Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-22
CONGRESS-.
Correspondence Of tho Bait American.
UNITED STATES srNAn.l.

Will Gu STATES SENATE.
i,oas me sdop,on OF some unmporani resolutions Of
fy, INC senate resumed the cons liberation OF the ren
ex"ohs bih, the question bcing ON the numotou, p,n
'"s anendments To the bounty land section.
49, M long anu tedious debate the amendment off red
ny ht. Oorwn yesterday was agreed to- Yea. 90 nav. ia
pu's 'na' each private and non commissioned III.
H. s inc war shall have l60 OF land but IL
u ' Tor which such person volunteered shall mot
exceed one year. then to be reduced To- so onp
nc .Snsnlng portions Of tho bill wero next con.i,r,d
H. % to % my "''a a'u0n upon
A. 81 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
nj on o' Miss asked leave make a person.
ported to have said that General TAYLOR had no, ii
@ he had gained by victory and did no, ,e,
"h,s" "a inc terms OF his equalization Monterey His
might acquire. 1"' "e'op no
me Report Of Mac J. lrsesOl. upon the ,ubiee, of
our Mexican relations the iiis, busn.s, i'm o,d M
mcdowell OF Ohio, moved the Previous Que.ton wh,.h
was seconded. ~No" "hieh
motion to lay on tho table was lost The R,,or,,,,
was agreed to-yeas lO3. NAYS 40.
,' i1niin OF Mo from the Committee on Elections.
VIC passage OF Resolution calling upon tho Pre.i.
~, ~ me uheo states to report to the House mum.
oo' persons serving in Mexico who were member Of tho
Conse's the date OF their commissions the paw
they have received &c WV P'J
The Resolution wa, aRreed In
Mr. Q j. lngersol reported the ruR.x Nh, ,,~. p...
D anu moved hat be made the special order of The dav
Tor The mt Monday IN February.
NAVAL BILL.
Mr. Mckay moved that the House 20 into Commius,
upon the Naval Appropriation Bill. The motion wa, a.
greed TO.
MIR. Holmes, Of New York, addressed the Hons, /, ,
speech OF great humor and point effect of which
ue administration members any thing but amiaLe end
epnsu1'ov' lie commenced by arraigning Federalism
'pemocfauc Federalism, beginning with Reuel Williams
IN Name and coming 10 Jutgo fancy, OF whom no
spike personally, IN terms OF the highest respect.
linen he came 10 the war, finally TO some of m.
members oil the House who have shed the eye,
oy Their paruzan speeches and ultra action.
mT. Culver next spoke, and alluded some Of the re-
pudaung States and remarked that il was sp.c
a Ak
upon Mexico because refused to paw debt which an.
was not able TO pay and the crces parzans OF the war
oeig eenuemen who represented regulating Sates-Ms
sissippI, TOR example.
Mr. Roberts Of Miss hero burst forth as from fame
OF hre and sad, with sientoran voice tits false sir III,
ial.. Mississippi never rcPudiatcd her debts"
Mr. Culver. Does the gentleman mean to say that I
speak fascyi
Mr.. Roberts. ayes sir, tits false"
Sries oil order, "order" through the Hail. and Mr.
CuVer answered that the charge denied he would
nupy sueh witnesses us would mako every believe
what he sand. which that stock was issued nv the Gov
ernor OF Mississippi, which not only not paid bu,
hawkcd about IN the street and unsaeable
Mr.. culver soon came to Texas, and CONNIE nted pnon
me extraordinary position IN which the President ha. in
voved the country in regard to Texas.
o member here Mr. Pisbury) claimed represent Co.
ooo rNcuns occupying the county between the Nu,ces
and the Rio Grande and the President had authorised
me establishment OF territorial Government there Mr.
Pisbury said the gentleman from New Yo,L r,nch
better representative OF MeXicans than he was
Mr. Culver continued IN his arguing showing that tho
Claimed country ter themselves which, according
''S CONDUCT, was regarded IS a of
Mexico though at another time and under other circum
stances regarded as part OF Texas.
MT sawyer, OF Ohio, said he would reply il he could
e'nde'eeEd Io--at which there general laugh
er-and was about charging treachery upon Mr. Culver
because he took some improper part the admission of
man into the Masonic Lodge.
lie was called order, but Mr. Culver r.oined thu, Tho
charge was false from beginning To end and that he was
incapable OF doing 50 act aud could not be uur-
suaded 10 do It, with INV quantity of ,an.... ~ r.
reward. " ~
The laughter here long and loud
Sr. Rockwell, OF Conn, moved an amendment TO civ,
money instead OF the spirit ratons when the Comme.
rose and the House, at late hour, adjourned