New-York tribune., 1842-02-04
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.

L
In the sEsArr, 5fr. EvAss presented resolc-
tons .s tile Legislature of Maine, resembling It's
resolutions Of 1910, and in favor of the repeal OF
| the Bankrup. Law.
Mr.. WHITE presented resolutions of the Senate
OF Ia, passed By majority of ) TO votes IN
favor of the repeal of the Bankrupt Law. HeeS-
pressed his opinion that the people OF that State
were in favor of the law, and his sanction OF II.
He also presented a petition of the Mayor and
Aldermen of Michigan City for Improvements OF
the ilarbor of that place.
This gave rise to a brief debate in which
McSsrs WHITE CLAY and GRAHAM held the con-
,,i,utionay and exp,tiiency, in certain cases, OF
appropriations for objects OF this character, and
| Mr.. Preston considered the question OF the con-
s,;tutionaty at best doubtful and opposed appro-
pria,ons of this kind in the present exhausted
state OF the Treasury holding that the authority
over THAR own harbors was reserved to the re-
| specrivc States.
Mr.. T.PPAS presented resolutions of the Le-
gi.laturc of Ohio for the erection OF Marine Hos
| ntal on the western waters
Mr.. WoonBRlDeE presented petition of citi-
zens OF Pittsburgh, Pa. for the passage OF The tx-
chequcr Bill particularly retaining the provisions
relating to exchanges.
Resolutions offered bv the following Senators
we're adopted by Mr.. SEVER, requesting the Pre-
sidcn to furnish the proceedings of the Committee
on the Boundary Line between the United States
and Texas By Nh SIMMONS, that the President
pro. tenn. of the Senate inform the Executive OF
| Rhode Island of the death of Hon. ~ F. DIXON
Petitions we're presented against the repeal or
postponcrncnt OF the Bankrupt Law and for other
purposes.
The resolution of Mr. Clay, amendatoryy OF the
Constitution, was taken up, and NJ. .bucRASAS
spoke at length in reply TO Mr. Clay and IN de-
fence Of the veto power, as a conservative power
TO prevent impure and hasty agitation, TO guard
the minority, und not so liable TO abuse as main
tancd bv many, in proof Of which he noticed the
tuct that out of the six Or seven thousand laws
| passed since the organization OF our Government,
but about twelve had been vetoed; of which tour
were bank bills, six for internal improvements and
one for Distribution.
The Senate then went into Executive session
In the HocsE, a message received that tho
President had signed the Treasury Note Bill.
Mr.. EvgrEr7 eave notice tha, he should Gull
up the Apportionmcnt Bul, on tuesday next.
The unfinished business, on resolutions to cen
sure Mr.. Adams, was taken up.
Mr.. ADAMS then offered the resolutions for IN
formation from the Departments of which he had
previously given notice; to the reception OF which
objections being made, Mr. ADAMS contended that
the information was absolutely necessary to his
defence Tie first resolution, calling on the Ere
sidcnt, if not incompatible with the public inter-
est, for copies of the correspondence between the
Department Of State und the Minister OF Great
Britain also Of the correspondence between the
Governor of South Carolina and the late William
:. johnson, Judge of the Supreme Court of the I.
States, relating to M act of the Legislature OF
South Carolina, directing the imprisonment OF
colorcd persons arriving from abroad AT the ports
of TINT State; also for III: acts themselves,
and any opinion by the said Judge Johnson OF the
unconsti,utionalitv thereof, was read.
Mr. GI1.MER moved to lay this resolution on tho
table.
s. Mr. JONES of Md, moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table
After some conversation, in which Mr. ADAMS
expressed his desire to proceed and called Oh
every friend of the right Of habcas corpus, OF tra
by jury, and of the right of petition, to abstais
hcnccforth from any vote of laying on the table OF
postponcmeut of the subject, or any bu; q aye OF
"no on the direct question:
a call Of the House was made, and l9G mem
bcrs were asccriaincd to br present.
The question was then taken, and the House
refused to lav the whole subj ject the table
Yeas SO, Nays 10.
The motion of Mr.. GLMrR to lay on the table
way negatived: Yeas 49, Nays OF.
The question then recurring on the adoption Of
the resolution, after debate of length as to
its relevancy, it wa. adopted Yeas 81, Nays 9G.
The second resolution, calling upon the Secrc-
trial of Capt. William Bolton, the correspondence
and the circumstances connected herewith was
then adopted: Yeas %, Nays 81.
The third resolution was then taken up, calling
on the President to communicate to the House
copies of any letter written by him to Wm. Cost
Johnson, relating Il rule Of the House excluding
from reception petitions the subject Of slavery
aud whether the Preside mt ever authorized Henry
A. Wise TO declare that he knew the President
was in favor of such a rule To this,
Mr.WlsE attempted to offer an amendment
calling for information on the Executive files, or
the files of any Executive Department, touching
the charge Ohm Quincy Adams is said to have pre-
ferred at one time to Mr.. Jefferson and others
against the FedelaliSts Of New E*gland, incu-
patng them with designs and ucts to dissolve the
Union of these States.