The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-03-11
From he National Iafelligencsr, 4fh insf.
END OF THE TWENTY NINTH cos.

END OF THE TWENTY NINTH con.
GRESS.
This morning, al une o'clock, the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives we're
adjourned sac de by their Presiding OH.
GERS; and, before this paper reaches the
hands OF any Of cur readers two.thlIds al
The Members of both bodies are Oh the
way TO their respective homes.
The Annual Appropriation Bills have all
become luws, though not without severe
! struggle between The two Houses upon the
amendments nude To the Civil and Dipio.
matte Bill by the Senate, some Of which
were agreed 10, aud others rejected OF com.
promised.
The Three Million Bill (with0ut the
restriction against slavery IN any territory
which may be acquired from Mexico) has
become law, but IN form different from
what was originally proposed aud, as the
act is one OF considerable importance, we
have thought il proper 20 place before our
renders at once copy OF II, as follows
/ AN ACT appropri4ting three millions Of dollars
+ 10 enable the President 10 conclude treaty Of
! peace aud lunEs with MeAicV.
BE Il endc'cd by The Senate and House
of RepreStHidiircs Of The United States of
fmtrIcd IN Congress assembled, That
whereas u state oil wal NOW eXiss between
lhe Umled States and the Republic Of
Mexico, which il IS dies rable should be
speedily terminated upon terms Just and
honorable 10 both nations; and whereas
assurances have heretofore been gwen to
the Government Of Mexico that Il was the
desire ol the President TO settle all qucs-
tons between the two countries on the
most liberal and SAT sidcloit terms, accord
ing TO the nights OF each aud The mutual
10 erests auG secuiI'y ct bc two count res
and hercas the President may he able To
conclude a treaty Of peace ~ith lie Re.
publ Of Mexico puur 10 the next Sos ION
y Of Congress, Il ucIus iut that oiJcci are
al lbs disposal aud whereas, IA The ADJUST
men, Of 81 many complicated questions a.
now exist between the tao count,irs, II
may possibly happen that an expenditure
Of motley viii b. csiicd for by the supu.
iliions OF any treaty Which may be enter
"a into therefore The sun I'll Three MI.
Ions OF Dollars be- and The same /. here
by .opuae'. oar Of any money N the
Treasury ~, Otherwise appenpr alcd, To
enable The ptcsldcu, - conclude a treaty
of peace, hmu, and boundaries with lie
Repubhc Of Mexico, Ia be used rs him Ia
tie event that -,id treaty, when slgucd ly
the authorized agrut, ot the two Govern.
men,s, aud duly ratified b, Mexico, shall
call for the expenditure OF tho same, ~ any
pau thereof full aud arc,tlte accounts
Tor which expenditure shall he 10y lam
transmitted 20 Congress al as early day
as practicable.
JOHN W DAVIS,
Sp,aIu 81 ne Home # Rat,taflfires.
g. Vi DALLAS,
Itcs pfeyidcHf e n, Ta,fed NtH',s and
Pt,UdcHt II he Senate.
Approved, March 3 l-i7
JAMES X POLK.
The hin authorizing the apprnneu, Of
additional GcnrtH and other Officers ~
the Army has bccome law, alter con.
test d tween thee tNo lIOu> =, which ended
IS 4 Iclc tou Of the amendment oi The
House o! Representatives Tor giving 70 the
President authority 10 appoint Com.
uand,ag Gcnc,al TO supe sede, Of course,
the presou, Commlnder) Of The Army nov
ia tie field,
The Harbar Bill, {luvpl,Ios afP oPria.
lions to the amount ol less lhan hall mli-
lion OF dollars, winch passed The House OF
Representative suudF days Az and passed
the Senate Yesterday unInng, IS under
stood 10 have been retained "a the hands OF
the President, aud Jailed to become law.
Its tw,n sister, hoMeyer (the Lighthouse
Bill ID has b en approved.
The amcudalory Subtteasufv ~. re.
po.lcd some weeks ago by Mr. prom.
roole, vas taken up during the sitting OF
yes'c DAY, Was nmcndcd by appointing
thereto the bd providing Cor The establish
meat Of Branch Mint "a the c'iy OF New
York, aud was liaally passed
The Senate bil to appropriate halt a
million Of dollars IN the name ol the fea'
pie Of the unitcd States, towards the re-
lief Of the sufferers by famine IA ireland
met the fate which we anticipated when &c
head OF IT'S commitment, N the House oI
Representatives to the COMMITTEE" ay'
aud Means. Il has not been heard a
since; and thus the benevolent purpose @
, lie move and supporters oi that lnca'ur'
Las hgpu defeated