New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Preside ntiaI Eiections-C Cabinet N0laina-
tfons and Confirmation, sc. sc.


In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, to-day, the
resolution fixing the compensation OF the pages OF
the House. &c. was recalled from the table; and
after further debate, amendment, &c. was again
consigned (and finaliy) to the same fate, by Yeas
90, to Nays II. Mr.. PAYNE, in the course of
this proceeding, moved an amendment, that no
document should be sent from the folding room
except public documents and speeches IN Con-
gress he preferred grlevous complaints OF the
g Junius Tracts being folded by thousands If not
bv millions by the officers of the House, and Of
other publications-am them the 4" So Rea-
sons'' why Mr.. Van Buren should not be reflect
ed, manifesting much apprehension that the truth
and stubborn facts should be spread before the
people 1T is said however, that an immensely
greater number OF garbled statements have been
| sent forth by the other party)
Mr.. PARMENTER reported from the Naval Com
mittee bill making appropriations Of certain
moneys in the Treasury for the naval servlce,yiz:
those derived from the sale Of old iron, &c.
A motion OF Mr.. LYON to reconsider the vote
laying on the table the bill approprating for Penn
sylvania Avenue was, on motion of Mr.. CAVE
JOHNSON, laid on the table: Yeas 90; Nays So.
Mr.. BEARDsLEY's letter of resignation was laid
before the House, and the SPEAKER was author
lied TO supply his place on the Committee on For
eign Affairs.
Mr. DRoMGooLE, on leave, presented resolu-
tions of the Virginia Legislature in response to
and dissent from those Of the Massachusetts Le-
glslature Ito exclude the representation OF slaves
by an amendment to the Constitution therefor)
styling this proposition virtually one to dissolve
the Union and requesting Congress to return the
original to the Governor Of Massachusetts. He
moved the reference 10 "a Select Committee of
nine members and moved the previous question.
Mr.. WINTHROP objected (but at too late mo-
ment to the reception of these unless those of the
Massachusetts Legislature were permitted to be
called up and referred to the Committee upon
that subject The previous was seconded-S3
to 40 the main question ordered, yeas %, nays
"a, and the reference made-thus constituting
new Select Committee, of which Mr.. DRoMGooLE,
by courtesy, will be Chairman.
Mr.. BELsER made an unsuccessful attempt to
present resolutions of the Ala. Legislature on the
same subject.
The bill appointing uniform day, viz: the
Tuesday after the first Monday IN November for
the elections Of electors of President and Vice
President, throughout the United States, came
up as the special order.
Mr.. DUNCAN after expatiating upon the import
ance of the elective franchise and of preserving
it IN its purity, and ass gning reason or two in
favor of this bill as tending thereto, launched forth
into a violent electloneering harangue and the
most genuine demagoguical stump-speech deiiv-
cred for many years, if ever, in Congress; read
ing at greatength from dispositions and charging
frauds upon the Wings in the election Of his sue.
cessful rival, Mr. Pendeton, to the last Congress,
in the election of Gen. Harrison, &C.
Mr. ELMER Chairman of the Committee on
Elections moved an amendment to except from
The operation of this bill the coming Presidential
Election; sustaining it by brief and very sensible
remarks, strongly contrasting with the verbositv
and rhodomontade of Mr.. DUNCAN. This bill, if
passed, he said, would require corresponding
change of Legislation in most in all the States,
the attempt to supply which, in the brief time be-
tween the final passage of the bill and the cleo
tisn, would occasion much confusion and ex-
pense-many of the State Legislatures having
adjourned, and others not regularly meeting
in time-and It's success be quite doubtful. If |