Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-01-19
On motion Of Mr. Niles. Senate bill 10 Re.

On motion Of Mr. Niles, Senate bill 10 re-
duce the rates of postage, was made the spe-
cial order for Monday next.
Mr. Anterior, chairman of the committee on
finance, reported back the bill from the House
to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for
the fiscal year. ending 3oth June, 1849. with
an amendment which was agreed to.
Mr. Anterior proposed further amendment.
appropria,ing Sc, 400 for the purchase OF the
astronomical instruments necessary 10 COM
plete the observations in the Southern HemIs-
phere, authorised by the act of Aug. Sd, 184S.
a long debate ensued on this proposed a.
mendment, which met with strong opposition
from Mr.. Clayton and others.
The question on the amendment was finally
taken by yeas and nays, and the appropriation
was ordered, Sc 10 10.
The bill, as amended, was then read the Sd
time and passed. ...f
On motion OF Mr. Breese. the bill for ascer-
tanning claims and titles of land within the
territories of California and New Mexico, to
grant donation rights, and to provide for the
survey of the land therein, was taken up, and
Mr. Breese made Il few remarks, explanatory
Mr. Benton addressed the Senate in opposl
ton 10 the mode of procedure proposed by this
bill, and gave his views at length as to the
best course to be pursued. He proposed, in
conclusion. to bring in a substitute for the
bill, providing for the carrying all questions IN
regard to California land titles TO the Judcia-
rv at once, to have them definitely settled
When that bill was introduced, he should give
an exposition of his views on the whole sub
! iect. He then submitted his counter PROPOSE
ton which was read, ordered ia be p lnted,
and the whole subject then postponed Until
one o'clock tomorrow.
| On motion OF Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana,
| the Senate then took up the bill to continue
the office of Commissioner OF Pensions (Which
| will soon expire by the Constitution,) and II
was read the third time and passed.
Several private bills were taken up, and one
or two of them passed.
| Executive session Adjourned.
/ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. billiard OF Alabama, gave notice OF his
intention to introduce bill to authorize the
peorle of that portion of the United States
which was acquired by the treaty of peace,
friendship, limits and settlement of the Re-
public Of Mexico, concluded February ID
1913, known as California, 10 form consti'
tuition and State government, and for the ad
mission of such State into the Union on ar
equal footing with the original States and
a bill respecting the limits of the State OF lex
as, and that portion Of the territory of the U
States which was acquired by the late treaty
with Mexico known as New Mexico.
Mr. Belcher, from the committee on mileage
to whom was referred the subject matter OF
the article in the New York Tribune. in re-
gard 10 the mileage CT members, made a re
port, substantially, that no member OF the
House had drawn more mileage than he wa;
legally entitled to--that one member had real
ly curtailed the amount to which he was
legally entitled, and had thus drawn lesS-ant
that the article in the Tribune was deserving
of no further notce-and concluding with ask
ing that the committee be discharged from TIT
further consideration of the subject. L1ld OF
the table and ordered TO be printed.
The House then resumed the consideration
of Mr. Sawyer's motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill for the relief of the lcga
representatives OF Antonio Pacheco was reject
ed.
After debate-and pending the motion to re
considerable Fries, from the select committee
appointed to investigate the official conduct o
Mr. MedII, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
reported the following resolution:
Rfsolrcd, That thu sergeant-a be re
qurei to take David Taylor into custody, ant
con6ne him, unless he agrees to answer al
proper questions which the select committee
before whom he has been teStifyng, shall asl
him.
And after debate, Mr.. J T. Tngersoll moves
that the resolution be postponed until to-mor
row Disagreed TO.
Mr. Cobb, of Georgia moved 10 amend h!
striking out all after the word resolved, ant
inserting, that whereas David Taylor had pc
remptory refused TO answer any further CUES
tons before the Select Committee, that tn
Speaker issue his warrant 10 the Sergeant-at
arms to take the said Taylor into his custod.
that he may be brought TO the bar of the Hous
to answer for an alleged contempt of the House
and that he be allowed counsel on that occa
sion if he should desire it.
On motion of Mr. Fries, the whole subjec
was postponed until tomorrow. Adjourned
, SATURDAY, Jan. 10, 1849.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Goggin made an Intellectual effort t
bring up the Post Office bill.
! The bill granting sum of money to tn
representatives OF Antonio Pacheco, for tn