The Charlotte Journal

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, July 8.

Mr. Hunt addressed the House until the close of the morning hour on Mr. Floyd's resolution calling upon the President for certain information connected with the trial of Alexander M'Leod.

The Loan Bill was then taken up in committee of the whole on the state of the union, and the discussion continued until the hour of adjournment.

Friday, July 9.

Mr. Floyd's resolution being again taken up, the discussion was continued until the close of the hour.

The House resolved itself into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and again took up the Loan Bill. The debate was continued for some time, when the committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.

Saturday, July 10.

The morning hour was again consumed in the consideration of Mr. Floyd's resolution.

The Loan Bill was then again taken up in committee of the whole, and the debate upon it was continued until the hour of adjournment.

Monday, July 12.

The whole day was spent in discussing the bill authorizing a Loan of twelve millions of dollars, to pay off the debts left by the late administration unpaid. Pursuant to a resolution adopted yesterday, the vote was taken on the final passage of the bill and decided in the affirmative 124 to 93.

Tuesday, July 13.

The consideration of Mr. Floyd's resolution was again resumed; and Mr. Browne, who was entitled to the floor, addressed the House generally on the facts and circumstances attending this case, and especially in reply to his two colleagues who had preceded him in the debate. (Messrs. Hunt and Linn.) Mr. B. concluded within a few minutes of the expiration of the morning hour-when the Speaker gave the floor to Mr. Young of New York.

The House then took up the bill making further provision for maintenance of pauper lunatics in the District of Columbia: the question being on concurring with the committee of the whole on the state of the union in the amendments, and ordering the bill to a third reading.

Mr. Underwood moved the previous question, which being taken, the amendments made in committee of the whole were concurred in; and the bill having been read the third time, it was passed-yeas 114, nays 15.

The House, on motion of Mr. Wise, resolved itself into committee of the whole, and took up the bill to provide for the payment of navy pensions. The bill having been gone through with, was laid aside to be reported to the House.

The committee then took up the bill making an appropriation for the purchase of naval ordnance and ordnance stores, and for other purposes, and after some time spent in its consideration, the committee rose, and two bills were reported to the House.

In the House the navy pension bill was farther amended, and passed its final reading, without a division.

Wednesday, July 14.

Mr. Floyd's resolution being again taken up Mr. Young of New York, who was entitled to the floor, addressed the house generally on the subject of the resolution.

Mr. Morgan next obtained the floor; but the morning hour having nearly expired, the resolution was laid over until to-morrow.

Mr. Fillmore, (by unanimous consent,) from the committee of ways and means reported a bill in relation to duties on drawbacks; which, having been read twice by its title, was referred, on motion of Mr. I., to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Pickens addressed a remark to Mr. Fillmore, which the reporter could not hear.

Mr. P. asked Mr. F. to respond.

Mr. Fillmore said he had not heard what the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Pickens) had said.

Mr. Pickens (still scarcely heard) was understood to say that the bill just reported was a most important tax bill, affecting vitally all parts of the country; and that he hoped the gentleman from New York, as chairman of the committee of ways and means, would refrain from resorting to the rule which had heretofore been applied on other bills, and which, in effect, amounted to the application of the previous question in committee of the whole. He (Mr. P.) hoped that a full, fair, and candid hearing would be allowed.

Mr. Fillmore said that beyond doubt the bill was a very important one, and he regretted that the indebtedness of the government indispensably required its passage. It would, however, be for the House and not for him to say when the bill should have been sufficiently discussed.

Mr. Wise moved that the House proceed to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, being the bill making appropriations for the purchase of ordnance, ordnance stores, and for other purposes; which said bill had been reported from the committee of the whole on the state of the union without amendment.

The motion having prevailed, the bill was taken up; and the question being on ordering it to be engrossed for a third reading, Mr. Wise moved the previous question, which being put, it was ordered to a third reading; and being read the third time, the bill passed.

The bill making appropriation for the pay, subsistence, &c. of a Home Squadron, was then taken up in committee of the whole. After some conversation, the committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave sit again.

A communication was received from the President of the United States, covering certain documents required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st ult. in relation to the seizure of American vessels by British cruisers, under the pretence that such vessels were engaged or intended to engage in the slave trade.

On motion of Mr. Stanley, the message and accompanying documents were laid on the table and ordered to be printed.

The House resolved itself into committee of the whole on the state of the union, and took up the bill making appropriations for various fortifications, for ordnance, and for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities. After spending some time in the consideration of this bill, the committee rose, and the house adjourned.