The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-05-07

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various repositories by transferring it to the mint,
where it was greatly wanted for purpose of
purchasing the bullion arriving from California,
which was now being carried to England, be.
cause there was not sufficient money in the
mint, under the existing laws, to make purcha.
ses.
Mr.. Toombs, of Ga, objected.
On motion of Mr. P. King, of New York,
the rules were suspended and the House resolved
itselfinto Committee ofthe Whole on the State
of the Union, (Mr. Thompson, of Miss, in the
Chair,) and resumed the consideration of the
census bill.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, spoke an hour in
denial of the constitutional power OF the federal
government to gather the statistics, such as was
provided for by this bill.
Mr.. Thompson of Pa, followed in reply, and
defended the bill, when after a word or two
from Mr.. Jones, of'renn., the committee of the
whole referred to struck from the bill that por-
ton relating to the authorising Of statistics-by
a vote of 40 in the affirmative and SO in the
negative.
Mr. Morse spoke in favor of rejecting the bill
unless amended by dispensing with the stats.
tics
Numerous unimportant propositions to amend
were made and voted down. Then the House,
at l-2 o'clock, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1850.
SENArE-A bill was reported from the com.
mittee on the judiciary to provide for the sub
stitution ofany u S. District Judge in the near.
est District, for the Chief Justice of the Circuit
Court of the District of Columbia, when he may
be disabled by sickness from discharging the
duties. The bill was considered and passed.
1t was ordered, on motion of Mr.. Pearce, in
order to enable committees to hold meetings,
that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to
Monday.
The Vice President gave notice that he was
about to leave the city, and should leave the
chair to-day. Mr.. Mangum took the chair at
the request of the Vice President
The Senate took up the bill to grant the right
of way and government lands to the State of
Illinois, in aid of the continuation of the Gen.
tra Railroad.
Mr.. Whitcomb and Mr.. Shields spoke on the
subject
NJ. Dayt ms am ,ndme1t, providing for the
the distribution of the proceeds of the sales OF
the public lands among the several States, was
reiected--yeas II, nays %.
The Senate proceeded to discuss and dispose
of amendments to the bill.
The bill as amended, was finally passed
yeas IS, nays IA. :,
The title of the bill was altered SO rs to read
an act to grant the way and make grants of
land to Illinois and Alabama, in aid of the con.
struction of railroad from Chicago to Mobile
The Senate spent a short time in Executive
session and adjourned.
HOUSE. OF REPREsENTATIvEs.--Mr Stan.
ton, o. Tenn, from the committee on naval at.
fairs, reported bill concerning the American
Prime Meridian, which he asked might be put
onits passage.
Mr.. S. explained that the resolution was in.
tended as a compromise resolution; that it pro.
vides that the meridian of the observatory Of
Washington shall be adopted as the American
meridian for all astronomical purposes and that
such part of computation of the American Nau.
tical Almanac as may be designed exclusively
for the use of the navigator shall be adapted to
to the meridian of Greenwich.
Mr.. McLane explained the objection which
navigators had to any change of the prime me.
| rdan and moved, with view to full investi-
CATION of the subject, to refer the resolution to
the committee of the whole oil the state Of the
| Union.
The proposition of Mr.. McLane after few
remarks by Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee, Mr..
McLane, of Maryland, and Carter, and Chan.
dler was agreed to.
Mr.. Buel from the committee on foreign af.
fairs, reported joint resolution rs follows: That
the free navigation of the st. Lawrence river for
commercial purposes demands the earnest at
tention of the American Government and that
it is highly desirable that it be secured to
American commerce and at an early day.
The resolution being read,
Mr.. Buel moved its reference to the Commit
tee of the whole, and asked that it be made the
, special order of the day, for the 4th tuesday
in SJnne next.
The WONDERS or NATURE.-Therc is a
tree called the Manchaueel, in the West Indies;
its appearance is very attractive, and the wood
of it is very beautiful, it bears kind of apple
resembling a golden pipin. This fruit looks very
tempting and smells very fragrant, but to eat of
it is instant death, and its sap or Juice is so
poisonous that if a few drops of it fall on the
skin, it raises blsters and occasions great pain.
The Indians dip their arrows in this juice to
poison their enemies when they wound them.
prov;dopce has so aDpOinted it. that one of