Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-09
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In the Senate, Mr. Borland preseotaI H..
credentials of William K. Sebastian, appoir,a6
by the Governor of Arkansas, Senator fron.
that State, vice Mr.. Ashley, dec'a.
Mr.. Atchison's joint resolution 10, the al.
iournment of Congress on the LIST MONDAY of
July, was taken up and debated. Postpoue6
to Monday next.
The Oregon Territorial bill was then taken
up, and long and somewhat exciting debate
ensued. The slave question was again thp
order of the day. The North insisting that
the ordinance of 1887 should be extended 10
Oregon whilst the South urged that all terri.
tories of the Union should be left free for all
the citizens of all the States to carry into them
such property as they might desire, whether
slaves or other property. The subject was
laid over till 10 morrow.
A message was received from the President
communicating further information on the Yu.
catan question.
The Indian appropriation bill was then ia.
ken up and considered, but not finally acted
upon.
The Senate then went into executive ses.
sion.
In the House. Mr.. Cummins introluceaa
bill for the protection of the rights of natural
lied citizens against the acts and influence Of
foreign governments; which was twice read
and committed.
Mr.. Strohm, from the Committee on Public
Expenditures, submitted a majority report
upon the annual financial report of the SecTe.
taIy of the Treasury; and his motion to print
before the minority could be ready 10 report
was resisted by Mr. Bednger, Mr.. Hall, ard
Mr. Houston, Of Alabama, until the expiration
of the morning hour,
The .hiA to regulate the appointment Of
clerks in the executive departments, and for
other purposes. being the special order, was
then considered and after debate and sundy
! propositions to amend. which were chiefly re.
ected, the bill was put upon its passage and
carried.
The House then adjourned.
THURSDAY, June /.
In the Senate. Mr.. Atchison WAS called 10
the Chair pro. TEN in the absence OF the Vice
! President
A bill from the House, refunding money ad
vanced by States in equpping volunteers, was
amended and passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was takenup,
and after some debate laid aside.
The bill organizing aterrtoraI government
in Oregon was takenup The question pend
ing being upon Mr.. Hale's amendment regu.
! lating slavery, he withdrew it. Other amend
ments bearing upon the same question were
then withdrawn, with view TO final action
upon The bill when Mr. Hale, fearing his OBJ.
ject might be defeated, desired TO renew his
amendment.
Here another slavery discussion ensued, in
which MeSsrs. Hale, Dickinson, and Miller
on the Northern, and Messrs. Calhoun, Bag.
| by, and Foote on the Southern side, took part.
So far as Messrs. Hale and Foote were con-
cerned, the debate was extremely warm
The Senate. however, adjournel without
coming TO vote.
In the House, the morning hour was occu.
pied with debate upon the motion to print The
majority report of the Committee on Public
Expenditures, reviewing the report OF the Sec
rotary of the Treasury on the state of the r.
nances, and the proposition to postpone the
subject ten days for the minority report, wfh'
out coming to any vote.
The consideration of the special order was
then taken up in Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, (Mr. Thompson OF In
diana, in the Chair,l being the bill making aP
preparations for the naval service for the year
ending June 80, l849
Mr. Vinton explained the several items OF
the bill
Mr.. Rhett spoke an hour on the subject Of
the power of Congress to legisIate for Ternto'
ries-supporting the principles involved lnbe
late Virginia resolutions upon this subject
| Mr.. Venable followed, and addressed the
committee till the end of his hour upon tbs
same subject; taking similar ground.
MIR. Bro0head next obtained the floor; when
the committee rose, and
| The House. adjourned .
! FRIDAY, June 2
In the Senate, Mr.. Davis presented the flag
transmitted by Gen'l Twiggs from the army
in Mexico-the same that was first raised oVd
the Halls OF the Montezumas.
The Oregon bill was again under consdeT''
ton, and the excitement is represented as De-
ing nearly as great as when the " Oregon
question" in another shape, was before CO"
gress.
The sectional question is every day beGom'
ing more portentous. Here in Oregon. %nt =.
by no possibility, can slaves be carTIel; ~.
Northern men insist that the people OF 'Di
territory, with the assent of Congress an
) whilst il is territory, can expressly exclo'S!
the introduction of slaves The South, anu
properly, protests against The principle ah1
hence the angry and excited debate. Thedf'
bate is still penling, the Senate having a.
ourned to-day without coming TO vote
The galleries and Hobbies, says the corss
pondent of the Baltimore Sun, have OssD
thronged the entire day. and the interest n'u
ifested in The debate is immense
In the House, bill prohibiting the Impu
tation of adulterated, deteriorated, an, .''' "a
med medicines was reported BY MI. .h ~
wards, from a select committee Teau
times and passed ,o,,.
On motion of Mr.. Rockwell, OF Conn's2
cut, the House, by yeas and nays o. the
then resolved itself into committee =, III.
whole, for The consideration Of bills u
private calendar. .,,tns
great number of these, some orisl"".I
in the House, and others which have p 20 he
the Serate, were considered, reporter .n,iss
House. and passed when, from the Glni Hons,,
IN retaining quorum of members Inc N'
at half-past two o'clock, adjourned os
SATURDAY. June ,bsp
lu the Senate, it was ordered, tnat n al.
the Senate adjourns on Monday, II W"
Joun to meet on Thursday. .:,c tbs
MIR. Underwood's resolution requllInss
Commissioners of Patents TO report ann, o,ana.
certain statistical facts with regard 10 VEL VET
features, agriculture, price of labor @G'' onpo.
taken up, and urged by the mover anu IT. gTresi
sed by Mr.. Benton, on the ground OF 'no o1SSps
labor and expense, without any coTfe'p''