Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-02-08
Thirliella Congress.
WAsn1NeroN. Jan. 25, 1913.

ne judiciary COMMITTEE reported q bill
extending the jurisdiction of the United
States Courts over navlgable waters.
MI. Bagby Submitted for con .ideration,
a resolution debating The right to acquire
territory by conquest. and denying the
right Of Congress to prohibit slavery in
erritory thus acquired.
Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported a
bill for the establishment of suitable quar-
iers al New Orleans, for sick and disabled
soldiers.
On motion, the Senate laid aside the
morning business, and proceeded to the
consideration Of the order ofthe day-,he
Ten Regiment Bill" - .''.,
Mr.. Clark spoke in strong terms of OPP
position To The war policy.
Mr.. Crittenden asked Mr.. Cass wheth
er or no Gen. Scott had been suspended
from his command in Mexico, and Gen
Worth relieved from arrestt
Mr.. Cass replied tnat both were true;
and stated. further, that Gen. Butler, be :
ing the second in point Of rank, would
assume the command Of the army in Mex.
leo.
Mr. Crittenden expressed his utter as.
constituent at the course of the admins.
traii"n III this matter. He regretted that
il had been dona.
The Senate then went into Executive
session, and afterwards adjourned.
In THE HousE.--The Speaker an
nounced as the first business in order, the
bills reported for The support Of the Mill
ary Academy. and providing for the
maintenance OF revolutionary spiders and
other pensioners.
After transacting the morning business,
the House resolved itself into a Commit
tee ofthe Whole, and proceeded to the
consideration of the order Of the day, the
Presidents message refusing to comply
with The request OF the House. to be filrn
ished with copies Of the instructions Civ
en- to Mr.. SlideIl, while minister 10 Mex
leo. MIR. Bedinger occupied the house
lnJustitication of the President for with
holding the desired information. He was
warm and earnest in his defence of the
message
MIR. Green, of Mo-, defended the Pres
ident with ability.
The Committee finally rose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE. Jan. ga debate eprung
up between Messrs. Baldwin and Hanne:
gan, upon a resolution introduced by the
former gentleman, calling for copies Of
Mr.. Wise's correspondence relative TO
the recent difficulties with Brazil. -
The consideration of khe Ten Regi.
ment bill was resumed. Mr.. Butler ex
pressed his conviction that. ifGen. Pay!or
had not advanced from Corpus Christi,
the Nlexicans would have remained be-
yond the Rio Grande.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Sewer, Foot, Pearce. Jeff. Davis, and
Clayton.
Gen. Houston, of Texas, appeared and
took his seat.
A resolution calling OIL the President
for Gen. Taylor's views with regard to
the proper position, for the army to take
previous to going TO Corpus Christi. was
adopted.
Mr.. Rush gave notice that he should
ask leave to introduce bill to increase
the navy.
The Washington Monument Associs.
ton resolution was passed.
MIR. Ba!dwin's resolution calling upon
The Presiden, relative to the extent of the
Mexican dumain and the power of Con.
gress to cede it away, was taken up.
House.. The House was en- gagged on
the question of additional clerks in the
pension office; the only difficulty seemed
to be who should app, int them.
+. VII. - WASHINGTON, Jan, 9th.
p SENATE The Senate was called to
order, and proceeded to the consideration
OF the morning business, which was most
iy unImpOrtant.
Pursuant TO notice, Mr.. Benton asked
and obtained leave to introduce a joint
resolution. authorizing the appointment OF
a Committee TO inquire into the nature
and extent Of the liabilities incurred by
Lieut.. Col. Fremont, whilst in California.
& Mr.. Ashley introduced a resolution of
enquiry, as to the manner in which the
public printing had been executed
whether it had been done according to
contract or not. ..
a Having finished the morning business
the consideration of the "Ten Regiment |
Bill' was resumed. Hss. .5
Mr.. Phelps spoke at soEie length in
opposition to it. showing the enormous
and vast public debt which |
would necessarily be contracted by far.
Their prosecution ofth war. ~ as
HOUSE, OF REPREsEN rATIvEs MIR |
Rockwell introduced bill to index all |
claims against the United States. allowed |
since the assembling of the fourteenth
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