Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-19
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Tn the Senate, ON Saturday, the 9th
inst, after devoting short time to
private bills, the compromise bill was
taken up.
Mr., Bell resumed the course of his
remarks, He went into history of
the agitation for the past few years,
showing that abohtionism. commun-
ism, and socialism, were united in the
Work of destroying the social system
at the North, while they made war
nthe South. When we entered in
TO the late war with Mexico, it was
well understood that it would end in
the further acquisition of territory;
and it wns at once and unanimously
declared at the North, that the terri
tory acquired should be free territory.
But The South consented to acquire
The territory, as a compensation for
the cost in blood and treasure of the
war, and trusting to the North for
magnanimous REIMBURSEMENT of
portion of the territory to them.
MIR. Footc moved that the bill be
postponed ill Monday, and the Sc
nate go into executive session.
MIR. Clay remarked that it was use
less to fix any day for the question.
There were amendments TO be offered,
and several Senators were to speak.
He supposed the question would be
taken between this and Christmas.
The Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
i'm the House, Mr.. Matteson asked
the consent of the House to make
statement in regard to the charges
made against Mr.. j. r. Giddings, of
Ohio, Of taking documents from the
Post Office Department. The state
ment being made,
Mr.. Baker introduced a resolution
for the appointment of committee
to investigate the subject, with pow
er TO send for persons and papers,
which was adopted.
The House then took up the Gal
phm case, and after some debate pro-
cecded TO vote on the amendments.
The question was first taken on the
amendment of Mr.. Schenck, (of the
amendment of Mr.. Toombs.) Sdisap-
proving OF the relation of Mr.. Craw-
ford 10 the claim-that is, in prosecu-
cutting it when it was to be examined
and adjusted, and paid by one of the
Departments of the Government, he
himself being at the same time at the
head of another of those Depart
ments. and declaring such practice to
be dangerous as a precedent. and
that it ought not TO be sanctioned"
This amendment was adopted by a
vote on yeas and nays, of I5S in the
affirmative, and % in the negative.
The House adopted the following
amendment, proposed by Mr.. Thomp-
son, of Mississippi, as an amendment
TO the substitute of Mr.. Schenck:
"And consequently that the House
also totally dissents from The correct
ness of the opinion expressed by the
President of the United States t, the
Secretary Of War, that his (the said
CrawforD being at the head of the
War Department, and the agent Of
the claimants, did not take from him
any rights he may have had as such
agent, or would have justified him in
having the examination and decision
Of the claims by the Secretary of the
Treasury suspended,
1t was adopted by vote on yeas
and nays, Of 81 in the affirmative,
and 80 in The negative.
A motion was made by Mr.. Thad-
deus Stephens to Law the whole sub
lect on the table. The motion was
decided in the negative-yeas 10,
nays l26.
The House then, at quarter be-
foIe 6 o'clock. adjourned till Monday.
THE PEOPLE OF GEoReIA Nov