The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-05-20

Considerable discussion was had upon this sub. |
iect, when the Committee rose and reported the
Bill with amendments.
MAY H. Senate.-Mr Johnsdns resolution
in reference to the army appointments was post
poned until tomorrow
The Senate then proceeded to take up the Yu-
catan Bill.
Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, addressed the Sem
ate in opposition to the Bill.
Mr.. Miller, Of New York, has the floor for to-
morrow.
Home.-The Bill to admit Wisconsin into the
Union as State, passed the House.
Mr. vinton moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole on the Revolutions
ry Pention Bill, which motion was agreed to.
| Upon this Bill debate sprung up, in which
Messrs. Rockwell, OF Con-, Vinton, Sawyer. and
Strong, of Pa, took part.
The Bill was ordered for third reading on
Friday.
| MAY H. Senate.-A message was received
from the House announcing the passage Of the Bill
to erect Wisconsin into State.
Mr.. Bagby moved to take up the Bill providing
for the payment to the State of Alabama for mo.
ney advanced during the Creek war.
The amendment of Mr.. Pearce, extending the
principles of the Bill to other States similarly situ.
ated, was then agreed to.
The Senate then took recess until Al o'clock.
At the re-assembling of the Senate, Mr.. johnson
moved to take up the resolution previously offered
by him, calling upon the President far certain in
formation in relation to the appointment OF OIL
GERS in the army, whose nomination had not been
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr. Johnson then resumed his remarks of a pre-
cedng day. After the discussion of the consttu.
tional question, the bill was laid aside, and the
Senate went into Executive business.
House.--The House passed the Bill in relation
to the compensation of Postmasters, and it was
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole and spent the day in the considera-
tion of private Bills.
MAY l3....S Senate.-Mr. Jefferson Davis pre-.
sented memorial from Messrs. King and Young,
of New York, offering their services in raising a
regiment of volunteers for Yucatan, and asking
the aid of the government for that purpose The
memoriasts state that the regiment will be raised
armed and equipped. whether the aid is or is not
afforded, as hundreds are now ready to embark,
and are only awaiting the action Of Congress OH
the Bill before them.
The Post Office Bill, with amendments, as il
yesterday passed the House, was taken up, and
some of the amendments cuncurred In and others
rejected.
The Senate then resumed the consideration oi
the Bill authorizing the temporary military occu-
patton of Yucatan.
Mr.. Miller addressed the Senate in opposition
to the Bill. At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr.. Calhoun expressed his intention to address
the Senate, and moved an adjournment.
House--The House, in Committee of the
Whole, took up the private calender. and was oc'
cuped during the day in discussing the Bill to
pay the legal representatives of Benjamin Hodges
late of Maryland, deceased, $3.50, for slave who
was conveyed from the United States on board the
British fleet, in the year 1914, and not recovered
: by Hodges or his legal representatives.
The bill. of course, give rise to debate On tht
subject Of slavery, in which Messrs. Tuck, Rhett
Chapman. Callamer, Giddings, Woodward, ant
others participated.
; In the course of the speech Of Mr.. Giddings
some rather exciting remarks passed between hin
and Mr.. Holmes of South Carolina, as to the caus
of the formers expulsion in 1872, which Mr.
Holmes alleged was for endeavoring, "surrepti
= tously," to put in petition. This Mr.. Gidding'
= denied, and Mr.. Holmes reiterated appealing II
the journal for the truth of his statement. Mr.
Giddings said that if the journal proved that, i
would prove falsehood.
This Mr.. Gayle seemed to consider personal to
wards Mr. Holmes, but the latter did not think so
and Mr.. Giddings dsclaImed any intention to b
4, personal.