Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-02-19
CONGRESS.


ceedings of Congress as late as we have re-
ceived dates, up to gong to press, all OF which
we compile from the Unions reports
Feb. 9h.-SENATE-The morning business
having been disposed of, the Senate took up
the special order for to-day-the three million
bill Mr.. Calhoun being entitled to the floor,
arose and addressed the Senate in speech of
about one hour.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr Doug
lass, after alluding to statements made by the
Reporter of the Union. in; the report of the
proceedings of the House on the 9Th, which
was considered by Mr.. D., to be derogatory to
the character of the House, and upon which
a committee had been raised to investigate the
matter, moved that the reporter be expelled,
as he (the Reporter) had assumed the respon-
sibiEty of the report, of which the honorable
gentleman complained. The vote for expell-
ing the Reporter was taken and resulted in II
yeas and 131 nays. So the Reporter of the
Union was not only not expelled, but his re-
port of which Mr. Douglass complained, was
sustained as being correct. THE Objectionable
portion of the report was the word Bah, used
frequently by gentlemen Of the House while
on constitutional question as to the right OF
Mr.. Thos w. Newton, from Arkansas, taking
the seat to which he had been elected, to sup
ply the vacancy declared by the legislature of
Arkansas to exist in the representation in the
House of Representatives of the United States
from that State, in consequence Of the accep-
lance by Hon. Archibald Yell of commission
in the volunteer forces of the United States.
and departure under said commission to the
seat of war.1
Feb. 1Oth.-SENATE,-lnt the Senate to-day,
after the disposal of the morning business, the
three million bill was taken up, and Mr. Csss
addressed the the Senate at length in an ex-
position of his views upon the important sub
iect under consideration. An incidental de-
bate followed; after which Mr.. Corwin OBJ
tanned the floor, with view of addressing the
Senate tomorrow, and the bill SsEas, on his
motion, informally passed over. The commit
tee of conference on the ten regiment bill,
then made report, which, after some debate,
was concurred in, and the Senate adjourned.
The report of the committee of conference on
the ten regiment bill having been concurred in
by both houses, and the bill having received
the Presidents signature, has become law
1t will be found in the Journal of to-day, un-
der the official head.l
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE he House
was occupied, as in committee of the Whole,
in the consideration and discussion of the
three million bill Messrs. Kaufman, Foote,
Brinkerhoff, Parish, Wood, and Niven address
ed the committee
Feb. 11th.-SEHArE.-The Vice President
laid before the Senate a communication from
the Reporter of the Union, assuming the re-
sponsibility of the report of the proceedings
of the Senate of the 9Th inst. upon the report
of the committee of conference on the disa-
greeting votes of the two houses On the bill to
raise for limited time an additional military
force and for other purposes. After the dis
posal OF the morning business, the question
came up on the appeal of the Senator from N
Carolina, [Mr. Badger,] from the decision Of
the presiding officer, (which had been post.
poned from yesterday,l that the rule required
every resolution, whether upon question Of
privilege or not, to lie over one day. when
its consideration was objected to. The Vice
President gave the grounds upon which his
decision rested, at some length, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Badger in supporter the appeal
After further debate, a motion to lay the ap.
peal upon the table was negatived-24 to q
and upon the question being put, Shall
the decision of the chair stand as the iudg
ment of the Senate" it was determined in tn,
negative. Yeas 90, nays es. The resolution,