New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-25

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'sTae UnEon,, md the Wing Minority in
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improvement of Colorcd seanien, &c.
Correspondence OF The n. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. D.
In the House or REPRESENTATIVES, to-day,
Mr.. FILLMORE requested leave to make personal
explanation he said he had never before as
long as he had been member of the House, taken
nctico Of any newspaper article bar en- editorial
in the New-York Union OF Saturday, 2lst inst,
and letter written from New oIk, in the Madi-
soran of this morning, had been brought to his
notice, rejecting so much on the Committee OF
WAYS and Means and on this House, especially the
party with whom he usually acted, that be felt i
his duty to notice it.
The article in the Union headed 'the infamy of
faction" and the letter in the Madisonian OF the
same purport, were read, charging the Wings and
the Committee of Ways and Means with infamy
with reference to the recent report by Ar. Fill
more from The Committee of Ways and Means on
the subject OF the Exchequer, (Which recommended
the rejection OF the Presidents plan,) stating that
majority of the Committee were in favor OF NJ
Cushings plan and majority of the moderate
Wings of the House-that the Eight before the
report was made Wing caucus was held, in which
letter from Mr.. Clay, saying that neither Tx
cheouer plan mus: be adopted, but the question
left Open was read that the moderate OF the party
were beat in by the violent hsrrangues and niu-
ence of the leaders, that this report was the result,
&c. &c.
Mr. F. said that to the best Of his knowledge
there was no caucus held tina, ne had never seen
or heard of letter from Mr.. Clay on the subject,
knew not what his sentiments were except as ne
Inferred them from his public coarse, that ne had
entered on the examination of the subject with an
anxious desire 10 be able 10 recommend the plan
or something similar but that on thorough lnves-
LEGATION of the subject the Committee decided that
they could no otherwise discharge their duty, and
had unanimously recommended the REJECTION OF
the Presidents plan, sc. He pronounced the
whole statement uaequivoeaAy and absolutely
false, and challenged any member OF the House,
Wing, Democrat, or of 1.-The Guard, II he knew
OF different facts, torise and correct him.
Dir WISE made some reply, but pretended not
to con'rovert Mr.. Fimore's statement. He
moved to go into Committee of the Whole on the
Union to take up the Exchequer bill; but the mo-
ton not being in order not received.
The subject was here dropped.
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ordering the printing of 5000 extra copies OF Mr..
WIYTaRoFs report and Mr.. RAYSER's counter
report from the Committee on Commerce, relative
TO the irnpr sonment of colored seamen. He said
ne had not yet the report, and without ex-
animation OF it he did not wish to sanction it by
ordering extra printing.
A motion of Mr.. CALHOUN TO lay on the table
the motion TO reconsider, failed: Yeas 85, Nay.
ll22.
The previous question, moved by Mr.. WISE
was seconded the main question was ordered :
Yeas l2l, Nays 66 and raS carried: Yeas lib,
Nays SO.
So The vote was reconsidered, and on motion of
Mr.. WISE, the original motion to print extra
copies was lad on the table: Yeas l04, Nays Ga
The resolution of Mr.. FILLMORE from the Com
nittee of Ways and Means, recommending the re-
lection o; the Presidents Excnequer and the
cou.ter resolution of MIR. ATaEAToN from the
same Coz mitee, recommending the Sub-Trea-
sury, came Up as the special order.
Inc mc;ioa OF Mr.. WINTHROP to lay The SUBJ
iect on the table, the ground that 1t would be
more proper TO discuss the subject on the Elk.
cheauer oil itself, and TO test TIE sense OF the
House, tailed; Yeas a. Nays la.
Tbs question recurring on the resolutions, Mr.
nuch laug hte-, in reply TO MIR. Underwood's re-
marks on a former day, to prove from MIR. Ciay's
Hsnsseg speech that ne was not bound TO United
States Bank, and therefore that John Tyler YVES
LOT guilty. OF inconsistency or ,reachery, after
weeping because Mr.. Clay was aot nominated, and
after being elevated TO ufhce by Wings, WHO sup
posed By tnis that his principles were il accord
ance win Mr. Clay's, In turning reuad and vetoing
the TIVE Bank biits and thwartIns the most earnest
efforts OF those VINO mad elected him to do some
thing to regulate the currency, &c.
MIR. CUSHING got the floor, and after presenting
several memorials from New York and elsewhere
in favor OF The Exchequer, yielded to motion TO
adjourn.
In SENATE, to-day, petitions were presented
against the repeal OF the Bankrupt law BY Messrs
TALLAADeg and KERR; In favsr of the Excheouer
plaa by Nessrs. BucHASAs, BAYARs and CAL
Eousi in favor OF the issue of Government Stock
by Dir. ARcHERi and in fayer of the establish
NEXT OF dry dock at Brooklyn by Nh BAYARD
frnrn 3,000 citizens of Brooklyn and New-York.
Several Executive Communications were re-
ceived-snoDg which were the following from