Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-05-26
NUMBER s91.,
CONGRESS.

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10 the Senate, on Friday. the t4th the Hon. Isaae
Toucey, elected recently Senator from the State Of
Connecticut, for the term of six years. appeared quail
fed and took his seat. -,- -. g--., .
Mr.. Seward offered resolution, which lies over;
calling upon the President of the United States fot
to the Secretary of State, before his departure to-
gether with the reply of the Secretary and all other
correspondence upon the subjecr. . ...aa
Pending the consideration. of a resolution calling
for Temples account Of the seige of Vera Cruz,
Mr.. Hale took occasion to lecture the Demosatie
and Wing parties, telling them the Presidential can
ddate Of either would with disaster If he should
be required to place himself the foundation of the
compromise as 6nality. Io such event the But.
falo platform would be reconstructed. Therefore, he
advised his Democratic friends If they want to sue:
coed. they must leave this subject alone.
MIR. Pratt seized the occasion deny report that
had been extensively circulated, namely :-that Mr..
Fillmore while presiding officer ef the Senate, under
the expectation that the casting vote the compro
mise measures would devolve upon him, had made
up his mind to vote against them. Now, 50 far from
this being true he was authorized to say that the
NOR was utterly unfounded in fact that he was in
faver OF the measures during the whole period Of their
discussion and that if he had been in the Senate
the time OF their PASSAGE and the passage had do.
pended on his vote, he would have voted for them.
The consideration Of the orders postponed, and
the Senate resumed the consideration of the de6cisn
cy bill. ..... .a,
AItet discussion on amendments, ana without COM
ing to conclusion upon the bill, adjournment
til Monday took place. ...s.-- s. .a.. f,,
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, it be to meet Wednesday next, in
order that members may have opportunity of at
tending the funeral of Mrs. Adams, the late widow Of
eX President John Quincy Adams
Mr.. Underwood introduced bill to change the
mode OF compensating members of Congress, by Civ
ing them annual salary of two thousand dollars,
instead of the present per diem.
The deficiency bill was taken up, and Mi. Borland
finished his remarks in opposition to the granting of
further aid to the Collins line of steamships; when
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the same day, a resolution was
to Wednesday, to enable the members to attend the
funeral of the late widow of ex President John Quincy
Adams.
Afterwards various. reports were made, bearing ON
the different Tertores-territoria business being the
special order Of the current week. The House then
went into Committes of the Whole on the state Of
the Union territorial business; and the bill to auth!
orize the governor Of New Mexico to call an extra
session of the New Mexican legislature being taken
up, Mr.: Preston King delivered speeeh on the fu-
gitlve-sIave law.
Mr.. Cullum next addressed the committee against
the action Of the eleven seceders from the whg
gressional caucus, which gave rise to protracted
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.