New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
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WAsulvGroS. Monday. May %.
In SENATE "a few petitions were presented, and
several private bills were passed during tic morn
inc hour.
The Senate spen, The remainder of the day IN
Executive session on the Texas treaty.
Mr.. BGyroa, understand, concluded his three
DAYS speech in opposition to the treaty, whlch
is to come ont in to-night's Globe
Is the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Mr.. J.
CAMPBELL Of 8 C.. presented resolutions adopted
by meetings of his constituents IN lavor OF An
ncxa;inn Laid on the table and ordered printed.
The House resolved itself INTO Committee OF
the Whole on the Union, (lir. DsoNGooLE m the
Chair) Attempts were made 10 bring up several
bills On motion of Nr. MckAy, lie bill appro-
pri.,ino SI.53U, 400 (or he annual expenses ..
Inc Pest. Office Department from thc revenues
arising from said Department, was taken np.
Mr.. &. DAVIS OF Nv. moved proviso that no
spccial arcnts of the Post Office Department re-
ccivc more than $1,000 per annmm in addition TO
The 81 pcr dav expenses while travelling. lie
comDlaned of the conduct of these agents III III
terfcrns with politics, and particularly o.! MIR.
| BRowN who, ii will be rccollcctcd, is the notorl-
Gus individual engaged iii an affair growing out OF
,b,s n,atterO aren't AZ New Orleans, for his cleo
ticneering in Mr. D's district against him and IN
favor of his opponent, Mr.. Wlckli;c, relative OF
the Postmaster General, which latter lie charged
and dcclarc, he had personally charged-with
A cowardly course. in having diverted The agent
from his proper duties, and brought into ms ('ir.
| ID 81 district to cicctioncer for his nephew.
Messrs. RArnauN, HUosoN and ScuENcK agreed
with MI d. that these agents were useless and
worse than useless. that removals and appoint
ments were made through their agency by cap
rice and for political objects, that frauds on the
mail might more readily be detected by Postmas-
tiers in the adjacent localities.
.'essrs. Mckay, DARRAGII, PAINE and other
gentlemen took the opposite view of the case.
The result OF the matter was the adoption OF an
amendment 10 reduce the appropriation for mail
Expectations from E;ls 600 to $4,000, and to pro-
vide for the abolition Of these oices5
The bill was then laid aside TO be reported to
the House.
The Navy Appropriation bill was taken up.
| Mr.. PARMENTER, Chairman OF the Naval Com
mittce, offered an amendment providing that the
whole number Of scamen employed IN the Navy
shall not be more than 800. lie explained that
this was a little more than the number estimated
necessary by the Department for the year, and
that the object was to throw some kind of legal
restriction around the President and Secretary To
y
iIr. CAVE JOHNSON inveighcd against the ex-
travagancc i'll the Navy and advocated the
amendment
Mr.. SLIDELL said that numerous appointments
of Midshipmen had been made by Mr.. Hcnshaw
in violation of the law of 1912, which had ns
doubt determined the Senate to Mr.. II IS rejection.
He offered an amendment 10 tic amendment to
prevent any of the appropriation being applied to
the payment of officers of any grade EXCEEDING
tho number thereof on lst Jan. 1912
Mr.. Holmes made one of his war speeches in
opposition TO the amendment Of Mr.. Parmcntcr
Tie referred 10 the proposed treaty of Annexation,
to the interest with which England scrulinized
our every movement; recitcd the arguments of
Mr.. UpShur and Others, of England desiring, from
motives Of Commercial policy to abolish Slavery
IN Texas, and to make it an avenue for the SNUG
Cling of goods into this Country, in order 10 effect
the abolition Of Slavery and the destruction Of
the products Of the South; advcr:cd to the fact
OF both England and France having al this time
extensive fleets in The Gulf of Mexico and in view
OF these critical and threatening circumstances
ridiculcd what he styled the absurdiiy of gentle
men singing the lullaby of peace and going for
reduction OF our naval establishment
Mr. HALE talked quite disparaglng!y of the
scnsitivencss of gentlemen upon the Texas qucs
lion, and the bullying of sending, TO rcconnoItrc
about Vera Cruz, a naval force, and a military
force to the Sabine, while, without murmur,
they suffered the pow -iul nation Of Eng land 10
remain in quiet possession Of a territory clearly
and ndsputaby ours. He favored the amend
ment Of Mr. Parmenter.
After further debate, the Committee rose and
the House adjourned. ARGUS.