New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-29
By tbis Warnings Southern aail.
Washington Correspondence of The Ns~-YoFk rribu C.
MoSpAY, Dec. %

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In the SENATE today Hon. ARTHUR 2. bAGFf
Senator cleo, from Alabama, rice Hon. l. I. Gay
resigned, appeared, was qualified and took Ills
seat.
The PsEsrDEyr laid before the Senate report
fran the Treasury Department, ia compliance with
resolution of the Senate, Of the 23d INST. STOW
Ing the amount OF exports and imports Tor the year
sndin. September 30th, 184l, as follows: M
PORTS. merchandise free OF duty S64,7S5' ifs
having dutv $50. 3sI ,934 amounting in total to
SPA 67 1856: EXPORTS, foreign merchandise Tree
of duty :lO.793,45I; paving duty s+,3o3 100
domestic produce slO6. o59. 685, r.aking the total
exports :lal ,3Il, which exceed the imports
- near three million dollars. Also, the annual
renor, o; the Commissioners of the General Land
Once: and from the State Department complete
return. CT the 9th census.
Mr. W1oHr presented petition OF merchants
and the Presidents of five banks Of N'w-loFk'
PRAYING that the operation OF the Bankrupt Law
be suspended Tor Two years.
Mr.. ALLEN offered resolution which was adopt
81 requesting the President Of the United States
70 inform the Senate, # not detrimental 10 the
public interests whether any proposition has been
made between the British and United States Gov
ar,mep,. since the 4th March, 1871. with refer
ence to the mutual right OF search and 1t So TO
/ Law il before the Senate; also what Instructions
ba,,. besn given to our Minister to England on
this subject
Mr.. BESroS, in pursuance OF previous aot'ce'
introduced bill to suspend till the lst July ne t'
the operation of the Bankrupt Law, fer the Pur-
pose OF adopting an amendment including baak-
ing corporations He spoke about Two hours IN
decided hostility to the Bankrupt Law, as unjust
IL all Its particulars, and expressing his preference
to now bringing in bill to repeal that act, and :"
extend the privilege to banking corporations ony
but assigning as hi reason for the non-pertormancc
of this, that tie ps5lic m:nd 'ras not prepared
for If at present.
Messr.. WRIGHT and CALHOUN took similar
grounds. the latter particularly denounciag the pre-
sent law IS most unconstitutional, and tending to
encourage fraud and oppression.
Mr.. HsxpERsoN gave notice that when the sub
iect again came up e no one else did it, he should
be prepared to answer the gentlemen, ana defend
the present act.
Tho Bill was referred to the Committee ON the
Judiciary. Several private bills were Introduced
md petitions presented
In the House., some conversation arose with re
ference to postponng for a short time the orders
of the day. 10. the reception of petitions and reso-
luiion, Mr.. ADAMS very frankly gave notice that
Il petitions were received, TIE matter would not
soon be settled
The regular business, the reference Of that part
of the message relating to the tariff taken up,
and
Mr. FILLMORE expressed the hope that the
question would now be taken it was mersly Il
discussion on distractions, and would have to b.
peated, VIXEN the rehabilitation OF the tariff was
made.
Mr.. PRoFrrrr said if the gentleman rom New
! York would withdraw his motion of reference To
the Committee ON Manufactures this debate on
distractions would cease.
Mr.. WELLER then spoke nearly an hour, inct
denially disclaiming his opposition 10 protection
hui principally directing his remarks to reply It
gentlemen preceding him, particularly MIR. AR
yoLD, defending the administrators OF Van Buren,
and condsmning this as inconsistent, and, nov
having been in power nearly a year, unable Il
make good their charges againsc the late Admin
straton, hut exceeding it in expenditures and
seeking by the loan bill to lay foundation for a
permanent national debt.
Mr. c. II. WILLIAMS, of Tennessee, briefly anc
,piritedlv addressed the House in iayer OF Protec
,ion replying TO previous arguments, expressing
his desire, as Wing to carry out the principles OF
economy which they had profc.sed, inconsistent
with which he deemed the recommendations OF the
Secretary of the Navy and Post Master Cen
eral for increased expenditures in their depart
nents and declaring his intention TO carry out MS
promises, Independently Of Executive dictation.
Mr.. HuDso. next obtained the floor, and said
| ne would give way if the House woull now take
the question. No disposition TO do this was mani
tested but many cries of % 60 on were heard.
He then spoke in sound, argumeatatige and
practical speech, illustrating TIE benefits of the
protective principle not only the raanuac
but to the whole country, the interests of which
were closely interviewer with the manufacturing
interest. Tie gave way. withoc: concluding. to L
motion for adjournment A21Js.
MARYLAxD.-The Legislature of Maryland con.
yened at Annapolis on Monday. Sxy-foar mem
oers were present in the House and ten in the SEN
! tn I e Ierrnrd nL Ral,inan-e j. .naken Of for