Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-15

passes that some one is not read out of
the party.
The amendment of Mr.. Jackson to
the constitution in relation to banking.
which passed the Senate during the
week, was, on Saturday, a fruitful
theme for declaimers about Democracy.
Among those who spoke were Messrs.
Clardy, Wilkerson and Henderson of
Pike, against the amendment, and Bal.
lou, McAfee, Crenshaw and others in
favor of it. They abused each other
like pickpockets, whilst the Wings look
ed on seemingly Indifferent as to the re-
suit, but Of course determined to stand
by the constitution, and vote against all
such agrarian propositions. The friends
of the measure finding that it would be
defeated if vote was taken on il that
evening, resorted to all those little
tricks of speaking against time, motions
TO adjourn, &c, SO common Of late
years among little men in legislative DO.
dies, and succeeded in staving off the
question until Monday.
The Senate passed on Saturday
House bills:
For the. relief Of VIM. B. Basket
and Robert Walker, Secretaries of the
Convention.
To incorporate the City of Louisiana.
An act respecting fugitive slaves.
For the relief of Thos. p. Clark,
For the relief of Thos B. Lowe.
For the relief Of Jno S. Allen and
others.
An act TO change the time of holding
courts in the l4lh Judicial Circuit.
An act to incorporate the Rural Ce.
merry Association of 81. Louis.
An act to fix the time of holding
courts in the eleventh Judicial Circuit.
An act for the re.survey Of the town
OF commerce.
An act to incorporate the Nilsson
ri and White river rail road company.
An act for paying Jurors in the coun'
tyo of Sullivan.
An act to authorize the County Court
of Oregon to borrow money.
TO divorce Nancy Violet.
To incorporate the Boon's Lick turn,
pike company.
The resolutions complimentary to
James X. Polk, and endorsing his ad,
minis,ralion, was aIso passed.
There has been a great deal of sick.
ness among the members this session,
and though hut one death has occurred,
several have been detained from their
seats nearly the whole winter. An eff
fort was made during the pas, week to
have an earlier day appointed for the
meeting of the Legislature, but it fail
ed. CASSlUS.
The following is the report referred
to above:
Majority Report of the Committee on
Federal Relations.
HOUSE OF Rep, Feb. 90, 1919.
Mr.. SPEAKER:
The undersigned, a majority Of the
Committee on Federal Relations, &c
whom was referred the Resolutions o
the Geneal Assembly Of the States o.
Virginia and Florida, and also the Sen
ate Resolutions by Mr.. JACKSON, o
Howard, upon the subject of Slavery
having had the same under considera
ton, beg leave to report, that while II
common with our sisters of the con
federacy, we deeply depIore and regre
the continual agitation Of this exciting
subject, by perhaps weIl-meanlng
though misguided enthusiasts Of The
North. we still do not see the prophet,
of pledging ourselves to secliona
combination, such as is contemplated
by the aforesaid Resolutions, having il
view the resistance, at all hazards, o
any attempt on the part of the Con
gress of the United States, 10 abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia, o
TO prohibit lis Introduction into the ne
ly acquired Territories of the Union
We are not prepared to say, that We
would not prefer this glorious Union
even with The Wilmot Proviso, TO il
dissolution without it.
Having before US the warning voice
of the Father of his country, we deem
it our most sacred duty, 10 cherish al
immoveable attachment TO the Nationa