Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-22
CONGRESS.

/ In the Senate on Friday the 18th, the Hon. Isaac
Ioucey, elected recently Senator from the State Of
Connecticut for the term OF six years, appeared quail
fed and took his seat.
Mr.. Seward offered a resolution, which lies over
calling upon the President of the United States for
copy OF the letter which Chevalier Hulseman wrote
to the Secretary of State, before his departure,
gether with the reply of the Secretary, and all other
correspondence upon the subject.
Pending the consideration of resolution calling
for Temples account of the sege of Vera Cruz,
Mr.. Hale took occasion to lecture the Democratic
and Wing parties, telling them the Presidential
didate of either would with disaster if he should
be required place himself the foundation of the
compromise as fnality. In such event the Buff
falo platform would be reconstructed. Therefore, he
advised his Democratic friends if they want to sue
coed. they must leave this subject alone.
Mr. Pratt seized the occasion to deny report that
had been extensively circulated, namely THAT Mr..
Fillmore while presiding officer CT the Senate under
the expectation that the casting the compro-
mise measures would devolve upon him, had made
up his mind to vote against them. Now, far from
this being true, he authorized to say that the ru-
NOR was utterly unfounded in fact that he was in
favor OF the during the whole period of the r
discussion and that if he had been in the Senate at
the time of their passage, and the passage had de-
pended on his vote, he would have voted for them.
The consideration of the orders postponed and
the Senate resumed the consideration Of the decien-
cy bill.
After discussion amendments, and without COM
ling TO conclusion upon the bill, an adjournment I'M
til Monday took place.
The House was not in session, having adjourned
to the 18th, to allow time for putting the Hall in
der for summer.
On Monday last it was resolved that when the
Senate adjourn, 1t be to meet Wednesday next in
order that members may have an opportunity of al
tending the funeral of Mrs. Adams the late widow of
ex.President John Quincy Adams.
Mr.. Underwood introduced bill to chance the
mode OF comPensang members of Congress, by CIV
ing them an annual salary of two thousand dollars
Instead OF the present per diem.
The deficiency bill was taken up, and Mr. Borland
finished his remarks in opposition TO the granting of
further aid to the Collins line of steamst ps wien
the Senate adjourned
In the House, on the same day, a resolution was
adopted, motion of Mr. Fowler for adiournng over
to w ednesday, to enable the members to attend the
funeral of the late widow of President John Quincy
Adams.
Afterwards various.reports were made, bearing on
the different business being the
special order OF the current week. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union territorial business and the bill auth
orize the governor of New Mexico TO call an extra
session Of the New Mexican Legislature being taken
up, Mr. Preston King delivered speech on the fu-
gitive-slave law.
Mr.. Cullum next addressed the committee against
the action of the eleven seceders from the why
gressional caucus, which gave rise to proracted
debate in short explanatory speeches. in which many
gentlemen participated.
The committee then rose; and Mr.. Davis, of Mas
sachusetts, having presented the minority report from
the Committee Elections the contested election
case from Pennsylvania the House adjourned.