New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-09
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Correspondence o. the Tribune
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, July 7.
is SENATE, to-day, Mr. BAGBY introduced
hill TO regulate the fees in wrts OF error in the Dis
TIC, Ceur, OF the United State, FOR the Northern
District Of Alabama.
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to take up the bill To author
ice a compromise between the suIe,ics of Samuel
Swa,iwou, and the Government The motion wa.
negativcd.
The &C, TO amcn, the act to carry into effect the
existing compacls with Alabama and M.,i.,ippi.
in regard to the -four per fund and school res
eryations, was passed.
The Apportonmcnt Bill was again taken up.
the District section it came from the House re-
qprng the Elections to be held by single and on
tiguous dstricts) being under consideration, and
Mr.. WRIGHr's amendment providing that no State
under this section shall bc called to divide
cosntes or ccotor,l districts, for the purpose OF
masking single districts, pepdius,
Mr.. WRIGHT hoped, II the section were re-
,aiacd his amendment woua be adopted. He
should go against the district principle in any
FORM considering il an unwise step. calculated to
bring the State. and the General Government into
collision Mcssrs LINN, CUTnBEKr and WALK.
original section Nj. BERRIEN opposed the dis.
trict principle in condemnation OF which the DIFF.
lcrcnt parties OF Georgia, although differing on
other subjects, agreed
The amendment of Mr. WRIGHr was rejected
Yeas 10; Nays 29-ds follows:
NSs-Me,r, Allen, Bagly. Beaton Brcl1nsn, Calhoun,
uubri, Fulton NM, Liam vi korcri. sever sturgeon,
iapian Walker WILCOX, Williams Woodbury., Wright,
N.S.-Nc.sr. Archer Barrow, Bsic. Bayard, Berri-n.
nuntnctn, keT. Man Merrck, Muller, More
bead Phelps fo'tei PlcNoa, res s'nim,n', smiho c,
The Senate adjourned.
In the IioCsE, Nh. FILLMORE, from the Com
mirtcc of Ways and Means, rcl o ted bin to ex-
tend TO the lst Of August pr'biino the laws for
LAYING and collecting duties on imports He SAID
as it had become 80 aPperen, That II was impos.i-
Die to dispose Of the Revenue bill b, fore the first
of JULY and in that case it vas doubtful whether
any duties could be collected under the pfc-rut
laws, the Committee had Instructed him to report
hi. b-which was referred t. the Committee of
tn Whole on the Union, AID ordered prio'cd
The Army bill was taken up, the question b,ug
on concgrrins III the l;cpert of the Com Iitee f
the Whole. Mr. c. j. IAGLRsoLL msyed 10 re-
commit the bill to the Mil ary Committee, ui,h
Instructions to Inquire INTO the oNpcdicncy Of re-
orsasizins the Army, /" report bi.i for ha, pur-
peso, &c. Mr.. |. briefly imp isned this prcciPi-
tate and budield manner Of reducing thu, great
of oar Defence aud cont nGcd ,nat TIA SUBJECT
Should receive the deliberate Consideration Vi thc
iiO1.e through oac of s committees.
Mr. RGyNoLD. moved an amendment INSTRUCT 7
ing an inquiry as to the expectancy of aboll,hng
the Military Academy at West Point, OF changing
ii 80 rs To he more acceptable To the people Mr.
X. a,tnc>cd TIE whole plan of the Military
Academy, coutcudHg that ii wa. Useless AID
should be abolished MIR iloLNAs guilantly de-
Tended il.
The previous question was moved by Mr. /
loRkg, aud being seconded the melton to recon-
nit was cut of, and the House bropgh, to direct
vote ON the amendments of the Committee, all Of /
sion Of Mr.. CAVE JoHYsON's amendment, rcdnc !
ing the Army to the stasdals of 1921, was-leas |
liz; NAYS 80. OX that sbolishing the regiment /
If Dragoous of l336-Ycas 9f Nays 80, Sc.
The bill was then passed.
At "A late hour yesterday. the bill to supply de-
fcicncy OF $84 ,95l in the Navy Pension Fund !
and the bill proving for the settlement of tho |
claims Of Maine for the services of her militia, !
were briefly considered in Committee, reported to
the House and passed.
The House adjourned. A s'ca, struggle rs to the
business next to 10 taken up will no doubt cnsuc
tomorrow Three Tariff bills, besides numerous
others. now pressing the consideration OF
the Committee of the Whole ARGUS.