New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-06
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Correspondence Of the Tribune.
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Correspondence OF the Tribune.
wAsusGroS, Wednesday, Jan. 4.
In SENATE, to-day, after petitions were re
sented,
Mn. CALuoUs presented resolutions of the Le-
rislature of South Carolina in favor of refunding
the fine TO Gen. Jackson; also, the fine imposed
on DR.. Cooper usder the alien and sedltion laws.
The message of the President with reference to
our relations with the Sandwich Islands and with
China. was received and laid on the table.
Mr.. MERR1cK, from the Committee on Post
Offices and PosL-roads, reported bill authorizing
the making of permanent contracts for the trans
porta,ion of the mail upon railroads; also bill to
prevent the employment of private expresses upon
mail routes. and the commission of frauds upon
the P. o. Department.
Mr. WRIGHT calledup the memorial introduced
by him for the establishment of the Warchouslng
system, and moved it's reference to the Committee
on Finance. The motion rcjected-Yeas II ],
Nays IT,
MIR. HUNTINGTON then moved its reference to
the Committee on Commerce.; which was car
ried
The system was spoken favorably of by all, and
desire was expressed TO give the subject q full
and candid examination.
On motion of Mr.. WOODBURY., 80 much OF the
report of the Secretary of the Treasury as relates
! TO this subject with the accompanying documents,
was transferred from the Committee on Finance
to the Committee on Commerce.
The bill regulating the value of foreign gold
and silver coins was taken up, and, alter some
remarks By Mcssrs. EVANS and BENTON, was
laid over.
Hon. GEORGE McDurrlE, Senator elect from
South Carolina, vice Hon. WM c. Preston, re-
signed was yesterday qualified and took his seat.
The Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE, Mr. FILLMORE, from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, reported bill max
ing appropriations for the Army, Sc for the half
wear ending 30th June, l843, and for the fiscal
wear commencing 1st July. 1843, and ending 3oth
June, 1S44-referred TO the Committee of the
Whole.
A resolution introduced by MIR. J. THoMrsos
Mason of Md, and as modified and amended, in
structng the Committee Accounts 10 inquire
into the expedicncy Of paying TO the widows OF
Hon. JAS. w. WILLIAMS and r. w. HABERsHAM
deceased, respect ely the usual compensation as
Members of Congres up to the time OF their deaths,
was adopted.
Mr.. PgsDLEros, from the COMMITTEES on Mill
tary Affairs, reported bill to establish TWO addi-
tional military posts.
On motion Of Mr. SrAsLY, FIVE thousand extra
copies Of the accompanying report We're ordered
printed.
The resolution of Mr. BowsE, iastructing the
Committee on the Judiciary to report Thurs
day Tomorrow bill to refund the fire to Gen.
Jackson came up Blr. BARNARD moved to lay
i, on the table. Negatived-Yeas 81, nays l07
Mr. BANARD then moved an amendment to in.
struct the Committee TO report with all convenient
despatch all the facts of the and their opinion
on the question of law involved, &c.
Mr. UNDERWOOD advocated MIR. Barnard's
amendment He said hs wanted the facts in the
cnse brought to Eight. He had understood that in
late Nashville paper Gen. jackson himself had
come out and denied in toto the facts as stated in
the recent publication by "a Kcutuckian" on the
subject. He knew something abeut lhe writer Of
,his signature; be was one of the most talented
men in tAe country. Mr.. U. expressed strong in
disnation az the proclamation OF martial law, and
did not know bat he should vote against refunding
the fine, more strongly TO place his condemnation
on the act.
At the expiration Of the morning hour the sub
ject, without further action, was laid over.
The bill 10 repeat the Bankrupt Law was taken
up and was made again the vehicle for general
political debate, the subject (aominaliy) under
consideration being almost entirely lost sight Of
DIR. BowSE, afler lecturing rhe House for thus
having engaged in a political debate and abused
the President and after appealing to taera TO come
TO direct vote get at other business, pro-
! ceeded TO reply to the remark OF Mr. Weller OF
Yesterday that no Democrat would accept caice
Under Mr.. Tyler surrounded BY such Cabinet
| Mr. B. said If Daniel Webster and John C. Spen-
Ger had become convinced OF the error Of their
| ways and were willing new to enter into the De-
rocraric ranks, he could see no reason Why the
| doors should be shur to them.