Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-02-24

l4sdl4 bd, Cheese 4Osd49s. Beef, Mess, HU
a46s per Dbl; Prime mess, per fierce. 80a84s.-
Mess Pork 48sa60 per Dbl. Lard 58a62 per
cwt.
The money market presented an easier APP
pearance, the Bank of England having reduced
theaate O. interest to A per cent.
The King of Denmark is dead.
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6, 81 P, NJ.
SENATE.
The Vice President, at the usual hour, called
the Senate to order and then proceeded to the
consideration of the regular morning business.
A message in writing was received from the
President in answer to the resolution adopted
by the Senate, respecting certain articles rela-
ting to the promotion, cadets in the army reg
lister. On motion, it was ordered to be print
ed.
A communication was received from the
Post Office Department in reply 10 a resolution
calling for information in relation to the caus-
es of the failures in the Southern mails, which
on motion, was ordered to be printed.
Sundry petitions and memorials were pre-
scented and referred to the appropriate commit
tees.
The joint resolution from the House, return
ing thanks ofCongress to Gen. Scott, was pas
sed. The yeas and nays being called thereon,
they stood-yeas 42; nays l-Mr Hale alone
voting in the negative.
Mr.. CTittenden made very severe comments
upon Mr.. Hale's course in oppositing the pas
sage of a resolution of thanks to those who had
SO honorably and nobly fought the battles of
their country.
Mr.. Hale %rejoined, remarking that he was
not hypocrite enough to vote thanks to officers
under cover of an act which he believed uncon-
stitutional and unjust.
Messrs. Foote, Crittenden and Jefferson Da-
Wis. participated in the further discussion which
took place.
The joint resolution voting thanks to Gen,
Taylor was passed by yeas 49, nays !; MIR. Hale
again voting in the negative.
On motion the special order of the day was
postponed, and the Senate went into executive
, session.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House Mr.. Evans moved TO recon
slider the vote to stop he debate upon the Pres
ident's message; which was taken by yeas and
nays and decided in the negative, yeas SO,
i nays So.
; On motion the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole, on the state of the
: Union, and took up the loan bill.
! Morehead and Pollock spoke at length upon
the bill.
Mr.. Vinton at the close offered sundry amend
ments to the bill.
; Without any definite action upon the bill
the Committee rose and the House adjourned
: CooL.-A trading correspondent of the New
t buryrort Herald, writing from Albuquerque,
G New Mexico, IS miles southwest from Santa
e Fe, says
"Our stock of goods was not intended for the
Mexican market, but for the troops, and con-
+, sisted of a little of everything, chiefly ready
3 made clothing, groceries and liquor, such as
brandy. gin, aoAiskey, &c. These last articles
sound harsh to you, suppose, but when you
consider that whiskey, which in st. Louis
$ costs 10 cents per gallon, is worth here sir
: dollars for the same quantity, you perceive
the temptation TO deal in the article is very
great; besides, a conscientious man like my
self can so manage that but little harm is done
from its use, because we generally mix one
gallon of water with every one of whiskeyi ]
really think this is doing much, towards pre-
venting the bad effects of indulging too strong
ly in the "%critter' among the people. ! hope
to be able to do more good in this way, as we
go further South, by adding more mater, and
charging nine dollars per gallon!
1t is said that Mrs. Gaines was so much ex-
t cited during the delivery of the opinion of the
Supreme Court in her favor. that she tainted in
the Court room.
Walter Jones, Reverdy Johnson, and S. ].
Burr were attorneys for Mrs. Gaines, and it is
r said their fees are $50, 900 each.
VERMONT DEBArE,-Ispunkf pie. pisen, Oh
an they holesum yitals?
r Decided in the negative.
Which is the most profitable, 10 heel a corn
or toe a boot?
Answer-both.
If man should see his father hanging him
: self, and his mother sticking herself with a fork,
: which would he save first2
Decided in the affirmative, unanimously.
J Which is generally the easiest, to file a news
> paper or a saw?
Decided to be unbeatable, any how.
The slave trade is again going on from Ric
{ de Janeiro under the American hag-our Con
sui having received orders to grant certificates
of nationality to any vessel sold to an Amer
> lean without INQUIRY into the destination O