Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-08-01

several communications 20 be laid be.
fore the House.
| The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on the Military Aca.
deny bill; amendments to increase the
salaries were discussed, and without
coming to any conclusion the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned,
NEW YoRK, July goth, S p. NJ.
Tho Buffalo papers contain severa
items of interest, not telegraphcd by
the reporter.
The Buffalo Advertiser of Wcdnes
day says that Senator Pearcc has de.
clined place in tho Cabinet, and tina,
Conrad, Of Louisiana, has been sclec.
ted instead.
On Wednesday in Congress, Mr..
Potter reported the Postage Reform
Bill TO the House, which was referred
to Committee of the Whole.
A despatch from Baltimore oftho 22d
says, that in Culpepper county, Vir-
ginia, mob of 800, including justices
of the peace and other resident sherifs,
took from Jail VIM. Grayson and hung
him until he was dead-tho cause as,
signed is that Grayson had been twice
convicted of the murder of David w.
Miller, white man, but had been gran
ted new trial on the ground that the
testimony hardly justified his guilt
Great excitement prevailed, and the
papers entreat the government to arrest
all those concerned in the act.
The fire at San. Francisco destroyed
four blocks in the heart of the city
The property consumed is estimated al
five millions of dollars. The blocks
bounded by California, Clay streets and
the water, including Sacramento and
Montgomery streets, were entirely des-
troyed.
1
SENATE--The question taken on Mr.
Hale's amendment, in substance as fol-
lows.
That until the duties Of the board of
Commissioners shall have been com.
pleted, the rights of the United States
and Texas, respectively, shall remain
as they now are.
Mr.. Hale again modified his amend
ment SO as TO apply to the date of the
exchange of ratification of the treaty
of Guadalupe. The amendment was
rejected--yeas %, nays so.
Several other amendments were pas.
sed and after lengthy discussions, re.
jected.
Senate, without coming 10 any con-
clusion, at o'clock adjourned.
A great effort was made to get vote
on the Omnibus bill, but failed.
WASHINGTON, July 2O--7 NJ.
Mr.. Clay presented the petition of
sailors who served in the Gulf and in
the Pacific during the war with Mexi-
CO, making three months extra pay and
bounty land. Referred TO the Commit
tee of Navy.
Mr.. Dayton desired, in this connec-
ton, to call the attention Of the Senate
to the propriety of some indication by
Congress of its appreciation of the
gallant services rendered by naval Of
fcers on land during the Mexican war.
Commodore Stockton, it would be re-
membered, rendered these land servi.
ces, and, in connection with General
Kearny, fought one important battle.
There were many others of these naval
officers who had rendered most impor-
tant services under similar circumstan-
ces, and although military officers had
been brevoted and received swords and
medals, the officers of the navy had re.
ccived no notice of their service. He
hoped the Committee would consider
the propriety of some measure, giving
these gallant men some token of the ap.
probation Of Congress.
On motion of Mr.. Mangum, Mr..
King was excused from further service
on the Committee of Foreign Relations.
HoUsE-Mr. Harris, of Illinois, of.
fered a resolution, which was adopted,
calling on the Secretary of the Treas.
ury 10 furnish the House with all
amounts expended by Government for
public buildings, statuary, bridges,
streets and canals and miscellaneous OBJ
jocts in this District, since the present