Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-15
XXXth C0ngrcss-2d. session.
WASHINGTON, March 4, pm.

WARRINGTON, March 4, Pm.
In the Senate, on motion of Mr..
A,herton, the Appropriation Bill, amen
ded by Incorporating with it the Gen.
eral Post Office bill, was taken up and
A motion to attach Mr.. Niles amend.
ment, in favor of cheap postage, was
rejected, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Douglass, of ILL.,, presented the
credentials Of Gen. Shields as a mem.
Der Of the Senate from the State of II.
lnois, for six years from the 18th of
March, lS49. He then moved, in JUS
tice TO all concerned, that the creden-
tials be referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary. with instructions to in
quire into the eligibility of Gen. Shields
to said office.
Mr.. Mangum suggested that the ques.
ton should be postponed until General
Shields should present himself to take
the oath of Office, remarking that i,
properly belonged TO the next senate to
consider il.
Mr.. Douglass acquiesced in this sug-
gestion, and withdrew his motion.
A bill was introduced and passed, re.
quiring al! revenue of the United States
over Upper California. and establish.
ing collecting districts, &C., was, after
some consideration, laid upon the table.
The Senate adjourned.
In the House, the resolution offered
by Truman Smith. of Connecticut,
providing for the claims of American
citizens against Mexico. according to
the late treaty Of peace, was considered
and final passed.
Mr.. Wentworth, of Illinois, movcd
to amend the Sena,e's amendment to
the Appropriation bill, by attaching to
il the Wilmot Proviso. But this pro.
position was rejecled--yeas SO, nays
90.
A motion was also made TO amend
Mr.. Walkers till for the provisional
government Of California, by substitu-
ting the ordinance Of 1887; but this
was also rejected.
Various other amendments were of.
fered, all of which were lost. The com.
mittee ofthe Whole now rose, and re-
ported the bill; when the question was
taken in the House, and the bill as
amended was rejected--yeas LOG nays
ia.
Mr.. Ashmun submitted a motion to
suspend the rules, in order TO offer a
resolution authorizing the placing of
the bust of John Quincy Adams, SUBJ
scribed for by the members, in the
Speakers room, and for paying the
expenses of the artist.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, objected.
Mr.. Grinnell proposed TO amend the
motion by striking out so much of il as
related to the expense Of the artist. He
was unwilling that the name of Adams
should be sulied by, or associated with
money. The amendment was accepted
and the resolution passed.
An effort was made by Mr.. Talmadge
to procure the suspension of the rules,
so as 10 take up the bill authorizing the
establishment of branch mint in New
York; but the previous question was
called for and sustained and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March S.
Both houses of Congress adjourned
sine die at Z O'clock yesterday morning.
The bill providing for the coinage
OF gold dollar pieces; the bill establish.
ing Home Department; the bill estab-
fishing Branch Mint in the City of
New York, and the different appropri.
alton bills were severaly passed.
The bill establishing a Territorial
Government in California was not &C.
ted on by the Senate.
During the consideration of the Gen.
eral Appropriation bill in the Senate,
at the last stage of the session, Mr..
Foole, of Mississippi, shook his fist in
the face ofMr. Cameron, of Pennsyl.
vania, when the latter Aoored him.
In the House, previous TO adjourn.
ment, Messrs. Thompson, of Massachu.
sets. and Ficklin. of Illinois, had a rem.
contre, as also had Messrs. Meade of