The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-05-18
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10 The Lomia0iHe Journal.
CONGRESSIONAL.

] VI W. OaIhoun, appeared was qualified; oil
took his seat.
Mr.. Yulee offered a resolution calling for
the correspondence between the Depar,me.
and Gen Persifor F Smith and Gen Riley col
corning the convention, State Government &
OF CalifOrnia. Laid over.
House Mr.. Stanley, (whig0 Of North Ca
olina, asking leave to offer resolutions instruc
ing the select committee, now investigator
charges against Mr. Ewing, to inquire turtle
what Personsin the Department edited or wrot
for newspapers under the last administration
Who wrote the articles signed "Bundlecund !;
what Office he held, what salary he received
and whether during the Presidential canvass
any Office holders absented thiemse' YES from
the Department to make speeches, and whe
ther they were required to subscribe none,
to operate against General Taylor? IF SO, a
whose instance was it done? Objections be
ing made, Mr. Stanley moved a suspension o
the rule.
The yeas and nays being taken, rules were
susPended-yeas 100, nay As.
A message was received from the President
stating that he had signed the bill accepting
Grinnell's vessels for the use Of the franklin
expedition.
Mr.. Croweii asked le1ve to cTer n resolution
calling on the Secretary of War to communi-
cate to the House all instructions issued BY the
department to John Monroe, breyet Colonel,
touching claims of Texas to territory Of New
Mexico. Also, by what authority said Mon
roe issued orders in March last requiring comA
mandants of different military stations to OBJ
serve ligid nonintercourse with the Texan COM
missioner, who invaded New Mexico to estab-
lish civil jurisdiction Of Texas over it, and
not TO come in conflict with the Texas au.
ihorities.
Ihe question was the0 taken. On second
ing demand for previous question, the House
was equally divided. Speaker voted in the.
negative.
Brown, Of Miss. said he was a member OF
The Ewing committee, and did not wisn Mr..
SANKEY'S resolution to embarfass its action
II Mr.. Stanley was anxious, not ten democrats
disagree to a select committee on that
Mr.. Stanley. Has the gentleman the power
speak for his part friends? MANY volces,
es! yes) congratulate him on his premier.
hip of that side Of the House!
Mr.. Brown. l make no such claims.
Stanley. But you assume it.
MT. Brown. Mr.. Stanley should have as good
committee as the Ewing committee was.
Mr. Stanley just as 6ad!--4 Wings and S
'emocrats, who would vote for every inquiry
g modified his resolution SO as, to refer it to a
'Parate committee Of nine members, and under
le operation Of the previous questionit was
used.
Speaker said the resolution must lie over I'M.
,r The rule.
Mr.. crowell moved to suspend the rule; car
Resolution adopted.
House went in committee on the census
Il.
....n WASHINGTON, May Z.
The bill TO amend the patent laws was taken
and read after some remarks from Turney,
IT, Davis and Hall, it was postponed till to-
PROV, to enable Mr. Dodge TO prepare amend
The bill establishes a board of Accounts
consist Of three commissioners, to settle oil
against the United States. The bill also
'VIded for the appointment Of Government
and two clerks. The blanks in the
! were filled as follows: Salary Of Commits
.ners, $4,000 each attorneys $4,000; chief
'rk Sl,800i second clerk $500, Whitcomb .
wed to have the term Of Office changed from i
elve to three years
Butler and Underwood, opposed the ,
Chase and Foote spoke in favor Of it.
replied to Foote, and said that the
between them was, that Foote was
adicOl progressive democrat, and he was a .
republican.
Whitcomb amended his motion so as to make !
strike out IL years, and the motion
evailed. Yeas 80, nays 20. q
Hall moved to strike out "shull be removable !
the President" '
Douglass suggested that the President would =
il have the power of removal il the words
" - p
ere stricken out, lie proposed to insert the :
ord mot after 'shall' SO that it would read. l
all not be removable BY the President ex- Il
pit by and with the advice and consent Of the {
inate.'
Hall accepted the modification.
Bell supported the amendment. ?
The debate was continued by Foote, Bradley I
ID Bell. Q
Bell repeated his remarks Of the other day d
no proscriptionha been praclised by this
mlnisIration-no removals except for cause, e
cePt, perhaps. in cases where the President t
d been imposed upon. s
FOOIe replied, citing the case of Gen. Arm
rong. t
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