The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-13
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
ct OF Proceedings In Congress.
WEDNESDAY. Ian. II.

SENATE-The President pro tenn. laid before the
Senate communication from the President of the
United States in answers a resolution of the Sc
nate relating to the Quintrupe ready The COM
munlcation was ordered to be printed and the do
cument, on motion of Mr.. ARcHEa, referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. MILLER presented memorials from the Dis
trct of Columbia, asking for an extention of the
Bank charters for the space OF ten years.
Mr.. BENTON presented memorial from New
York, pronouncng the Bankrupt Law unconstitu-
tiona, and asking for its repeal.
Mr.. WOODBURY. presented memorial praying
Congress pay for French Spoliations committed
prior to 1900.
Mr.. Inns motion print ten thousand extra CO.
pies OF Mr. Walkers report from the Judiciary
Committee and favorable to General Jackson, came
up as the business in order
The motion to print was lost, ayes IL, noes e.
A bill for the relief of the New England and Mis-
sssippl Land Company was before the Senate as the
next business in order.
Mr. KING, in order that Senators might give the
subject more attention, moved its postponement,
and that it be made the srecial order of the day for
Monday next . 70 tn,.i-,r-F egt.f.
The next bill considered was.one for the relief sof
Gordon +. Boyds sureties. Mr. Boyd being de-
among the defaulters. The bill was debated with
considerable spirit by Messrs. EVANS, HENDERSON
and King, and was then rejected. ..iI
The Bill for the sale Of Mineral Lands, ordered to
an engrOssment yesterday, was finally passed to-
The Oregon Bill was before the Senate very
briefly
Mr. TAppAN gave some few reasons why the bill
should pass, and replied very briefly the objections
raised by Messrs Calhoun and Choate.
Mr.. Sewer said he was member Of thesselect
committee who had reported the bill. He should
like to examine the subject little further and:mov
ed Its postponement.
No objections were heard, and the Senate adjourn
ed.
PoPE, the first Friday and Saturday set apart
for the consideration of Territorial business.
Mr.. BLACK, from the Committee on Territories.
reported bill for the support of the Government Of
the Territory of Wisconsin, which was read twice
and referred to the Committee OF the Whole
Mr.. KENNEDY, of Md: submitted resolution, call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury to report the
amount OF goods IN the public stores, destroyed by
fire during the last ten years in the city OF New York
and what amount of duties would have been paid if
the goods had not been destroyed. He said that
| this information necessary to enable the Com
mttee of Commerce to frame a bill establishing the
warehousing system. The resolution was then
| adopted.
MIR EVERETT made an Intellectual effort to induce
the House to take up the bill to repeal the Bankrupt
| Law.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the
resolution Of Mr. BOVINE instructng the committee
the Judiciary to report bill to refund the fine
imposed on General Jackson in 1876
Mr. BUTLER who was one of Gen. JacksOn's staff
in 1914 and 1915, replied TO the remarks of Mr..
| Adams, delivered on former day
| The morning hour expired, and the House pro-
| ceeded TO the consideration of the resolution (and
| the pending amendmenD from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, recommending that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury's plan Of the Exchequer, COM
municated to Congress during the last session,
| ought not to be adopted.
MrakUNDERwooD of Ky, replied to Mr.. Profit
with reference to card which appeared in the In
telligencer, signed by the gentleman from Indiana.
| Mr.. EVERETT, after a few remarks in opposition
to the scheme of the Exchequer, which he regarded
as nothing more than the Sub Treasury, moved the
previous question, and call of the House.
Mr.. CUSHING hoped that the gentleman would not
be suffered to make speech for half an hour, at
lacking all the world, and then move the previous
| question 1t was strange generosity.
| Mr.. EVERETT asked for the yeas and nays on the
| call OF the House.
| Mr.. ArHERToN would suggest that the gentleman
from Vermont withdraw his motion for a call of the
House at present. and let it be understood that it
| shall be the first business tomorrow morning
| Mr.. EVERETT Withdrew his call for the previous
question: to offer amendment by striking out the
word snot'' in the resolution-and then it would
| read "that the Exchequer ought 10 be adopted"
Mr.. CUSHING moved that the House resolve itself
| into Committee Of the Whole en- the state of the
Union, to have fair discussion, instead of precu-
ding debate by the previous question after
| side only had been heard-when the House ad-
| journed.