Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-30

SATURDAY. June "a. 1913

SATURDAY, June "a, 1913
III the Senate, the Vice President laid before
thu Senate communications from the Treasury
Department, in relation to the claims made by
Father MeliOre TO church lands in st. Angus
tine, Florida, and also in relation 10 the Gus
tom house al Charleston, South Carolina.
The resolution of Mr. Hale, instructing the
committee on the District of Columbia to bring
in bill aboIishing slavery in said District,
came up in order.
The question was taken by yeas and nays,
without debate, and decided in the negative
yeas 6, nays 26-as follows:
Yeas -Messrs Clarke, Corwin, Davis of
Massachusetts, Hale. Miller, and Upham-6.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Atherton,
Bell, Benton, BorIand, Bradbury, Breese,
Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Davis OF Mississippi,
Dickinson. Dix, Douglass, Dodge, Downs,
Fetch, Fitzgerald, Foote, Hamlin, Houston,
Hunter, Johnson of Maryland, Johnson of
Louisiana, Johnson of Georgia, Lewis Man
gum, Mason, Niles, Rusk, Spruance, Stur-
geon, 1urney, Underwood, Westcott, and 4u-
lee-36.
The Senate then took up the private calen-
lar, and disposed of some seven or eight bills.
The Senate then al journed.
In the House, some time was spent in per-
and Mr. Cobb, of Georgia; and the remainder
of the session was occupied with debate upon
Mr. Bowlin's motion to reconsider the vote by
which the House concurred in the Senate bill
entitled :" An act for the relief of the admin
istrator on the estate of Joseph Nourse, de
ceased :" which motion was finally rejected
yeas SO, NAYS 10. The House then adjourn
ed till Monday.
MONDAY June &C.
In the Senate, Mr.. Dodge presented the Gre
dentiaIs of Hon Mr. Walker, his colleague
from Wisconsin. and he was qualified and took
his seat.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the Senate pro-
ceeded to ascertain, in the usual manner, the
respect e terms of the Senators from Wlscon-
sin. Mr. Walker drew number l, and his
term of service will expire on the 4th OF
March, 1919. Mr.. Dodge drew number ?,
and his term of service will expire 4th March,
1851.
Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts,, from the COM
mittee en- commerce, reported bill trom the
House. making appropriations for light hou-
ses, light boats, buoys, SC, and providing toI
The erection and establishment of the same.
Mr. BorIand, from the committee on public
lands, reported joint resolution TO authorize
the construction of a rail road from Lake
Michigan to the Pacific, on the plan OF Asa
Whitney.
Mr. Niles, from the post office committee
reported back, without amendment, the JOIN
resolution removin the disabilities of mai
contractors, engaged in combinations Tor ia
king contracts, after five years shall have e.
| Iap<ed from the time of mourning such dlsa
| biity. Al the suggestion of Mr.. Johnson Of
Md the bill was laid over.
On motion of Mr. Bright, the Senate Their
resumed the consideration of the Oregon Ter
| ritorial bill, and the amendments proposed a
the close of fridays session were read.
Mr.. Dix, of New York, addressed the Sen
ate at length, taking the Barnburner view O.
the slavery question. He expressed, in the
main, the identical views of MIR Van Buren'F
letter. He was listened to by full Senate.
Mr.. Calhoun expressed an intention to al
dress the Senate on the amendment proposes
| by Mr. jefferson Davis. The object which
the south desired 10 attain, he thought, wouIt
be best accomplished by this amendment, thar
by the indirect mode of striking ont the 1911
section Mr.. Davis amendment, 1t Will b'
recollected, provides, substantial Iy, and IN eX
press terms, that no persons shall be prohibit
el from taking slaves to Oregon.] AT MT
Calhoun's request, the bill was LAID over IN
formally, and he will address the Senate at l;
o'clock to morrow.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Vinton, TIT
House, in committee of the whole on the stat
of the Union, resumed the consideration OF tn
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr. Featherston, of Mississippi, addressed
the committee, chiefly against the powers o
the General Government. or of the Territorial
Legislature, to prohibit slavery in the Terri
tories.
Mr.. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, followed il
a general defence of the doctrines OF the viii
party. in support of the nomination OF Gen
Taylor, in vindlcation of the soundness Q
Gen'l Taylor's political principles, and in OF
position to those of Gen'l Cass. :. ~
!, Mr.. Clark, of Kentucky. replied 10 MI
Stewart, contending that the " Wing, but nc
t the ultra Wing" letters of GenI Taylor pre-
: we'd him to be "not much of a Wing" accord
+ ing to the received doctrines OF that party.
t Mr.. Thompson. of Pennsylvania. next al
dressed the committee, i'll general review