Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-28
NUMBER ..e17.
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, Monday the 18th. Messrs. Sum
ner, Underwood, and Smith presented petitions IN IA
vor of granting additional compensation TO the Col
ns line of steamers.
Mr.. Brodhead presented petitions from journeymen
printers of Philadelphia, praying the abrogatIon OF
he contract system, and the establishment OF a Gov-
eminent Printing Office. 80.
Mr. Shields presented petitions from Illinois, In Ia
of sustaining the Wheeling bridge In It's present
position.
Mr. Underwood presented the memorial OF certaln
creditors of the late Republic Of Texas, complaining
Of the conduct Of Texas with regard to the payment
Of her debts.
Mr. Gwin gave notice of bill to establish month
" mail between San Francisco and Shanghai in Chi
ma. via the Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. Shields, from the committee ON the District OF
Columbia, reported bill amending the charter OF
Washington city. The bill removes the necessity OF
being registered six months previous toan eIecaoa
entiIe the citizen vote, and aboshes the provision
Of existing law requiring all personal taxes to be paid
before voting. 1t gives the corporation power TO
make any of its ward officers elective, and declares
that any entitled to vote shall be eligible TO tne
office Of Mayor. -,
MI. Badger introduced bill to prevent public ex1
ecutons in the District of Columbia. The law pro-
vides that persons in the District of Columbia now
hereafter under the Of death, shall not b0
executed save in some prison or yard nere
with. 1t provides for limited number OF persons
to be present. and declares that no one under
executions. The bill was considered and passed.
Mr.. Shields submitted resolution directing an IN"
quiy by the judiciary committee as to increasing the
salary Of the Judgelof the Orphans Court OF wash.
ing,on city to the same now given to the Circuit
Court Judges. Agreed 70.
Several other resolutions were submitted ana agreed
The French spoliation bill was then passed yeas
26. nays l3.
The deficiency bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Gwin addressed the Senate at length IN q TO-
view Of the immense expenditures which nave oeen
male in California by the Quartermaster's depart
ment of the army ever since the 4h of March, lS4S'
He condemned these expenditures as both extlava'
giant and reckless, and the natural result OF oose
and irresponsible system of military expend"a!es'
caused by the selection in lS49 OF miiltaIy chief
tain to the Presidency. >, ,:n
After some remarks by Mr.. Hunter, the bill was
postponed, and the Senate went into executive ses'
sion. and shortly afterwards adjourned.
In the House, on the same day, Mr.. Clingman, o.
North Carolina, moved to suspend the rnies lot !"e
purpose of posponing the territorial business, wncn
the special order for to-day, to 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 to lay the motion to reconsld
the vote referring the report OF the printing com
m.tee on the table; and the yeas ana nays "a,'"E
The yeas and nays were then taken on the moton M
to reconsider which was carried-yeas 81, nays u.
1t was again moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, and the yeas and nays weresaken wnen
it was negatived-yeas IA, nays 9O'
Mr. Hunter. of Alabama, rose to point OF oroeFs
and INQUIRED if the instructions contained In the re-
solutions could not be separated from the Proposon
to REFER
The Speaker decided that the resolution was not
divisabe. "
Mr.. German moved point of order, which was
that it not competent for the house OF nePle'o
,tiveS tn instruct a Joint committee.
The Speaker cverruled the point OF order and Mr.
Gorman took appeal, which was laid on the 'ao'e
yeas SO.
Alter considerable discussion as to points Of order'
the vote was again taken on the motion 10 refer 'ne
Ieport the committee printing, which was mega
rived-yeas IS, nays 80. 80.
Mr.. Tenabe, of N. c., moved that the committee
be requested contract with the lowest Iespohslo
bidder, after ten days notice, for the performance OF
such work as the contractor fails 10 perform. he
said he should not have made remark. had II noe
been tor the political character which the deoa1e ha9
assumed. The proposition before the House, ne sac,
was to take money of the treasury and 10 give !"
to support paper representing po'tica' parry "o
House had been informed that for this purpose mere
had been combination of free soilers and aDo'i'ioh
lists, secessionsts and dlsunlonsts, ana ne "'s"e~
the facts go before the world.
| He annaIyzed the votes which had been giveh'
and then went state that, if the contract
was bad one it should be repealed by an act OF Con-
gress, and not got rid of BY side vino. ne salu
Gentlemen voted against referring the report to the
judiciary committee from motives of dellcacy 10 inc
printing committee; and when the PToPos''on way
acceded 10 refer it TO the printing co'nmi''ee' was
acquesced in by its members. and he was surpl'seo
TO them voting against IT,
Mr.. Parker, of Indiana, explained that me "e"T-
ers of the committee were in favor OF senong oaSA
the report without the instructions. =
l Mr. Venabe, in continuation, secuted Inc ioea u
eighy.nine free soiIers and others combining 10 Pu'
down political newspaper, and COMMENDED 'nat ns
press which relies on the treasury tor suPPort' us
necessarily become corrupt. The resolution ne P'o'
posed. he said, would limit the committee. and com
mel them to have such printing executed as Ham'on
could not perform and that it should be executed a'
: the lowest rate. He concluded by disavowing any
coalition such has been alluded to- on the part OF tue
opponents to action of the committee, ana rePea
tod bs desire that such printing could not be execu
ted by the contractor should be contracted or al 'nt
lowest rates. =,
Mr.. Gornan, of Indiana, moved to strike out al
the resolution after the word resolved, and to insert
that the report be recommtted TO the comm"ee o'
printing and upon this he called for the previou
question. {" which having been seconded, the mail
question was put; upon which the yeas and nay
were ordered upon the amendment. which was carriet
yeas sc, nays 79.
So the House recommitted the whole matter, with
out instructions, to the committee on printing.
The House adjourned.
In the Senate, on Tuesday the Goth, the Defcienc!
bill was further considered, and several amendment
q q proposed by the Committee on Finance were acte
8 upon.
line bill was discussed during the morning hour;
. the Homestead bill was Subsequently considered
!, Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Unol
y WHla MEETING IN New YoRK. A large meetin
l. of the wings of New York city was held on Frida
i evening, at the Broadway House, to hear speec
from Ex-Governor Jones, Of Tennessee. At its co,
clusion resolutions offered nominating Mr.. Fill
y Undesirable confusion ensucd. The friends of Ge
e Scott appeared to be quite indignant and cheers
20 Kisses freely INDUCED in, until after short
peal from Gov. Jones, when the mover of the res