Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-27

synopsis of the reports in the congressional cor
Tupion will be found in our paper to-day 1t Is
we'll worthy of attention There is one thing, how
YER that would render expulsion by the present Con-
gress very small matter in the estimation of the
specializing New York members implicated. The
S ession--in fact the Congress is at an end-t has
but about ten days to live, and LllUo1 ten
DAYS only does its expulsive power extend. The
New York Congressional elections have already been
held for the next Congress- and these either
defeated or reelected so that thus they relieved
from all fear of the deprivation of place pef 1t
is true that hghsouled and honorable men would
prefer anything before the stigma of such thing !;
but high.soued and honorable men would not be
guilty of such tricks and if these members have
really been guilty charged. it would be useless to
attempt to touch them on any sensitive point affect
ing their honor.
Unfortunately, the session will close in few days,
and questions of the deepest moment press for action
ar decision. We fear the result will be that this
whole matter must be left undisposed Of or the vast
body of unfinished public business be sacrificed TO
wrangle over quartette of spectators and pecula-
tt The last ten days of the session afford bad
opportunity for fair investigation, especially where
the political friends of the accused seem determined
to make neck. or nothing fight of it, and, by fac
tious course, compel abandonment of the proseCu.
tion, or loss of all public business
0a The Tariff bill proposed by Mr.. Campbell of
Ohio Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means,
passed the House of Representatives on Friday by a
vote of 10 to "a. The bill as passed, simply makes
additions to the present Free List admitting free of
duty certain materials, including raw Silk-the
finer qualities of Wool, etc. The effect and indeed
the object of the bill is not to reduce the average
rates of duties upon articles upon which duties to
be charged but reduce the amount of revenue, by ad
hitting articles now dutabe, without the payment OF
a duty. 1t is supposed that the reduction of the
revenue under the operation of this bill will be be-
tween six and eight millions of dollars.
Mr. Lelcher of Virginia, offered substitute, pro.
posing general reduction of 20 per cent the
of duty imposed by the tariff of 1856 Mr. Letcher's
substitute received the votes of the original IA Demo
crsts-not vote more nor less. 1t wonld have been
IS, but for the death of the lamented Brooks. Thi
bill would have done Justice all around. What may
b: done with Mr.. Campbelps bill in the Senate, We
cannot say.
CoNTEMPTIBLE IMPosITIoN.-W With all the precau
ton we can use, we are at times imposed upon BY
mischievous and unprinciped persons. Last weel
we published marriage, purporting to have taker
place in Sampson county, between Mr. Reuben
Hawse and Mrs. Margaret E. Wilson. We learr
from reliable source that the lady referred to is no
Mrs. but simply Mss, and is of very respectable
family of Sampson county; that no such marriag
has taken place. We make this statement at the re
quest of the parties interested and at the same time
hope that the writer of the notice may be detected
and severely punished for his conduct.
BSS- We learn definitely by telegraph, that tn
Cape Fear Bill was among those referred by tn
House on Monday last, to Committee of the whole
Further than this we have no information. Whe
anything definite occurs, we SHALL no doubt hear i
We notice the same in the Congressional reports {
tae Union received yesterday, but had someho'
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