Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-02-12

CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate, yesterday, several
petitions for the modification of the tariff, and for
the repeal Of the fugitive act, presented. On
motion by MIR. Hunter, the bill to amend the tariff
act OF 1876 taken up. MIR. Hunter explained
the bill providing that the duties shall be assessed
on the foreign valuation at the time and place of the
last expectation of the goods and merchandise and
also providing for the appointment of four appraisers
at large, whose duty it shall be to decide upon dispu-
ted invoices and valuations. Mr.. Hunter vindicated
the tariff act Of 1916 and contended that in its oper
alton it had been benefcent. Mr.. Winthrop and Mr..
Pearce made remarks in favor of the passage of
the bill, but expressive of their disbelief in the ben
efcent action of the present tariff The bill, with
slight amendments offered by Mr. Hunter, was pa ssed
mem. A bill amending the act relative to the
time Of holding the United States district and circuit
courts in Ohio passed. Mr.. Winthrop offered a
resolution which was agreed to, directing the Com
mittee the Judiciary to inquire and report at what
time senator appointed by State executive shall
leave his seat. The Senate took up the bill provi-
ding for the settlement of land titles in California,
and, after amendments and remarks thereon the
bill was reported to the Senate.
In the House, Mr.. Boyd moved that the two spe-
cal orGers-,te mint bill and the board of claims bill
-be postponed till Thursday, and the territorial bills
taken up for two days. This was objected to- The
bill establishing branch mnts in New York and Cal
ifornia was taken up in Committee of the Whole,
(Mr. Carter in the Char) and, after discussion, the
tute providing for the stamping of bars and ngots of
gold and legaliZing them as currency, adopted,
and reported to the House. motion to lay the bill
on the table was rejected and the previous question
was moved, and the House adjourned.
Union Of Wednesday last.
The STEAMER ATLANTrC-.Ihe Last Run,or. A
rumor prevailed in New York yesterday morning,
and reached this city at early hour that the Cap
tain of the brig rarqun just arrived at that port had
seen large American steamer without bowsprit, un-
der sail, steering for the Western Islands, and from
the fact that the Atlantic has bowsprit the gene
raj impression prevailed that it was the missing
steamer. A second dispatch was, however, received
last evening, which will be found amoung our tee-
graphic intelligence, announcing that the statement
turned out, inquiry to be entirely unfounded no
such report having been made. What can be the
motive for circulating such rumors we are at loss
to divine, calculated they to torture and harass
the minds of those who have friends on board when
the intelligence of their falsity reaches them. The
originator of such rumor ought to be severely pun
ished.
We have still hopes, however, that tidings of the
safety of the Atlantic will hand in the
Of few days, as, if she should have gone in the
Western Islands, from which quarter no intelligence
has been received for several weeks, she may possi
bly, have been further detained there to obtain sup
ply Of coal, or by damage to her machinery.
Baltimore Sun.