The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-03-07
Close Of the Session.

The correspondent of the Charleston. Mercury
furnishes that paper with the following Telegraph
ic dispatch of the proceedings on the last day OF
the late session Of Congress- r
WASHINGTON, March 4, lS49.
Congress adjourned this morning at o'clock
after one of the mos, excited and stormy sillings
it, the history of oar Government. During this
prolonged session oflwenty hours, all the AP.
preparation bills were passed upon the reports
of Committee of Conference with the exception
oflhe Civil and Diplomatic bill. The Com
mi,tee in that case reported last evening, that
they could not come to any agreement, and
we're discharged. The bill was then taken up
in the House. and motion was made that the
House rccclp from its rejection of the Senate's
amendment, which was carried-ayes III, noes
l06.
From that time, about o'cnck, until after
-, a mos, determined and embittered struggle
was carried on by the Free Sellers to prevent
the massage ofihr biIl. Every motion which
the rules of the IIonse would allow was made
to rctard the progress Of business and the ayes
and noes called for on every vote TO consume
time.
The Sena,e's amendment was first amended
b, striking out the words Of West OF Ibe RIo
del Nnrtr," and inserting Il provision tat moth
inn therein should br construed 10 interfere with
the boundaries Of Texas. \ substitute for the
amendment as amended WAS then offered by
Sir. Thompson Of Ia. similar to the one pro-
posed hy the Committee of Ways and Means
on Friday. and this was carrird-ayrs llo,
noes lO4; and thus amended. about halt past IL,
! the bill was scht to the Senate
In the Senate, when the bill was received,
Mr.. Foole, Mr.. Turnrr, and some others, dc.
Ialrd the rirht nfthe Senate 10 acl in their leg
islaiivr capacity after II O'Clock, and tins DIS.
| cuSsipn was continued until orlnck when the
the Senate receded from lis amendment alto
gnther, providing for the temporary Govern.
mcnl of California. by a vole "l 30 to 10, anil
sent the bill 10 the House, who concurred, and
the bill was finally passed.
The Senate then took thr House bill! to eS-
tend the revenue laws. of the United States
over California, whclI was passed; aud mes
SAGE was received from The President at quar-
Ter before seven that he had signed both bills.
The bill TO establish Home Department has
also become law, with numerous others.
During the excited debates last right the
! Senate was ui>rractu WV. "r''''' W. Wv ''
im") by personal r'nconire, in which blows
were exchanged between Two oE its mrmh"rs-
Foo,e of Mississippi, and Cameron o! Pennsyl'
vana. A similar scene of rowdeysm was en-.
acted in the House between Johnson of Arkan'
sas, and Fickin Illinois. In the latter blood
flowed copously. Bo;h these affairs we're fl
nally settled umicably. 49,. 49,.
Abbott Lawrence has declined the offer oi
the Navy Department, and the present cast OF
the Cabinet is as fellows: Clayton, Tor Stale
Department; Meredith. Treasury, Crawford,
War; Preston. ofVa. Navy; Ewing, Postmaster
General; Revcrdy Johnson, Attorney General.
The Home Department had been offered to
John Davis, Of Massachusetts, and whether he
accepts or not, it is TO be reserved for New
England.