The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-01-23
cone ssIONAI.

The Presidents message asking for gene,
al officer was read and referred to the Com
nittee on Military affairs, The message,
seems has been Withdrawn for alterations.
does not say Lirutenant General.
The Senate is now considering privat
claim.
IN TUE HousE.--Mr. Thompson Of Pa, ros
q and said if he had been here on Saturday
he would have voted for Wenworth's reso
luton against taxing Tea and Coffee.
Mr.. King Of New York moved ID suspend
the special order 70 introduce bill for fur
nishing the President with thirty thousan,
dollars, to bear expenses Of mission to ne
gotiate peace with Mexico and two million,
to enable him to effect negotiation-saver,
TO te restricted in the Territory thus obtained
The vote on susponding the rules was-yea.
88nays SO. So ii was rejected .
MIR. Bayley rose and made personal expla.
nation. Though the interposition Of dist !.
tsEcsted trsnds all correspondents ,bssween
him and the gentleman from KentuckH (Mr
Davis) had been mutually withdrawn He
stated that he had not intended in debate to ap-
ply the terms "apologst and advocatae Of
Mexico" to the gentleman from Kentucky.
| Mr.. Davis rose and expressed his satisfac-
ton at the explanation. He would not have
acted as he had done, if he had SO under
stood the gentleman from Virginia at the time.
Mr.. Bayley rejoined in few words and so
| the matter ended.
message was received from the President
and recommending an increase of field of
fcers in the service to take the places of the
disabled, and the creation of an officer to be
called "General O6icer'' to.take Command of
all the military forces during the war. 1t
was relerredto the Committee, on Military AT
fairs.
The bill to increase the Standing Army by
adding 10 regiments was next taken up in
committee, Mr. Houston, of Ala, in the Chair.
WASHINGTON, JAM S.
SENATE-Mr. Cameron offered resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury, to
specify the articles in the present tariff upon
which duties can be increased SO as to weld
more revenue. Lies over.
In the House
Mr. HARRISON from the Committee on Mill
trary Affairs, to whom the message in rela-
ton TO General Officer and other matters
had been referred, reported that the Committee
had authorized him to ask that they be dis
charged from the further consideration of the
same. The motion was agreed to.
TN -. a.
ject of Messrs. Polk and Benton. 1t was
dropped like hot potatoe.
Mr.. Preston King of New York obtained
leave to make personal explanation He
read long argument in favor Of the two mil
lion bill, with the santi-sla, cry proviso UGH
complaint was made Of Mr. Kings aSlse Of
the privilege Of making personal explana-
ton.
Mr. Schenck offered resolution that the
Committee on Elections enquire, whether Mr..
Baker Of Illinois, had a right to his seat at the
time he resigned.
Messrs. Boyd and Tbbatts objected-Mr.
Baker had resigned. A resolution, therefore
not referring to any member of the House, it
now be entertained.
Mr.. Schenc& took an appeal and made
speech when the matter dropped.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the bill to increase the army, &C.
Mr.. Hilliard, of Alabama, made very a.
BILE, patriotic, calm, and eloquent speech in
support OF the war, now that the country is
in it, and in reply to and rebuke of the course
of Mr.. Preston King and others who are con-
stantIy and improperly introducing the sub
ject of slavery and anti-slavery into the dis
cussions and legislation of Congress.
SEN TIE, Jan. 6.-The bill granting alternate
sections of land in Michigan, for the compile
tim of Railroads in that State, was passed.
Several other bills were then read q second
time. and the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion.
HoUsE.--Mr. Hamlin moved to reconsider the
vote Of yesterday adopting Mr.. Haralson's
report and laying the General Officer message
on the table which motion was carried-yeas SO,
nays "a.
The question required, "Shall the report be
laid % the tablet and it was rejected-yeas 80
nays 81.
Mr. HamIn then moved to refer the report
10 the committee of the whole which was a.
greed to.
Mr.. Caleb B. Smith of Indiana, addressed
he committee Of the whole upon the bill TO
Increase the regular army. He reviewed and
,nimadverted on the conduct of the Admin
stration in getting the country into war with
Mexico-in refusing to comply with the terms
Of the second treaty made between our
Government and Mexico in relation to the
Indebtedness of the latter for spoliations-in
eeping the brave volunteers in large num-
bers on the borders Of Mexico where the
climate was very sickly, and not giving them
! chance TO march into the interior where thew
might meet the enemy and win laurels-and
N now paying 3 slight to the volunteer force
by making the call for an addition Of 10000
troops to the regular army.
Mr.. 8ediuger of Virginia, next obtained the