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The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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Correspondence from Washington, D.C. on Feb. 6 reports no congressional sessions due to cold weather, anticipation of debates on army, navy, and fortification bills next week, restrictions on free discussion in the House, Mr. Webster's upcoming speech on national defense, and intelligence of Creeks joining Seminoles.
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Washington, D. C. Feb. 6.
Neither House sat to-day. The weather is still very cold, but calm and clear, and the sleighing better than I ever before knew it to be in Washington, and every thing in the shape of runners has been pressed into service.
I look forward to next week with some interest. The army, navy, and fortification bills, must then be brought up for discussion, and the views of the friends of the administration forced out. Hitherto, upon all matters relating to the appropriations, they have assumed or pretended to act, without information from the executive, or any knowledge other than what the country is possessed of.
We shall see whether the Committees of Finance, of Foreign Relations, and of Military Affairs, are for war, or are merely acting on the maxim, "in peace prepare for war;" and whether they are as full of wrath and vengeance against France now, as they were some weeks ago. The discussion on "last year's fortification bill" is now blocked in the House, by the adoption of the resolution setting apart every day, after one o'clock, for the appropriation bills, but I am much in hopes that on one of these bills, means can be found for continuing the discussion.
Mr. Bell says, truly, that free discussion no longer exists in the House of Representatives, and that no subject can be introduced without the concurrence of the party majority. Having found that in permitting Mr. Adams to introduce a resolution affording a topic for a general debate, they had hazarded a fair discussion, they made a hasty retreat, and entrenched themselves behind new special orders.
Mr. Webster has been taking notes, during the debate in the Senate on the "National Defence Resolution," and will, it is supposed, speak on that topic some day next week. Should he take occasion to allude to Mr. Adams and his applauded philippic, it will not be wonderful; but, after what has been said on that subject, in the House, in the Senate, and by the press, it will be quite unnecessary for Mr. Webster to add any thing.
Intelligence has been received here, by letters, of large bodies of Creeks having joined the Seminoles.
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Washington, D. C.
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Feb. 6.
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Neither House sat today due to very cold but calm and clear weather with excellent sleighing. Anticipation for next week's discussions on army, navy, and fortification bills to reveal administration supporters' views. Committees' stances on war preparations and against France to be tested. Fortification bill discussion blocked in House by resolution prioritizing appropriation bills. Mr. Bell notes lack of free discussion in House, controlled by party majority after Mr. Adams' resolution led to debate. Mr. Webster preparing to speak on National Defence Resolution in Senate next week, possibly alluding to Mr. Adams. Intelligence received of large bodies of Creeks joining Seminoles.