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of preventing a final vote being taken on the
bill in season for its being sent to the House.
They have in this been thus far successful
and unless the rules Of the Senate shall be
suspended for that purpose, the passage Of this
important measure to this community will be
defeated by the opposition Of the democratic
minority, factciously availng itself Of the rules
of the Senate, which do not afford the means
Of checking debate, 10 defeat the will Of the
majority.
There were no nominations of Importance
sent in to-day. It is understood that the Coo.
ernment is very much perpexed by the position
in which the resignation Of MI, Forward has
placed it. Mr. Spencer is unwilling to hazard
the rskue Of rejection by the Senate should
his name be presented to that body to fill the
vacant Secretaryship Of the Treasury, and he
pertnaciously refuses TO cooperate, in this par.
ticular, in perfecting the bargain by which
Porter was to come into the War Department.
The constitutional fact' finds it much more
difficult to consumate ito corrupt bargains than
it had anticipated.
Mr. Wcklffe, son Of the Postmaster General,
was this evening married to Miss Dawson,
daughter of Mr. Dawson member of the House
from louisiana.
"WEDNESDAY, March /, 1543
have not much Of interest to communicate
to-day. large number Of private bills passed,
in the Senate, with little opposition. The bill
to extend the charter of the Bank of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia was carried-yeas 26, nays
IL. A petition from that eccentric lady, Mrs
Ann Royal, or gentle Ann, as her friends call
her, for pension, on the ground that she s
the widow Of Revolutionary officer, was re.
jected, the dear creature not giving evidence
enough to make clear the fact. She will cas-
tigate the Senators for this want of gallantry.
The House bill making appropriations for
carrying into effect the Treaty of Washington,
was reported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations. It will be considered Tomorrow
Bills granting pensions, and affording relief, an
immense number, were then passed, and the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, on motion of Mr. Barnard. it
was resolved that the Secretary Of War cause
the Typographical Bureau to report plan for a
new chamber in the Capitol, better suited for
the meeting and transaction Of business by the
House of Representatives, than the present
Hall.
communication from the President, enclos.
ing the correspondence with foreign Govern.
ments and States in regard to the operations Of
the Tariff, was laid on the table, and the papers
ordered TO be printed.
The amendment of the Senate to the bill
making appropriations for executing certain In.
dian treaties were concurred in.
The navy bill was then taken up, and after
lengthy discussion, was passed, with trifling
amendments.
The amendments Of the Senate to the Navy
Pension bill, striking out certain appropriations,
were -concurred in, and reference COM
mittee was appointed
Mr.. Barnum made an Intellectual attempt to
get the House to make an appropriation for the
improvement of the navigation Of the Hudson,
at the overslaugh near Albany.
The report that Mr. Forward had withdrawn
his resignation of the Office of Secretary Of the
Treasury, is not true. He is no longer Secre-
tary, his resignation having taken effect yester-
performs the duties, under acting appointment
from the President, but Mr. Forwards successor
will probably be nominated to the Senate to
morrow.
Madame Rumor is busy here about Cabinet
changes, but the present incumbents know best
what will take place in and about the public
Offices after the 4tf, and being selfish men,
they keep their knowledge to themselves. Be
patient-you will know all in good time.
THURSDAY, March, 9.
The proceedings Of both Houses Of Congress
on Thursday, being the last day but one Of it's
existence, present a large amount of import.
ant business. The Senate, by a vote of 20 to
Is, suspended the rule whereby the transmits.
sion of bills from one House to another is pro-
hbted OIL the day Of their passage, for the pur.
pose Of expediting business.
The bill to carry into effect the treaty Of
Washington was taken up-an amendment to
limit the entire appropriation so as to cut off
the payment to Maine and Massachusetts,, was
lost by large majorty-and the. bill finally pas
.od q, Il c,,,o FINN, tho Houco Tho Sonato
in the evening session, considered the Civil and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, and passed it to
third reading. At half past IL p. NJ. it went
| into Executive session, which continued until
the next morning, through the whole Of the
night
In the House, Mr. Winthrop, from the Com.
mittee on Commerce, called up the resolution
in reference to the Imprisonment Of colored
seamen, which, on motion of Mr. Cave John.
son, Loco, was laid on the table by vote oil
sc to SO.
The subjects of the Banks of the Distrc,
was brought up by Mr. Powell Of Virginia. a
motion to lay the subject upon the table failed
by vote Of u to so, and it passed to a second
reading, but the morning hour expired in the
midst Of the discussion on it's third reading
MIR w. Cost Johnson submitted report from
the Select Committee on the issue Of two hun
dred millions of stock. Mr. Adams, member
Of the same Committee, offered as a substitute
the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the reputation by any State
Of this Union Of any debt to foreigners, contrac
tied BY authority Of the Legislature Of sail
State, is a violation of the Constitution Of thu
United States, in the first paragraph Of the tent
section Of the first article, which provides tina
no State shall pass any law imparing the obi
/, Uation of contracts,