Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-06-02
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on Monday last, Mr.. Butler present
ed the credentials Of the Hon. W. F. DeSaussure
appointed Senator by the Governor of South Caro-.
lima to fill the vacancy occasoned by the resignation
of the Hon. r. B. Rhett. The customary oath hav-
ing been administered him, he took his seat in the
Senate. ..... ... ..,.... ... .-..
| The chair laid before the Senate report of the
Secretary of the Navy respecting the comparative
| value of anthracite and btuminous Goals. 1
The Senate then went into executive session; al.
ter which the deficiency bill was taken up, and dis
cussed until the hour of adjournment.
/. The House, on the same day, passed the bill to
renquish to the State of Iowa certain reserved salt
springs within the limits of the said State. MIR.
Hall made reports from the Committee on Public
Lands, which were appropriately disposed Of In the
of these proceed he reported back the bill
for the benefit OF the INDECENT insane-whch, it will
be remembered, was last year introduced by Mr..
Bissell-the consideration of which was postponed
for two weeks. - ......... ....., q. . -.
.. MIR. Cobb also addressed the House on his bill
granting lands to aid in the construction of the Selma
and Gunter's Landing railroad, which duly COM
mltted and then going into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, the invalid pension
delivered speech against the adoption of fugitive
slave-law fnality resolution in the approaching Bal
timore Whig National Convention. And M:. Bayly
having obtained the floor, the committee rose, the
House adjourned.
sidering the deficiency bill. -
In the House. on the same day, speeches were de-
vered by Messrs. Bayly, Carter, Polk. and others,
touching the compromise measures. Mr.. Bayy spoke
of the importance of strict and faithful adherence
to the fugitive-slave law; and Mr. Garter insisted
that it might be amended. In the of the
debate -
MI. Polk of Tenn, called his attention to the re-
lease of fugitive slave from the penentiary in New
York by Gov. Hunt, three days before the period of
his imprisonment had expired, owing to which he
was enabled to escape into Canada. .... - ...-
Mr.. Brooks, of New York said he had no sympathy
for Gov. Hunt, yet he felt his duty that
letter had been received from him this morning,
ing that he did not know The party was a fugitive
slave but that he had released him because papers
had been submitted which proved that the person
was not guilty of the crime with which he had been
charged. ....
Mr. Polk admitted that the party was not guilty.
but that he had been advised by the abolitoniss
plead SO, and the Court had sentenced him according
Y. Gov. Hunt, he said, pardoned him out, although
he had received letter from the owner of the man,
stating he was about to reclaim him.
Mr. Carter said that the Governor ought not to act
upon any such information, but should proceed
ding the constitution. He then adverted to the po-
stion Of the democratic party, had been described
it could overrule the government; and concluded with
general remarks, to which it would be impossible
particularly to advert in necessarily brief report.
On motion of Mr.. Houst0n the bill was LAID aside,
and the Indian appropriation bill, it was understood,
would be the next taken up Mr.. White, of KY, hav
ing the floor. .--.t......-- ..-...t-
The committee then rose, House bill, No. a., was
reported and read third time, and passed, and the
House adjourned.