New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-09
By tsis Mornings Ssuthtsa Haii.


Washington Correspondence Of The Na~York Tribune.
TuEspAY, Dec. :.
The Message Of tie President was received il
both House. of Congress to-day, Al 70 o'clock. and
read to large audiences, who. ere tie time aP-
pointed, were present, and awaiting its arrival
with manifestations OF interes; well cuosit!
10 learn what -iscality would be recommended
ii. prominent features Of which are sucn as were
shsdoN ed forth in your paper some days since.
In the senate, on melton OF Mr.. MiSduS. tee
Message was laid OF the ;s5Ie. and the usual MN
her ordered 70 be printed. M VI. also moved
that l.5O0. with th- accompanying documents, and
$500 without be printed. Mr.. BgSros here took
occasion TO express. his eniirs hostility and cor
dez,ration Of the fscal feature. OF the Message.
.tylin. it a British Wing measure, such as orig
mated in England n the reisr Of Ge-rse / and en-
tailed National debt Of millions thai couafry.
aad ssch &. had been brorsh. forward IN another
form BY Nc. Bddle. The extrs number ii
copies was thea ordered to be printed, and the
Senate adjourned.
In the House., Hon. Mr.. THoMrso, from Mis-
,i..ppi va. qualified and took his seat.
The Message having been read. Mr.. WISE
rn.ved that il be laid on the table, and the usuaI
number. and ten thousand extra copies. win the
accompanying documents. De printed.
Nh Samson M,sos OF Ohio inquired If the gen.
rauan meant to include in the documents TO be
printed. the advertisement 10 the Congressional
Globe aad Appendix, witch to hi. great surprise
he found attached to TIC cop! laid on hi. desk
Mr.. WISE replied that he moved the printing OF
the paper that had been read BY the Clerk, and
imputed the question 70 the malice and iiI-f-elins
OF the gentleman toward the President. He ex-
glained the probable manner in which the Mes
sage IN that form had reached tAe gentleman :
desk He then brief, AID with much spirit adj
ver;ed TO The charges OF treason and pcrddy re-
Gently brought Against tn. President, and a,erred
that they were a, groundl.ss THIS Of the Pre'i-
dents authorizing the pristn: thi. advertisement
with his Message. Tns motion to print wa' then
carried
The unfinished bushes, of yesterday, the mo-
ton Of Nh Cosr JoESsos, was by that gentleman.
so modified as TO provide for the adoption for III
teen DAYS OF the rules of the last Congress. (iaclu
ave Of the 2l-t) aud for making tho report Of the
COMMITTEES on Rules the special order for Thurs
day. md until the subject IS decided; on this ne
moved the previous question, which, after sonr
conversation as TO he fact whether it wa. not yes,
te,day moved. was called tor by thu House. The
motion wa. then carried BY Yea, 81, Nays % ;
and thus this ungoyrrnable body, especially when
excited on the subject of Abolition, is brought tenn
porarily under the government of rules, although
mich excitement ard confusion may be an,icipa-
ted when the subject Of their permanent adoption
come. up.
Rule, having been adopted, on motion Of Mr..
BRisos, it was resolved tina; the several Standing
Committees named in the said rules be- appointed
o. the Speaker; and then 10 o'clock having been
fixed as the hour of meeting until otherwise or
dered, the House adjourned ARGUS.
FROM FLORIDA The savannah Republican of
the Cd and Sd inst contains later adyices from
Florida Their general tenor is favorable to the
s7eedy conclusion of the war. SCOTT under
Lieut. Col Riley left on the 9th in the direction
of the head waters Of the ST. Johns.
An expedition in boats. under the command of
Lieut.. 6 ". Pattcn, was to proceed the same day
up the ST. Johns, as far as Fort Taylor, from
whence scout would be organized TO cooperate
with Col Riley. Fort Taylor Is situated near the
head water. of the ST. Johns These movements
are simultaneous with the operations from the
Southwest to attack the camp appsrtaning to
the combined force of Sam Joses and Haeck
Tu,tenugges Sam Jones and Halleck Tustenug-
gee arc certainly hard pushed.
Six more Indians had come in at Fort Lauder
dale-thsy were attached TO the party recently
captured by Capt. Wade. The scout which lott
Fort Dallas undsr the command OF Capt. Burke
returned on the 22d ult after absence of up
wards Of ftty days Two of the Indian guide.
were lent out to reconnoite Sam Jones Canp,
5u; they did not return. 1t i, supposed they were
retained Capt Burke was l.t sick.
SPANISH DscREr.-A decree of the Spanish
authorities i. published IN yesterday. IntelIissn-
Ger, Of which the following are the main points:
/. That all foreigner. who wish 10 do SO may 60
to the Philippine Islands, and if they wish to settle
there they mus, obtain permission Of the Governor
and Captain General .. That foreigner. who
choose to address their petitions to Her Majsstys
Government may do so through the Department OF
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