Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-29
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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 to 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.
The Senate then went into executive session; af-
ter which the deficiency bill 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. Mr..
Hall made reports from the Committee on Public
Lands, which were appropriately disposed Of In the
course OF these proceedings he reported back the bill
for the benefit of the INDECENT insane-which, it will
be remembered, was last year introduced by Mr..
Bissell-Ihe consideration of which was postponed
for two weeks.
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 was duly COM
mtted and then going into a Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union the invalid pension
appropriation bill was taken up, and Mr.. Washburn
delivered speech against the adoption of fugitive
save-law-hnaly resolution in the approaching Bal
timore Wing National Convention. And Mr.. Bayy
having obtained the oor the committee rose and the
House aG journed.
The Senate was engaged on Tuesday last in con-
sidering the deficiency bill.
In the House, on the same day, speeches were de-
livered by Messrs Bayly, Garter, Polk, and others,
touching the compromise measures. Mr.. Bayly spoke
of the importance of strict and faithful adherence
to the fugtive-slave law; and Mr.. Carter insisted
that it might be amended. In the of the
debate
Mr.. Polk of Tenn, called his attention to the re-
lease ola fugitive slave from the penitentiary in New
York by Gov. Hunt, three days before the period of
his Imprisonment had expired, owing to which he
enabled to ESCAPE into Canada.
Mr.. Brooks, of New Y ork, said he had no sympathy
for Gov. Hunt, yet he felt it his duty that
letter had been received from him this morning, stat
ing that he did not know the party was 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 abolitonists to
plead SO, and the Court had sentenced him according
ly. 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.. Garter said that the Governor ought not to act
upon any such information, but should proceed accor
ding the constitution. He then adverted to the po-
sion of the democratic party, had been descrbed
and considered that it had outlived its destiny, when
it could override the government and concluded with
general remarks. TO which it ould be impossible
particularly to advert in necessarily brief report.
On motion of Mr.. Houston, the bill was laid aside,
and the Indian Appropriation bill, it understood,
would be the next taken up, MIR. White, of KY, hav
ing the floor.
The committee then rose, House bil No. A, was
reported and read third time, and passed, and the
House ad journed.