New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-25
The resolutions of Mr.. Clay to restrict the veto


The Se.satc then ad journed.
In the HorsE Mr.. BARNARD. cn lcave,i &C
corlancs with previous notice. submitted al
amendment TO the Exshcquer Bill, which. without
reading, was lnid on the table and orercd printed.
Resolution, offered on leave BY the following
Members ,cere adopted: Mr. HuBBARD. calling
on the SECRETARY II The Treasury for any Informal
ton in his possession relative 10 the tobacco trade
NIr.EvGEErr, inStructing the Committee on the
Judiciary; 10 inquire into the expedicacy Of Puo'
fishing stareotvped edition OF the Laws OF the l.
States: Mr.FILLMoRE, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means. inquring OF the President wileih-
or any complaint has been made By any foreign
Government, ts minister agent. in relation to
tn. Revenue Act Of 1871, a. infringing on treatE
stipuatons between the United States and foreign
Governments Nr BrRSELL. directing the Sec
rotary OF the Nav t, furnish the House a state
rent of the v.S~els bull, by the United States since
1926. when and where bulk. at what co<t5tl:.;
also, directing the Postmaster General 10 inform
the House whether any, and what Legislative llea-
sure>. arc necessary to enable that Department TO
make necessary arrangements for the transmission
OF foreign letters through foreign Post o'fies~ Mr.
COOPER OF Pa, resembling the joint resolution IN
the removal OF the Law Library OF Congress
Other resolutions .! an unnportant naturea2d
petitions. on leave were presented.
The resolution reported from The RccrenchsneH
Committee 20 reduce the number OF Clerks OF the
House from twelve to ten with the amendment OF
Mr.. GoRDoy to retain the present number. was
debated during the morning nou, by Messrs. SAL
rossrA1L and PlctExs il favor Of. and by Mr.
BRrGGsis opposition to the amendment.
The bill for tho construction Of Wan Steamer
received from the Senate aud motion OF
Mr.. MALLORY. who said the Naval Committee had
instructed him TO report a similar BILL WAS twice
read. and without tllercgula commitment was re-
ierred to the Committee Of the Whole on the
Union.
communication was received from the Secrc-
iarv OF State in answer To resolution OF The
House relative correspondence between this
Government and Great Britain. and tins Govern
ineHt and the Executive of Ncw-l orl in relation
TO the Colonial History of New-Ycrk.
The General Appropriations Bill was again taken
MP il. Committee of ,ie Whole Mr. BKtGGs in the
Chair, and several sections passed over with
but little debate.
The Committee then rose. and tina House ad-
journed. ARGUS.
CAFrrRE.-Thc y. o. Bee gives the following
incident as having happened just bcf.rc young
Combs left Vera Cruz in the British steamer Sol
way:
\ multitude of ladies and gentlemen in gala
dresses were on board the Solwav. admiring the
vessel when a ye.Scwas deserted in the dis
tance with 4merican. colors floating in the breeze.
1t was considered strange, however. that the GAL
| liant craft did not approach the other shipping or
come into port although within cannon shot OF the
| fort. Very soon rich Mexican mcrchantman the
| Pric0sia put TO sea bound for Tampco. or some
other port-whcn she ncarcd the :traagc ship, the
American flag struck. and the Sin gle Star of
| Texas noatcd over her dcck-a gun and then M
other and another was fired, the Mexican all the
while attempting to escape-thc multitude
clnmcd-Thc Tcxans-thc Texans nnd fed in all
! directions. The cannon of San Juan De Uloa
was run out To the embri,sureS of the fort and
great noise made but the Mcxicun vessel struck
her lag, and was led off in glorious style by he
stranger ship Qucrc-Wns that Commodore
| Moore?
The Pcayunc SAYS that it was, and that the
capture was ono Of the >chooncrs built at this city.
lCF The L. S. District Court for the Southern
District of Mississippi was to have commenced a
term at Jackson on the lst inst but did not. be-
cause the Loco-F oco Judge had struck for higher
wages In other words, he thinks his salary
- 0O0) is too little, and holding on To his Office.
declines to hold Court till it is raised Ought he
not to be indicted for conspiracy to raise wages
which the Courts pronounce sucha hcinous crime
in ourncvmcn >hocmakcrs
ZGIA suit sometime since was instituted at
Tallahassee. IA against Cos. Call b. the United
States Government, who charged him with being
a dctautcr The case has just been decided, and
a verdict rendered for Gov. Call of = 900.
SAD AcclpESr.-rw9 of the worklncn engaged
in luting the pillars of the new Treasury building
in Washington were prcciptated to tho pavement
beneath their staging and both of them severely
injured one had his arm and leg broken, and was
otherwise injured so that he is not expected to
survvc-thc otherwas not dangerously hurt
MARYLAND RE>uMPrloS.-The Senate has
amended the Resumption bill 50 a, to tx on the
lst Of November for tho day In this shape the
bill passed. II TO ). and returned TO the
House Its concurrence Is doubtful
o. We understand the Pcnn.vlvania Bank has
paid out over 100000 of the intsrcst the State
Debt The injunction is not yet removed, although