Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-02-18
NUMBER sO7.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
Nothing Of special interest irasspired in the Sen.
ate on Saturday last. The House was not in ses.ion
In the SeRa'e, on Monday the 9Th, the Chair laid
before that body report from the War Department.
enclosing estimates for certain torti6c.tions on San
Francisco bay. Also, copies Of the Army Register
Mr.. Jones presented petition Of two Hunzarian
refugees. asking giant Of land in Iowa.
report IN favor OF printing IS 900 additional co.
pies Of Captain SansSury's Exploration of tho area,
'aney OF the Salt Lake was coseurred in.
After numerous petitions 49, ''... g.
debate eRsned upon a bill supplemental to tho
several acts o3 Congress providing for the better &C.
curly OF the lives of passengers aboard of vessels
Pf'pelied In whols OF in pan by steam after which,
the bill was ordered to be engrossed for third read.
ing.
Mr.. CIarke's joint resolutions on nor-ip,erven,o,
were then taken np. aud Nj. Clarke addressed tho
Senate in support of it.
Mr.. Cass then obsatned the floor, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF representatives,. After Mr.. Grey
nao !6y !eave) delivered speech in vindication Of
MIR. BENZ. r. Green, of this city, from the CHARGES
against hun embraced (as Mr.. Grey alIeged) in the
speech OF Mr. Bayy. Of Virginia, on the bill to pro-
s!oe 'ne means OF paying the last instanen of the
Mexican Indemnity, the House proceeded TO consider
resolutions offered principally under motions TO sus
Pe"u '"e rules: Quite number Of resolutions Of
inquiry were adopted "
Mr.. Welch asked the unanimous consent Of tho
House tor leave to introduce the following resolution:
heso'red, That the Committee of Ways and Means
are instructed to report bill modifying and altering
the tariff OF 1916. by substituting, wherever pract
cable, specific for nd yoLren duties with sncb rate.
of duty as will yield a sufficient revenue. and with
such determinations in favor of iron and other art;
eies OF dome sc manufacture and production, as will
AFFORD adequate protection to the labor Of our own
citizens against foreign competition. -
Mr.. Mlllson objected.
MT. WEIGH moved a suspension NJ the rJ1es for
the Introduction of his resolution.
Mr.. BOcock demanded the yeas and navs m tbsr
mot'on; and the yeas and nays being ordered the
rules were not suspended-yeas 60, nays IO8-as
follows:
1EAs-Messrs. Charles Allen, Allison. William
Appleton, Barrere. Bell, Bennett, Bibphans, Bowie.
boyd brent"", Briggs, George H. Brown, f. Car
rIngton. Cabel. Lewis D. Campbell. Chandler.
Chapman. Conger, Curtis. Doty, Duncan, Ev.
ans, Fowler, Henry NJ. Fuller, Gentry, Giddi6os.
Goodenow. Goodrich. Harper, Hascall. Haven. ia.
bard, Horsford. John w. Howe, Thomas Y. Howe,
jr.' George G. King, Mann, Martin, Meacham, Mill.
sI' Miner Newton, Samuel w. Parker, Penniman,
Perkins. Perter Price, Schooicraft. David l.. Sew.
mo"T, Origen S. Seymour, Stany, BENJAMIN Stanton.
Stratton StIother Taylor Thurston, Washburn, ir.,
watkins, WeIch, Wells, and Addison White-60.
NAYs-Messrs. Abercro,nbie, Willis Allen. An.
d!ews' Avere't Babcock, David J. Baily, Thomas
n. bayly. beale, Bocock, Albert G. Brown, Buell..
Bosby, Joseph Cable, Caldwell, Thompson Camp.
bell, Cartier, Caske, Chastain. Clarke, Clinpman.
Cobb. Daniel. John G. Davis. Dawson, Dean. Dim
mick Disney. Dockery, Eastman, Edmundson,
Ewing, Faulkner. Ficklin, Fitch, Floyd, Free
man, Gamble. Gaylord, Gorman, Green. GREY,
Grow, Hall. ]. G. Harris, Sampson w. Harris. Hart.
Hendricks, Hem. Hibbard, Holiday, Houston.
Howard, Ives, Andrew Johnson. Jas. Johnson, John
Johnson. Robert W. Johnson. George w. Jones, J.
Clancy Jones, kurtz, Letcher. Lockhart, Mace, Nc
Corkle. McLanahan, McMulIin. McNair, McQueen,
Millson, MoIony. Morehead, Murphy, Murray, Ma
5ers. Oids. Orr. Ouasw. Peaslce, Penn, Polk, Pow
ell, Price, RanouI. Riddle. Robe, Robinson Savage,
Scnrry. Smart. Smith, Frederick p Stanton Richard
II. Stanton, Abraham +. Stevens, A. H. Stepleps.
Stone, st. Martin, Stuart, Sutherland, Sweetser, G.
W. Thompson. Townshend. Venable, Wallace,
! Ward, Alexander White, Wilcox, Wildrick, Viii.
| liams, and Woodward-lOS.
| Mr.. Lane introduced resolution calling on thu
President for information with reference TO the dis
position OF troops for the protection of Oregon which
gave rise to considerable debate, in which Mr. L.
and other gentlemen participated. The House ad.
jonrned pending it's consideration Mr.. German hav-
ing the floor. .-
In the Senate. on Tuesday the 10Th, Mr.. Downs
presented a memorial praying the establishment of q
line Of nai-steamers between New Orleans and VEN
Cruz.