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States, &c.
Without taking question the House adj
Journed.
THURSDAY, April 49,
In the Senate the general appropriation
bill was discussed most of the day in CON-
mittee
In the House Mr.. Stanly, from the select
committee on public expenditure, submitted the
long looked-for report Of Mr.. Pondexter from
the commission to inquire into the management
OF the New York Custom House., (which
was laid on the table and ordered to be prin-
ted. motion to print 10000 copies lies
over.
The National 1ntellgencer says we have had
no opportunity to examine its contents but
those who have had tue to do so pronounce it
to be startling development of abuses, which
have grown up (and some of which have grown
old) with the Custom House establishments
In due time our readers shall have glimpse of
its contents, which are volumlnous as vel as
interesting and which it will take some time to
master.
The Apportionment Bill was again taken up
in Committee of the Whole on the Union, the
question Immediately pending being on the
amendment of Mr.. Colquit to exempt the State
OF Georgia from the operation of the General
District System, as proposed by the amendment
from the Committee on Elections.
MIR. Kennedy of la. concluded his remarks in
opposition to the District System.
Mr.. Barnard ably advocated the amendment,
contendIng that the Constitution gave full pow
er as to regulating the time, place and manner
OF holding elections to the States first, and pow
er to the General Government of revision and
correction OF state legislation when necessary,
that the necessity now existed, and the District
system ShOulu no a1pptpu for tho md
perfect expression OF the popular will, &c. &c.
Messrs. Payne and Clifford opposed the
amendment on the grounds Of consttutionality
and expediency.
he House then adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 30
In the House. Mr.. CUSHING moved y roco,-
sderation of the vote nv which on Tburs 1av
the usual number OF copies of Mr. Polndexters
Report relative to the New York Custom House
were ordered to be printed.
In February, it appears resolution was
adopted, calling on the President for the report
OF the commissioners On that subject Hence
1t was urged that Mr.. Poindexer's report ought
to come to the House through the President,
instead of through the committee on public ex-
pendtures II was stated bv Mr. XViso tho,
the report had been sent to tho treasury Jon,rt
mont nm tho oO,h Of ,ho nrasa,,, .'',L w.
that the ST on tbo Droc;Jo,t 4, ,l,.
allodrod IoI,, ooulJ ,a, b. - w. ''' '''o
Nj S,anIv baJ Io,,or o IS ~, I'D D. ou'i
from which ba argnoJ Tho, i ,,,as h,' ioau'
cortain tbot no I'LL 80, -; , NV ''i0a''
,rans,,;,,oJ o., H. IL, "'"'o nave 'co''
7, u,,s ;ao;Ja,,,a1i''
Tor ,.,"o n'.ar -! a.a.ea .li"' VT. ro'''ueH-
on exnepdursss u n md ''s 10 a"e c1n''.ee
Snoaker ''''' " ''oi'""a fo'i tne
After warm and long debate. the motion 70
reconsider was rejected by majority of eight
votes.
The remainder Of the day was devoted to the
consideration of private bills.
The Senate were engaged the whole day in
considering the numerous amendments report
ed by the finance committee to the General
Appropriation Bill.
SArrpn.v anr;1 an
Hon s,uro, r. cr,f,. ,ool. IL. ,.t
,tor from, Voru,ont WV" '-'' '0"' do 'ei'-
Tho civil and Di,,o,,at;c s,o,ou
consideration in the senate. as in comm,too q,
the whole.
The amendments considered have been
manly OF Diplomatic character. The Sem
ate' alter debate' have voted appropriations for
NJ T i' 'no o' " ,9tochhol'n'
tIoIl,,J 0''''' A0 '"' anu ''ai' ou'"' 10
'- Ill., -, .:.,.
50 600 for ,Ie on,pl a' par W. Saafy Oh
rhe biIl was ,bon Gnali "',s n, "ai ieJeI'eu.
an increased annrnnr,atin, ba"in ,n'osn "l,h'
for the baneft IF anorcar s nars Jeei ,'aue
In tho House annthor ,eI.",''i aoa oau.
the renor, Of A. Io;nJey,or ,p'a's up on
v cns,or JJonse '''''''e 10 '''' ~
Tbo ra,,,ainJar rs ,ho Jo,.
nriya,e claims was 0''"p'eu VIII"
May y ISL.
The absorbing topic at present here is the
Report OF the Custom House Commissioners,
The public are all on the qui rire to get pos
session of the important dsclos ures expected
Yesterday and the day before the House OF
Representatives were convulscd upon the SUBJ
Ject, and several severe passages were eXchang
ed between MIR. Adams, Wise, Stanly, dc.
The negotiation between Mr.. Webster and
Lord Ashburton is rapidly advancing, and ami
cably, and although nothing has yet TRANSFERRED
have reason to believe that it will finally ter.
inmate most honorably to both countries.
Nav
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Senate hv Tho nervers;,, of A. ,IIa =, ';'e
who at an earlv nomon, c,,ad nn rI liz " p En,I
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