Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-27

ousSo oiher bills, Of private aud focal char.
aeler, " as also reFor,ed. tss-ss 2 :
hJ..Benlop, from The llili,aYyiI IMnimit.
tee,repouet back Tie "ten regiment: :bilf
in accordance with instructions, VIII AN
amendment granting l60lacres Of Iapdl
every non-con,missiuned@of6ce andsbri
vale serving during The Mexicanwar.
Mr. Calhoun reminded Mr.s Beutnn Thar
the committee had no, complied with tho
whole of the instructions, which, reai,ired
The amend ment to embrace ilie commits
stoned officers also. 5.
MIR. Benton waxed very wrolh, and III
the plenitude o.. his wisdom declared that
the remark Of Mr.. CaIhounswas a cersure
upon the committee. lasconclasion, iSsitI,
a view Of testing The sense ofsthe Senate.
he moved 10 reconmit ,ht bill, ,,.balahe mo.
| ton failed. & '1ls;ass = = 80
In The House. ,he,land sbo1ntysbiIlwas
again considered .iu Committee sosS lhA
Whole. Afiessa speech. from Mr. Bell.
the floor was taken by Mr-C.J j. ingersoll.
He occupied his hour IN defending The
course Of the Administration with regard
to the war. The commilise tlied rose.
aud the bill was referred to aiseiecLcom-
rnitlee. The Indian AppropfialionEfbiIl
was next taken up. withoutsany faat ac-
lion. E,l sf:55fr ,.s..s (.
49,. FJapuary20.
In the Senate, after lhe presentation OF
numerous petitions, the Consideration Of
the Ten Regiment" bill was resumed,
the question being onthe numerous amend
meuts offered to lhe bounty land section
Of the bill. ',,"=rs:yars - ( ss;,s;sssss
Along uniuleresting debafet ensUed; af.
ter which an amendment offered E1by Mr..
CoIwin was agreed 10, ,bysa vote of % 40
l5. Il rprovides that every spo1s scommIls IA
sioped officer or private Of the 55fS
Volunteers who shall serve atafins a t,5Wats
shall be enlilleJao 16O acres ols sbiii
volunteers en.isting fora less be fan
year 10 have but so acres
After discussing some aninipof tan, sec.
tions of The bill, without taking The ques.:
,ion on lis passage, "a molion:io adjourn
prevailed. ssss4.-[s IS 80. 80.
In the course of the debste b: II am.
negan said, that as Santa Anna 6ad faifetS
TO take advantage of thefmanY idpportifs
mites afforded hu, for latail ioj jlIfius 6ijss
army. he was fully satisfied thai 6oiis s6is dfss
our soldiers would ever smel powder ifoni
Mexican guns gain.EsssssSs. II x
In The House, .onssfioi ion; ;ols "a ara.sy
Kay, the Treasury Mole ial was ssmads:
the special ordeTfsr brow, and .fSfs
every other dayf fhefealiie Z 0atiis sdnaIlys
disposed Of. The Oil must be amended
in many par'icularss or its etjeci WI sSsails
For instance, it provides safat sbe: notes
shalihe transferable byeUdo snt dill
Now asa $50 note will b&Siy passs
through a ndreJs hands in 9 course iof
a week. who does not.see thFdifHculty Of
llhe endorsement system. Ehe resirfHc.s
lion on notes heretofore. issued ibas. opera:
ted 10 great extent as a check 10 tiieirs
free circulation, and no party hss I'm the
! Jeast been benefited by IL f. ysrr S
dnrsemeni, unless smade sinJ Jhes spIessn snee df.
i9ihe reeeiYsr, Or made ,Sy one whose band
fWritins IL 7kndaSn u ehin; only iesnsdf 46s
create doubts as To ssitsSrespla aud sen-
|eral characlerin the hands of lie Isst sen-
| dorsel, II must also be ecoilscted that
credit is fouude uui alone npon5 The abil-5
hy of the payer, but upon Shiiss sdbbii.tiity
combined with the convenience ,of ille cred z
itor." The removal Of every heck ts
The free circulation of tbesesfoIes IS tns
much all elementof value tothemS as the
varied rates ofihterest.. IS
Mr: e: J.. fisersoll, lio.nSIh Ihss Commit.