The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-03-16
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WASHINGTON March ~ D I e W.
sENATE.-On motion ofMr. Atherton, the
appropriation bill for the General Post or
iee Department was taken up and consider-
ed.
A motion to attach Mr.. Niles's amendment
in favor Of che p postage was refused, and the
bill was then passed.
Mr., Douglass, Of Illinois, presented the Gre
deutials OF General Shields, and moved in JUS
tice to all concerned that they be referred to
the judiciary Committee to inquire into the
eligibility Of General Shields for U. S. Sona-
Tor,
Mr.. Mangum proposed postponing the subject
until Gen. Shields should appear to take
the oath Of Office. He remarked that the
question properly belonged to the next Con-
gress.
bill was introduced, requiring all revenues
to be paid directly into the Treasury, which
was passed.
Mr.. Bright, of Indiana. presented the Gre
dentials Of Gov, Whitcomb.
A bill for the extention of the revenue laws
over California, establishing collection dis
tricts aud rates Of collection. &C., after some
consideration, was laid on the table.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The substitute oiferd by Mr.. Tru-
man Smith, Of Conneclicut, for the bill provid-
ing for the claims OF American citizens against
Mexico, according to the treaty, was considered
and finally passed.
Mr.. Wentworth, Of Illinois, moved to add to
the appropriation bill, as amended by the SEN
ate, the Wilmot p%royiso, which motion was re-
jocted by yeas 49, nay's96.
A motion was made to amend the Senate's
amendment for a provisional government by
substituting the ordinance, was rejected.
Various amendments were offord, but all
were lost.
The Committee of the Whole now rose and
reported the bill with the Senate's amend
ments.
The vote of the House was then taken on the
bill as amended and lost-yea's l06 nays Id.
Mr.. Ashnun asked for the suspension Of the
rules to introduce a resolution authorizing the
bust Of ]. Q. Adams, subscribed for by the
members of the House, to be placed in the
Speakers room, and for the payment of the ex-
Penses Of the artist, Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee
The resolution was objected TO-,
Nv nrinno1I ,T,,oJ - n-,,uJu,aut a. z4..I...
out all relative to expenses. He was unwilling
that the bust OF Adams should be sullied or as.
scented with money, The amendment we a.
doptod and the resolution passed-yoa's 1885,
nays ID.
Mr.Tallmodge moved a suspension of the
rules in order to take up the bill authorizing
the establishment off branch mint in New
York.
The previous question was called and sus-
tanned and the House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sunday evening, March 9Th
Both Houses of Congress adjourned this morn
ing at T o'clock. The bill establishing the
Home Department, authorizing the coinage Of
the gold dollar, establishing the branch mint
in New York, and the different appropriation
bills have been passed.
The California Territorial bill was not acted
upon by the Senate, asst was introduced pend
ing the debate on the general appropriation
bill.
Senator Footc, of Mississippi, shook his fist
in the face Of Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania.
The latter knocked Foote s%prawling on the
floor of the House. Johnson, Of Arkansas and
FickIiO, Of Illinois, had a rencounter. Meade,
Of Virginia, and Giddlngs, of Ohio, also came
in collision.
PHILADELrHIA, March S, 8P. NJ.
Chief Justice Gibbons lies dangerously ill at
Carlisle.
The members of the Philade lphia bar have
rendered Mr.. Meredith public dinner.
Congress has left California without any pro-
vision for Government.