New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-24
concsponaenee of The TRIBUNE.

NtgIINcToN, June =, 49,
In SENATE to-day after some unimPortant bu,i-
ness during the morning hour, on motion OF Mr..
EyANs, the Army Appropriation bill was taken
up and. after consideration tIi late hour, was
pa sset and returned To tho House with various
amendments, among which are the following:
Amendment Of the Committee on Finance. to
strike out the proyiso of the House. reducing the
Army to the standard Of 1921, aboIishng one rcgi-
mout OF Dragons. &c. Mr. Evans said the COM
mittcc conceded the provi,o Of tine House as di-
rccted to a reorganization of the Army, and map
propriatc to an Appropriation bill. The object
contemplated wosd b. presented by rhc biz OF
Mr. Preston. (reporied yesterday from the Com
mittee on Military Afiair..) The reduction, 1t
made, would hardly take effect till the close ct
this year. and consequently no reduction .hosid be
made in the present appropriation. After de-
bate of some l9ugth, the amendment was adopted
Yea. % and -(8)-Nessrs. Allen, CLAYTON,
McRoberi., Sturgeon. 1aPpan, Wilcox, Wood
bury and Wright.
An amendment was adopted aprropriating
Sl5, 900 for military services for the defence OF
the frontier, inland ami Atlantic, and $1,000 Tor
preservation OF the public property at several
places
Ga motion OF Mr. PREsroS, $50 600 (ou, Of
the appropriation Of $500 900 foc the manuiscturc
of arns) was placed AZ the discretion Of the Sec
re;ary ct War, 10 be expended ioI this object %
enable him t. test some Of the Improvements in
arms, &c: $1,000 was also, ON motion OF Mr.
T.. Appropriated tot meteorological observations
at different ports.
An Amendment Of Mr.. CRTlFNDEN apP~P phi
ating 800 90 for building the necesssy boats for
IL 'I t1.iD hlf.-
.issippi Missouri and Arkansas River, and an
amendment of Mr.. BERRisS aPpr0priating ,ls,-
399 for the pay Of Georgia volunteers caD"d out by
TIE Governor ia IL 10 and ~ were adopted
The bill was passed, and the Senate, after All
executive session. al ioirned.
In the HOusE the Resolution Cor the appoint
ment of Committee TO inquire into the nature.
sc. Of the claim, f1r Virginia military bounty |
land warrants, vs. advocated during the morning |
hour by Mr. GoccIS
TIL rarif Bi,l was taken mp in Committee Of
the Whole OF the Union, Ma. McKESSAS II P.. |
in chair.) Mr. PIcsENs opposed The bill and re-
piled 10 Mr.. Fillmore. conicHdpg thai 10 wa i'm I
possible "A, va. proposed hy Mr ! ga raise i27,- |
600 900 revenue from imports. (a- estimated ou
the ba.i, ofl3i0) Of - .0e0 900 duiiahe artices
this requiring duty Of rs per cent. Tie lsfi he /
Clarman Of the Committee Il Wa. and Mean. I
70 find out the ways eni means for he .unport Of
Government. Thi. I'LL would ~, do il ard be |
dee AIRED that Government would rot last ten year.
longer if we deporded for revenue exclusively on
impo.u. He coude,cendod TO point oui no mode I
Of raising revenue, bu, expatatri on the osgauia-
ccs Of FREE trade the close ot hi, hour
Nlr SNYDER u Pa. opposed ihe bill on account /
Of the distribution clause and is lcyying duy on
tea. coffee aud .at
M,.sis Hr4lARD and WIss Of Va. opposed |
the protection and iii.,ribIiion policies AMI adyo-
Gated Tariff for tie necessary revenue for Gov
eminent,
Mr. CUSHING made an abb argument IN favor
Of protection connected with revenue, and urged |
the necessity of immediate action on the bin, snd
the passage Of permanent revenue iaw before the I
Both n.t-The House adjolfnrd. ARGUS.