The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-01-17
Correspondence Of the Charleston Evening Ne~s.srs
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In the Senate to-day Mr.. Houston lsaifasiifsd
resolution for the appointment sofsa seisct
Committee 10 take into considerations dh6 pm.
priety Of adopting measures for the construction
Of railroad from the Mississippi river %. San
Francisco, on the Pacific. Il wasslaid onfhp
table by vote oflhetSepate.
Mr.. Borland presenteda memorial of Similar
character to the foregoing, which wa, also laid
on the table. ;. ~. - -.
Mr.. Hale presented a MEMORIAL asking far
the abolition of slavery and The slave trade,
wherever the jurisdiction Of the General Gov.
ernment extends, and moved a reference 10
Select Committee, with Instructions 10 srpbtt
hill in conformity with the wishes Of tie me.
mortal, and on motion Of Mr.. King, the moti6s
to receive was laid on the table-ayes c25 s(iS-
cluding Atber,on, Of N. H.. fDickinsons DC N.
Y, Fitzgerald, of Michigan, and Sturgson. ef
Pa, noes Is. at ~ .s.s1.si
Mr.. Corwin presented a memorial semom.
strating agains, the extensions Of Slayeyyiptt
any Territories now free., The, reception ef
the memorial was objected to, and 4h6 motion
to receive was laid on the table, - si.a
The bill authorizing the admission .inio the
United Staies of certain agricultural prodpcs
lions Of Canada free Of duty, provided ,simiiaf
articles Of the United States we're, 'aaniiied in
to Canada free ofdmy, was taken ..up and d.
cussed at much lengthy Messrs.. Dir, NilsS
and Westcott, in favor Of, and Ptarce aid Hunt
term opposition. With ,it taking. .the ques,iais
The bill was informally passed over, 'andtths
Senate proceeded to The consideration ofexecua
tive business in secret, session. .j'' fil taiNfSfs
HOUSE OF REPREsESrafvEs.;c8 q sis
The journal Of Saturday being Rad yMrs
Farelly, Of Pennsylvania, said be bad voted
in the negative on the passage ofthe: bill lfE
the relief Of Antonio Pacheco, on Saturday last
hut his vote was not recorded. Upon cortsc5
ting the Journal. the vote on the passage ofthe
bill was declared to l,e-ayes s9, noes 90, So
the bill was rejected. -. IA. IA a
Mr.. Sawyer moved a reconsideration 81 the
vote, but the motion goes over to Friday, which
Is private hill day. A's-t :, - -. mr 90.
Mr.. Nicol moved a suspension ofthes rules,
in order to take up the bill to oestablish Branch
Mint in the city Of New York, TO make n Tie
special order forihe 18th 'M Janaasy!sa The
vote was--ayes l24, noes 10 notitwoshiidss
and tho motion was lost.
Mr.. Meade moved a suspension Of the rules,
in order TO enable him to ntfsr, a tresoluiionfin
strucing the Committee OIL the Judiciary torcs
port bill providing, for the apprehension and
detention of flgives from labor, escaping frost
one State to another. The'vote, was---ayes 7S,
(all Southern, with the exception of G,ddi6gs
Greeley, e. j. lnsersoli, Kellogg, Levin, ~.
Mann, Palfrey, Root, and Thompson, Of Indian.
a,) nays 80, (all Northern, with the exception
Of Boyden, Of North Carolina The motiotf
was lost. .. .'.' .''.i - ..']'si'. 's}Ai.ise"
The bill providing for the appointment ofa'
Board OF Commissioners FOR the; adiudlcation and
,cttloment ofclaims against ithe United sSsatest
was taken up, and a. variety of amendmcais'
we're offered 10 il, when, on5motiosI by Mrs
Petit, it was referred TO the; s;commitiee on s6e'
Judiciary-ayes 95, noes 62, y;a2s So s9as7ai
The House then, al 2 o'clook adjourned. n
enable the Democratic members to- ceiebrsie
he 9th day Of JanuaEy.tns .5uii sisa s assaU
wAsH1Iss;csTos. 1s;s ! y, 55au.i To- To-
In the Senaie to-day, long and interesting
debate occurred on motion BY Nj. Underwood
q reconsider the votes Of yesterday, bywhich
he motion to receive the memorialptesented by
Messrs. Hale and Corwin we're laid on the tas
Die. The discussion was participated inby
siessrs. Underwood, Metcalf Hale, sDdugfass.
Dayton, Davis a,.d Berrien. y Mr. Dic&inson
moved to postpone further considerations ofth&
ubject indefinitely, and it was carried--ayse
~, noes 29. .s,.G d. oal5:s y sd 2si1 3ftn
The Senate then proceeded TO the eopsidera.
ion Of Executive ousinessin secret session. st'
.r HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES., 3ig 81 D.
) The motion to re. consider the vote by which
Hr, Colts resolution relative to the slaye trade
n the District Of Columbia, was taken up.5s,es
A call Of the House was ordered, when l6a,
members answered 10 their names when fur,
her proceedings under The call were dlPepsed
WITH, ~ '.'''. '',. .''s1 ,..,'''',''s