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SENATE.
Tuesday, April 17. The
general appropriation bill was
taken up, and some discussion
took place as to the propriety of
the appropriation for the agents
for claims in London and Paris,
but no motion was made in re
gard to them. On motion of
Mr. Forsyth, the appropriation
of SI, 400, for the salary of the
Clerk employed to issue Land
Scrip, was reduced to 1, 150.
Mr. Poindexter moved an n
inendment, the effect of which
was to strike out the salary for
the Minister at Colombia, and
to substitute for it 86,750, for
six months' salary, from the 1st
of January last, and the expen
ses of his return. A long dis
cussion took place on this mo
tion, after which it was rejected
by a vote of 20 to 21. The bill
was then reported to the Sen
ate, and the amendments made
jn the committee of the whole,
were severally read and con
curred in, with the exception of
the amendment allowing $250,
000, instead of $190,000 for the
expenses of the United States
Courts in the District of Colum
bia, in which, after a long de
bate, the Senate refused to con
cur, by a vote of 15 to 24.
Wednesday, lttlh. Mr. Dal
las introduced a bill supplemen
tary to the act for the punish
ment of certain crimes against
the United States, which was
twice read and referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
The bill providing for the vac
cination of Indians, with a view
to prevent the ravages of the
small pox among them was. ta
ken up; and, after a long dis
cussion, the bill underwent some
modifications, and was ordered
to a third reading, by a vote of
50 to 11. Mr. Forsyth submit
ted a motion to reconsider the
vote of yesterday, by which the
appropriation for the expenses
of the United States' Courts
was reduced, and it was laid on
the table. The bill exempting
vessels from Portugal from the
operation of the law imposing
certain discriminating duties,
was considered and ordered to
a third reading.
Thursday , 19 ih. A message
was received from the Presi
dent, transmitting printed co
pies of each of the Trea
ties, concluded with the Indian
tribes. The general appropria
tion bill was taken up. The
amendments already adopted in
the committee of the whole be
ing under consideration. The
amendment increasing the al
lowance for contingent expen
ses of the Land Office from
$9,000 to 813,000 was opposed,
Tflrfomiiffft, (Edgecombe County, -JT. aj Tuesday, .May 8,
and the question on concur
rence in it being taken, it was
decided in the affirmative by a
vote of 21 to 18. The amend
ment striking out the appropri
ation for the outfit of a Minister
to France Was objected to by
Mr. Smith, and a discussion in
relation to the expenses-of di
plomatic intercourse, in this and
former administrations, arose,
in which Messrs. Smith, Foot,
llayne, Webster, Forsyth and
iWangum took part. The dis
cussion was broken off by an
adjournment.
Friday, 20th. A message
was received from the Presi
dent transmitting the instruc
tions and correspondence rela
ting to the Colonial Trade, not
heretofore communicated. A
resolution submitted by Mr.
Buckncr, calling upon the Sec
retary of the Treasury for cer
tain information relative to the
public lands, was agreed to.
Mr. Hendricks laid on the ta
ble a motion to re-consider the
vote, ordering to a third read
ing, the bill providing for the
vaccination of the Indians.
The appropriation bill was ta
ken up the question being on
concurring in the amendment,
adopted in the committee of the
whole, striking out the appro
priation for an outfit of a Min
ister to France. The discus
sion of this question was conti
nued till four o'clock, when the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
Monday, 2od. Two messa
ges were received from the
President of the U. States
one, transmitting a report from
the Secretary of State, recom
mending the passage of a law
making it penal to counterfeit
the foreign coins in circulation;
and the other, transmitting a
report from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in relation to the pub
lic lands, prepared in obedience
to the resolution of the 2Gth
March last. The motion of
Mr. Hendricks for the reconsi
deration of the vote, on order
ing the bill' providing for ex
tending the means of vaccina
tion to the Indians to its third
reading, was taken up, and the
vote was reconsidered. Mr.
Frelinghuysen then submitted
an amendment, which was a
dopted after a short debate;
and, on motion of Mr. Grundy,
the bill was recommitted, with
instructions, to the committee
on Indian affairs. The consi
deration of the appropriation
bill was resumed, and the de
bate of Friday was continued
by Messrs. Miller, Clayton, Ty
ler, Clay, Smith, Holmes, King,
Bibb, Sprague, and Forsyth,
On taking the question, the a
mendment made in committee
of the whole was concurred in
yeas 23, nays 21. So the ap-
outfit of a Minister to France,
was stricken out of the bill.
After adopting some - amend
ments, and rejecting others
the Senate adjourned.
II. OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, April 17. Mr.
Wickliffe, from the committee
on the public lands, made a re
port adverse to the views of the
Secretary of the Treasury, in
relation to the sale of
the public lands, to the res
pective States in which they are
situated, and adverse to the dis
tribution of the proceeds of said
sales, recommending a reduc
tion of the present price of the
public lands, but, iuasmuch as
some of the new States favor
the course recommended by the
Department, the report con
cludes with resolutions, author
izing the Secretary of the Trea
sury to obtain certain informa
tion upon the subject, to be sub
mitted to Congress next ses
sion. Mr. J. Davis, from the
committee on privileges, repor
ted a detailed order of the pro
ceedings for the trial of Gen.
Houston, which after some time
spent in explanation and discus
sion was agreed to. Mr. Davis
then offered a resolution direct
ing that the trial commence on
Friday next at one o'clock
which time was afterwards al
tered upon the suggestion of
air. Clay, by the substitution of
to-morrow at 12 o'clock, and
the resolution was adopted.
the general pension bill was
then taken up. Mr. Wickliffe
proposed an amendment inclu
ding in the provisions of the
bill those who defended the
western frontier up to the treaty
ot tireenville. A spirited dis
cussion ensued, when Mr. Dan
iel said he had moved this
amendment in committee and
firmly believed he could de
monstrate that the pension
included in the amendment,
came within the principles on
winch the.bill was placed but
being unwilling to go into the,
argument at this late hour, he
moved an adjournment. Onjto the fccnato requesting their
this motion the yeas and nays
were ordered, and it was car
ried yeas 81 , nays 77.
Wednesday, 18A. Mr. Plum
mer resumed his speech upon
the motion to discharge the ju
diciary committee from the con-
sidcration of the Wiscasset :
case, which he continued till the Stanberry. After they were
expiration of the hour allotted answered, a question arose on
to morning business. Mr. C. j an objection to an interrogatory
Johnson offered a resolution , proposed by the counsel of the
authorising Gen. Houston to in-jaccused, which was made by
troduce counsel upon the floor'Mr Dickson, and was argued
to assist in his defence, which ' by that gentleman and the coun
was agreed to. Mr. Patton of-Jsel for the accused. The ques
fered a resolution directing that tion was taken by yeas and
the testimony of the case of j nays, and the objection was
w m I If ..I i mm
ben. Houston should not be -
published in the newspapers du
ping the pendency of the trial,
which, after a discussion, was
withdrawn bv the mover. Gen.
Houston was then introduced
into the House, attended by
Mr. Key, his counsel. He was
arraigned by the Speaker. In
reply to an interrogatory, the
accused denied that he intend
ed to commit, or that he believ
ed he was committing, any con-
- a ' j j
temnt towards the House of;
I m
Representatives, or any breach
or us privilege ui uie piiviiego
of any of its members. He de
nied that the act complained ot
constitutes any such contempt
or breach of privilege, and is
prepared to justify his conduct,
so far at least as the rights and
privileges of this House and its
members arc concerned, by
proof. After some additional
proceedings, on 'motion of Mr.
J. Davis, further proceedings
were postponed till lo-morrow
at 12 o'clock. A discussion re
lative to admitting Gen. Hous
ton to bail, took place upon a
resolution offered by Mr. Con
ner, which was withdrawn, and
the House adjourned.
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Thursday, 19. Mr. PI u ai
mer continued his remarks un
til the expiration of the hour
allotted to morning business, on
the Wiscasset case. Mr. Con
ner goffered again the resolution
which he withdrew on Wednes
day, directing that Gen. Hous
ton be discharged from custody
upon bail. Mr. T. R. Mitchell
moved an amendment discharg
ing the accused from custody
without bail. This motion was
opposed by Mr. Dickson. At
the request of Mr. Speight,bv.
Mitchell withdrew his amend
ment, and the resolution of Mr.
Conner was laid on the table
for the present. Gen. Houston
and his counsel (Mr. Key) were
then introduced into the House
by the Sergeant at Arms. Af
ter being enquired of by the
Speaker whether he was ready
to proceed with his trial, which
he answered in the affirmative,
Mr. Coulter, the chairman of
the committee of managers on
the part of. the House, requested
that the Hon. Mr. Stunberry
might be sworn. He was ac
cordingly sworn by the Speaker.
Interrogatories were propound
ed on the part of the managers,
to which he replied giving a de
tailed account of the occurren
ces between himself and Gen.
Houston. After responding to
the questions put by the mana
gers, Mr. Key, in behalf of the
accused, requested the atten
dance of certain members of
the Senate as witnesses. A
message was accordingly sent
attendance. Messrs. Grundv.
Buckner, Tipton and Ewing
soon afterwards made their ap
pearance and took their scats as
assigned them on the floor of
the House. Certain interroga
tories were then propounded on
behalf of the accused to Mr.
overruled by the Ilouse--ycas
101, nays 82. An objection
arose upon a collateral matter
involved bv the answer to the
interrogatory which had been
sustained by the House, which
gave rise to a discussion, which
continued till nearly 5 o'clock,
when the whole subject was
postponed until to-morrow.
Friday, 20f. -Mr. Plum
mer resumed his remarks on
the subject of the charges made
J o
against the Collector of the
T-
'port of Wiscasset, but the hour
allotted to morning business
expired in a few minutes, when
the House proceeded to the trial
of Gen. Houston. The ques
tion pending at the adjourn
ment on Thursday was disposed
of. Mr. Stanberry continued
his testimony, which was arrest
ed in several instances by ob
jections to its relevancy. Be
fore he had concluded his testi
mony, the trial was postponed
until to-morrow 11 o'clock, and
the House adjourned.
Saturday, 21 st. The usual
morning business was laid aside,"
in conformity with the vote of
the preceding day, for the pur
pose of proceeding with the
roi. nil jvb 37.
trial of Gen. Houston, for breach
of privilege. The House sat
till 4 o'clock, and considerable
progress was made in the trial.
The examination of Mr. Stan
berry was resumed and conclu
ded; and Gen. Vance, of Ohio,
and Col. Cave Johnson, of
Tennessee, were afterwards re
spectively sworn in iheir places
in the House, and interrogated.
Before, however, the examina
tion of the latter was brought to
a close, the further prosecution
of the case was postponed till
12 o'clock on Monday. Before
the rising of the House, the time
for the Bank Committee to re
port the result of the recent
investigation at Philadelphia,
was extended to the next week.
Monday, 23cZ. A message
was received from the President
of the United States, transmit
ting a report of the Secretary of
State, suggesting the propriety
of passing a law making it cri
minal to counterfeit, within tho
limits of the U. States, the coins
of foreign nations. On motion,
it was referred to the commit
tee on the judiciary. Mr. Dray
ton offered a resolution provi
ding for the enihodying into
one act, by the Secretary of
War, all the various laws on
the subject of the army, which
was laid on the table. Mr.
Bullard laid before the House
certain resolutions of the Le
gislature of Louisiana, on the
subject of the renevvah of the
bank charter, and the construc
tion of a ship channel from
New Orleans to the Gulf of
Mexico. The House then took
up the report on the case of the
Wiscasset charges, and after
some remarks from Mr. Evans,
of Maine, Mr. Plummer resu
med his argument in favor of
referring the subject to the
Treasury Department. On the
expiration of the hour, tho
House proceeded to the trial of
Gen. Houston. The testimony
delivered on Saturday by Col.
Cave Johnson, of Tennessee,
was read over, and that gentle
man was further examined by
the counsel for the accused, and
by various members of the
house. SenatorsGrundy, Buck
ner, and Tipton, and Mr. Wm.
P. Shaw, were then sworn and
examined. At 4 o'clock, fur
ther proceedings were postpo
ned till the next day, and the
House then adjourned.
G?"At the recent term of the
Burke Superior Court, Mrs.
Betsey.Sitvers was tried for the
inhuman murder and burning of
her husband, Charles Silvers, in
December last, and found guil
ty. The defendant prayed an
appeal to the June term of the
Supreme Court, which was
granted. The deceased was
only about 19 years of agc,had
been married to the defendant
about two years;J'iad one child;
had parted from his wife sevc
raltimes during their union, on
account of want of harmony.
The defendant is represented
as being several years older than
her husband.
OjWn perceive by the Sou
thern papers that the last num
ber of the Southern Review has
been issued. It has survived
four years, and after struggling
in vain to obtain adequate pat
ronage, has ceased. to exist.