New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
BY TIE REPORTER OF THE NETWORK rRlsuSx.

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The SENATE was not in session to-day.
In the HOUSE, Mr. BELsER of Ala called at
tcntion to an account in the Boston Atlas, by its
Washington correspondent, OF the personal conflict
on the floor OF the House between Messrs. VEL
Ter and SHRlvgR, in which Mr.. B. and his col
league, Mr. PAYNE, were represented as Loco
DULLES taking sides with Mr.. w. against Mr.. S.
&c. He denied that he taken any part in the al
fair, except interfering to separate the parties and
pronounced the whole account utterly false and
caumnious manifesting much indignation and
declaring that were its author (who, he understood
had left the City, still present, he would make
an example of him, this day, such as he would
long remember, &c.
Messrs PAYNE, BLACK of Ga, and HAMMET Of
Me. agreed with Mr.. B. as to the injustice and
MISREPRESENTATION Of the account--Mr P. &C
knowledgiDg, however, that he had forbidden
any one to interfere to aid Mr.. S. or to separate
the fighters, &c.
Mr.. LEVY of Fa. moved to suspend the rules
for the introduction Of a resolution instructing
an inquiry by the Committee on Foreign Affairs
into the cxpcdiency of requesting the President
10 rive notice to c. Britain for the termination Of
the 10th article of the treaty of Washington.
The motion failed by large vote, the Yeas
The report from the Select Committee on Rules
came up, Mr. HAMaIET, of Mi, having the floor.
Mr. CHAPMAN moved to postpone till Monday on
account of the indispositon Of Mr. II. Mr..
ADAMS resisted the postponemcnt, proposing that
some one Of the many gentlemen deslrous to
speak be heard to-day and the floor reserved for
rumored intention on the part Of the South, to
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ton in Maryland In order to accommodate Mr..
II. he was willing to postpone till Monday, and
then wished to make it the special order, but
wished in vain After some further converse
ton, the motion to postpone was carried; Yeas
1872, Nays 40.
The remainder of the day was consumed In
the consideration of private bills IN COMMITTEE OF
the Whole, Mr.. GGLMER IN the Char. The Dill
to allow to the families of the officers and seamen
lost in the g Grampus" six months extra day gave
rise to quite an animated debate with referenceto
the Navy its expenditures, &c, among the speak
ers. Messrs. BELsER and HALE combated the
practice of extra payments in the Navy, contend"
ing that it should be placed III this and IN every
respect on an equality with the other departments
of Government; complaining ofthe extravaganza
therein and the oppression and inequalities OF the
Tariff, rendered necessary thereby, &c. MeSsrs.
]. X. INGERsoLL, MoRRls, of Pa, BARNARD ana
HOLMES, briefly but warmly defended the Navy,
urging the Justice of the proposed appropriation
&c. &c. MIR. HopKINss amendment, TO provide
that payment until the time of the loss OF the
schooner only, should be allowed, failed and the
bill was laid aside to be reported to the House.
After further discussion On private bills, the
Committee rose and reported the bill relating 10
the =" Grampus" to the House, where, after Inc
adoption Of an amendment without dehnltVe
action, the House adjourned. ARGUS.