Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1852-01-13

receive the most Impartial cohslderatlon ne;
considered the interest of commerce on the
Northern ports and on the greatrivers as iden-.
teal
Mr.. Houston replied to the remarks and vim.
dicated the course that had been pursued by,
the committee on commerce. The object OF
going into committee, however, he said, was to
take up the bills which he had reported; and a,
motion prevailed to lay aside the Presidents
Message with that view. = ~ 20 ',,..-.
Mr. Houston then called the attention of the
committee to the bill relative to the twelfth ar
ticle of the treaty with Mexico, and spoke of
the necessity of an earl appropriation, to ena-
BILE the Government to pay the last instalment.
He explained the meaning of the article, by
which twelve millions of dollars were to be
paid to Mexico, each instalment to be three
millions, exclusive of the interest on the amount
remaining due. --
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Va. desired to. know to
whom and through whom the instalment is to
be paid - .,''-'>' -. =: - ::
Mr.. Houston Hh5 said he could not answer the
question. .......,
Mr.. Bayly, of Va. said bis colleague, Mr..
Nc cMullan, was in error, in supposing that by
the action of Government loss of sixty or
eighty thousand dollars had been sustained,
and entered into an explanation similar 10 that
which he made last session, when he exonera-
ted the administration from all blame. :
Mr.. Mcmillan saidhe understood from good
authority that there is a house which would
have undertaken to pay the instalment, by
which saving would have been effected to the
extent alluded to, and he hoped the Chairman
:of the Committee of Ways and Means would
give the subject his serious consideration. 81
Mr. Houston said it was not the province Of
the committee to entertain propositions. from
any quarter; all they had to do was recommend
the appropriation Of moniss and leave the re-
isponsibility of the expenditure with the execu.
tive. All the committee on the state Of the
Union had to do was to enquire If the money
is due in the present instance. and to vote it.
Mr.! BaJly concurred in, the view taken by
Mr. Houston. and the course pursued by the
Committee of Ways and Means, which is the
same as that pursued during the last session by
a former committee The offer to which his
colleague had alluded, he said could not be &C.
cepted, unless another treaty were made, and
he denied that any pecuniary injury had been
sustained in the manner alluded to.
Mr. Hibbard, of N H. while he admitted
that the House should not assume the response
bity, expressed himself as not being satisfied
with the explanations that had been made.
Mr. McMullen was opposed to so prompt a
manner of passing bills. He wished further
time for consideration, and wished the ques.
ton to be fairly understood by the House and
the country.
A motion was then agreed to that the Com.
mittee rise, and the House adjourned at few
minutes after three o'clock.
JANUARY o. =.
Mr.. Clemens presented petition from one
of the persons engaged in the late Cuban ex-
pedition praying the government of the United
States to send vessel for tue Americans in
Spain lately pardoned.
Mr. Fish presented resolutions adopted by
the city government of New York, rendering
to the United States lot of land in that city
for mint.
The Pennsylvania petition for the restoration
of fogging in the navy was taken from the
table.
Mr.. Stockton spoke at length against it.
Mr.. Badger replied, stating, however his de.
sire that the present system should be fairly
tried
In the House Of representatives, on the same
day, after the reading of the journal, the time
intervening before the hour for the execution
of the special order was devoted to the intro
duction and reference of bills not reported from
committees.
At one o'clock p. NJ, the select Committee
appointed to wait on NJ. Kossuth, entered the
House. The members rose. kossuth leaned
on the arm of Mr.. Carter, the chairman. He
was dressed in velvet frock coat, with
sword at his side. Having approached to the
area in front of the Clerks desk, .-.. &
Mr.. Cartier said: MIR. Speaker, | have the
honor, OH the part Of the committee of the
House, to present Louis kossuth to the House
of Representatives.
The Speaker, AS the organ Of this body, |
have the honor to exten 70 Louis kossuth
cordial welcome to the house Of Representa-.
tives v- @st
NJ. Kossuth, addressing the Speaker, said:
Sir: II is remarkable fact in the history of
mankind that, while though all the past honors
were bestowed upon glory, and glory was at
tached only to success, the Legislative authori-
ties Of this great Republic bestow honors upon
prosecuted exile, not conspicuous by glory,
not favored by success, but engaged in just
cause.
There is triumph of Republican principles
in this fact