New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-17
rom the Reporter OF ,fe Newly ork T'ribune.


= the Senate.
From the Reporter OF the New York Tribune.
WAsHIsGToN, Saturday June Is.
Ia SENATE, Mr. EicDu,Eig, beng allowed TO
speak under the courtesy Of the Senate. replied
At enrtn 10 Mr.. BCSTcA's remarks accompany
.ag TIE presentation oil his bill.
,lr. BE.roS replied With great power, handling
Nth unusual severity The recent Annexation pro-
Get.
The amendments Of the House, and their dis
.grcements with those Of the Senate, we're taken
up, and Committee Q! Conference was ap-
yoIa;ed
The SENATE were engaged in other details OF
business, in action upon amendments, the per
Getting of bills, and the House were acting upon
ne report of the Committee Of the Whole on
he amendments to the Navy bill, at the dating
II this letter.
In the House or REPRESENTATIVES, Mr.. Ell
LIS, from the Committee on Elections, reported
On petitions referred TO them from 40 two alb
st.act resolutions declaring that IN the election
9f Gen jackson and MIR. Van Buren, the people
%, the U. States declared uncompromisng hos
thiy to a Bank OF the T. States; that that de-
cison had not been reversed By the election OF
Sen. Harrison and Mr.. Tyler; and that Bank
of the L. States Is unconstitutional, destructive,
dangerous 10 liberty, sc.
The House were all taken hy surprise at this
strange report Mr.. DAVIS, Of a. tLpco,) moved
t. ay j. On tho table, blt, urged by his friends,
Withdrew. bIr. CAUslH asked why the gentle
man had not reported also on the subject OF State
3lnkaY Ar. CogB litoco.) moved call OF the
House; ordered. But ore or two names were
called ehcn .M!. VANCE moved to suspend further
proceedings IN the cali, aad on this asked the
yc2s aud nays de wished the country to know
who i. was that would uselessiy consume pnr-
ton Of this last day Of the session to the neglect
OF tire many private bills on the Speakers table.
Ills motion prevailed Yeas ll2, Nays -. Tins
resolution vas then adapted; cas- luo, Nays 50
The motion for the consideration OF the vote
passing the Louisiana land Claim bill The bill
having been sent 10 the Senate came up. .'ir.
WHITE raised the point Of order that the bill not
being IN possession Of the House the motion /"
reconsider could not ne received. y long discus
SION followed, On the point oiOrdsr. The SrEAKER
orerued tt az appeal from his decision was
sustained. The VOC was THEN reconsdered and
message sent 10 the Senate 10 call back the bill.
The amendments OF the Senate TO the Navy
Appropriation bill were taken up in Committee
d the Whole on lhe Union. The Sena,e's
amendment authorizing the commencement Of
diSagreed TO- Several others were agreed to.
aud Others being rejected, the bill was returned
to the Senate. Argus.
BgLGIuM.-It is said that Baron Van der Sira
ten Ponthoz, who lately arrived IN the Caledonia,
returns to TINS country on a special Mission from
the Belgian Government concerning the Interests
Of their National Industry, and the means Of AID
ing the establishment OF emigrants III the UniIcl
States
Since the completion Of Tic Railroad between
the Rhine and Antwerp, II is from that port thai
the greater part Of the German emlgTants en-
bark.
The Belgian Government, 1t would appear is
DESTROYS 10 encourage emia ration from Belgium
aud Germany, IN order 10 promote their shipping
interests ana also commercial relations between
Belgium and the United States.
FIRE AT PIrTsBUKG.-i'nc Pittsburg Chroni
Gle of Tuesday says: Last night atou, ten clock
d IRE occurred on Wayne street, between PeGn
ana Liberty, winch but Tor the active exert;Gns u
the irc!ncr, would have been I, serious enc. as
The premises on fire were Immediately adjoining
the Commercial Row, on Liberty street. The
fire, II is supposed, originated IN Il Tobacco kin
belonging 10 Mr.. Miller, and communicated to
MIR. DougheTty's Grocery store, which
vereiy damaged by both fire and water. The az
Joining store of Mcssrs Il. Il ]. \. Weaver wa,
slightly damaged. The entire damage by fire
ANA water we estimate to exceed one thousand
dollars.
DRowNED.-We learn tina, two men, William
Askln and Marcus Gillespie were drowned on FRIDAY
last IN the mill pond OF the New Iorn runnerv, at
Hunter They with one other attempted 10
cross on u ra which was found too trail TO bear
Them up. The third person succeeded in Saving
himself by ciinging TO The rait. C@tskli Dem.
MAG DoG.-A dog, said to be mad, ran down
Fulton street, at full speed, about ii o'clock this
morning, with few score of boys in chase
The hunted cur sought shelter beneath a rcirigc-
rator in Mr.. Van Buren's hotel, but was dslodged
and again turned iato the street and chased with
sticks and stones. Verify, if the dog was not
mad at first, such usage enough to make it
Brooklyn Dai. ADV.
SUICDE.--A singular case OF suicide occurred
Oh the steamboat Lancet, THIS morning, while L.
ing ut the wharf. A man by the name 81
hetchum, belonging, Is we understood, AT New
ark o. deliberately took off his coat and hat. and
put lis head i'll tic fly-whcel, while the engine
was IN motion; it Immediately crushed.
Gin. Her. June 10.
A SPLENDID PRESENT To FiREMEN-A mas.
sve silver horn, abou, % inches high and weigh
ing - ounces, las been presented 10 the men,
be;s of thr Paramount Engine Company, Phil4-
dePhia, by several citizens, as testimony other
regard for tHe valuable services rendered by the
company in preserving their property from de
siruclion, on the evening Of the burning Of ST.
Augestine's Church
e Isaac Page has been sentenced by Judge
Merrck, at Worcester. Mass. TO the State Prison
for seven years, for bsrning a building at Fitch
burg IN December last, with intent to deftaud
Worcester Insurance Company.
u Capt. Elliott, British Charge TO Texas, and
thei4mnus Chinese Commissioner, with his fam
ly, arrived IN town yesterday. Gin. G:z.
TIVE. TEErI-A REDUCTION OF - PER CENT.
3 G!! sctS Atmospheric pressure prnc;2- also SINCE