New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-26
Congressional Proceedings.

WAsH!HcTos, FRIDAY, Feb. %.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr.. ADAMS
rose, after the Journal had been read and stated
that he had understood that an error had been
committed in making up the vote on MIR. Hen
ley's motion Yesterday, TO suspend the rules for
the purpose of allowing him to introduce Joint
resolution for adjournng in May.-that the vote
of Mr. Slidell, enormously recorded in the mega
tive, would have reversed the decision of yester-
day, and carried the suspension of the rules and
the consequent introduction of the adjournment
resolution, without calling upon the Speaker to
vote on the motion.
Whereupon, Mr. SLIDELL rose and moved that
the Journal be so amended as to state the fact,
that, on the motion to suspend the rules, he had
voted in the affirmative and not in the negative
as enormously recorded.
After some debate the motion was agreed to,
and the Journal amended.
motion to lay on the table motion to re-
consider Mr. Henley's original motion, (Which
was now by the decision of the Speaker in the
same state as i It had passed Yesterday was
negatived-yeas 64, nays 1913.
After 8 good deal of embarrassing converse
ton, regarding the decision Of the Speaker that a
vote passed yesterday was to govern the action
of the House today Mr.. Henly withdrew his
motion, and thus put an end to the difficulty
giving notice that he would introduce his mo.
ton again on Tuesday.
Mr.. CRANsroN, on leave given, presented Ger
tain resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Isl
and III relation to claims for French spoliations,
which were referred TO the committee on foreign
affairs, and ordered to be printed
The House then resumed the unfinished bust
ness-being the report of the Select Committee
on the rules; and Mr.. ROGERS, Of New York,
who was entitled TO the floor, addressed the House
in an able and eloquent manner, in favor Of
aboshing the obnoxious 2lst rule. In the course
OF his remarks he made the following ausion TO
Ex-Governor Seward:
MIR. PAYNE desired an opportunity to make
remark; but
Mr.. ROGERS declined to yield the floor The
gentleman from Mississippi (Nlr. AMMErT) had l the
Other day tsad hr RI 70 aoe with saes as he bought
ard Now, with all proper respect 10 that gentleman, he
might be permitted to that he probably understood the
better Ia hhe politics OF the State oN and the char
ast6S m pS moa1 M 5 pa5Sn o
the Union that Geyergor s"1rd whema eaGadaie for the
the subject Of aboonsm BY the bolitionists that he
had returned flat dissent from all the common principles Of
their creed
1t was true that his administration bad given satisfaction
in some esrects 70 the abolition party a4d TO large major
doubted very much whether William II. Seward had ever
1scsved any portion Of the abo4n oe Of the s stat Of NV
was he The very soul of honor-a formed in all the
nodgay o. nature, with all the afiue!ce Of mind and OF
virtue broadcast compositions; who had never
soed his life tina! purity Of character for which he was SO
saniea H Ho only aTs but Ike csas wife was
above and beyond Suspicion lie had tIod the down
yo a5a path of hq h5 and oT E , but s
like Tia, spoken IF BY Lord Mansfield which followed great
referred to the history of Mr. seward and of his political
life aud spoke Of them terms of lofty commenda,sn
Where this haunting, this :neeFng come from contin
u5d he) From Mississippi. Now. he humoly conceived,
with all due Difference and respect to the Fenemsn represent
last State this Union that should attempt to Sit ud
thought abotonsm pregnan, with mischief and black with
dishonor. What did he think OF reputation W. pe<ti
tive energy IN this cou1iry to to restore to
But where the mdlca that shoud heal the boken hon
her brow the epresy broken promises and piiShted
faith 1t moral snd p9t cal eeat-that great aorro;.
Of Sern might be said there existed in Heavens chancey
recording angel drop OF pity on or blot 1t out tor
After Mr. ROGERS had concluded, Mr. DRoM-
GooLE stated that he intended to withdraw his
former motion and offer an amendment to the
report; but, as the hour had expired, he would
postpone his motion.
The House then went to work upon the private
calendar, which consumed the remainder of the
day.
In the SENATE the debate on the Joint occu-
pancy of Oregen was continued, with much splr
it. Mr.. Dayton having yielded the floor Mr.
Hannegan, of Indiana, replied at length to the
argument of Mr.. Choate, and in favor of the re-
solution Of Mr.. Scmplc and was followed, on the
other side, by MIR. Dayton, of New Jersey, who
made fine argumcnta,ive expose of the whole
question. Without concluding, Mr.. Dayton gave
way for a motion to adjourn, and the Senate ad-
iourncd over to Monday.
LOUISIANA LEcIsLAruRE-A bill to create a
poll tax which has been for some time pendlngln
the Louisiana Legislature, has been defeated IN
the House of Representatives One of the objects
of the bill was to extend the right of suffrage, by
allowing those who were made taxpayers by the
new bill, the privilege of voting at elections On
this ground it was opposed and defeated
ANOTHER FIRE IN STlLLwATER,-A friend III.
forms us that the FIGURING Mill of the Messrs
Skaters at Saltwater in Sussex Co., \. j., took
FIRE on Saturday last, and was burned to the
ground The loss is about $4,000 Insurance
$4,000 Nothing saved except small quantity,
of wheat This is the third mill that has burned
within about two years. Newark Post, 2lst