Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-07


others, one by that traitor to tSa IT,; Amongs
OF New haam1pshire, praying the aboI;,;:,hale
slavery. me question Of laying its teeS Ua Of
on the 1aole oelng made, the yeas and poA
suited thus: and re.
p YEAs1Messrs. Allen. Ashley, A,eh;..
Bagby, Breese, Butler. Calhoun, DsviIsOn
Mississippi, Dickinson, Dix, Douglas MS Of
Hannegan, Hunter, Johnson of Georo,;nD OgWns,
is, Mangum. Moor, Niles, Rusk, Few Lew.
Westcott. and Yulee-23. AOhey,
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Davis of A.
eh1setts' Hale Miller, Phelps. Unde%Twassss91'
The joint resolution rendering the oo.
lations of Congress TO the French Oe rUn1gfatu.
then taken up and read second TIM r.oPIe was
upon there arose discussion as ~ ;, Where.
priety of passing it. Mr.. Calhoun ,h me pro.
would be premature to do so, willis, IN 1t
thought If it was 10 be adopted at all nor U'nef'
| the time. "0w was
The debate was arrested by motion =
into executive session. 20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvEs-.Tnt tho IT,.
reports from committees were received
The loan bill, as amended by the S.n..
was reported, and the amendment concurr.S ".e
Mr.. Burt, from the Committee on Min
Affairs, reported a joint resolution 10 na, ,y
expenses of removing TO the United S,. we
and interring the remains of deceased ofSo a"s
and soldiers of the army, in certain cassa
which was committed to the Committee ri ~
Whole on the state of the Union. 'Ne
The joint resolution to refund morsv &.
expenses incurred for the use of volunisa rU'
was discussed in Committee of the Whole No.
reported, with recommendation that the S S,a
section be stricken out. The resolution MO ,''
then re-committed. "S'
The House went into committee mr. thu Mn
to establish the territorial government NJ ~. u
gon, and Mr.. Hilliard spoke on the snb;oc e'e'
Mr.. Harris took the floor, and the Honss a.
journed. SN'
FRIDAY, March 81,
SENATE.-In the Senate to-day, there w.,
nothing transacted of general Importance W"
notice petition from citizens of Roches,s,
N. Y, for the purchase of Noun, Vernon
with view TO making it military ASYLUM
The Senate then took up the joint resolution
of congratuation to France, and discussed i
till motion was made to 60 into executy.
session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In the House
(as usual on Friday,) the day was occupied
with the consideration of private bills in com.
mittee-Mr. Stanton in the chair.
The bill to extend J. J. Adams's patent 70,
fattening cylinder window glass, heretofore
reported against by the Committee Of tbe
; Whole House, was laid on the table.
The bill for the relief of Jacob Gideon VA,
reported with an amendment from the Commit
tee of the Whole; which was concurred in
and the bill passed.
The bill for the relief of the securities 0
the late Elijah J. Weed. late quartermaser o
, marines, deceased, was reported with an ad
verse recommendation, and laid on the table,
SATURDAY, April l.
SENATE.-The Senate was not in sessO
: to-day.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES the NEE
ing of the House this morning, and soon aft
the Speaker had taken the Chair, Mr.. Rocl
well, of Conn.,, moved to go into the comm
tee of the whole.
The motion was objected to, but it was ca
ried by vote of Sc yeas TO 80 nays.
The House then went into committee of I
whole, (Mr. Cooke, of Tenn, in the chat
, and took up the business in order.
The bill granting certain compensation
, Mr.. Scott, Land Register at Chillcothe, W
! discussed for several hours, when the comm
tee rose and the bill was passed. After Il
the House ad iourned.