Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-07-27
CONGRESS-.
We make the following extracts form the let
tiers Of Potomac" the Washington corespon-
dent Of the Baltimore Patriot:

We make the following extracts form the let
tiers Of Potomac" the Washington correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Patriot:
WAsHIseroS. July 20, ls4S
They had great times in The House to-day, and some
roaring in the Senate.
The House consumed more than an hour in cousid-
ering and disposing OF point of ORDER having relation
item. the civil and diplomatic bill, approprat
ing $50 090 for clearing of the Savannah river,
Instructions placed there by the BRUSH, prior TO the
Revolutionary war. to prevent French supplies iron
coming TO American FeFe(
Owing 10 change 81 Mr.. Stephens vote which
had been recorded Incorrectly, and the casting vote OF
the Speaker, the item Of appropriation referred 10,
which had been stricken out, restored to the BILL
and said bill was put upon its final passage. The yeas
and nays were ordered. As the voting was gong on,
the Wings perceived that their opponents We're voting
in the negative, many Of them concluded 10 vote
the same way. and see how il would work
The Locoocos were taken at their own garne--the
bill voted down-rejecfedi There were but ~
yeas 10 100 naysl
CONSERVATION and 1ustering pnsued! One Locofoco
immediately moved 10 reconsider the vote. Another
moved to lay that motion on the table Two others
all Locoiocos-hoped the vote would be reconstructed
and the bill recommed TO the committee OF ways
and means, in order that it might be reproduced 10
shape which would meet the appreciation oil mayor
ty Of the House.
The motion to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table decided by yeas and nays in the negative,
by vote Of but 90 yeas 10 l5l nays.
This brought up the question Of reconsiderIng The
vote rejecting the whole civil and diplomatic bill
which provides Tor the support of the Executive and
lis Departments and their numerous clerks, both iou-
of Congress and all :her clerks messengers, and
pages, all the Judges of the United States Courts, and
their other officers, all Foreign Ministers, Charge des
Affairs &C., &c.
A discussion of very warm and piquant nature
ensued
Nothing better is expected of the Hon. Henry A.
Wise, after he has struck hands and made loving
friends with James K Polk, than that he should
sent TO take the stump in Old Virginia for Lewis Cass.
Let the reader, however, mark what follows:
In the Sd vol. Reports OF Committees OF House Of
Representative 1867, I'd session Oath Congress,
Report No. 1874, Journal Of the Commute. page Is,
may be fourd The following esimny, under oath, Of
the Hon. Henry A. Wise, OF Virginia
81 believe that Lewis Cass, Secretary Of War, was
engaged in specializing in the public lands whilst Sec
rotary of War; that he made exhorbitan: allowances
TO favorites paid one for services never performed
another after he had full knowledge that the fasore
had fosedhis lssnatnre permitted commissions
under him TO be ,edated and has ordered treasury
warrant to be paid 10 the assignee Of disbursng Off
Ger, who has gambled it away, after had been pro-
tested by deposite bank, and connte-manded by
the Secretary Of the Treasury; and have been gull
~ of several other acts OF violation Of duty"
Alas poor H'sc POTOMAC.