The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30
CONGRESSIONAL

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/ 81 Webster from The joint committee a.
I tbe two Houses. appointed 10 make anapg..
mepts in regard 70 President Tay!ors deaih
reported a loiut resolution requesting the
presideu, 20 transmit 90 the family Of the Dc.
ceased President the proceedings ofihe two
Houses on the occasion Of his decease. ana
tender their ~sympathies aud coincidence ON
t.c late jispensauon OF Providence, and as
sure them Of the highest personal regard.
The resolution was passed. Mr.. Webster
then reported a bill granting the frankinv
privilege to Mrs. Taylor. This also was
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Cass, from the same
committee, 10000 copies OF the proceedings
Of the two Houses, and the discourse of Dr.
Pvne on the death Of Gen. TAYLOR, was or.
dered to be printed.
The compromise bill was then taken m
and Mr.. Butler resumed his argument IN
opposition 70 the bill, which he had com.
menced on the 9Th, and in which he was in.
terrupted by the announcement of President
Taylor's illness.
Mr.. Dayton offered an amendmen. to the
clause respecting Texas, providing for the
conveyance to the United States of all her
public domain, which amendment he suose.
duently withdrew alter some remarks by
Mr.. Clay.
The bill as amended was then reported to
the Senate, and the question came up OH con.
curing in the amendments.
The first was on Mr.. Soule's amendment
] r.. .1,,,+.;,os tl,o torr;tor;oe nc G,o4os .-.,t
or without slavery, and it was agreed to.
The amendment prohibiting the terrific
ries from passing any law establishing OF I
excluding African slavery, was next consid.
cred and agreed to-yeas 27, nays 25.
All the remaining amendments were also
agreed to.
Mr., Walker then moved to strike out all
the bill except that part which admits Cali.
fornia into the Union.
The motion was opposed by Messrs.
Bright and Clay, and after a remark by MIR.
Berrien, that the friends of the bill should be
allowed to perfect it, before a test question
was taken, Mr.. Walker withdrew his mo.
ton for the present.
Mr.. Benton then offered his amendment,
heretofore noticed, prescribing the bounda-
ries of Texas.
Mr.. Rusk obtained the floor to reply to
Mr.. Benton, and then the Senate adjourned.
In Tie House, Mr.. Morse introduced
a bill granting the ranking privilege
to Mrs. Taylor, which was passed and
sent to the Senate and was subsequent.
Iy returned from that body passed.
The reolutions ofthe Select commit.
tee on the Galphin case were then
taken up, the question being on the
adoption Of the resolution of Mr. Burt.
which was read as follows:
Resolved, That the act of 1918 did
not authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay interest on said claim.
and that ITS payment was without au-
thority of law and without precedent.
MI. billiard made a motion to Law
the resolution on the table, which the
House refused to do by a vote of SO
to 90.
The resolution was subsequently pas.
sed by a vote of I16 to SO.
On motion of Mr.. Holmes, a Joint
resolution was passed and SEM to the
Senate for concurrence, directing the
l President ofthe United States to deliv>
er to the Jackson Monument commit.
tee, in the city Of Washington, such old
brass guns condemned as unseryicea-
BILE, and not being national trophies, as
may be sufficient material for casting
!, the equestrian statue of Andrew Jack.
son, now in the course Of construc tioa
!, in said city, under the direction of said
committee,
The House then, in committee ofthe
Y Whole, took up the report of the com,
+ mittce of Elections against admitting
& Hugh N. Smith, the delegate from New
. Mexico, to a seat in Congress.
e Mr.. McGaughey addressed the com.
mittee in favor Of the admission of Mr..
Smith.
Mr.. Ash then obtained the floor, but
gave way to a motion that the com,
mittee rise. The committee rose and
the House adjourned.
. The Soahron publishes an approba.
tory letter to Gen. Foote, with a num-
Der of signatures. We have only to
!. say, that nearly every name we reeog.
Mise is a wing. Dr. E. Pickett is the
only democrat that has taken any pro.
t minent part in our party, at this motor
iously wing city, who now supports the
cause of Mr.. Foote.-Mississippiaa.