The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-05-27


the day for Thursday
On motion of Mr.. Bagby, the resolution, pre-.
viously reported by him, declaring that neither
Congress nor the territories had the pawor to pre-.
vent slavery from being introduced into the Ter.
rItories. was taken up.
A motion was made to lay il on the table, which
was agreed to, yeas 26, nayss 8.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
of the Yucatan bill.
Mr. Bagby addressed the Senate at some length.
The question was taken on the amendment off,
cred by Mr.. Davis, of Miss, as modified by Mr..
Lewis. and it was rejected, yeas s. nays26. The
subject was then laid over until tomorrow.
M. Bright Of Indiana, moved to take up the bill
ia surrender certain Indiana bonds held by the
government. Mr.. Clayton, moved to so amend
the bill, as to except $50, 900 Of the State Bank
loan, redeemable in 1856, which was agreed to.
The bill then passed.
House.-Aiter the presentation OF the usual
quantity of petitions Of local character. and the
presentation of reports of committees, the House
went into comlnitte Of the whole on the Pension
bill, which after being amended in committee and
the amendment being concured in by the House,
was passed.
The House also considered the Naval Pension
bill in committee. The bill was debated at some
length by Messrs. Bayy and Wiley, but before
the question was taken, the House adjourned.
Senaie.-MAY 1.-THE Senate took up the
bill to authorize the President to take possession
of Yucatan, in order to protect the whites from
being massacred by the savages
Mr.. Dix supported the amendments previously
offered in speech of some length
Mr.. Hannegan, Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, who reported the bill, moved
its posiponement
In support of this motion Mr.. Hannegan said
that news had been received from Yucatan OF The
signing of treaty between the whites and their
foes, which might render any further action un-
necessary.
During the debate on this motion, Messrs. lies
and Hannegan had a misunderstanding. After a
mutual explanation, Foote replied to the speech
of Mr.. Calhoun.
Before the question was taken, the Senate ad.
journed. 40
House.-The Naval Pension and the Post Office
bills were considered in committee Of the whole.
The Wilmct Provlso was debated at much
length by Messrs Woodward, of S. c. Bayly oil
Va. and Murphy of N. Y.
Senate-MAY Is.-The Vice-President laid be.
fore the Senate the report of the committee oil
conference on the bill providing Tor additional Ex'
aminers in the Patent Office, was agreed ID. So
the bill has finally passed both Houses.
The consideration of Mr.. Johnson's resolution
calling on the President for information in regard
to the commissions of Gems. Pillow and Gushing
was resumed, and Mr.. Allen replied. at grea
length, to the several points IN Mr.. Johnsuns
speech, on executive and legislative unsurpatior
the veto power, executive patronage, and u nitet
States Bank, the French Spolaton and River ant
Harbor Bills. SC &c.
Honse.--Mr. Duer asked leave to offer the fol
lowing resolution, but objection being made it wa
not received
Resolved, That the committee on the public
lands be instructed to inquire into the expedIency
of setting apart portion oi the public lands fol
the exclusive use and possession of the free blacl
persons
Mr.. Strong of Pennsylvania, from the commit
tee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which had beef
referred an inquiry as to the "cause Of the extra
ordinary delay in the public business in the Pen
sion office, and whether any measures are neces
sary to facilitate the same" reported that from al
examination it appeared that instead Of being il
arrears, the busines had been transacted with ia
greater rapidly than in former years. The boun
ty land warrants furnished, averaged ] ,ls3 pc
month"; and the government scrip. ll6 per month
while under the act granting bounty lands to Sol
ders of the war of 1912, the average had onl!
been about 4sO. They recommend no furthe
measures.
The consideration Of the bill making apprDpria
tions for the service of the Post-Ofice Department
was resumed IN Committee Of the Whole, but
without coming to any conclusion thereon, tn
committee rose and the House adjourned.
| Senate--MAY l9....The bill for the admission o
Wisconsin into the Uniun was taken up. and afte
some discussion was read third time aud passed
On motion the Senate proceededto the consd
Grafton Of private bills. after which it adjourned
until Monday.
House 1.-The House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole upon private bills.
Mr.. Hodges bill relating TO the late slave cas-
was taken up, on which the debate was very ami
mated, and brought out spme of the best talents i
the House.
The Committee rose and reported the bill with
| out amendment. -.
MAY 20--- House.---The bill appropriating th
sum of $25, 900 for the purchase of the Madiso
papers was taken up and passed l
The Revenue.
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