Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31
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anel 10 publication of the writings ana papers VI
his ilustrlous renorted bill amending the patent
Mr. Norris iepO
bEs' OAKLAND offered resoution-which,a after some
MI NJ. was adopted-calling upon the PRESIDENT 10
GsOa'., to the Senate statement OF tho plan
mich it is proposed to construct Inc wings o. '"e
capitol ,,ion Of inquiry in relation to the loss of
Inc Mod States steamer Edith, submitted by Mr..
the Un some time since, was taken up; and, alter
'ea"a debate, il was adopted. ,,
some uo n executive session the Senate adjourned.
A''I ha House, on the same day, on motion OF Mr..
ID NV the Committee on Commerce was lnstruc-
inoure into the expediency OF prescribing oy
ted " dGuIaton the number, character, and position
Ia" " iiohs TO be borne by steamers and sailing
vessels between suii'0' anu
the unl TorSe then resolved itself into Committee
l"e WhoIe on the state of the Union on the bill
" 'nT defcienc in the appropriations for the
nresent fiscal year. .oLo,od o,a o,oI ,,o,
,bo Senate on Thursday the 25th, Mr.. Fish pre-
III i i bree memorials in favor of non-inerventlon
s country in the struggles of other nations, and
"ing Congress- to stand hrmly oy the principles OF
PeoJhino,pn's Farewell Address.
WIS Towns reported bill to authorize the Secre-
~ ~" If the Interior to provide suitable accommoda-
'oo1s for the courts of the United States
The hill to divide the State OF ONO Into TWO Judi
,ioI districts was taken up ana oroereu " '"iru
reading. II 20 .ons;ds, tho folIo,v
Inc e To which was submitted by Mr. Weller
on the 22d instant: ,L 1,,o h. !;
reced TO report, soon as pracucdoe' ~ ,Ie
lei comics of all instructions given 10 Tue commls-
-, pnnonted to run and mark the boundary line
between The United States and Mexico, together With
al correspondence in relation to said boundary not
t submitted 10 the Senate; I'd, the number and
d..
nount of money disbursed, and the manner in which
expended. by the present commissioner; 4th, the
probabe amount of money necessary to finish said
work. -
The question being taken on the adoption OF the
resolution, it agreed TO.
The bill TO establish navy yard and depot on the
Raw of San Francisco was debated by Messrs. Brod-
head and Badger until the hour of adjournment.
The House engaged during its entire sitting,
on the same day. in the consideration of the deficiency
BILL without disposing of which it adjourned.
In the Senate, on Friday the 26th, Mr.. Mallory
presented the memorials of thirteen of the members
Of the Florida Legislature, setting forth that, since
the organization of that State government, the uni
form custom has been, in all cases of joint election
BY the Legislature, to count blanks as votes; and
that the members who voted blanks at the election of
January, 1851, did so with the understanding and
knowledge that they were to be counted as votes and
as against Mr.. Yulee. Referred TO the special COM
miltee the subject.
After the transaction of some unimportant business,
the Senate took up the bill from the House for the
relief of the Carmelite NunneTy at Baltimore. The
bill provided that certain vestments intended for the
Of clergymen officiating in the chapel attached TO
the Nunnery, and which were sent as present from
Europe, be admitted free Of duty.
Mr.. Hunter explained that the bill had been re-
ported upon adversely by the Committee on Finance,
for the purpose of having the sense of the Senate as
certained on the principle involved. There were
other and similar cases pending, and the committee
would be governed in its action them by the course
of the Senate upon this. He was opposed 10 the
principle of admitting free of duty any articles be-
cause they were imported for religious
Messrs. Mallory and Pratt supported the bill, and
cited several cases where the duty articles mpor
ted for religious was taken off by Congress.
The debate was continued till late hour, Messrs.
Badger Seward, Pratt, Soule, Dawson, Downs, and
Mallory advocating the bill and Messrs. Borland,
Bayard, Bradbury, Hale, Cooper, and Mason oppos-
ing II.
Mr.. Mangum said: This is a Uastiy important
question. This is President making session; and
| understand that the question is to operate power
fully on the success of one of the parties Laugh
ter. 1t has already acted very powerfully on private
individuals, claimants upon the public treasury, and
also upon the fund which this body pays for these
interesting discussions. Now, if l were full of mo-
ney, would pay this tax myself rather than see this
debate continued; but that being rather ar
tce with me, will not propose to do so. Laugh
Ter. | do hope that we will not be at this game of
push-pin any longer. l do not why we should
feel SO much repugnance to have allusion made
here to religion. 10 be sure, it is not Senatorial
virtue, but still we should not be appalled, at it,
shall vote for this bill, if get a chance TO
do so, with great deal of pleasures and would like
to have the vote taken Immediately.
The question then taken ordering the bill
to be engrossed, and decided in the negative. as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Badger, Brooke, Cass, Chase, Daw-
son, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Fish, Foot, Geyer, Jones of Tennessee NAL
Tory, Mangum, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Soule, Sum-
ner, and Wade-2I.
Nays-Messrs.A Adams, Bayard. Borand, Bradbury,
Dodhead, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Gwin, Hale, Ham
ln Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Norris Sebastian,
Smith, SPruance, Underwood, Upham, and Weller
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message was received from the President, call
ing the attention of Congress to recent abstraction
rom the records of the State Department of certain
documents on file there and belonging to the papers
eurned by the late Board of Commissioners on
Cams against Mexico, and suggesting the proprely
fences.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
Inc House, on the same day, was engaged in de-
9 eg The deficiency bill. During the debate the
N0Lowlng passage at arms took place between Mr..
FClK OF Tennessee, and MIR. Stanly:
MI r ok was understood to say that every time
"e gentleman from North Carolina Mr. Stanly) has
Sen Inc floor during the last days. and since his
oouy conflict with the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
n;n, u. u me House. he (Mr. Stanly) has been char
~ 'le democratic side with obstructing the public
T uossi he lMr. Polk) undertook to tell the gen.
SLI oh Md'' II he would turn to the Congressional
SIOe, ana scan the debates of the House, he would
sa' aS much, it not more of the time has been
Of bo T Oy the Wings as by the Democratic side
hi, u" ; n ouse. There has never been deficiency
wi involving much interest that has made snch