Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-06
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.. Congressional ProssediuGs.
wAsnrsoros. March 1. isl7.
SsSarx. -Ns. Archer prssented the esedsa,ials
Of Mr.. Hunter. elected 10 succeed him a. Seaa,os
fiesa the State Of Virginia. . ....-.
I, was on motion, agreed to take recess from
e'slosk until c, fos the remainder Of the s~.
The joint reeo!ution Of thanks to Geo. Tsylor
and the army was amended and passed.
The hill to regulate the appoin,ment of0ener.
al officers to the ten regiments was reported from
the Military COMMITTEES Tho House amen&
nett as 10 the Lieut. General and o,h.rs w,,
stricken out. sG sh
Tue L gh, House bill from the House, va.
passed without amendment. -3ti
The Army appropriation bill was taksn up
and passed.
The Post Route bill was also amended and
passed. II includes the mail to Oregon and to
sed from the army.
The joint resolution TO refund the advances
made BY the States 70. the subsistence and trans.
portation Of the volunteers Was passed. Ana.
meudment to include townships, counties and cit.
] ties was rejected.
The three millio. bill was then taken up J.
NJ Clayton addressed the Senate and concluded
that the appropriation OF money without specify.
ing the direct object was not warranted by tho
constitution and was So regarded by Jefferson
and other distinguished Democrats.
| When Mr. Clayton had concluded Mr. Pearcs
took the noor, and at o'clock the Senate ad.
jonrned till O'CLOCK.
! Eoenine Session Mr.. Pearce addressed the
Senate in opposition to the three million bill n
any and every shape.
Mr. Dix followed and said he should. under
instructions, vote for the bill, with the proviso
prohibiting slavery in new territory. which he
in,imated was to be offered without the proviso
Mr.. Johnson. of Louisiana, followed. Msssr.
Butler and Colqnit spoke warmly against any
prohibition Of slavery on territory to be acquired
Mr.. Dayton defended the right of the General
Governmrn, TO prohibit. Mr.. Wetscott is speak.
ing, (lc o'clock) The vote will probably be
taken tonight. but not for an hour vr two yet.
Housk The amendments made by the Sen.
ate to the bill increasing the marine corps were
coneurred in.
| ne OIL from tHe oenaNS LOT Tue Of ire.
land and Scotland vas read and motion TO lay
it upon the table n.gatived, by q vote of IS yeas
to 50 nays Mr.. Carroll moved 10 60 into Com.
mittee OF the Whole for its consideration, which
was also ncgatived 50 to ITO. 1t was then refer.
red to the Comm tts- Of Ways and Means
The Post. Office Appropriation Bill, with the
Senate's amendments, and further amendment
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taken up, and the amendment Of the Committee
conrurrcd in as thus amended the Senate's a.
mendments were agreed 20. On agreeing to the
amendment made by the Senate, in striking out
the section authorizing the Postmaster to select
the newspa pers in which the lists of letters shall
be published. the vote stood ayes 81, nays77.
The amendment Of Senate 10 the Honse amend.
ments TO joint resolution Of thanks 10 General
Taylor, Butler, Worth, &c. presenting sword.
instead Of medals, was agreed 70.
The House, a, half past O'Clock, took recess
until 5.
Eueising Session The message OF the P-ssi.
dent communicating the correspondence with
Gen Taylor and the Quarter Master General, cal.
led for by q resolution, was read The message
states there is no unpublished correspondence q
with Generals Qui,man and Harmer. and TO re.
port from those officers.
A resolution was passed, authorizing the mem.
bers to subsrribe TO the Congressional Globe
Mr., McCl-lland presented . resolution OF the Nj
chigan Legislature in iavor Of the war. A mum.
Der Of private and unimportant bills were passed.
This House then went into Committee OF the
Whole upon the State Of the Union, Mr., Cobb in
the Chair. and considered and agreed to certain,
amendments Of the Senate TO the army arpropri'
alton bill. and the post route bill, with further
, amendments by the Committee Of Ways and
. Means The Committee and House eoncurrsd
! ant at 8 o'clock the House adjourned
. BAKssR,rY OF rnE MExIcAN-Ths letters o
the New Orleans Pesyune speak Of the shock
E ing barbsrity Of some Of the Mexieans.
E Lieut.. Miller. an officer ofthe Ohio volunteer.
who was killed at Chichironi, had his heart eu
!. ont and hung upon a bush The body Of th.
), brave bu, unfortunate Lieut. Ritehie was horri
e bly, mu,ilated amer bis desth His heart, too
e wss torn from him. and Afterwards stuck upon
8 role by the road side
Naval Commander Buchanan, who hs'
:, been long in charge Of the Naval School q, An
/. napoii-, has received orders from the Secretary
\ Of the Navy TO take command Of the sloop o
w,v Jame.,own now yeadv for sea al NorfolL