New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-01
Dsibzs in Congress--1EessuEc from tn
President.

Session MANHATTAS.
Deinzs in Consress--1Eessngc from the
E'resisienT.
Correspondence OF the Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Feb. q.
In SENATE, to-day, motion Of Mr.. EVANS,
the bill to prevent the entry of merchandise re-
covered from shirwreck, free of duty in certain
cases, after brief discussion, was passed
Tie bill to amend the law regulating imprison
ment for debt in the District of Columbia, (cov
ering the case Of Amos Kendall, on motion of
Mr. TAPPAN was passed.
Bills were ordered engrossed-to repeal the
provision of the act for the reorganization of the
Army changing the Cd regiment of Dragons into
rife regimen, after the 4rh proxno to amend
the act establishing tie Northern boundary line OF
Ohio and to apply certain alternate section OF
interior land towards the completion of works OF
internal. improvement in Michigan.
The remainder of the day and till about ten
o'clock at night, was occupied in the consideration
Of tile bill to provide for the publication Of the
debates and proceedings of Congress in a contin-
ued series. Mr. Benton aud some others, show
ed determined hostility to the bill and disposi-
ZION at all hazards TO prevent coming to the ques-
tlOn
Without disposing of the subject, the Senate
went into Executive Session.
In the HoesF, a motion of Mr.. BRGeds to print
> 500 Extra copies of the Report from the Post
Office Department OF the contracts for The year,
&C.. after the rejection ui motion of Mr.. CAVE
JOHNSON toley on the table Yeas -, Nays So
wes carried.
Mr.. HoPKrss brought up the matter of the re-
lection by tie vote-9l to 9l-of MIR. J. Camp
L,,I, b;It ~ s,.rand tho 4 ,1uc,np clause of rht
Apportjoruent law fer the 29th Congress, and
raised the point that, n case of an equal vote. it
vas the duty Of :he Speaker to vote. After some
conversation on the subject, the Speaker voted in
the ne edtire, thus finally disposing Of the matter.
Mr.. rpLLANp from The Select Committee OR
the case of Jonathan Roberts, moved to authorize
the Committee TO SIT during the sessions of the
House; negaticed: Ayes 50; Noes j5-not two
thirds.
On motion of Mr.. FILLMORE resolution was
aG9psed to terminate debate in Conn .ttee OF the
Whole on TIE Union on the Civil aud Diplomatic
Appropriation Bill at : o'clock to-day.
Mr. ADAMS made an unsuccessful! atiemptt to of
fer a resolution providing that the nextvacancy en
the bench of the Supreme Court of the Uniled
States shall be supplied by ths appointment of e
citizen residing in non-slaveholding State.
Tie consideration of the General appropriation
bill! was then resumed in Committee, Mr.. FEssEs-
DEN of Me- in the Chair, the sabject of TIE Coast
Survey pending. After repetition Of the former
debate on this subject, the question was taken and
the amendment OF the Select Committee, appro-
priating $1,000 for the continuance of the survey
upon the plan approved BY Board to be appoint.
ed by the Presiden,-oificers of the Army and Navy
20 be employed without extra pay far prac-
ticsoie, &c, agreed 10.
Various ether MISUNDERSTANDING which was
one BY Mr.. ADAMS app-qpriatins s3,O00for salary
of Commissioner ~ the SanG icn Islands, and
one BY Mr.. ]. R. ISeERsoLL, OF $500 for Con-
sal at Reyrout-were adopted. The bill was re-
ported te the House
A message was received from the President
which may be found an another place; after this
was read the House adjourned. ARGUS.
From. Baeaos Ayres.
We find iI the Baltimore America trnnsla-
ticn Of some important documents concerning af-
fairs in Bgenos Ayres, from which it appears that
European powers are about to interfere in the Do
nsstic wars of tina, country The British Minis
ter some time since offered the mediation of Great
Britain between Bueuss Ayres and the Oriental
Republic This offer, accepted By tie latter, was
rejected by the former The British anc French
Ministers thereupon addressed note to Rosas'
Prime Minister, regreilng this occurrence, and
announcing that other meastres weuld be taken
to remove the obstacles 10 peaceful navigation
of the river Plate.
After the battle of Plamar the British Minister
addressed to the Governor of Buenos Ayrcs letter.
annopncing on behalf of the Governments of Great
Britain and France, that the sangnisary ,rar nor
eristing 6stpssntde goreramsmtsof ssuenosA Ayres
and Monterjaso mxst cease, ard urgisg as prompt
an answer as possible TO the following demaads:
lst The immediate cessation of hos,iiities be-
tween the ArgentiRe forces, and those of the Re-
public Of Uruguay.
ID Tha, the troops OF the Argentine Republic
(s being understood that those of the Republic Of
Uruguay shall r5op. the same course) shall return
within their own territory, in csse they shall have
lsftif.