Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-01-12
SATURDAY, Jan. g.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session today.
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SENATE.
The Senate was not in session today.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid before the House four
communications from the War Department,
required by acts passed 1904, 1880, 1912, and
by resolution of Dec. lS48. Also, commit
nication from the Navy Department in reply
10 resolutions of the House, calling for state
ments in regard to the naval force employed
on the North West Coast during the war with
Mexico. Also communication from the
Treasury Department. in reply TO a resolution
| OF the present session, with reports of sever
al plans for the improvement Of Buffalo har-
Dor All were ordered to be printed.
A bill was introduced to cede to the State of
Ohio all the wooded public lands in the Chilli
co,he Land District.
Mr. Giddings' motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill 10 pay the legal representa-.
lives of Antonio Patcheco 81 900 for slave
sent west with the Semino.es, by order of
Gen Jessup. was decl-red by the Speaker to
be first in order.
Mr. Giddings made speech, and then with
drew his motion 10 reconsider
The vote was then taken on the passage OF
the bill, and stood 81 yeas, 80 nays; SO the
bill was passed.
On motion the House went into committee
of the whole on tie state of the Union, (Mr
Burt in the chair,) and resumed the consider
alton of the bill providing for the establish
ment of a board of commissioners for the
settlement of he claims against the US
| Mr. Andrew Johnson addressed the commit
| tee, and the committee then rose.
MIR Petit offered resolution that the a.
mendmeuts proposed 10 the bill be printed A
greed TO-
Mr. Wentworth rose to privileged ques-
ton, and stated that an error had been discov-
cred in the vote on the Pacheco bill, and he
desired to make motion that the journal be
corrected.
The Speaker decided that the motion was
not now in order, but it would be in order i'm
mediately after the reading of the journal on
Monday morning.
1.-THE vote, by the error referred 10, it is now
understood, will stand 81 to 80, so that if cor.
rected, and the speaker should then vote in
the negative. the bill will be declared to have
been rejected.l
On motion OF Mr. Stephens, the House Their
adjourned.
PRINTERS INVENTORY.
We have been taking an inventory o.
our Winters 'Gxins' and the report is as
follows:
Wood-Three quarters of cord ant
some of that so crooked that it can't lie
still.
Beef.-NOt even a shinbone.
Pork.-About half shoat.
Lard.-Somethin like chip full.
FIour.-Just beginning TO scrspe thu
bottom Of The barrel.
Meal.-Enough for six quarts OF mush
by adding little sawdust.
Polatoes.-A Peck, peck and half, o
possibly two pecks.
Turnips.-None in market.
Sassingers.-Three links.
Butter.-Promise Of some next week.
Cabbage.-Not solitary crout.
Onions.-Like the children of Isrea
we murmur for the leaks and onions O
Egypt.
| Corn.-Seventeen ears and nubbin.
Oats.-Not an oat.
Hay.-Bought load yesterday.
Monev.-Took search warrant to fin
it, but here il is. One counterfeit fv
} dollar bill on the State Band of Indiana
two shilings all in silver. long sixpence
and half penny token from New Brur
swick-all told
The whole forming solemn appeal
our delinquent subscribers, of which on
and all are respectfully requested 10 tax
notice.-EI. paper.