The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-02
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.


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In the SENATE, Mr. EVANS, from the committee on
finance, reported, with an amendment, the House
bill authorising reissue Of Treasury notes.
The bill to reduce the rates of postage was taken
up, when :. ,,o;,u
the rates OF postage follows;-on letters not ex-
ceedng thirty miles, five cents; thirty and not
exceeding one hundred miles, ten cents; over one
~ miles, fifteen cents two hundred and TWEEN
~ miles and not exceeding four hundred miles, twen-
ty cents; for all distances over four hundred miles,
twenty-five cents.
and the bill was engrossed for third reading
me Oil Tor defraying the expenses OF the treaty
stlpulations with various Indian tribes was called
np6y Mr.. EVANS, the appropriation reduced. and the
ol amended; passed and sent to the House Tor con-
currence IN the amendments.
Mr.. ARCHER, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported the bill regulating the intercourse
with China and the bill was placed upon the ca
lendar.
The Naval Pension Bill was passed.
A bill to extend the charters Of the District banks
from 1874 to 1854, was the next business in order.
On motion OF Mr.: BUCHANAN, an amendment was
adopted to the effect that the banks shall forfeit
their charters when they shall refuse to redeem their
notes in specie, and making provision tor l'qui-
dation.
reading
message was received from the House OF Re-
presentatves stating that they had passed bill TO
provide for carrying into effect the late treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
On motion of Mr.. Archer, the bill was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Senate, at seven O'Clock, went into an Exc
euive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, variety of
reports, the bill making appropriations tor the civil
and diplomatic expenses of the government for the
year beginning the first OF July lS43 and ending
on goth June, 1874, was taken up.
The amendment agreed to in Committee of the
atinu for a
the Sandwich Islands, was concurred in by vote Of
SO to 49,
The quesi ion was then taken on the proviso that
no Fart OF the appropriation for diplomatic expenses
shall be applied to the payment Of any salary or out
hit of any minister, charge daffaires, other TO-
reign representative, who may be appointed 10 any
post now vacant, or in which vacancy may exist
during the session of Congress, unless the appoint
ment be made by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate.
The amendment was not concurred in-yeas 60,
navs lOl.
The other amendments of the committee having
been concured in, the bill was read third time and
passed
The House resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. SUMMERS in
the Chair and took up the bill making approximation
for carving into effect the late treaty between the
United States and Great Britain.
Mr.. MCKEoN expressed his views in opposition to
the treaty
Mr. CUSHING entered into its defence. At the
conclusion of his remarks, on his motion the COM
mittee rose when
Mr.. YoRKE submitted resolution. which was
adopted: thatthe debate shall cease in half an hour.
The House again went into committee.
MIR. EVERETT submitted an amendment, ito the
effect that it shall be the duty of the commander Of
each of the vessels to be stationed the African
hundred leagues thereof, which he may have good
reason to believe are American, and engaged in the
slave trade, for the sole purpose of ascertaining
whether they be American. If they be American,
date at which they were visited, and the reasons
therefore, and report the same to the Navy Depart
ment He asserted, in the course of his remarks,
that the part of the treaty relating to the African
Mr.. ALLEN gave brief history of the Boundary
Question, and replied to the remarks OF the gentle
man from Vermont.
The time to which the debate was limited having
expired,
Mr.. MERlwETHER moved to strike out the appro-
priation for the preparation and equipment of the
naval force to be employed on the coast Of Africa
by the United States, according to the eighth ar.
ticle Of the treaty; but the motion did not prevail
The question was taken on the amendment OF
Mr.. Everett, and it was rejected-ayes ~, noes
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Tennessee, moved to strike out
the 1890, 900 to be divided in equal moieties to
Maine and Massachusetts but the motion did not
prevail
The committee then rose and reported the bill.
Inc previous question was moved and seconded;
lows:-
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Allen. 8. J. Andrews, Arnold.
Aycrigg Baker, Barnard, Bidack, Birdseye, Blair,
Boardman. Borden Bolts, Bovine, Briggs Bronson Will
liam Butler William 0. Butler, Patrick C CALDWELL Cal
hour, John Campbell, VIM. B. Campbell, Thomaa J.
Campbell Caruthers Cary Chapman, Chds, Chttenden,
Cliston, Coles Mark A. Cooper Cowen, CraLssn Craw
ford Cross Cushing. Daniel Garrett Davis Richard d.
Davis Debarry, Doig Everett Fcssendtn Fillmore, G.
Floyd, Torrance. Foster, Gamble, Gates Gentry Gid.
dngs, Patrick G. Goode, VINO. Goode, Gordon, Graham,
Granger, Hall, Harris, Henry Holmes Houck Howard,
Hubbard, Hudson, Hunter, Joseph r. Ingersol, Irwin,
Irwin JohnP Kennedy, Lewis Linn Littlefed
Thos. NJ T. McKennan Mallory, Alfred Marshall. T. F.
Marshall, Mathiot Mattocks, Maxwell, Maynard. Mitch
ell, Moore, Morgan. Morrow, Oliver, Osborne, Owsley,
Parmenter Pearce Pendleon, Powell Proft RAM
sey Benz Randall Randolph, Rencher Ridgway, Riggs,
Rodney Roosevelt. WIN. Russell, j. M Russell. saton
STALL SAUNDERS sewel, SHEPHERD Sade, Stanley Stoke
ly, straton, A. H. H Stuart John T. Stusn Summers,
Sumter, Tsliaferro, r. W. Thompson, Tillnghast, To-
land, Trplett, Trotti, Trumbull, Underwood Van Blu
rem, Ward, Watterson, Westbrook +. D. White, Joseph
l.. White T. w. Williams c. H. Williams, Joseph L.
Williams Winthrop, WISE Yorke-l37.
NAYs-Messrs. L. w Andrews, Anterior, Beeson Boyd,
A. Brown, C. Brown, Burke, Casey, Cravens Dean C.
A. Floyd, Gerry, Glmer, Hopkins, Houston, C. Inger
SOIL Jack Cave johnson, Kem, Andrew Kennedy Abra-
ham Mcclellan, Mckay, McKesn, Marchsnd, Mathews,
Medi. Mcriwether, Miller, Newhard, Payne, Rayner,
Redng, Reynolds, shaw, stcenrod Jacob Thompson,
Turney-37
And the House adjourned.