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by Messrs Adams, Pickens, Rhett, Torrance
and others merging to general discussion OF
the subject of the Tariff
The Loco-Focos are ready to seize on any
opportunity for discussion and delay of business.
me Wings, most of them, judicously and hon.
orably refrain from this. There are some, how
ever, 'impractcables,' who follow of the Loco
lead.
Mr.. Arnold of Tennessee, in opposing the
taking up of unimportant and incidental business
alluded to the course which he regretted was
taken by Messrs. Adams and Wise in bringing
up at this Session exciting topics, instead of rel
evant business. lie was sorry to say that there
were agitators and incendares on that floor,
from the North and South. He wanted test
question, to know who was going with the
Wings, and where the majority was, in the
House and who belonged TO the opposition as
there was an Opposition proper, and improper.
when they had been two weeks engaged un-
successfully in attempting to organize the House
ne had prepared resolution, which he intended
to offer, for the adjournment of the House but
ray OF light broke in upon the darkness and he
deslsted. lie now thought the sooner they ad-
journed, the better, without they proceeded i'm
mediatcly to business.
.. The desire of the Wings, among whom are
Messrs. Fillmore, j. c. Clark, Bolts and others,
to- prevent unne cessary delay in the prosecution
OF business, will be readily perceived by the
People, and demonstrates who are DESTROYS of
transacting their business. ARGUS.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June "a
In the House to day, Mr.. Fillmore. Chairman
of the committee of Ways and Means, reported
from that Committee bill authorizing loan
oftwelve millions of dollars for the relief of
the Treasury, redeemable at any time after the
LIST of January, A. ID. 1850.
Which was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union and ordered
printed.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Gushing, directing the Secretary to commune.
cate to the House, at the commencement of the
next Session OF Congress, the progress which
has been made in the survey of the coast of the
United States-the amount of money expended
since the commencement of the Survev-the
number of persons employed and the salaries
the probable length Of time and amount of money
required to complete it, with suggestions whe-
Their better mode might not be adopted, was
after a debate by Messrs. Gushing, Everett,
Holmes and Others adopted.
Mr.. William Cost johnson, from the COM
mittee on Public Lands, reported bill to ap.
: propriate the proceeds of the sales of the pub
lie lands, and granting pre- -cnption rights, which
was referred to the committee of the whole on
The resolution of Mr.. Winthrop offered YES
terday, was adopted, directing the Committee
on the Library of Congress to take measures to
procure two or more copies of all Reports or
Documents on Commercial, Judicial and other
subjects of interest that may be published by
the British Parliament, or other Governments
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
Roosevelt, was taken up directing the commit
lee OH the Judiciary to inquire into the consti-
tutionality and expedency of the passage of a
Uniform Bankrupt Law, applicable 70 moncd
corporations, and whether it would not be most
efficient in restoring and regulating the Cur
rency, and preventing the suspension of specie
payments by the Banks, and keeping them
within proper limits.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in few brief and pertinent
remarks advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Barnardimputed, as the cause of his col.
leagues offering the resolution; his desire of
making speech, and now that this was gratitied
he hoped his colleague would Withdraw the res
olution, as it was needless, the subject already
being before the Committee. lie concluded bv
moving to lay this resolution on the table
(Which he, however, subsequently withdrew
After some further remarks by .Nessrs. Bar
nard and Roosevelt, which assumed a personal
character, the resolution was adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Floyd requesting the President to communicate
to the House whether any officer of the United
States has, since the 4th of March last, been
directed to visit the State Of New-York for any
purpose connected with the Imprisonment or
trial of Alexander cleod, and if so, requesting
him to communicate copies of instructions TO-,
and reports from, such officers, was taken up.
Mr.. Floyd briefly advocated the resolution,
giving short history of the case
MIR. lnTerSOll entered at length into the
history from the Instruction of the Canadian
Patriots and the circumstances connected with
the burning of the Caroline, the arrest of Nc
Leod, and IN which the case now stands. lie
attacked the course taken by Mr.. Webster in
his correspondence with Mr. Fox, condemning
it in every particular, as calculated, from the
mistakes into which he had fallen, to plunge
the country into disas.erous war-a bare pos
slbillty still remaining that the House, by prop
err action, might prevent it.
+ lie was followed by Messrs. Gushing and
Afford of Geo. in an able defence of the course
of Mr. Webster-the latter gentleman defend.
ing him particularly on the ground of States
rights-that he had preserved nvio ate and pro-
tected the sovereignty Of the State of New
York.
No action was taken on this
The cause assigned for the debate during the
day was that no business was before the House
the Loan bill reported this morning having
: been sent to be printed. This may be expec
ted to be taken up Tomorrow, and will furnsl
ample business, for short time, at least.
In the Senate, the resolution, offered som'
days since by Mr.. Buchanan, calling for nior
nation from thePresident for list of removal
from Offices, and the causes of which, &c. wa
taken up
Mr.. Buchanan addressed the Senate at som
length in support OF the resolution, opposing tn
S course pursued by the present Administrator
}, in regard to removals, and contrasting it wit
1t what he deemed the liberal course of the lat
Administration.
S The resolution was laid over without actor
a the morning hour having arrived, and the Sen
j. ate proceeded to the consideration of the bill
reported by Mr.. Clay, for the establishment of
], Fiscal Bank.
1t Mr.. Clay spoke for about an hour, in an abb
n argument in support OF this measure.
ID Mr.. Calhoun has the floor Tomorrow.
ID The bill for the relief of Mrs Harrison wa
taken up and debated by various Senators to
Of late hour. ARGUS
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