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

day md called the Senate to order.
"A communication was received from the
War Department, transmitting list Of the
i the Clerks and their salaries in the Indian Blu
Ireau.&
Mr. Fairfield, from Committee on Naval
lAffairsreported bill authorizing the appoint
Iment Of additional Assistant Surgeons in the
Navy. A so bill repeating the limit in the
Act of 1912, fixing the number Of men that
Imay be Employed in the Navy service.
Mr. Cameron, from the same committee,
lieportt6a bill for the relief Of the heirs Of
IiIshn Fat Jones, bill for eression iof dry
/ dock Philadelphia and Portsmouth.
Mr. Benton from the committee on militia
ry affairs, reported the bill from the House to
raise ten additional regiments for the regular
army with an amendment which provides
that one or more of said regiments may be
equipped as voltgueres and foot rifemen, and
be provided with rock ct and mountain how
| itzer batteries. This amendment was agreed
to-,
| Mr,Cameron offered an amendment to the
bill granting quarter-secton of public land
! to each non-commssioned officer, musician
and private OF the regular army and the vol
unteers who may serve out the war and re-
ceivepn honorable discharge.
| Upon this amendement an interesting de-
bate sprung up in which Messrs ]. NJ. Clay
ton, Badger, Corwin and Crittenden partcpa-
ted.
The bill and amendments were informally
laid aside until tomorrow. %
| The Senate then took up the bill to author
| ize the appointment of Lieutenant Gener-
al.
| Mr.. Dix explained the object of the bill
the bill proposed to create. The amount of
his argument was, in brief, that the President
wanted the Office to be created. The bill
provides that the pay and emoluments OF the
Lieutenant General shall be the same as those
of an officer of the highest grade in the army.
Nh. Badger has the floor, on the bill, for
tomorrow. On motion the Senate adjourned.
HeUsE.-The bill to change the place OF
holding the United States Circuit Court in
Alahersa, with the Legislature of that State.
from, tuscaloosa to Montgomery, passed. =
TX peays 80. -.3s-
WI 5ns ife Hume now resolved -itssii
in. Gnittee of the Whole, Mr.. Hopkins
in the Chair, and took up the Oregon Territorial
bill, and the amendment thereto respecting
slavery and the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Burt took the floor and spoke with great
animation and earnestness against any inter-
ference of dhe North with the domestic insti-
tutons of the South. He deprecated the en-
eroachments which he had all a long been
seeing, were making upon the rights of the
South.--He went into history of the aboli-
ton mania, and declared for the South that
it must and would be met.
Mr.. Petit followed and spoke in an ANNA
ted manner against the introduction of slavery
in any territory we may acquire which is now
free from slavery. He gave history of what
had been done in the Northwestern Terrific
ries on this subject. He deprecated abolition
ism and had no sympathies in particular for
the negroes. He believed them far inferior to
white poople-more criminal and less mental.
Alta O'Clock the hour for stopping the de-
bate agreeably to a resolution previously a
dopted having arrived Mr.. Petit was cut short
in his speech.
The Committee then rose and the House ad-
journed.
January l5.-In the Senate after the read
ing of the journal and some business of no
importance, Mr. Benton, from the Committee
on Military fairs, reported bill granting
to all regulars and volunteers engaged in the
war section of the public lands.
The bill was strenuousy opposed by Mr..
Cameron, who feared it would kill his amend
ment to the House bill for adding the regi-
ments to the force Of the army.
The bill was ultimately laid aside. The
bill creating the office of Lieutenant-Genoral
was then tax en- up, and Mr.. G. Badger, of N.
c., led off with an eloquent and beautiful
speech in opposition to the bill. The galleries
of the Senate were crowded with members
from the other House with ladies and visitors
to the Capitol 1T was an able effort
when Mr.. Badger nau concluueu hls speech
Mr. Mangum moved that the bill be laid up
on the table This was considered test ques-
tio,.
The Senate proceeded to vote on this motion
and it was carried by vote Of % yeas to 81
NAYS.
Nessrs. Calhoun and Butler, of S. c., and
Yulec Of Fiorda. iocos, voted with the Wings
Thus The Senate rs well as the House have
defested this measure of the Administration.
NJ Niles from the Commute on Post Offices
and Post Roads reported bill making pfovis-
ion for carrying mail to Oregon.
The bill for increasing the army was then
taken up and numerous amendments offered.
Tie House of Representatives went into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union md took up the Oregon bill.
The debate on Mr.. Burt's amendment was
continued BY Leake, Of Va, Rhett, Of S. c.,
and others.
SATURDAT. Jan l6.
sryarr.-Mr Hsnnegan, Of Indiana, offered