The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-01-30

Of the resolution calling for the statement
4 The balance Of $2,947, i So in the Treasury OF
the 3lst Of December shows q falling oil o.
$i,937,547 81. The Government have receiv'
ed as balance Of the last loan 81 $4,000, and
the receipts into the treasury it is supposed
were nearly Two millions of dollars during the
month making total expenditure Of $6,476,'
SAT 67 during the month of December The
expenditures win be equal to this atm, i is
thought, in January.
The bids for the public printing for the nex1
session were opened this iaorning BY the Sec
fetary Of the Senate and Clerls ef the House,
'and the coiftracf Easabeen. awarded to the Al
bany Argus junto. aaas
l9R@ MONDAY, January IL
| In Senate after the presentation Of sundry
petitions, Mr.. Dix, of New York, from the
committee on Military Affairs, reported bill
increasing the Army by the addition Of nine
Regiments of Infantry and Dragons, and also
a bill creating the office Of Lieutenant Gene
raj, as suggested in the Special Message of the
President. The latter was made the special
order for next Thursday
Mr.. Allen, Of Ohio, submitted resolution
that the War ought to be prosecuted with yigor,
that an increased force of Volunteers should
be called into service, and the proceeds Of the
Public Lands should be pledged for the pays
ment of its prosecution. The resolution lies
over under the rule.
In the House, after the transaction Of some
business, Of little Importance, the Army bill
was taken up and passed. The vote was alter
wards reconsidered and M. Boyd's substitute
passed-ayes l2l, noes IS.
The bill relative to the Territory Of Oregon.
(not up to "a 4OD was discussed till the adj
journment
Mr.. Mckay, DENY Of North Carolina. re-
ported bill authorising the issue Of Treasury
Notes to the amount Of twenty-three millions
Of dollars, said notes not to be Of less denomi-
nation than fifty dollars-or that the President
should be authorized to negotiate loan to that
amount.
TUESDAY, January IL
In the Senate, Mr. Archer announced the
death of his colleague, the Hon Isaac Penny
hacker, which occurred at o'clock that morn
ing. The Senate adjourned.
In the House, the Oregon territorial bill was
d der discussion. The question Of the right
Of suffrage being the subject, Mr.. Campbell. Of
New York, defended the law Of the United
States and ;be constitution, and defended the
conservative position that none but citizens Of
the United States should be allowed to vote.
He complained Of the inequality which already
distinguished the law of franchise in the diff
ferent States, and held that members Of Con-
gress ought to be particular to preserve the
constitution. None but citizens of the United
States ought to be allowed to vote.
Mr.. Brock enboro', Of Florida, and Mr.. Rock
well entertained similar views, and at the close
OF their remarks,
Mr.. Douglass, of H., offered an amendment
by which the rights Of franchise should be con-
ferred upon all citizens Of the United States in
the territory, upon all giving notice Of their
intention to become citizens, and upon all
whom the Territorial Legislature might confer
the privilege.
This amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Brockenboro' then proposed an amend
ment, prohibiting all power to borrow money,
and all power to charter banks to the territorial
legislature.
This, too, was carried, and without a divi-
sion, but with no quorum present.
The next important amendment was in re-
ference to the slave question.
Mr.. Adams, of Miss, proposed an amend
ment, recognizing the existence Of the Missou-
ri Compromise. is s
Mr.. Hamlin, Of Me-, said he had no objec-
ton to voting for the amendment, blu. il had
no reference to the Oregon territory. The
Missouri compromise, indeed, had no reference
to any territory, but that in the Union at the
time it was made, and no man from free State
would hereafter, so tar venture to brave public
opinion, as to declare that any territory should
be admitted where slavery existed.