The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-05-14

Congregational.
WAsmSorox. May lst. 1850

and file of the army. and 70 encourage @f
1stmenis, was mscnup and passed.
ON motion. M Milers resolution rela-
tive TO Gdhnelfs expedition IN search OIL or
John Franklin, was taken ap.
Mr.. Clay supported the measure IN a ie"
brief but forcible remarks.
Mr.. King expressed the opinion that "
would be better for Congress to take the
matter into is own hands, instead OF lend-
ino national aid TO n private citizen.
Mr.. Miller advocated the resolution.
NJ Foote addressed the Senate, and
cbaroed the administration with great neg
lect and ineficiency, in not having carried
ont liberal measures to search for Sir John
Franklin. If any thing was to be done IN
] he matter. he wished the Government 10
take il independently Of any third party lie
did not charge Mr. Grinnelrs scheme as a
snecuIation, but it looked very much like 1t.
After further debate, in the course OF
which Mr.. Pearce defended the admistra-
ton from Foote'S assault, the resolution !
passed. Yeas, IS; nays, 16.
The Senate then went into ExecuuN
session and afterwards adjourned. 81
HousE.--Mr. Mclean moved to take
up and pass the Senate bill relative 70
the coinage of bullion at the mints.-1
He said there was now great embrrass1
ment and difficulty, and that the object
of the bill was to prevent bullion gong
to England, which ought to come to-
the United States,
The motion was objected to.
Mr.. Preston King then moved that
the House go into committee OF the
whole on the Census bill.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Alabama, rose, with a
paper in his hand, to a question of priv>
iIage, but he would leave it to the
House to determine whether it wa
one of privilege or not.
p Mr.. Iugc called for the reading Of
the paper.
Cries of tread, read!'
. The Clerk took up the New York
!. Herald ofyeslerday. and began to read
: an extract from the IAl. Daniel Web
ster's speech at Boston on Monday.
MI. Clingman objected to the reading!
Mr. Cobb said: at is seldom we.
l. hear such eloquent language" Cries
D. Of read, read, and great ~laughter)
e The Speaker raped loudly to re-
u store order, and was in the act of put
ting the question, whether the paper
y should be read, when Mr.. Cobb with
drew it.
Mr.. Inge cried, " No, oh no read"
II The House then went into Commit.
tee ofthe Whole, and Mr.. Stephens, OF
ID Georgia, addressed the committee.
n, A DEBATE Of rather a personal char.
acter ensued between Messrs. Fitch
. and Thompson, ofPennsylvania.
The Committee finally rose, and ther
ce the House adjourned.
It's WALHINGToN, May LIST, 1850.
The committee has settled the prin
m ciples of the proposed compromise o
the slavery question. Mr., Clay is now
engaged in writing out a report ant
-. preparing a bill. The whole will prob
ably be before the Senate I'M week.
The National lnteIligencer denies
I" on authority, that General Taylor ha
ae any intention to veto any compromis
10 bill on the slavery question hat ma,
nv pass both Houses.
o WASHINGTON, May 2nd, 1850.
q" SENGTE-Mr. Smith and J. Ii. Clark re
appeared in their seats.
Mr., Butler, of South Carolina, introduc
On ed a bill authorizing the resignation
es> Judges in cases of disability. The Distri,
me Judge bill was then taken up and passed.
ov. Mr.. Duncan offered a resolution, That til
Secretary of the Interior be directed to il
nd form the Senate OF the progress, expens,
us and practicabiity of the Mexican Boundar
.he Commission, which resolution was adopted
cir
IA. Banks OF HoNoR.--The French hay
ler started a new idea--BaahS of Homo,
es. These institutions are to loan m
sums TO the meritorious moor ,v;tbo,