The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-01
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tons.
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nsio' o. Representative are diHegarJrd. and de
le.ier charged with postage; which -ss passed.
On Monday the 2Is,, The bill iOr the relief o.
she hein Of John Paul sunes ass received from
the House with amendments. which the Senate
soceo5ed 10 consider. An incidental discussion
sprung up. in which several Senators Panieipa..
ed. The whole subject was then referred 70 The
committee Of elaims
Mr. Benton announced the suddea illness Of
the Hon. Iahn q. Adams. Nhen, on motion, the
Senate adjourned. i
On Tuesday, as soon Is the Journal had been
read, Mr.. Davis, Of Massachusetts,. ssicd that, in
consequence Of the critical condition in which
Mr.. Adams vas still lying, under The roof Of the
Capitol, the House Of Representatives had merely
met and adjourned. He moved, therefore. that
the Senate now adjourn, and no voice being heard
in the negative, the Senate adjourned.
On "Wednesday, message, supposed to en-
close the Mexican treaty, was received from the
President of the United States. An executive
session Of I've hours was held. Its understood
that The treaty" Was referred to the comni,iee
on foreign relations.
Mr. Alien submitsed series Of resolutions,
which were laid over.
On Thursday, Nr. Allen called up the resolu-
ton Submitted by himself yesterday, calling on
the President for information as to whether ac-
tive operations on the part Of the army in Mex
leo have been suspended by armistice, and Il 50,
through whose agency and by what authority.
Mr.. Sewer moved to lay the resolution on the
table, but the motion was lost, and the resolution
passed by vote of IL too. 49,
MIR. Allen called up his resolution [submittei
yesterday ins,rsetins the committee on the Ju.
dietary 10 INQUIRE whether Act % reonires amend.
mcnt 90 as sGere effectually to punish persons
holding correspondence with the enemy in time
Of war. And the resolution was adopted.
The Senate then took. up the resolution sub.
mittcd on the Sd inst, by Mr.. Baldwin, affirming
the doctrine Of the Wilmot Proviso, relative to
new territory; and discussion ensucd, in which
several Senators participated.
Mr.. Foole moved to 10y the resolution on the
table; which motion was agreed to, yeas IS, nays
| IL. @
A message was received from the House of Re.
personalities, announcing the death Of the Hon
John Q. Adams. ... ~ T.
MI. Davis Of Massachusetts,, responded to the
annunciation Of the House; and, on his motion,
the usual RESOLUTIONS of mourning, &c, were
Unanimously adopted, and the Senate then ad.
jcutned.