenden, who
spoke in favor of giving the officers land as
we'll as the privates.
Various amendments were proposed to the
Army Bill, which was finally postponed until
it should be printed.
HousE-After the transaction of some I'M
important business, the House went into COM
mittee of the whoe'upon the bill to increase
the pay of the Volunteers.
Mr.. Bell finished his remarks and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Starkweather.
On motion of Mr.. Boyd, the committee rose
and the bill was referred to select committee
discussion arose upon tho propriety of
printing c. J. Ingersoll's Report made last ses-
sion upon the origin of the Mexican War.
Mr.. Rathbun opposed and Mr.. Ingersoll ia
vored the measure.
The discussion upon printing lngersoll's Re-
pert was suspended, and the House went into
committee of the whole on the Indian Appro-
priation Bill
There was no discussion.