Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-03-01
From tie BdRimore CliPpsr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. rs, 1851.
sENATE.

Mr.. DAVIS resolution reqairing the
daily debates to be printed without
revision by the Senators, was taken
up, and after debate was laid on the
tablex
Mr. Walker offered a, resolution.
declaring as Ghe opinion of the SEN
ate, the expenses of the. army should
bo reduced. 8 .ra.'.1.so. l-.5
MIR, Clay's resolution offered yes
terday, calling on the President for
information, &c, respecting the roc-
currence in Boston, was taken. up.
Mr.. Clay denounced the mob as a
gross outrage and infamous proceed
ing. M ~a {,.ei>o.
After further debate, the resolution
was unaninouely adopted.
Ihe Senate then took up the cheap
postage bill. The amendment ma
king a uniform rate of two cents on
all lettersto be prepaid, was after
debate, rejected-yeas 2, nays Al a.'
After further amendments, inyoly-
ing principle, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The committee on Naval Affairs,
(on motion of Mr.. Burt,) to whom
the report of the board of army and
navy officers, convened by the Presi-
dent of the United States, proposing
the regulation Of staE commissioners
and breyet rank was referred, were
discharged from the consideration of
the subject; end the portion Of Tie
report relating to the navy was
referred TO the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
ha campo 9nrlnrNA II q NO .1;e>Lc>~es-
ed from tine further consideration Of
various memorials which had been
referred to them. a,,s...s.s
A Bill for the relief of the widow
OF Lieut.. Col VIM. Gray, of Arkan-
sas, was passed. LIZ
Mr. Caldwell, of KY, from the
same committee, reported bill au-
thorlzlng the enlistment of teamsters,
mechanics ndlabordrs in the Quar-
termaster's Department; which was
referred to the Committee. of the
Whole on the state of the Union. Il
A Billfrom the Military committee
a:mendatory Of a former act, provid-
ang, for the payment of household.
and other property destroyed in the
military service of the United States,
was passed-yeas 1913, nays sd.
Mr., Ewing, from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the
Senate bill providing for the classif-
cation and the equalization of sala-
;rInS 0f tho olapL o IN Il,o XIy,. ~ ..,
ment, increasing the aggregate sala-
ries from $55,800 to $685. 400. He
advocated itsppassage., r.r arIglr
MIR, Carter moved that the bill be
referred TO the committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union
MIR. Jones said that if all the clerks
an the War Department. should Be.
turned out to-day before sun-down
tomorrow there would be ten appli-
cations for every vacancy. There
were IN that city at least FIVE hun
dred men vino thought themselves
competent for the stations. Speak
ing as to the expenses of living here,
ne said that members of Congress
were charged double of what others
are for clothing, boarding, and every-
thing else. This occasioned laugh
fer.] sr-tf IN
Mr.. Burt in the course Of his re.
marks, said: $50 help me God,I
would not go to a boarding house that
would undertake to board me for less
than ten dollars a week. | should
fear either that the keeper would
break, orthat | should half .starye.
He had paid seyendollars aweek for
The boarding and lodging of his SER
want; and he spoke of the high prices
OF living as an argument why. the
salaries of the clerks ought 10 be in-
creased. a1. 15I
The bill was referred 10 the COM
mlttee Of Whole on the state of the
Union. .,s i.g,t5 10y
The House went into committee
ON the bill making approximations for
Harbors and Rivers, - s.oop,ell
During the debate on, many of the |
amend. ,ents which were offered, |
thee Bas On efftef:rt ~. gne. side, to
show that The bill was an in famous
system Of logrolling, and unconstitu-
tiOnal: and ON the other, that II was
the reverse:
MIR. stanly had denied that the |
measures was sectional, and saidn
was the cap sheat to the compromise
of the last session. -, .r
Mr.. Inge replied to Mr., Stanley, |
saying, in effect, that that gentleman \
was not q friend 70 tho South, and
that the assault would be made and
spoliatlon consummated before the