The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-23

prosecuting Of it when II was 10 be e.,
med and adjusted and paid by one Of -
departments OF ihe Government, he himsssf
being az The head x srgsher of those ~
paumenis, aud declaring such practice TOT.
dangerous as a precedent, and that il ough,
not 10 be sanctioned. This amendment ,vs.
adopted by a vote i5s to &c. Mesers. Co..
rad, LaSere and Morse voted in maiori,v
The question recurring on the amendmo,.
Of Mr.. Toombs, with the proyiso Of M"
Schenck, added thereto, it was DISAGREED ;.
by nays 90, yeas 50.
The House then. by a vote of OF - &C
adopted the following amendment nroross
by Mr.. Thompson, of Miss. ne an ano.S
ment to the substitute of Mr.. ScbepcL
And consequently that the. House also
totally dissents from the correctness Of ,ba
opinion expressed by the President of ,bs
U, States to the Secretary of War, that HE
the said Crawford) being at the head a the
War Department, and the agent of the claim
ants, did not take from him any rights he NAV
have had as such agent, or would have ius.
tiieahim in having the examination and de.
sisioh of the claims by the Secretary of the
Treasury suspended" Messrs. LaSere and
Morse negative.
After several motions to adjourn, appeals
from the decision of the Chair, &c, an ad.
%IournnienI was nnaT1y carried. and the Hopss
adjourned to Monday, 6th.
MONDAY, July Stu the Senate, Mr..
Walker gave notice of a bill to alter and fix
the time of the meeting of Congress.
On motion of Mr.. Clarke; a memorial
from DR.. Maryland and many other gentle.
men Of science, asking Congress to make pro-
vision for the appointment and support Of
a scientific corps to be connected with the
Mexican Boundary Commission, was refer.
red to a select committee Of three, viz: Sena.
tors Clarke, Pierce, and Douglas.
On motion of MIR. Houston, after some de.
bate, a resolution requesting the President
to furnish copies of all orders and cores
pondence relating to Fort Polk, Texas, asa
military post, and to communicate the rea.
sons which have Induced its removal, was
adopted.
The compromise bill was then taken up,
and Mr.. Truman Smith addressed the
Senate. {
MIR. Butler then obtained the floor, the :
further consideration of the subject was
postponed, and the Senate adjourned. 9
III tue House, Mr.. Otis of Maine, Mr. =
Robinson of Indiana, Mr.. Bay of Missouri, :
MIR. Allen OF Massachusetts, and Mr.. Thur.
man of New York, were announced as the (,
committee to investigate the charge against !
MIR. Giddings of having improperly abstract. :.
ed papers from the files of the Post-offCe de. :
partment. #
Alter Intellectual attempts to introduce
several resolutions the House proceeded to :.
the consideration of the report of the con. !
mlttee on the Galphin claim. The ouestioD
was on the second part of Mr.. Thompsous
amendment to the substitute of Mr. Schepa
1.-THE first part adopted on the 6th), to de
effect that the House decidedly disappMS q
OF, and dlssents from, the opinion givenB 4
the Attorney General, in favor of an allow. !
ance of interest on the claim, and from the e
action of the Secretsry Of the Treasury in :
payment Of the same. y
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, movedh &
lay the whole subject on the table. The v
House refused to do so by vote of116 to7i ia
The House then resolved by a vote Of l4g u
to AZ that the claim of the Representative q
OF GaIphin was not a Just demand agains u
the Uuited States. Messrs LaSere an, Il
Morse voted in the majority, and Mr.. Con
rad in the minority. n
The House then resolved by a vote oflG IL
to 65 that the act OF Congress made it th y
duty of the Secretary ofthe Treasury topJ q
the principal of the claim. and it was, then Y
fore, paid in conformity with law and pres
dent. Messrs. Conrad, LaSere and Mos u
g voted in the majority. u
t The third resolution 10 the effect that tf- n
act OF Congress did not authorize the Seer 81
tary of the Treasury to pay interest on tb l
l claim, and Its payment was not in conform
, ty with law or precedent, was then adopts
by Il vote of 116 to II. Messrs. Laser I
, aud Morse voted aye, and Mr.. Conrad ma! :
I Mr. Burt then moved that the vote Jus
taken be reconsidered, and that the motto
to reconsider be laid on the table. =
Several members gave notice of amer
; ments. !.
The question was then taken on the M 4
/, ton of Mr.. Burt, that the motion to recG |,
slider be laid on the table, and it was decb j
ed In the negatiye-yeas 49,. nays 104. NJ 2
Conrad voted yea, and Messrs. LaSere an
Morse, nay.
The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 9.-Tn the Senate,-N I
Walker introduced a BIZ changing the I'D
OF the annual meeting o. Congress to
first Monday in October.
The Compromise bill was then taken q
and MIR. Butler addressed the Senate. 40 a
speaking some time, at a quarter paste y
o'clock, he suspended his remarks at thsi n
quest of Mr.. Webster. q
IN the House the consideration Of the
port of the select committee on the Gap
claim was resumed.
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