The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-12-20

Mr.. Paine. from he sauae enmmiiier. r..
poufd IN amrndmeni II he hill o. srrnEe
ll.e nsEr speedy administrator n justice
Tie bill - amended passed il serond
rradiag.
Tueslay. Decrulier n
Bic. Martin ofIerrd Ts.sluiinR. n NJ
ler n nurh e he Gossmoi's message
- reiaies % Srlasl Commissioner. 10 IIle
committee IN Einrzlion. Adopted.
Dir. Caldwell. az lsusllord. ininAlnretl
= resalu ion. insimriing ll,e rammiliee
On Finsnre. IN inqairr min The pruprisiy
Of allowing the Bank af the Stale 10 issue
small bills. Adopted.
Mr. ShHiaFi ininslnred 4 bill 10 pro-
vide Ger Tax caIlerIors in every runniy
in The Stale. Refenesi H. The committee
on Finance.
Wednesday. December -.
Mr.. Mechanism inlradnrpd bill 10
improve the Cape Fear and deep Rivers
above Fayetteville. Referred 10 the ron,-
miiIee on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. Mehane. from The committee on
Finanre, rrpnrled nnlat0ral,ly 10 the bill
Ia The amend an act. entitled an arI 10
increase the Public Revenue. On mn
lion Of Mr.. Ellis, the bill was postponed
for The present.
The Speaker announced the arrival Of
the honr for taking up the order Of the
llay-Mr Sleele's resolutions.
Mr.. Mebane offered The following sub
siilule 10 all but the last:
Rssolred. That the just and ighiful method
Of scliliag the question Of extending slavery over
the Territories Of The United States, acquired By
the recen. treaty with Mexico. would he By the
continuation Of the line Of The Missouri Compro-
mise to The Pacific Ocean.
Mr.. Steele then addressed the House
nj some length: after which the question on
The motion of Mr.. Mehane TO strike oui Ill
hut the last and insert the amendment Of
fered by him, REQUIRED. when Mr.. Ellis
called fnr division Of the question, aud
the House refused To strike out.
Mr.. Mehane then proposed the follow
ing amendment:
RESOLVED, That hi. Exccllcncy, the President
Of the United States, did not violate the consttu-
ton in giving his official sanction to the OIeg.n
bill, notwithstanding the clause in said bill, pro-
hibiting Slavery in the Territory Of Oregon.
Upon the question of the adoption ol
this. amendment, the ayes and mes were
kdemu,hed, and decided in the negative
50 10 90.
The question on the passage Of the Re.
solutions came up. whrn Mr.. Mcdowell
Of Iredrll, expressed his views relative Ia
the principles involved in them. Aflei
which, Mr.. Miller moved for their in
definite postponemenl-and upon ihi;
motion there was a considerable discus
sion, which was participated in by Messrs
Mebaue, Rayner, Sianly. Dobhin, Jones
of ursnge. and Leach, OF Davidson.
The House refused TO postpone by
vote Of az 10 80.
On motion Of Mr.. Biggs the Hops,
then adjourned.
Thursday, December IL.
| Mr.. Mebane. from The committee nl
Finance, reported that the committee hat
examined the hooks and vouchers in IN,
offices Of the Comptroller and Treasurer
and found them to correspond with th'
printed reports, and that the duties or,hes,
offices had been faithfully discouraged.
On motion of Mr.. Mebane, the repoI
Of the committee was sent To the Senate
|. The Speaker announced the order @
the day 10 be the unfinished business q
yesterday, the resolutions Of Mr.. Steele.
Mr.. T.. r. Caldwell Offered the follow
ing amendment:
Resoired, That nothing in the resolutions COZ
tanned is intended or shall be so construed as to
ford any " aid or comfort to the doctrine of null
ficaiion.
). Mr.. Sianly offered an amendment To in
sert =. odi3ns and abominaLie doctrine;
which was accepted.
Mr.. Miller moved TO refer the resolu
lions 10 select committee Of four. Ca
. ried by vote of 81 to 80.
Mr.. L. H. Caldwell moved to refer I
the same committee The following amen'
ment. offered by Mr.. Mcdowell Of BIZ
+ den.
Resolred, That in order to settle the questic
J of the power Of Congress over slavery in the te
. ritories, and to secure pcrmanency to the Unio
It is the opinion of this Legislature that the Mi
souri, compromise line should be extended TO Il
Pacific Ocean
Mr.. Paine, from the committee on ii
Judiciary, reported back TO the Hous
/ with amendments, the bill for the mol
speedy and certain administration OF ju
lice. On motion of Mr.. Satterthwait
the bill was laid on the table ant ordere
TO be printed.
. Beware of Counterfeit There al
great many counterfeit twenty dnll'
bills oil the Bank of Georgetown :. G.
= in circulation in this and other Staie
They are said to be well got up. I'll
i principal differences that may be observe
II 4 hat Ian