The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-01-29
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MISSISSIPPI lEclslaTURE,
House Of Representative

III ~ 49,.
1RpBR az tue PSI ~Ihe hTsf MISTER n
hand was he unfinished business OF satafda
laat. viz a preamble offered BY Mt. walksr q
60 amendment e The report d he select com
miifse,to whom had been referred the bill me-
king appropriations for ne benefit 81 he yOIah
%tssfa from ibis staIe nov ia Mexico. Thi
bill cane from The SENATE. The Select Com
miitee Of the House, &c. whom il had beensre
ferred recommended anfhcfeasein lho appro,
p%riation, reaching $4,000. On Saturday whsr
! the report was before The House, MI. EshoI.
moved 70 amend by reducing from sl5eoo 10
$4,000. This the House refused
Mr. Walker then efsrsd bis Amendment,
that Is to say his preamble, declaring tHal war
exists BY the actof Me&ico"-tharti 81 has re.
ceiyed the consfitptional sanction b All 1.-THE de-
p"rtments Of four Government, and was de-
elarsd bybolh houses of Congress wiiboatdis.
tincIlohO q party, with patriotic unsbimisy .
&c. &c,
inls1 A. me lmes was warmly opposed; and
the House adjourned without deciding.
To-day, about II O'Clock, Che hour for Of.
deFs Of'he day) the discussion was resumed
Mr.Walf moyedto lay Tie preamble upon the
table Losl, ayes SO, nays 80.
The Speaker, previous 10 VOTING fas hist
name heads .he roll lntehding to vote. ii f.yoT
Of layingch the table, declared lhdt.he Ms II
favor Of all the sentiments contained n M
preamble; but that he did not wish 10 SEE tbs
appropriation Of money connected with extra.
neons matters.
mr.. Houston mqdea similar statement.
MT Br~ookesOfered an amendment ~ he
preamble, addingto tot as follows; sAnd w!ere.
% the General Government has utterly failed
e furnish sufficient supplies 10 the volunteers
now il Mexico,
On Motion "a Mi. Meiealf. this amendmens
was rel ecled-ayes go noes 10.
Inc. Ca,chings offered an amendment, hst
this preamble "shall mo, be CONSUMED 60 ne toi
any o%ginion" as to the siimmediate
cause Of hostFies,r nor elhat the government
Washington did furnish General Taylor
sufficient means forthe transportn,iop,st
ordinance from Camargoto Monterey nor /
Unit The government. haaat any time during !
he war, furnished efficient troops, q enable Il
'ur armiesto reap the legitimate fruits az The
.eres o. splendid victories won BY them y nor
pt0 the appreciation of the plan Of "a Lieute6.
niGenerali nor the admission of Santa. Anna 4
nto Mexico. /,
Inc amendment was decided out Of order H. il
he Chair. +
Mr. Brooke then offered an amendment do. !
laring that the House does approve Of the ad. !
ilssion of Santa Anna, and approving. Of ,be |,
xplorntiOn of"the Sea Of GOmorrahn-oporov- !,
g also, oftRe late message in regard to inter. 8
y improvements, &c. !
Before the reading Of the FIST point IN tb;s /,
endnen had been completed, MI. Dilwortb !,
'ked F"lf the HouSe would consent 10 ran, ),
leh' nonsense The Speaker, at The sueges. !.
several members, took the vote Of the Hoos 81 i,
70 whether the amendment Of MI. Brook -
.ould be read. The House decided moi 70 =
'af y So Il was stopped at the word aver, p,
IN the first resolution. -
All BroOke'then addressed tie House. ~ verv d,
length, and with much warmth ri
on The merits Of the preamble Of Mi. Wall. -,
was followed by Mr.. West, ) fHolmos. ii
neaength, who offered a resolution 10 tbis
eet' Alter the words that awar exists.,
aNe THE words ''by the act Of. Mexieon
rs amendment was rejected, s.
West then offered another amendment ~
posing that the supporters Of the preamble
's.a proceed to the battle feId,s Rejected. y
ms. Bfooke arose 10 a point Of order. He
offered an amendment which ought y bsye sas'
n read, butts reading was inteTruptod ana sss
olddensby q vote ofthe House. mig
Tier some G conversation among several man. nun
me vote refusing to hear the amendment N
: ge.cO9sidsied, and the amendment III
!. brooke then moved 70 amendby adding ~
word exists" the words I'm The, opin-
q the Democratic party" so u q rssd. H !
nereua, the war exists, in the opinion ~ the
'o'ratlc party by The act 81 Mexieo.p Re. y
4. Dirworis Y n ism
suggested an amendment viz; MA
Lon eorwin y the greatest man ii tbe
90 states, nextto Henry clay.n !,
molten was then made 10 reject the a
anleHt q Mr, Brooke ndefooasideraio W.
e was rejected .Aonlv ons Vnt;na ;n n s