New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-11
Tariff Report Of the secretary of the Trea-
sur, New-f Ork Custom House 4 Oniiiis-
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WASHINGTON, NlpbdhN. 'dE fil.
In SENATE today communication was present
oil by the PRESIDENT from Thomas W. Dorr, sub
.,ril.ip, himself Governor Of Rhode Island, trans
,,;,,iog resolutions Of the General Assembly of
ina, Statc. requesting him to inform the President
oC the United Slac,, and both Houses Of Congress,
,b,, the Government Of Rhode Island has been
luly or,aaized under a new Constitution, and that
IN. Geneal Assembly is now in session, proceed
I'M, 10 the discharge Of its duties. The resolution
wa. laid on the table.
Petitions were presented by Mc,srs. STURGEON,
BrcnlyAs and MILLER for protection.
The resolution Of MIR. WooDBsRY, fixing the
daily hour Of meeting at ! O'Clock, \. NJ, was
laid on the tasc
The bill providing for the transfer of certain
ca.e.. from the State to the Federal Judiciary,
wa. opposed AZ some length bv Mr. BUcHANAN,
And the Senate went into Executive session.
In me House.. Nh krNSEDY Of Md. presented
several memorials, numcron-y signed by iuhabi-
r,rt. OF MARYLAND without distinction Of party, for
protective tariff
Report. were made. on leave, as follows; by
Mr. c. II. WILLIAMS iremthe Committee on Ter
rtories, abill making appropriation for the com
I'eron Of public buildings IN Florida, by Nh.
J rHoNPsoN Jf H.. from the Committee qa the Dis
the, Of Columbia, bill providing for the speedy
administration Of Justice in the District; and by
/ Mr.. NJ. Brown from the Committee on the judi
cilry. bill changing the time of holding the Cir
cli: and District Courts of Tennessee. Inc Iai-
icr bill without direction was taken up ard passed.
The subject of the Newly ork Custom House
Reports. was again taken up and Mr.. CUSHING
continued at length bis Constitutional argument
tarains, the amendment of Mr.. UNDERWOOD (ccn-
. IL, flle n
lhc Commission. a Unauthorized by the Consti,1-
Zion. &c) and in reply to the speech of Mr..
HE referred to numerous precedents under every
Administration from that of Washington to llarr-
Ion for tic exercise Of this power, and commended
that it was the imperative duty Of the President
funder the clause Of the Constitution requiring him
10 see the Laws executed and To- give information
to Congress of public affairs, to appoint agents tor
the detection Of frauds and corruption. lie yielded
for explanation to several gentlemen. among whom
NJ ADAMS expressed his unqualified assent to
the power of the President To institute the com
mission
At tina suggestion of Mr.. G. resolution WAS
! adopted. ordering the printing of the usual mum
vhcr ut the report, of each of the Commissioners,
under the supcrntcn1ence of the Clerk OF the
/ House, who is to prevent the printing more than
once of any of the testimony and docHnents.-
The debate, still to continue on the printing the
extra number was postponed, Mr.. {. not concl1d-
ing and
The SPEAKER laid before the House the report
Of the Secretary of the Treasury the Tariff the
usual number of which and 10000 extra copies
were ordered printed.
MIR FILLMORE reported from thc Committee OF
Way, and Mean, the Appropriation Bin, with GER
tain amendments to those of tho Senate, which
was taken up in Committee OF the Whole on the
| mon. and several amendments acted on
discussion of the same nature a. that before
occurring arose on the provision limiting the sala-
rics of Marshals aud Clerks Of the Circuit and
District Courts of the southern District of New
York and was continued till adjournment.
ARGTS.