Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-02-12


lies, that the boundary of the State of Texas
should be defnitiyely settled, and that provi-
sion be made by the republic of Mexico for
the prompt and equitable adjustment of the
lust claims of our citizens on that republic.
The further consideration of the bill was
postponed till Thursday next.
The Senate then proceeded, as in Committee
of the Whole, to the consideration OF the bill
TO establish an additional land Office in the
northern part OF the State OF Michigan, and to
provide for the sale of the mineral lands OF the
United States in the State of Michigan and
Territory of Wisconsin After the adoption
of several amendments, offered by Mr.. Corwin,
the bill was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading, and the bill was accordingly read a
third time and passed The Senate then went
into executive session, and after spending some
time therein, adjourned
House OF REPRESENTATIvEs.-On motion of
Mr.. Mckay, the House resolved itself into
| Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union, [Mr Hamlin in the chair,] and pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the (" bill ma
king appropriations for the support of the Mil
itary Academy for the year ending on the 3Oth
of June, 1885," which was read After the
rejection of one or two unimportant amend
ments offered to the bill, Mr.. Mckay moved
to lay the bill aside to be reported to the
House, and the Committee proceeded to the
consideration of the bill making appropriations
and diplomatic expenses Of the government.
Mr. Wentworth then rose and addressed the
House in opposition to the proposed tax on
Tea and Coffee. He was followed by Mr..
Johnson, of Tennessee, and Mr.. Delano, of
Ohio, on the same side The latter gentleman
made it convenient to bring up the Wilmot
prouiso, which excludes slavery from the ter
ritory to be obtained from Mexico. He was
followed by Mr.. Wick, OF Indiana, in a few
remarks, as follows:
Mr. Wick said he would be so deliberate
and so plain that all would understand him,
and, keeping this purpose in view, he would
proceed to answer some-not all-of the ar
guments of the honorable gentleman from H.
Inois, mr. Wentworth He had, indeed,
heard the faint intimaton that the gentleman
would be able, by the course which he was
taking, to ''read himself out of his party
1t might be So The gentleman objected to
this direct taxation, because it was unfair to
the north in comparison with the south. The
same objection might be raised against a duty
upon all articles. The gentleman came from
part of the country little too far north he
had lived too near, he feared, 10 Mason and
DiXon's line. They might assess the entire
taxes Of this country upon one single class of
individuals, and they would put up their pri-
ces accordingly, SO that it would come out of
the country after all. In regard to the Will
mot provso, ne would tell the honorable gen.
tleman what his constituents thought They
looked upon it as a truce breaker They
might treat the honorable gentleman who ad-
vocated it with injustice, but all OF his con-
stituents-all the people of his district, both
wings and democrats-save, perhaps, two
hundred and fifty abolitionists-were opposed
to that proviso. One statement he desired the
reporters to take down. He was willing at
present to express the very candid impression
that they had better get the territory, and pass
laws for it afterwards. Further than that he
would not commit himself. Mr.. w. procee-
ded to reply at considerable length to the ar
guments of the honorable gentlemen from Hi
nois, [Mr. Wentworth and Tennessee, [Mr.
Johnson.1 In regard to the prosecution of the
war, he would say that when he could not
support the measures OF the Executive, both
in giving men, and money, and as to the mode
of doing it, he would resi- gn his seat there and
60 home He should not stop to answer those
speakers who had denounced this war upon
that floor. His constituents would not expect
it of him. They would do it themselves; but
when democrats came forward and proposed
measuses calculated to bring tribulatioR in the
party-to break up their ranks, then he felt
called upon to raise his voice, and he should
&c cry aloud and spare not
Mr.. Severance then obtained the floor, but
gave way to motion, that the committee rise;
and the committee accordingly rose, and re-
ported the Civil and Diplomatic appropriation
bill, and that they had come to no conclusion
thereon. They also reported the bill making
appropriations for the Military Academy,
which was read the Sd time and passed.
Feb. 3d.-SENATE- In the Senate, to-day,
after the disposal of the morning business, the
joint resolution from the House, presenting
the thanks of Congress to Gen. Taylor and
the army under his command, for their skill
and courage in stormng Monterey, was taken
up After an interesting debate, the resolution
was so amended as simply to present the
thanks OF Congress to Gen, Taylor, his Off
GERS, and men, for their brilliant military OPP
erations at Monterey and in this shape it was
unanimously passed. A bill was then intro
duced by Mr. Crittenden, granting a pension
to the gallant Cen Armstrong, for wounds re-
ceived in the last war with Great Britain
which was referred 10 a select committee, and
} the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House
was occupied as in Committee of the Whole
IN the consideration of the ten regiment bill
Mr.. Davis took occasion to deliver one of his
stereotyped speeches against the war, and was
replied to by Mr. Henley in caustic and for.
chile style. Mr.. Boyd, of Kentucky, also ad
dressed the committee in some appropriate re-
marks, rebuking the course OF the opposition
, by which the bill had been so long DELAYED
The House sustained the action of the Com
mittee in its disagreement with the first Sen
ate amendment, and then various amendments
to the bill being severally read, were concur