Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-08-18
rHIRTIETH CONGRESS. LIST SESSION
WEDNESDAY, August 10, 1848.

Tn the Senate, the morning portion of the
session was consumed in comparatively un-
| important matters. Several private bills were
taken up and disposed of.
Two messages were received from the Pres
ident The first, transmitting to the Senate
the decree of the National Assembly of France,
thanking in the most grateful terms the gov
eminent of the United States for the sympathy
and kindly feelings exhibited towards that
country. 1t was ordered to be spread on the
records of the Senate.
The second message was in reply 10 reso-
luton of the Senate calling upon the Presi-
dent for any Information in his possession re-
lating to the proposed invasion of Mexico by
citizens of the United States, for the purpose
of creating a new Republic there. The Pres
dent says in his message in reply, that he has
no information of the kind and adds that the
late treaty will be carried out in strict faith by
this government.
In the House, the consideration of the river
and harbor Improvement bill was resumed in
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union. (Mr. Cabel in the chair,) al an early
hour of the day.
Mr.. Outlaw, who was entitled to the floor
when the House adjourned last night, address
sed the committee in favor of $50, 900 item
bemarle Sound to the Atlantic, in the State of
North Carolina.
The committee was also addressed upon va
rous general and particular topics by Mr.
Evans, Mr.. Holmes of South Carolina, Mr.
Pafrey, Mr.. Hunt, and others
At IL O'Clock the debate was closed, in pur-
suance of previous order; and after the adop-
ton OF sundry amendments, the bill was re-
ported, the amendments concurred in, and the
bill ordered TO be engrossed.
The House then went again into Committee
of the Whole on the state of Union, (Mr Smith
of Indiana in the chair,) and took up the con-
sideraton of the light house bill from the Sen
ate, with the amendments reported from the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Houston of Delaware, was interrupted
in general speech upon this bill, when, at J
=, o'clock, the House took a recess till 81 O'Clock
THURSDAY, August 10.
The Senate was engaged during the whole
of TO day in the discussion of the Oregon Ter
ritoriaI bill from the House. After a long and
most excited debate, the bill was amended by
the incorporation of the Missouri Compromise,
and thus amended it was passed by vote of
33 ayes to % nays, as follows:
Yeas-NIessrs Atchison, Badger, Bell. Ben
ton, Berren, Borland, Breese, Bright, Butler,
|
lass, Downs, Fitzgerald, Foote, Hannegan,
of La King, Lewis, Mangum, Mason, Met
caIfe, Pearce. Sebastian, Spruance, Sturgeon,
Turney, Underwood-33
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Anterior, Baldwin,
Bradbury, Calhoun, Clarke, Corwin, Davis, OF
Mass, Dayton, Dix, Dodge, FeIch, Greene,
Hamlin, Hale, Miller, Niles, Phelps, Upham,
! Walker, Webster, Westcott-22
In the House, Mr.. Cathcart proposed res
o'ution giving construction 10 the resolution
of Monday, allowing extra pay (out of the
contingent fund) to the clerks, &C., of the
House, which was amended so as TO include
the chaplains, sergeant, and doorkeeper in the
order for extra pay, and adopted.
) Mr. Cobb, OF Ga, made an Intellectual mo-
ton to suspend the rules TO enable him TO in
troduce a bill to prevent such appropriations
OF the contingent fund. except by joint resolu-
ton.
: A communication from N P. Trist, late
! commissioner of the United States to Mexico
with reference to his agency in the matter oil
the treaty of peace with Mexico was read
i and with the papers accompanying,) re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The report of a conference committee or
r the disagreeing votes between the two houses
5 upon amendments to the bill renewing certain
naval pensions, was agreed to.
S The vote upon several amendments by the
Senate and the Committee of Ways and Means
TO the civil and diplomatic bill, was resumed
in Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, (Mr. Smith of Indiana in the chair,
e and they were chiefly rejected.
S Among the amendments agreed to, was thu
Senate's rejection of the Savannah item.
d The bill and amendments being reported t.
the House, the amendments in committee wer,
not all passed upon; when, at half-past 8, thu
+ House took recess till half-past O'Clock.
Night SesStOn.-Tne House completed tn,
q consideration of the amendments of the Senate
to the general appropriation bill, and concur
red in, altogether. by about thirty of the nine
e ty-nine. A committee of conference will, O
= course, be necessary, unless the Senate recede
If which is not probable.
The bill from the Senate, granting to tn.
State of Alabama, alternate sections of tn
r public lands for the Florida and Alabama raj
a road. was taken up, and, after considerabl
# debate, without action, the House, at nearl,
IS half past %. adjourned.
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