The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-09-24
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WAsutxGrrH. sept ON, 500.
Od party lines are no, quite obutented
By the aqitaung question Of The day aud Is
Is well there Is something on which the tai
ents Of the peoples public servants can be
brought into exercise, besides slavery or an
ti.slayery, as the mind will tire oihaving al
ways under consideration one question al
though il is Of the utmost Importance that
that question should be settled to the satisiac-
ton Of those most concerned therein, just as
the ear would tire Of the sweetest sound,
# there was no variation. The gentlemen
OF the House, acting upon this principle.
made a report from the select committee
appointed sometime since, for the investiga-
ton Of the conduct of Thomas Ewing, as
Secretary of the Interior, in the allowance
of a claim OF the Galphin order,-as is usual
in such cases, there was q minority report
from the Hon. Samuel Vinton, who will en-
deavor to justify the Secretary, which is
udiuy bCCCSoaiy 10 tHC CCClSLdIg 10 POlII
caIly dead, and any report, however, loud,
cannot be denied, but there waa a great
looseness in the management of the financial
affairs of the Government by the late ad-
ministration, the conduct of the Secretary is
therefore proper to be be investigated by the
immediate representatives of the people.
Speaking of finances, | would add that
Mr.. Foote declared in the Senate yesterday
morning, that he would not vote to appro-
pirate one dollar, while the slavery question
remained unsettled this is the only thing
from the Senate that would probably inter-
est your readers.
The Texas Boundary Bill is magnuS
opus of the House, while they appear not to
know in that way to dispose OF. They first
refer it to the Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union by a vote 10l to 80.
A motion was then made to reconsider the
vote, which referred the bill to the commit
tee, when MIR. Root Of Ohio, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table, which
was lost by the casting vote of the Speaker.
They finally killed the bill by upwards of
: forty majority, yet it was resuscitated
| this morning, by a reconsideration of the
vote, and again agitated. Every expedient
3 was resorted to by its friends to make it ac-
t ceptable to a majority of the House, Mr..
e Toombs offered an amendment, THAT the
common law Of England, as in force in the
g American colonies on the 4th day of July,
-l776, should be the law of the territories
until altered by the proper authorities.
Yet this declaration could only command
65 votes, mostly Southern, while 131 mem
it bers of the American Congress, refused tc
d give the inhabitants of the territories, the
protection of the common law of England
the birthright of every Englishman. The
question now can be gravely asked, Is it the
determination of Congress to deny to the
the people Of the territories all protection !
which | leave for the future action of Con-
gress to answer.
The bill finally received its 9u,etuS by a
x vote on the question, "Shall the bill be or
n dered to be engrossed," which was refused
by a vote Of 80 to 107.
A motion was made by Mr.. V. E. How.
n ard to reconsider this vote, but the Speaker
decided that that question had been exhaust.
ed therefore, the motion of Mr.. H. was not
entertained, and Immediately the House ad.
%lourned.
The Senate have confirmed many Exec
utive appointments Of late; among them,
Mr.. Ewbank as Commissioner of Patents
|, about which there was some doubt. Action
on the nominations of the Collectors of the
ports of Philadelphia and New York had
been suspended for a few days, in order to
investigate some charges which have been
made, and Madam Rumor says, the Collec.
tor of Philadelphia, Mr.. Lewis, will be re.
jected. The Interior Department is still
u without a Secretary, Mr.. McKennon hav.
I ing resigned somewhat suddenly.
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