Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-07-26
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ed, and discussed, when it was laid aside
! informally.
d The Bill modifying the Pilot laws was
3 taken up.
i The Senate adjourned without taking "a
vote,
House.-Mr. Cooke submitted a resolu-
! ton calling for the amount of money paid to
Cass and Taylor by the government, dis
S terminating between salaries and extra pay.
Agreed to.
A resolution was adopted giving the can
non capturned by Col. Donaphon to the
State Of Missouri.
- The Naval committee were instructed to
enquire into the expediency of reducing the
navy to the peace establishment.
Mr.. Burt offered resolution calling for
report of the number of Indians in Oregon,
New Mexico and California, and an estimate
of the number of troops and forts which will
be required to maintain our authority. A
greed to.
The Senate amendment to the Pension
bill was agreed to.
The Civil and Diplomatic appropriation
bill was taken up and debated until adjourn
-ment.
Washington, July l8, 1848.
Senate.-The Vice President laid before
the Senate Report from the Secretary of
the Treasury relative to the imports of coal
land iron. Qrderedto be printed.
The Committee Of Conference with the
House reported Bill repeating the act re-
-ducing the number of officers to the former
standard.
An amendment was adopted granting
half pay to the widows and orphans of the
soldiers.
The Navy Appropriation Bill was dis
,cussed.
~ Mr.. Borland addressed the Senate against
the proposed amendment for striking out the
appropriations to Marine Hospital The
amendment was rejected.
Mr. Badger moved to take up the Report
of the Committee of Conference; agreed to;
and the Bill, as reported by the Committee,
was adopted.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion.
After the close of the Executive session,
Mr.. Clayton introduced a Bill from the Sc
lect Committeetof Eight, to whom was re-
=ferred the subject of Territorial Governments
in Oregon, California and New Mexico was
referred. 1t was read twice, and made the
order of the day for Friday. The Bill is
silent on the subject of Slavery. 1t was
adopted in Committee with two dissenting
votes.
Ho'tse.-The Report of the Committee
of Conference was agreed to.
A communication was received from the
Commissioner >cf Patents, declaring the
charge against him to be false.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill was then taken up, and the House went
into Committee of the Whole.
After some time spent therein, the Com
mittee rose and House adjourned.
Washington, July l9.
Senate.-A remonstrance against the
.stoppage of the Sunday mail was presented.
Ordered to be printed and referred.
A joint Resolution presenting the Mexi-
can cannon captured by Col. Doniphan to
Missouri, was agreed to. A Resolution for
the compensation of Col. Fremont was
adopted.
Mr.. Clayton explained that his remarks
of yesterday, explanatory of the Territorial
Bill, were not the views of the Special Com
mittee, but his own.
Mr. Vinton opposed the advances to mail
contractors of the lines of steamers.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion
House.-After reading Reports of Com
mittees, which was referred, the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Bill for
extending the Pension to the widows and
orphans Of those who had lost their Gvesin
the recent wars, and of Revolutionary Sold
iers, which was debated and passed.
A Joint Resolution, relating to carrying
the Pacific mails in steamers, was debated
and laid on the table.
Washington, July 20.
Senate.-Mr. Underwood moved to sus-
pend the Rules making the unfinished bu-
siness at the close of one session the regu-
lar business at the beginning of the next.
Laid over.
The Naval Appropriation Bill was then
taken up, and the amendment striking out
the advance to mail steamers was discussed
by Messrs. Allen, Douglass, Calhoun, Hale,
and others, when the amendment was a.
greed to- ~
Mr.. Lewis moved reconsideration,
which motion was entered on the journal.
Mr.. Clayton gave notice that he would
tomorrow call up the Territorial Bill and
press its consideration until final vote was
obtained.
On motion Of Mr.. Dix, the Senate went
into executive session, and after some time
adjourned
Houss.-The Civil and Diplomatic Ap-
propriation Bill was taken up and debated.
The item appropriating $l5 900 for the
improvement Of the Savanna river was de-
bated, and the vote on the final passage ta-
ken, and defeated.
Mr.. Turney moved reconsideration of
the bill, which was laid on the table.
Mr.. Benton, said he did not know why
the Wings should vote against the appro-
priation.
Mr.. Gentry said the Democrats were vo-
ting that way, and they followed not.
After warm political debate, House ad-
journed.
Missouri After Us.
The St. Louis Union, in spirit Of COM
mendable emulation, has given the democ-
racy of our State the following notice:
aIlEnois was the banner State in 1914,