The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-07-19
HOIsE d REPREsENTATYEs.

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Eo~e, snd thr hOase soon adjaarned.
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On tie Pos 0i'ios sua Indian appropriation lils.
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committee E0se.
A message Was revived from ille President u
the United States, communicating lhs treaty Of
peace befwsen MFxicO snd he United States.
The President recommends aelion relative 10 the
provisions If the IeAls. lie sa.s that The leniio-
~ has been Obtained, aid Indemnify for de past
and future. @~.*z
Mr. Bun moved = reference Of the Eessags
to the appropriate committees. and that il he
printed.
Mr.. vinlon. in an imprisoned strain. review
ed the cOane of The President relative TO the
Mexican war.
wilhou. action on the message, lie house. on
motion. adjourned.
On Friday. Mr.. Bolts. FROM The committee on
military Affairs. reported the amendnient y the
Senate to the iail rerealing Tire provision Of the
act for prosecuting the war With Mexico which
provides for a reduction Of the num.er Of general
officers al The close Of the war.
The ball and amendments, on motion Of Mr..
Jones, Of Tennessee, were committed 10 the cgm-
miltee of the whole. and viii probably lead 10
considerable debate.
On motion of Nh. Yinlon, the house tool Ep,
in committee of the whole. the amendments Of the
Senate To the Indian appropriation bin, and de-
bate ensueJ Oh The amendment. Tor paying The \.
Carolina chcrokccs, who have not removed west
If the Mississippi. IS. 80 pc, head, under the
treaty In relation thereto.
In this debate, similar in its character to that ia
the Senate On the same subject, Messrs M'Kay
Phelps, M'IlEaiDo, Burt, CEngmsn, Barringcl
and others participated; but, without any. vote
thereon, the committee ros,, and the house adj
journed.
On Saturday, on motion Of Mr.. Bolts, the bill
10 repeal the provision Of the act for prosecuting
the war with Mexico which requires reduction
in the number Of General Officers at The close o
the war, with the Senate amendments thereto
were recOmmitted to the Judiciary committee.
/ On motion of Mr.. yinion, the house, in cen
mit,ee Of the whole, resumed the consideration c
the Senate amendments 10 the bill making apprO
priation for the current and contingent expense
Of the Indian department, and The amendments Q
the Senate, including that in relation to the Nort
Carolina Cherokees. were all, with some unim
por,ant exceptions, agreed to, reported 10 III
: house, and concurred in.
} Senate bill to provide for the adjustment Of a
: suspended prc.emp,ion land claims, was rea
: three times and passed.
On Monday, July 10, Mr.. Stephens, on leave
introduced resolutions requesting the Prcsider
r Of the United States TO define the boundaries {
\ New Mexico and California; and inquiring, als'
by what authority he had established civil govern
n ments in those countries! Mr.. Donnell propose
= an amendment, which was accepted.
: Messrs. Stephens and schenck made excitin
speeches against, and Mcssrs. M'Clernand an
n M,Lane in defence of the present administration
J. Alter an excited debate the resolutions were pl
e to the vote and adopted
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