Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-24
CONGRESS-.

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Inns line Of steamers.
| Mr.. Brodhead presented petitions from fournevmen
printers of Philadelphia praying the abrogation of
eminent Printing Office.
Mr.. Shields presented petitions from Illinois. in IA
vor of sustaining the Wheeling bridge in its present
position.
Mr.. Underwood presented the merno,;aI of co,.,;,
creditors of the late Republic of Texas complaining
OF the conduct of Texas with regard to the paymeni
of her debts. FN'
ly mail between San Francisco and Shanobai in Chi
ma. via the Sandwich Islands,
mr. Shields, from the committee on the District of
Eolumola' reported bill amending the charter of
washington city. The bill removes the necessity of
being registered six months previous an election
entte the citizen to vote and aboshes the provision
OF existing law requiring all personal to be paid
before voting. 1t gives the corporation power to
make any of its ward officers elective and declares
that any one entitled to vote shall be eligible to the
Office of Mayor.
Mr. Badger introduced "a bill to prevent public ex-
ecutlons In the District of Columbia. The law pro-.
Vdes that persons in the District of Columbia now
or hereafter under the sentence of DEATH shall not be
executed save In some prison yard connected there
With 1t provides for limited number of persons
to be present, and declares that under twenty
one years OF age shall be permitea to witness such
executions The bill was considered and passed.
MIR. Shields submitted resolution directing an in
qulry by the judiciary committee to increasing the
salary of the Judgelof the Orphans Court of Wash
ington city to the same now given to the Circuit
Court Judges. Agreed to.
Several other resolutions were submitted and agreed
The French spoliation bill was then passed :; yeas
&c, nays 13
The deficiency bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Gwin addressed the Senate at length in re-
view of the immense expenditures which have been
made in California by the Quartermaster's depart
ment OF the army, ever since the 4th of March, l849
He condemned these expenditures as both extrava-
giant and reckless, and as the natural result of loose
and irresponsible system of military expenditures,
caused by the selection in l949 of military chief
tain to the Presidency.
After some remarks by Mr.. Hunter, the bill
postponed, and the Senate went into executive
sion. and shortly afterwards adjourned.
In the House, on the same day, Mr. Clingman, of
North Carolina, moved to suspend the rules for the
purpose of posponing the territorial business, which
the special order for to-day, the third week in
May; which being objected to, the House took up
the unfinished business of Saturday, which was the
motion of Mr.. Venable lay the motion reconsid
er-the vote referring the report of the printing
mtee on the table; and the yeas and nays having
been ordered, it was negatived-yeas II, nays 81.
| The yeas and nays were then taken on the motion
to reconsider, which carried-yeas 81, nays 70.
1t was again moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, and the yeas and nays taken when
it was negatived-yeas IA, nays 80.
Mr., Hunter, of Alabama, a point of order,
and inquired if the instructions contained in the
solutions could not be separated from the proposition
| to refer.
| The Speaker decided that the resolution was not
divsable.
| Mr.. German moved point of order, which was
that it not competent for the House of Represen-
tatives to instruct joint committee.
The Speaker cverrued the point of order and Mr..
German took appeal, which was laid the table
yeas SO.
After considerable discussion as points of order
the vote was again taken the motion to refer the
report to the committee printing, which mega
rived-yeas rs, nays SO.
Mr.. Venable, of N. c., moved that the committee
be requested contract with the lowest responsible
haV FL he If
such work as the contractor fails to perform. He
said he should not have made a remark. had it not
been for the political character which the debate had
assumed. The proposition before the House, he said,
was take money of the treasury and to give it
to support paper representing political party The
House had been informed that for this purpose there
had been combination of free solers and abolition
lists, secessionists and disunionsts, and he wished
the facts to 60 before the world.
He annalyzed the votes which had been given,
and then went to state that if the system
bad one it should be repealed by an act of Con-
gress, and not got rid of by side wind. He said
gentlemen voted against referring the report to the
judiciary committee from motives of deicacy to the
printing committee; and when the proposition was
acceded TO refer 1t to the printing committee, it was
acqulesced in by its MEMBERS and he surprised
TO see them voting against it.
Mr.. Parker, of Indiana, explained that the memb
ers of the committee in favor of sending back
the report without the instructions.
Mr.. Venabe, in continuation, secuted the idea of
eighy-nine free soers and others combining to put
down political newspaper, and commended that the
press which relies on the treasury for support, must
necessarily become corrupt. The resolution he pro-
posed, he said, would limit the committee, and COM
pei them to have such printing executed Hamilton
could not perform, and that should be executed at
the lowest rate. He concluded by dsavowing any
coalition such has been alluded to, the part of the
opponents to action of the committee, and repea-
ted his desire that such printing could not be execu-
ted by the contractor, should be contracted for at the
lowest rates.
MIR. German, of Indiana, moved to strike out all
the resolution after the word resolved, and insert,
that the report be recommtted to the committee on
printing; and upon this he called for the " previous
question:, - which having been seconded, the main
question was put; upon which the yeas and nays
ordered upon the amendment, which was carried
yeas Sc, nays 70.
So the House recommited the whole matter, with
out instructions, to the committee on printing.
The House adjourned.
In the Senate, on Tuesday the Doth, the Deficiency
bill further considered, and several amendments
proposed by the Committee on Finance were acted
upon.
In the House of representatives the Naval Discip-
line bill was discussed during the morning hour; and
the Homestead bill was subsequently considered IN
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
JUDGE ELLIS. Judge Ellis, presiding in the
Superior Court in this town, is quite young man;
and have heard objections to the appointment
of men so young as he is to the Bench. Ifit be a
rule that it is improper to appoint young men to the
high office of Judge Mr.. Ellis is exception to the
rule, 80 fat can learn. The best testimony
sustains for him the character of wise, just and