Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-08-11
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The principal amendment 20 H..
contains the Wilmot proyiso Tb Hs Which
Were not important o'hetG
Mr.. Benton offered resolution VIII,
adopted. to meet hereafter at 10. 4 " NJ was
ME- flanagan, from the commit,oo
e'gn relations, reported bill TO carr vi ior.
fect the fifth article of the treaty with mo ct.
co, fof the establishment of the boundo Nie1l.
between the two Republics under thst line
ana providing for the appointment Of raty,
s'oner, Surveyor, &c.. and their saIa,; "O'nns.
The Senate then resumed the rona:5
OF the civil and diplomatic appropra.;" efalIoR
IN the consideration of which it w. oe Oil
the whole OF the remainder of the ssss engaged
In the House, the bill from the SESSION
ing an increase of pension 10 Rrsrote grant
Scantland was taken up and passed MAJOR
Mr.. Stewart moved a snsnsna;
rules. TO enable him to Introduce ,os, VI The
calling for further information from ,I 10
partment in reference TO the nav Of Can De'
while Governor and Superintendent of ~ Lass
Affairs. The House, however refusoa indian
pend the rules, 81 to IS, lwo.thirds M, ' suS'
IN the affirmative. '0'''E
A motion was made, but decided in III. D.,-
gat've, to lake up the Senate bill compens.
ting r. NJ. Johnson for the buildings srec ,"
for the Choctaw Academy.
Mr. Cobb moved a suspension of The ,ulo.
with view 10 take up The business on ,b,,
Speakers table; but the motion was BY r.as,
and nays disagreed TO. ''~S
The House then, in committee of the xb,lo,
renewed the consideration of the army anprOl.
priation bill, which, after considerable dehaf.
was reported to the House and ordered IN h.
engrossed and read a third time.
Mr.. Thompson, of Indiana, moved r.oon
sideration of the vote ordering The bill r. :,
third reaIing, with view 10 the n,roduc,;on
of provision for the improvement of the w.
tern Rivers
Mr.. Thompson proceeded 10 express his
views in favor of the improvement of Western
Rivers and Harbors, and TO argue tina, amen,
ments as irreIative as that which he proposed
to offer, had frequently, during the past ten
years, been introduced into bills of similar
character.
Mr.. McCIelIand opposed the reconsidera
ton, and was opposed also, however favor.
BILE he might be to the improvement of the
Western waters, to the introduction of anv
such amendment into bill of this description
Mr.. Gu 1ngersoll moved 10 lay MIR. ThomD.
sons motion on the table. Lost, 81 10 84-
Adjourned.
MONDAY, August I.
The Senate Today had quite a long session,
both legislative and executive. The most i'm.
portant matter before that body was the Ore
gon Territorial bill, reported froEa the Commit.
Tee on Territories. This is the bill that was
passed in the House some days since with the
Wilmot Proviso The Senate was engaged in
| no Of TO he
stating that the reason that the Wilmot Prov.
so was adopted, was that the territory lies
north of the Missouri Compromise line. The
bill was passed over informally, and the Sen
ate went into executive session at o'clock
P. NJ.
In the House, the consideration of the army
appropriation bill was resumed, the question
being on Mr. Thompson's motion 10 reconsid-
er the vote by which the bill was ordered tc
, be engrossed.
.. The House refusedto reconsider, Sc to lit
and the bill was then passed.
Senate bill, granting to the Jackson NOM
ment Association certain cannon, captured By
Gen jackson at New Orleans and Pensacola
, for the erection Of an equestrian statue on tn,
! public grounds, was passed.
On motion of Mr. Brown, of Pennsylvania
the amendments of the Senate to the joint res
! olution submitted by him and passed several
{ days since, giving three months extra pay 10
the marines and ordnance corps engaged in
the Mexican war; were concurred in, and SO
the resolution stands passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Cobb, the House then re.
sumed the consideration of the message of the
President in reference TO the treaty, the boun
daries of California and New Mexico, and the
establishment of civil government in conquer
ed territory.
: Mr.. Venable, of N c., addressed the House
for an hour, on the political topics OF the day,
9 and in reply to the remarks the other day Of
his colleague, MIR Donnell.
i Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, followed, in ex-
e PLANTATION and defence of his course, in voting
: to lay the Compromise" bill of the Senate
:; on the table. 1t was not such settlement
!. he commended, as secured the rights of his con-
T s'ituents, as he and they understood them.
J.; Mr. Bingham, of Michigan, delivered care
y fully prepared speech, in explanation OF his
Il views on the question of slavery. and the pow
ers OF Congress to legislate in reference TO ito
r introduction or prohibition in the territories,
u taking the northern views OF the subject
( Mr.. Wentworth obtained the floor, and mo-
|
e ed, and the main question was ordered
} Mr., Stephens moved TO lay the message on
the table.
t Mr.. Cobb moved an adjournment, and on
=, this the yeas and nays were ordered. Lost
"a The yeas and nays were then again ordered
e on the proposition of Mr.. Stephens, and th'
ID House laid the messages on the table-76 o
61
, motion 10 reconsider was laid on The table
- And then, after one or two unsuccessful ei
forts to adjourn, the House, at a 7. NJ re-
solved itself into committee of the whole anu
r. has since been engaged on various motions 70
t take up particular bills, and on questions Oh
= order. AS this report closes, P. Me- 'ney
T. are calling the roll, quorum not being pres
IS ent.
TUESDAY, August6 8.
l. In the Senate, the presiding officer ialG OS'
fore that body a communication from the 9T ~.
IN rotary of State. with the information caIleu ~
e by resolution of the Senate, in regard 10 wv
Ashburton 60 Treaty Of Washington" ~
er The resolution accompanying the rePu'
s. yesterday made by Mr.: Benton, relative 10 =, X
p porting, was taken up, and laid on the 'ael'
On motion of MIR. King, the bill to gram
the right of way and donation OF lands ~. ~.
IN a railroad from Mobile to the mouth o. ~, ~
,e Ohio, was taken up, and after deOS,S ", IS
IN Messrs. Benton, King, Calhoun, BoraNO T ~,
f. ferson Davis, Butler, Allen, Lewis NleS' tr
t. ney and Breeze, was read the thlru Time Or
id passed ,,,ort d
a. the House to the Joint resolution grantngcei.
u tain cannon TO The Jackson Monument Assoc.