The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-22
CONGRESS.
fEIDATs July IL
SENATE.

FEIDAT. July IL
SENATE
In the Senate, Thursday Mr. King Of AL. -.
peaTed. was sworn and took his seat
The Light House bill was passed
Mr.. Clayton has been elected ehaimsa of H.
select committee upon the Oregon bill On b.
first ballot he received g votes Messrs Rrisb,
Dickinsop. Aehes0n, Calhoun, Phelps. Ua3s-'
wood, and Clark, the committee
The bill 20 pay the claims Of the Cberokss NJ
lion was debated, and The Senate Adjourned.
| In the House several hours We're oecuoisa i.
hearing excuses Of sbsentees al the call Of tbe
i House Yesterday.
The remainder Of the DIV wss ~oeut IN ,bs A.
cussion q The Civil DiPiosnaiie bil in Committee
| OF the Whole.
In the senate. Wednesday,. they iasi,tss an H.,
amendmsetto the Indian Appropriation bil. a0S
asked that committee Of conference BE- appoinl
/ ed
Mr.. Anterior moved 10 lake up the bill 10 paw
| The lquidated claims against Mexico winch ~
agreed 10; and the bill Mas ordered to be ensEosset
and read q third time, which done
message was received from The Pres.denf
with the proceedings Of The san PatFicio Court al
Inquiry which was ordered 10 be printed
The Oregon bill was then taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS addressed the Senate in OpDos,,,a. u.
the Missouri Compromise line being now adopts5
unless guarantee was given thai The aueslior
lconeemlns slavery should be thus settled forever
Mr.. Clayton moved 10 commit the Pill ana
amendments 10 aselect committee OF eizhf. TO-
from The s0afh. aud four from The nOrIh IA y.
equally divided in politics and selected by ball.
who Should report proposition for the settlement
After long debate the motion was carried 3,
yeas 81, nays IA.
The committee WILDE balsoted for tOn,orrow.
Adjourned.
In the House, "Wednesday, he New Vol
branch mint bill was passed
The reciprocity bill with Canada AM the Unfea
states respecting the productions Of each va
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. yinton. he Houss wen, ;.,,
, Committee OF the Whole the Civil Dlpomalc
Bill, and amendments were considered 70 The honr
| Of adjournment.
: In Inc senate. Friday, afler- unimPorianl bus,-
mess Mr. Dickinson moved 10 take up the New
York branch mint bill.
An amendmenf was offered 10 establish a bFspcs
Mint At Charleston, which was debated By Messrs
Diekerson, Niles, Baues, Dix and Badger. The
am endment w,sknally adopted.
! The bill was fhen rejected BY yeas i6, nays n
\ The Senate hen adjourned ill SATURDAY.
In the House, Mr.. Bolts offered the Military BAH
from the Senate with amendments post poRing lbr
reduction Of the officers N the Army till he An
. Of March.
debate sprung up in which Messrs. Joaes. az
Tenn, Bolts, Psschall, HARRISON, and Others par
g liieipated.
After debate of three hours Mr. Bos's moved
70 disagree 10 the Senate's amendments
4 mIIee was appointed.
The Senate's amendment 10 allow the volunteers
tAEee months extra pay was ss1eed TO-
MONDAY, July Il.
Il SENATE.
The Senate on Monday was called 10 OGder and
proceeded 70 business
; tr. Niles gave notice that he would move 10
take up The bill foo Whitney's raiIOsd 10 ;he Pa
cifc ON tomorrow.
The Naval appropriation Bin was amended and
al The bill modifying tAe Pilot Lsw was consider
s TIE Senate Ihen Adjourned lin Tuesday.
II HOUSE.
n The House Nj. Cooke Submitted resol,it;oa.
q, calling the PTesideas Cor information as 70 he
amount Of monies paid 70 Cass and Fayloc de-
eliminating between that ior salafiea and extra
- sefyices-adopted.
>, A resolution was adopted giving the cannon Ia
ken by Col DoniPhan, TO the State OF Missouri
The Naval ConIEliitee were Instructed 10 enquire
p into The e1Pediency Of relneing The May to
Peace establishment
Mr.. Burt offered a resolution calling on The Pres
10 dent Iof information 10 the number Of Indians
nj in Oregon, New Mexico, and CaiiOTnis: the nun
. Der OF torts and The troops that will be required
W for those countries.
,. The Senates amendment 10 The PensSoa Ball VAS
a agreed 10.
The Civa Diplomatic Bill Was debated N Com
- mittee OF the Whole TIL adjournment
rVEsDAY, July Is.
SENATE.
D The Senate was called 10 order and PEOceedet
al The Nice President laid before the Senate re
- port from the SeeretADof the Treasury in relation
T. 20 the imports Of coal and iron, which was order
II ed 10 be printed.
The Committee Of Conference reported he bii
repeating the act reducing the officers Of The amy
n 10 the former standard, with an amendment giant
A. ing half pay the widows and oFPhsas Of the sol
diers engaged in the late war, which was adopted
c. The Naval Appropriation Bill was eonsidersd-
or Mr.. ROriand addressed The Senate against Ia,
amendment striking out the appropriation for th'
Marine Hospitals.
u Tue amendment was rejected
Mr.. Badger offered amendment which va
agreed TO- proposing TO consider the report Of M
Conference Committee.
Of The Senate then went iniO executive session
After executive session Nj. Clayton sTOm Sc
lect COMMITTEE reported a ball establishing tenIi5
rial governments IN Oregon, New Mexico and Cal
So ifoTnia, which was read twice, and made the sPe
cial order OF the day for Friday.
TIE bill settling the slavery question was ADOPT
Il in Committee Of the Whole with great unsniu!ty
y. only two Dissenting vOies.
- Senate adjourned.
T. HOUSE
In the House, the Conference Committee IL
- port was adopted, BY yeas 81, nays 81
paper was read from the Commissioner Q
!" Patents declaring the charges made against HIM d
be false; which referred % the Committee o.
!; Pstents for examination.
The Civil bill was then taken mp Ia Committee o
the Whole.
The Committee rose and Nc. NintOn repOIte.
the bill as amended.
The House considered the amendment withoU
definite action, and Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jay ~
SENATE.
AT the usual hour the Senais was called 10 81
der and proceeded TO b0sisless
A remonsiranee asainst the stoppage OF IA
10 Sunday mails, Wa read and ordered 20 be Punte
and referred.
~ The Joie.s resolution presenting 10 the STATE
NISSAN the cannon captured BY Col DOniP han
a. Vas passed
/ Resolution allowing compensation 10 Col Frs
mont passed
Mr. Clayton explained that his remarks on YES
terday explanatory Of the territorial jurisdiction
os Congress, were not intended as the views Of ID
~ Fcoinmittee, but as his own.
cd The naval bill and amendments, striking ont th
\ appropriations for the Marine Hospitals, re
I Elected.
Mr. Niles opposed the proposition of maxim