Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-31
ru1Rr1Eru CONGRESS. LIST sEss ION.
WASHINGTON, March %

rHIRTIETH CONGRESS. LIST sEss ION.
WASHINGTON, March %.
SENATE.-Mr. Cass gave notice that after
the loan bill should be disposed of, he should
move 10 take up the bill TO raise additional
| volunteers.
Mr.. Bradbury reported bill to increase
the efficiency of the navy.
| A resolution encouraging the use of Ameri-
can hemp in the Navy, was adopted.
A bill from the House providing for loan
of sixteen millions of dollars, was taken up,
and some slight amendments adopted.
Mr. Anterior, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, gave detailed statement of the fnan-
cial cordtion of the Treasury, and it's wants
to meet contingencies for the current year.
Mr. A. having concluded, on motion. the
Senate went into Executive session.
Mr. Webster has the floor to morrow.
House OF REPRESENTATIVE Mr.. Cum
Minis, of Ohio, asked leave to submit resolu-
ton rendering the sympathies If the Congress
of the United States to the people of France
and Italy in their present struggle; but oblec-
ton being made it was not received unanl-
nous consent being requisite.
The deficiency bill, as it came from the Sc
nate with amendments, was referred to the
committee on Ways and Means.
The House then resumed the debate on the
motion of Mr.. Clingman to reconsider the vote
by which the correspondence between the
War Department and Generals Scott and Tay-
or, and the State Department and Mr.. Trlst,
was referred to the committee on Printing, to
inquire into the propriety of printing an extra
number of copies
Mr. lnge deprecated the spirit of party e.
WINGED by the whig members of Congress.
They seem to have lost sight of the country
in the effort to form party issues. He denied
that the correspondence was garbled, as char
ged by Mr.. CIingman; and he defended the
administration.
Mr.. Vnton obtained the floor, and on his
motion the pending question was laid upon
| the table
Mr. HARRISON from the committee on Mill
ta-y Affairs, reported joint resolution, which
was passed. 1t is of interest to discharged
volunteers, and is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, That, in all cases of application
for bounty land warrants, under the act ap-
proved Feb. II, 1917, the honorable dis
charge of the applicant, showing that the
same was predicated on Surgeons certificate
of disability, shall be considered as satisfacto-
ry evidence 10 the Commissioner of Pensions
that the disability was incurred in the course
of the service.
The House, in committee of the whole, took
up the Indian Appropriation bill. Debate en-
sued
The committee rose in the disposing OF The
subject, and the House ad journed
WAsH1NrToN, March %
SENATE.-On motion of Mr. Anterior, tht
Senate proceeded to consider the bill author
izing loan of sixteen million dollars; when
Mr.. Webster spoke about two hours and ;
half in opposition to the raising of more troops
and the acquisition of foreign territory. H,
was against the treaty, because it embraced
such a cession of territory on the part of Mex
leo, as he believed that peace might hav.
been obtained without such cessOn He sta
ted that if the treaty were not ratified, it woul(
probably be owing to the demand for terrific
ry, as the retention of his native soil was on
OF the strongest feelings of Mexican II
the admission of new States from the new ter
rltory, he saw the overthrow of popular rep
resentation on an equal basis in our country
and the probable overthrow of our govern
ment.
On motion of Mr.. flanagan, the bill wa
then passed over informally, and the Senat
, proceeded to the consideration of executiv,
business; after which, the Senate adjourned
, House OF REPRESENTATIVES. commit
tees were called for reports in pursuance o
the regular order, and some debate was hal
; upon proposition to appropriate five hundred
dollars for the funeral expenses of the lat
Mr.. Hornheck which was voted down.
The Senate bill to remit the duties on books
maps, and charts, imported for the use of th
Congress Library, was passed with an amend
ment reported from the Committee of Way
f and Means
The Senate amendments to the deficiency
bill were then considered in Committee of tn
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. Stephen
in the chair, when sundry amendments wer
agreed to, and reported, in which the Hous
! concurred and then the Senate amendments
, as thus amended, were concurred in; where
upon, the House adjourned
E WASHINGTON, March d.
SENATE.-On motion it was
! Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, /
adjourn to meet on Monday.
> The Senate proceeded to consider the amend
: ment of the House to the Senate bill 10 eN
: empt from duty books, maps, &C. lmPor'e'
n for the Library of Congress; and the amend
: ment was concurred in.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
E mendments made by the House TO the bill fur
{ Their to supply the deficiency in the appropri
r atoms for the fiscal year ending June 80
. 1S48 After some little discussion, the Sen
q ate receded from all its amendments, and agree
TO the amendments introduced by the House.
: 50 that the bill has finally passed.
. On motion by Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana
: the Senate proceeded to consider the bill gran
S ting pension to Patrick Walker, who wa
a severely wounded in Mexico, having lost on
arm and the hand of the other. The motto
j was agreed to, and the bill was considere
0 and passed-ayes 25, noes 9.
S On motion by Mr.. Anterior, the loan bIl
/, was then taken up; and, on motion by MI
n A the amendment prescribing the manner
= which the bids shall be opened, was amende
! by the addition of these words: -" And no pre-
. posals shall be Withdrawn after they hav
z been received at the Treasury Department.