Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-04
Congress.
TUESDAY, Sept. 24-sENATE.

in Washington praying TOT the apoHtloh vi 'h con-
tract system in the printing for Congress Referred
to the Committee on Printing
The Senate disposed of several private claims, and
then took up the Indian appropriation bill The
House bill was reported back by the Committee on
Finance, with several amendments. The Naval APP
prouriation bill was read first and second time by
its title, and referred to the Committee Finance
and ordered to be printed.
The President laid before the Senate a commune
cation from the Postmaster General giving Informal
ton in relation to the several lines OF ocean steamers
in the mail service Of the United States, from which
appears that ships have generally performed their
service according to contract.
The Mexican indemnity bill was taken up and
passed This bill appropriates money for the pay
ment of an insalment of the Mexican indemnity due
next June.
The Senate proceeded, in committee of the whole,
to the consideration of the bill to make temporary
provision for the working and recovery of gold mines
and pacers in California, and preserving order i'll
the gold mine districts. Upon this debate occurred,
which lasted until four o'clock, after which the SEN
ate went into executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House, message was received from the Se-
nate by the hands of their Secretary, returning the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill with amend
ments. Referred to the committee OF ways and
means.
| On motion of Mr. Grinnel of Mass, the vote by
which the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to permit vessels to load and unload at
places in the L. States passed, recOnsldered.
Mr.. Grinnel moved that the bill be recommitted
to the committee of the whole House, with instruc-
tions to report it with certain amendments providing
for change in the tariff point of order was rails
ed to the effect that this amendment is lrreyeant to
the subject matter of the bill The Speaker affirmed
the point of order, and decided that the motion Of
Mr.. Grnnel was out of ORDER and the proposed "a
mendment irrelevant. MIR. Ashmun appealed from
the decision of the Chair. The House sustained the
| Chair by vote of 1Ol to IS.
| The bill was then finally passed Thus failed an
other attempt of the tarites to smugge their scheme
of oppression through. Mr.. Santy was the only n
Carolnian who voted against sustaining the Speaker
and virtually in favor of taxing us for the benefit OF
! the North.
The House rejected two Senate bills granting land
to the State of Missouri to aid in the construction
of Railroads.
The Oregon land bill was passed.
Mr.. Preston King asked leave to introduce bill
for the abolition of slavery in the District of Column
bia. Leave not granted.
joint resolution was passed, authorizing the Pre-
sident to institute suit against George w Crawford
to the amount of principal and interest paid
him agent for the Galphin claim.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25.-SENATE.
The joint resolution of the House, directing suit
to be brought against G.. w Crawford for the reco-
very of the paid on the Galphin claim. was ta-
ken up and after some discussion laid on the table
The bill regulating pensions of disabled seamen
and soldiers, &c, was passed.
The California collection district bill was consid-
cred, and two sections added, when it passed. San
Francisco and Benicia are made ports OF entry.
MIR. Hunter reported the bill making appropria-
tons for lighthouses buoys, ightyessels beacons,
&c.
The bill considered yesterday, for the temporary
disposal of the gold mines, granting permits, &c,
was taken up and Mr.. Felch moved substitute,
which rejected
Mr. Pratt and others offered amendments, which
discussed at length and the bill ordered to
be engrossed and read third time ard passed
The Indian appropriation bill was taken up and
amendments passed.
Tho Senate subsequently, took q recess till six o.
clock.
REPRESENTATIVES.
! The bill granting 100000 of acres of the pub
lie lands to the several States of the Union for the
purpose of supporting the INDECENT insane was, on
motion of Mr. Jones' referred to the committee of the
whole.
The Senate bill to increase the commissariat of the
army was read third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. McLane, of Md. the bill for the
better protection of the lives of passengers board
of vessels propelled in whole in part by steam,
was amended in several particulars and finally pass
ed under the operation of the previous question:
On motion of Mr.. Bay y the rules were suspended,
and the House resolved itself into committee of the
whole, (Nr Strong in the chair) and considered the
army appropriation bill
! MIR. Bayy made some remarks. He showed that
by the appropriation bills of the session S43-
000 900 in round numbers would be appropriated
: He appealed to gentlemen to refrain from making
amendments for additional appropriations. If it were
done, they would be compelled to resort to duty
on tea and coffee, resort to direct tax to go
in debt to support the government. He said he had
resisted to the fullest extent of his ability and nu
ence the exravagant additions by this House to the
civil and diplomatic and other appropriation bills.
The Senate, he said, had increased the appropria-
TONS by amendments to the civil and diplomatic bill
81 ,O23, 759. He warned gentlemen all sides of
the House to avoid further amendment, unless they
were willing to resort to the mode pointed out by
him. of tax on tea and coffee, to direct tax, for
support of the government.
Mr.. Fowler inquired of the chairman of the COM
; mittee of ways and means, what the amount OF
the appropriations to the army and navy.
Mr. Bayy said the appropriations were, as report
ed by the COMMITTEE for the navy 50, 147, 900; army
$7,896OOO; and how much more had been, and
would be added, he did not could not know
He then went on to show that the debt of the U. s
was about S75OO00O0 to which was to be added
the $10:000,0O0 as indemnity to Texas for the ren.
qushment of lands making the amount S85, 100000
This country must make up its mind either to have
the appropriation reduced, consent to direct
tax, to a tax upon tea and coffee, to borrow
money to keep the wheels of government in opera
ton.
There were other remarks by Messrs. Burt, Vim
| ton, Stanton of Tenn, Jones: and Green.
Mr.. Green made some remarks, in which he alleged
the fact that the tax collected to support the
!. federal government amounted to than 50 pei
head for every man, woman, and child, black anC
white, in the United States. This startling fact, ht
said, should be sufficient to gentlemen agains
further extravaganza.
THURSDAY, Sept, 26--SENATE.
In the Senate the House amendments to the swamp
land bill were agread to.