The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On "Wednesday the I'd instant, after person
al explanation from Mr.. Rhct,, the House pro-
essdes TO the business in order, viz the resolu.
Zion Of Mr.. finton, reported yesterday by tho
committee Of the whole, referring the Presidents
message to certain committees.
Mr.. Cobb. Of Georgia, was entitled TO the floor
and ..llrssssa .l-l ua..s. $4,000
dent.
Mr.. Stephens followed, and replied to Mr.. Cobl
in striking speech. He commented severely or
the course Of the President and Secretary Of War
Mr.. Charles Brown warmly defended the adj
ministration.
Mr.. C. b. Smith obtained the floor, and III,
House adjourned. .--.--
On Thursday, the Speaker stated the question
before the House, to be adoption Of the resolu'
tons to refer the Presidents message to the ap
propriate committees.
Mr.. c. d. Smith entered into a calculation. tc
show the Indebtedness Of the government The
three years expenditures in this war. would OK.
coed by seT, 672,O00 those in the war with Great
Britain. The former were SIS, 395 ,0s2, the lat.
ter will be Sl73,7ll,729. He took the occasion
to say, that every foot Of territory acquired would
hasten the downfall of our liberties; and express.
ed the belief. that we could have peace in thirty
days, il commissioners were appointed to offer to
Mexico msgnanimous terms of peace, and honor
able to ourselves.
Mr.. vinton expressed himself as averse to d.
rect taxes, and said that the tariff act Of ls42
would have given us one-,hird more Of revenue
than the law of 1876. He requested gentlemen
to pause and review the revenue system, so as to
provide means to support the government, and
protect the labor and capital of the country.
The previous question was moved and second.
ed, and the vote was taken on the amendment Of
Mr.. Wilmot, instructing the committee Of ways
and means to inquire into the expcdiency Of re.
porting bill to assess direct taxes for the contin.
uance Of the war TWAS rejec,ed--yeas A, nays
l43.
The other resolutions were agreed to; and al
three o'clock the House adjourned.
On Friday. message from the President va,
read, being reply TO the resolutions of the 2ls'
January, calling for copy Of Gen. TaylOr's an
swer to the letter dated January 81, ls47, adj
dressed to him by the Secretary of War. The
letter from the Department was laid before Con
gress last session. The following is Gen. Tay'
lor's letter:
Headquarters Army Of Occupation,
Aqua Nueva, March 3, ls47.
SIR: | have had the honor to receive
your communication OF January 9th, en-
closing a newspaper slip, and expressing
the regret of the Department that the let
ter copied in that slip, and which was adj
dressed by myself to Major Gen. Gaines
should have been published. .-..-
Although your letter does not convey
the direct censure the Departmental o
the President, yet, when il is taken in con
nection with the revival Of a paragraph il
the regulations Of 1925, touching the pub
LEGATION of private letters concerning ope
rations in the field, am not permitted Il
,ioub, that have become the subject o
Executive disapProba'ioa. TO aay ox