The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-23
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house OF REPRESENTATIVE.
On Wednesday the 9th inst. Mr.. Bolts. chair
man Of the committee on military Affairs, reported
bin providing Cor filling up regiments by giving
bOuniies to persons who might enlist ; and also.
bin providing for the transportation Of sick and
disabled sOllirrs-whish were read twice and re-
lerred to the committee Of the whole.
The House then resolved itself into commits
tee Of the whole. Mr.. Bolts in the chair, and took
up the hill providing for loan Of sis.OOO,o0o.
Mr.. Fisher took the floor and spoke against the
war and in opposition TO the general policy Ofths
present Administration.
Mr.. Thomas Of Tennessee, followed in defence
Of the Administration.
Mr.. Marsh next took the floor, when. on mo-
ton, the committee rose, and the House adjourned.
On Thursday, AFTER some unimportant business,
the House resolved itself into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Bolts in the chair, and took up the bill
providing for loan of sls,0oO,OOo.
Mr.. Marsh made speech in opposition to the
war.
Mr.. Brown followed, in defence Of the war and
the administration.
Mr.. Ducr next obtained the floor, when, on mo-
ton, the committee rose and the House adjourned.
On Friday, message was received from the
President in answer to the resolution asking whe.
..s. zee. s...s ssvrrssttcn rrfstTBg sr~usy
having been concluded or agreed upon, between
Mr.. Trist and the Mexican Congress. He says
there has none been made, Of which he has infor-
nation.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. Rockwell,
went into committee Of the whole (Mr. Pollock
in the chair.) and took up the loan bin.
Mr.. DueI commenced aspeech onthe bill
The House. after rising from committee Of the
whole, without iransac,ing further business, adj
journed over to Monday.
On Monday the 18th, Mr.. Joseph R. Ingersoll
offered resolution, which lies over, directing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to report what articles
embraced in the Tariff act Of 1896, on which the
duties can he increased beyond the existing rates,
so as to augment the revenue. ST..
Mr.. James Thompson offered the following:
Resolved, That the words Of the amendment
offered and adopted, by the House, to the resou-
ton Of thanks TO Major General Taylor, on the
third day Of January, ls4s, containing the dccla-
ration :" that the war (namely with Mexico,) was
Unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun by the
President" is untrue in fact and calculated to pre-
vent peace with Mexico on the basis Of indem-
nifty, and should he expunged from the journal;
aud that the Speaker cause the same to be expung-
ed from the journal Of the House on the passage
Of this resolution.
At the suggestion of several members, Mr..
Thompson subsequently modified the resolution,
so as to insert the word resciad, instead of ex-
punge," and making the phraseology Of the reso-
luton in other respects conform to the amendment.
Mr.. Thompson moved the previous question.
Mr.. Ashmun moved that the resolution be laid
on the table, which last motion prevailed-yeas
los. nays 81. .E-~ T. Fl +
The House then, on motion, resolved itself in
to committee Of the whole, and proceeded to the
consideration Of the Loan Bill.
| Mr. Duer being entitled to the floor, opposed
the administration in fluent and well-arrangct
speech, in which he devoted his best energies to
an calculation of the subject.
Mr.. Cooke took the floor after Mr.. d. had con-
cluded; but he gave way to motion that the
committee rise, which prevailed, and the House
adjourned.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Kaufman submitted a resolu-
ton TO stop the debate on the Loan Bill to-mor-
row at two o'clock. A motion to lay it on the
table was lost and the resolution was adopted BY
yeas 100, nays 81.
The House then, on motion, resolved itself in
70 committee Of the whole, and proceeded to
the consideration of the Loan Bill
Mr.. Crozier made speech, in which he OPP
posed the Administration.
/ Mr.. Houston of Alabama, followed. He con-
tended that the revenue would exceed the esii-
mates Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, rather
than. fall short, as has been contended BY the
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