New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
BY THE REPORTER OF TIE SEw-f'EA TEiH7sE


WASHINGTON 1uJi,dly, Apfi ish-
In the House o. i,srhssE>rATiVtS' to-fAy
" frut. rom the Committee on Commerce, re-
po led b" appointing for the erection Of ma
tinc hospitals at Pittsburgh, fi.' Nc" bedioidr
Mass. md Portland, Me-
\ resolution of Mr. SMoNs, from the Com.
mittec On Maps, for the engrly!nS OF the draw:
;r,, or The Monument OF Washington, projected
u the rcpo, Of l' PnArr' Chr''HAn Of 'Ac Com,
mittce on Public Buildings, was I'd on the
table.
Mr.. Mckay. Cha;-mcr of the COMMITTEE Of
Was p1ei Mems. gave notice that he should on
Voa.I,v nc. make 4 ii1al attempt 10 taAc up
bis T, If, s,iil in COMMITTEE OF the Whole. lie
reoues,ct ri attendance, End said in case Of a
rciisa - take it up he should consider Il de-
T II, resolution of llr. CoLLsM&s, from the
Commit , on Mpnufactufo, for he pI'ntng Of
600 extra copies Of the Tc ut OF Mr. HrpsoS,
,ogn tilat Conn ttcc, ago INST modification OF
III, :, II, with ne amendment Of Mr.. {. }. Is
GER . 10 p, 1t the sane number OF his report
on y. Anistad ca ;, came up-. I'd the amend
mcnt. discus. ed by Mr. GipoINCs during the
remainder of TIC hour \ re view vi the AmiS,ad
case. in defence of tie coadGct of the - Ain
c9Is, he- passengers, in reply End strong con-
demnaton of the poSis''ons taken II Mr.. lN'
Gggsol,.'s report, tcnt'ng, he contenced, TO H.
voye the p, ,plc OF the No.thclh States n The
cpmc of Spanish slavery and an expense OF > ~.
600 connected herewith The subject was lad
over ~,
Tho Western River BIZ again cane up. The
substitute amendment Of Mr.. kENNEpY was re-
isc.cd Yeas TO, Nays il2. = motion OF Nh
Co.'s oi G. orgia 10 lay on the table iailed. "c
ou, sion being on the engrossmcnt, anu lhc RE-
yous Question having been carried, long scene
of CONFUSION cnsucd. Several melnbers-AleSsis'
WELLER. DouGL,ss of Illinois, ScHFNcX aud Nc
DowgLL Under proie.l Of giving fc'.. ons Tor be-
inu excused from voting, were permitted, ~ V!"-
Iation of the ruic, (Slr. liorKiNs III Char pro
tenn To discuss the Guest.on--llcssrs w. and
McD. Directing to the bill on account of It's N
GLIDING the Illinois Rive, and Mr. d. charging
that there had been "a caucus of Ono, Indiana
and other members 10 strike out the Illinois RIVER
while tho Ohio was literally provided.
The House refused to order the bill to engross-
mont. YEAS ST. Nays l02. MIR. DUNCAN moved
a reconsideration and on this an amusing detail
OF the caucus io!!owed-it appearing, however,
that no combination had taken place against the
lHao,s River, but that all OF them had put III Tor
AS lar0e q share Tor their own sections as they
could set--,ali these Democrats at The same
time beng conscicnl!ous'y on constitutional
grounds opposed 10 the same appropriations i'T
other paris OF the countryD
The hodr Of three having arrived On accord:
ancc with previous arrangement on The part OF Tic
House Mr. ADAMS rose la PRESENT Oh behalf oil
the late WM SYDNEY WINDGR, OF baltimore Go.
MARYLAND the camp chest used By Cen Wash
ington during the Revolutionary War. Cine
ch, st was sect up and placed on the Clerks H.
be and It's contents, consisting OF plates once
tin, now iron, (but not from securing. oi varoas
rcccptacles OF rctrcshment and Of medicine, were
Examined at Tie close OF the ceremony OF pre-
sentation, with mingled feelings OF curiosity and
reverence.) Mr.. 4. first caused to be read seye.
raj documents showing the identify OF tins chtst,
anoug which were II clause OF the viii oi M
Winder beoueathing this chest to Congress aud
expressing The desire that 1t might he presented
through the venerable patriot and sage, JohS
QuNcY ADAMS" and letter OF slmI.ar purpo
dictated by Nr. W. on his death bed, addressed
to Mr.. Adams. which he had not time to sign.
He concluded by offering the following roaolu-
tons, which were th,ice read and passed unani-
m uslv--a few words having been added by llr.
WlrnrsED, culogisl!c oil the character OF his n.
male ald distinguished it.end end constituent!
Mr.. W. r.
VIZ. - SEDf OF wa. bIiCIIy tuultSstu tIo
House on Inc same subject i'll very appropriate
manner e"iogizing the doncr Of this valuable and
intcrcstlng relic, touching upon the circumstances
that led to this opposite deposit OF 1t with Con.
gress, apostropirzug it happily, +" Say CouldSt
taou speak," &c, and beautifully and IN tc:ins
Of CON pl mcnt end venerltion commenting upon
the fitness OF the character who had been selected
as the agent Of It's presentation.
Further resolutions OF thaHks to the family of
Mr.. Wlnder md Of respect TO his memory were
adopted on Mr.. KS notion and the House ad.
iou-aed--'',;s ceremony having been witnessed
with feelings Of deep interest by full House. by
! Mrs. Mad. m occupying an elevated station near
the Speakers desk, aud by good audience N
the gallery.
In TIC SENATE, after the presentation OF memo.
rails age nst Annexation and Against the inodii'
cation of the Tariff, on motion of Mr.. Archer,
the BIZ app7oprlating $4,000 for lie purchase OF
1909 copies of Mr. GIccDhow's work on Oregon
was seussed at some length and passed.
Iao POST Office bill was further considered
ARGUS.