Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-10
Correspondence of the Char eson Courier

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present session lies dead, for Saturday was
lhe'last day ON which an original bill could
be sent from one House TO another. So
much of the session has been devoted to
the subject Of The war and the anti.sla-
very proviso. that many other topics have
been necessarily neglected.
A number Of the administration mea.
sures must fail, to wit: The bill reducing
and graduating tho price of the public
lands; the bill imposing duties on tea and
and coffee, &C., to aid in The prosecution
Of the Mexican war the Lieutenant Gen.
eral Bill, in the old as well as ir the new
form; the bill modifying the Sub. Treasury
act; the bill creating the Office Of Assistant
Secretary of State; and, probably, the
Three Million Bill.
There is undoubtedly a combination of
parties at this lime, in both p ouses. against
lhe administration. a large and inllueu-
tial portion Of the democratic members of
The House, are opposed to Mr.. Folks pol
icy in many respects, and they have uni
led with the wings in that body 10 thwart
his measures. Still the tea and coffee
failed by majority of but one vote.
The Senate bill for the relief Of the peo-
pie of Ireland produced some noise and
confusion in The House. A motion to lay
il on the table was lost, 82 to rs. No
debate was allowed upon it. Finally i,
wau referred 10 the Committee on Ways
and Meaus-a very proper Committee. a,
this time, when ways are easy and the
public means scanly. The friends Of the
bill considered this vote as giving the 60
by to the whole thing. But an attempt is
to be made to get up the subject, in such a
form, at least as 10 procure test vote upon
it.
The Three Million Bill was discussed
by Mr.J nj. Clayton, and MIR. Pearce of.
Md, both against the bin. -
Mr.. Butler, of S. c., made very ami
mailed and eloquent reply to Mr.. Dix,
aud resisted his assumptions.
Mr.. Upham then offered the Wilmot
pTouiso, as an amendment to the bill. Mr..
U. said he had offered the amendment in
pursuance # instructions from the Legis.
lature of<Vermon,.
AIR. Cass spoke in opposition to the
proviso. ms ill-limed and mischievous, and
oil sectional character.
The debate was continued till half past
one O'Clock, by Mr.. Cass, Mr.. Dickinson.
aud Mr.. E. johnson, against the proviso.
When the p!oyiso was rejec!ed-yeas q,
nays,3l.
Mr.. Webster and Mr., Archer then spoke
against The acquisition of any territory,
and Tho bill was ordered 10 be ensrossed
for third reading, yeas 20, nays "a, Mr..
Calhoun and Mr.. Butler voting aye. The
bill was then passed.
This has been another very remarkable
day in Congress-remarkable for the dis
play Of Mr. Rentou's ferocious hostility TO
MIR. Calhoun. The scene that we had
was a continuation ofthe Benton assault
of the last week on Mr.. Calhoun.
The House has been engaged tonight
in vain auempt TO pass the three million
bill.
1, may pass tomorrow, but will not to-
night.
p. S.-The House adjourned without
being a BILE to take up the Tbreo Million
Bill.
adjournment of Congress. we write
IS o'clock) Congress is rapidly approach
ing the moment Of its dissolution. We
presume The President is about repairing
to the Capitol TO sign bills, and that the
two houses will adjourn about l2 o'clock.
What measures will finally pass or be
rejected, the next few hours will tell. But
one great measure is now but beyond the
reach Of fate. The three million bill has
passed, and happy we are to add, stripped
of the Wilmot proviso. Last night The
wings made desperate effort to defeat it
altogether by going into Committee OF the
Whole, and when count was cal led re.
fusing, many o. them, to pass between the
tellers. Thus, 40 quorum appearing, they
had to go back into The House, and then
motions were made. for its adjournment.
This idle and ridiculous, process was re-
pea,ed revera times-and then despairins
to do anything, and hoping for better
things in the morning, the House adjourn
ed, on motion of Mr.. Boyd, Of kentucky.
This morning the bill was taken up
and we congratulate the country that it
has passed. The Wilmot proviso was
rejected by majority 5, and then the
whole bill passed by majority Of about
30 Wash. Union, March,.3.
The Vice President retired from the
chair Of tho Senate tonight about 10
O'Clock, when Mr.. Alchinson Ia senator
from Missouri} was appointed to the chair.
Both houses Of Congress adjourned TO-
night abon, IL o'clock-a very interesting
session, which we shall review hereafter.
Meantime, we may say it has generally
gone off well.
The notifications of the independent
treasury law were defeated by The porli-
nacious obslinacy Of MIR. Badger 10 refu-
sing 10 have the bill read twice on the
same day Z; SO That whatever losses are
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