Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-08-04


nryate business went into the consideration of bills
from the House, entitled bill to establish certain
Post Roads; and bill to increase The pay of the
Rank and File of she Army, and to encourage en-
lstments The Post road bill was read three times
and passed the other bill was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs
A resolution was passed asking for information in
regard TO the burning of San Juan, by the U. S.
sloop of War Cyane. together with all orders in
structons, given by the execution the Captain OF
said sloop OF War.
The Senate took up the River and Harbor bill, and
among other amendments adopted the following:
"For continuing the reopening of communication
between the Albemare sound, in North Carolina, and
the Atlantic ocean, $50 900, in addition to the of
$50, 900 appropriated by the act of August 30 1852
and this sum, we'll as the former appropriation,
NAV be used for a breakwater such other works
as the Secretary of War may deem best adapted to
accomplish that object
In the House the bill providing for the Post routes
in the Unit; :, es taken up and considered, its
reading having been dispensed with, on account Of
it's great length resolution of enquiry, in rc2.',d
| to the San Juan Affair." was passed in the House
! FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
/ Mr. Elliot of Massachusetts, asked consent to in
troduce bill to repeal act entitled "An act to
amend and supplementary to an act entitled "A act
ing from the service OF their masters approved Sep
TENDER 18, 1850
Mr.. Orr. | object.
Mr. Elliot | move to suspend the rules, and
that motion ask the yeas and nays.
Mr. Sellers. Do understand this bill proposes 10
repeal the fugitive slave law!
Mr. Eliot That is the object of the bill, 1t is
Loud cries of "order," 'order''
The question was then taken the motion to
suspend The rules, and it decided in the negative
by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Ball. Bennett, Benson. Campbell CaTpen-
ter Corwin, Crocker, Thos Davis. De Witt, Dick Dick
iddings, Goodrich Aaron Harlan Howe, Daniel Jones'
Knos MnesGn Maya Morgan Norton a Parker pen
simmons erit Smith Andreg Stuart Ihufst M Trout
Pham n Wfe WaW5sy Eh4 W"sh0ue "ashOOFn
NAYs-Messrs, Aiken James Allen, Willis Allen, Ashe
Ba s
man, Churchwcl, Clark. Cngman, Cobb, Cook Cox
Drum, Dunb 1 Eddy, Edgerton, Edmundson J. M Elliott
Ellison, English Farley Faulkner FLORENCE Fuller Good!
son MsTSn Hbbayd m Houston
Hunt Johnson, G. W Jones, Roland Jones' eitt Kerr
dey, McMuIen, McNar, Mcqueen, Macy, Maurice, Max
WE'LL John G. Miller. Smith Miller. Mson Aorrson Muir
Phelps Phillips, Pratt Preston, Puyear, Reese, Riddle
Robbins Rogers, Rufhn, Seward Shannon shaw shower
sellers P. Stanton, r. H. stanton Alexander Stephens
l. Stevens Stratton, Straub, David Stuart John Iay
bridge, Walker, Wheeler White, Daniel B. Wright, Hen
drcf B. Wright and Zocofer-l2O.
Messrs Barksdale and Singleton subsequently stat
ed that had they been present they should have voted
The negative on the motion to suspend.
INCREASED PAY TO THE RANK AND FILE.
Mr., FAULKNER reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs bill to increase the pay of the rank
and file OF the army, and to encourage enlistment.
1.-The bill increases the pay OF the infantry 10 81
and of the dragons TO SO month and provides
for promotion from the rank and fle 1t is similar to
the bill amended yesterday in Committee of the
Whole
The bill was read three times and passed without
debate
EXTRA PAY TO HOUSE OFFICERS.
Mir. ASHE moved to suspend the rules to enable
him 10 introduce 4 resolution giving the usual extra
pay 10 the employees Of the House not receiving the
benefit OF the recent act increasing the salaries OF
: certain employees of the House.
s The House refused to suspend the rules--yeas 90
t nays 60
Y Death eft Ex-Prcsident's FIlimore's Brother.
j BUFFALo, July ga dispatch has been received
d in this city from reliable source announcing rhe
l. death Of Ex-President Filmores brother, Cha,lc-
: who died Yesterday at ST. Paul, Minnesota, sudden
! ", supposed Of cholera.
Rarages of the Cholera.
{ PHILADELPHIA, July 3O-Four members OF ont
" family were inferred this afternoon, having died
cholera Friday and Saurday-a father and moth
er, and two sons Three children survived, two O
whom very sick
" ALBANY, N Y, July 29.-Slnee Wednesday moor
Il there have been ninety five of cholera reporte
ID TO the board of health OF which ,hirty-seve hav
q, terminated fatally
A. PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-There have been thirty
J. eight deaths by cholera at the West Chester pa.
or-houSe since the 18th inst, out of one hundre
to and seventy eight inmates.
le BOsToN, July 30 The deaths in this city durin
the week ending at noon yesterday, was $50, c
s which about one third were of cholera The choler
s. at the Massachusetts State prison is subsiding n
case has yet proved fatal. The prisoners, to tn
number of liz, have been attacked more or less VI
client.
NEW YORK, July 30-The total number of death
Of in this city during the past week lao, of whc
g. 24l were of cholera
rs VERMONT PoL1L1Cs.-The vIrtuous citizens of tn
in Stale of Vermont are just now in quandary. a
s election is pending and With their anti slavery yea
heated by the Nebraska bill seven fold more than
4 wont, they desire, of course to vote The sronge
H. Abolition ticket they lay their hands upon TIL
he question: however, is how to choose between the Viii
10 nominees and the Freeso Union nominees Fac
set goes the whole figure against slavery, the slav
power and the present administration. Were eitht
ne out OF the field the other would be perfectly sasa
lit tory but with both before them the people of tt
)e commonwealth are much at loss as the dOnke
between two stacks of hay. To the Democrats VIII
remain true TO the faith the fight between the leaC
Is of the rival factions must be edifyngs pecacl
That there some of this class sill to be foun
in the Green Mountain State may be inferred from til
truthful parallel which the Vermont Patriot draws b.
Ter tween the action ofthe opponents of Democracy
and the action OF the opponents of Democracy in II
y days of the Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was called among 9TH
things O check the Entertainments of the slave Dow
he err which il said the purchase of Louisiana Wi
n ah md xDbSo M 1ofEo