Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-03
CONGRESS-.

co,.te- on Wednesday the 25th, on motion
III IL 0o,Uns the mem orials asking an lnvesugauoh
f,be decisions and awards OF the la'e oo as"oJ =,
Oh VIZ on claims against Mexico were releTe1 70
select co mmlttee Vi H'c
ba,T. Hunter reported back the bill to establish a
Nv, Of the United States in the city OF Ne" ork'
WIN m ~" Iva Land bill was taken up, and Mr.. Geyer
me 'jaJ his remarks. Mr.. Underwood replied,
,he further consideration OF the bill was post
med for the purpose OF going into eAecut,Te sess0
PomnIur OF REPREsENTATIvEs. In the House. MT"
TT Jelivered speech for, and Mr.. Bennett com
Nncad one against, the Missouri railroad land OIL OF
' uoll after which the House proceeded 10 the
nsderation of business on the Speaker taole ~ileh
w we're addressed by Mr.. Andrews In favor OF the
meS torvcntiou PRINCIPLES laid down In the Maine
no;Iotive resolutions concerning American ln'erVeh-
les IN foreign affairs; the pending question being
ton TO Law on the table and print Inc letter recent
~, ddressed by Louis kossuth 10 botn houses Oh
"uu Afterwards the House wentintoa Com
;ee of the Whole the state OF the CnloIi, and
1iU nm the Joint resolution OF Mr. Harris OF len
ssee explanatory of the bounty land act OF SePtem.
ne 90 1850 &c., it was debated In hve-mlnutes'
oel Ias nm amendments, until all the sections OF the
sPIntons had been thus reviewed. The committee
ieso'r rose and the chairman (Mr Ods) having re-
u hack the Joint resolution with sundry amend
pts the House adjourned to give the printer an
nnortunity to lay before them III PRINT INC aieiiu
,nents adopted i'll committee.
The President laid before the Senate, on Thursday,
i luz from the Secretary of the Treasury
o citation to the Louisville and Portland canal
!" Mr. BorIand submitted resolution OF inquiry in
ation n the manner in which the printing OF Con-
tao.s 10 eyecu,ed and the proPrety of making other
e. tho nresent arrangements Tor Its execution
G on, esaIect committee on the subject of Mexican
claims was elected, consisting OF Messrs. Soule,
Rrodbead Bayard, Pratt, and clarke.
Tbe resolution re-afirmIng the doctrine OF non.ln-
an,ion was taken up, and Mr.. Miller spoke on the
,hioct He was followed by Mr.. Seward and, on
& otion the further consideration of the resolution
,ros postponed until Tuesday, March 9th.
After the consideration OF executive business, the
Senate adjourned.
uousr OF REPRESENTATIVES. The session of the
House was devoted wholly to taking the question on
acb of the amendments to the joint resolution eX-
Ianatory TO the bounty-and law of September %,
Ts5O reported on the day before from the Committee
oT the hole on the of the Union-all of which
we're agreed 10. The bill was then ordered 10 be en-
crossed and read the third time, after the failure of
motion to lay it the table by four majority. Pend
ing the question on its passage, the House adjourned
In the Senate on Friday, the usual order OF bust
ness was postponed in order to give Mr.. Rhett an
opportunity make personal explanation He spoke
at length, and followed by Mr.. Clemens in reply,
who gave way, without concluding, to motion for
adjournment.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,. The joint resolution
explanatory Of the bOunty-and of September %,
1850 was laid on the table, after various votes by
yeas and nays points involved in its consideration
Afterwards the private bills the Speakers table, on
The question of their third reading, taken up and
passed The Senate joint resolution extending the
time allowed for the adjudication of the American
claims Brazil for period of four months was next
nken up and passed. And then the House went into
Committee of the Whole the private calender,
wherein it was voted to recommend the enactment of
four private bills which having been reported back
to the House, private bills were introduced by leave
and referred. And then the House adjourned over
until Monday next.