Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-09-12
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WAsHNGroS, September 2.
SENATE The Senate confirmed several appointments
of Land officers and Receivers of public moneys in Hi
nois
After the morning business, Mr. Downs addressed the
Senate IN favor of bill introduced BY him for the purpose
Of carrying into effect of protection for New
Orleans and other places to prevent their being over
flowed.
The Bounty Land Bill was then taken up and after
some amendments, was laid till tomorrow.
HoUsE.-Mr Baly Friday and Saturday made
great efforts have the Indian appropriation bill taken
MP when Mr. Sweetzer Of Ohio objected Mr.. Baily
each occasion uttered language to Mr.. Sweetzer which
considered insulting The words were expressed In
under tone, with significant shake oil the hnger.
On Saturday Mr.. Sweetzer picked up inkstand, but
prevented from throwing it at Baiy by some of his
friends. These dongs not seen and heard through
ont the Hall, and it consequently rather private
affair.
This morning Mr. Mclean alluded to the fact, that
personal difficulty had occurred between Mr. BallY and
Mr. Sweetzer, and said that explanation had taken
place through their mutual friends and the parties were
reconciled.
resolution was passed calling for informant ton in re-
gard to the Of the Mail Steamers in service, e
Mr. Sylvester made an unsuccessful effort to procure
the report Of R. r. Gurley's mission LIBERIA
file in the State Department.
The Texas boundary bill made the special order
a - each day till disposed Of
An effort made to introduce resolution fixing the
4th Monday Of September, as the day OF adjournment
but the House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr. Vandyke asked leave to introduce resolution, in
structing committee Of Ways and Means to report
speedily possible bill to modify present revenue
laws placing an increased duty articles when
they come into competition with production, such
increase fair and equitable for the protection OF the
id5o interests of the country and that such duties be
made specific wherever practicable Objected to. and
motion suspend rules reiected-yess SO; nays 80.
Mr.. Kaa asked leave to offer resolution nstructing
COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means &c report bill making
duties iron specific and equal to the ad valOrem levied
az the trle the tariff Of 1916 became law-Yeas S.
Nays ia.
Arrival of the Atlantic.
New York, September l.
The Atlantic arrived off the Battery at o'clock P.
NJ. Size brings 1873 passengers, among whom is Jenny
Lind she is III good health and spirits On leaving Liv
erpool the excitement Jenny Lind was great
that it with great difficulty she could reach the dock
Accounts from Schelswig represent the complete sus
pension OF the operations OF both armies The general
impression is that the stiffness will not be Of long dura
ton.
The cholera has been making fearful ravages since
June.
The low lands Of Belgium have been visited with great
Aoods-Belgum must be buyer Of foreign this
year.
FRANCE-Advices state that the wheat cropis injured
by late rains, prices have slightly advanced.
The weather in England and Ireland is good, and the
harvest promises satisfactorily
In London prices Of wheat declined sales of Indian
At Liverpool good -four reported rmer but red wheat
to two cents per bushe lower; American flour
six cents lower, American stocks unchanged.
HAMBURG-A number of peasants taken up on sus-
picon OF firing the Danish troops have been restored
to liberty.
ITALY-The Pope is in perplexity in consequence of
tie conviction of six murderers, whose sentence, of de-
capitatOn, lie Is called upon afix his No
eeaon has yet taken place under reign of the Plus 9th
owing to his nvncble reluctance sign death warrants
lie wishes the mscreants sent to the gailies for the
Of their lives but the judges inclined give
way.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 8. p. NJ.
SENATE.-Mr. Dickinson gave notice that he would
he on and as an
early consideration of it.
The bill to create the office of surveyor general of
pubic lands in California and to grant donations
actual settlers thereon, taken up, and various
amendments made it, without being disposed of.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, moved amendment giving the
President power to exclude from lands granted to
tiers such territories he may think expeden
Tor military purposes.
Mr. Douglass showed that this amendment would
sanction the previous of army officers by which im
proved property IN Astoria has been seized and appro
prlaed without compensation to the use OF the United
States
Mr. Davis commended that settlers had no right to land
and that Government in giving away land had perfect
light to reserve what it chose
The debate continued until one o'clock when the
bill was laid over until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Clay, the bill TO abolish the slave
trade in the District of Columbia taken up
Dir Clay briefly explained why he advocated the bill
His object abolish the foreign trade in the District
by bringing slaves aud placing them the depots here
not for the purpose of sale in the District but for sale
and shipment Southern States. The bill did not pro-
pose interfere in the least degree with the sale of
slaves by inhabant of the District another,
prevent such nhabitant from going of the District
TO purchase slaves for his in the District. 1t
fact simple revival of the law OF Maryland upon
this subject that law existed the time of the
ion of portion OF her territory for the OF govern
ment IL simply 10 exclude traffic in the District
which had connection Whatever with that District
only effect upon which bring upon it the odum
which attached to that tradea trade justly condemned
and denounced.
After some verbal amendments had been adopted, Mr.
Foate moved substitute for the BILL placing the entire
subject under the control and direction of the corporate
authorities of the District.
NJ. Hunter opposed the bin, looking upon it as the
beginning Of serious aggressOns upon the South, and
spoke at length in support OF his views.
Dir CLAW replied that this the last in the series of
thirteen. 1t did not look all the abolition of slave
~, as Mr. Hunter had minated. The committee had
no slch design, and his own opinion that its effect
would be quite contrary.
He made some general remarks in support of the bill
constitutional and appropriate and express
ed sincere desire that it should be passed without add
tional amendment.
Mr. Pearce moved an amendments TO the amendment
giyRg the authorities of the district power enforce
the authority conferred them by the BILL which was
adopted, when Mr. Foote withdrew the amendment and
the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-The Texas boundary bill being the special
order Of the day taken up and discussed but before
coming to a conclusions the House adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.
Accounts from the Schuykill represent lreshet,
ed BY Sundays and yesterdays rams very destructive
TO lie and property large number Of railroad,
ty, and canal bridges have been swept away.
The Harrisburg and Lancaster bridges, crossing the
Schuylk from Reading, gone.
The Reading railroad and Schuylkill navigation
panies are heavy losers Ten iron bridges at Mill creek
belonging the railroad, said to be carried away,
besides sixty feet Of eInbankmen Irish creek Fes
dam, and the big dam below Reading, property Of the