The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-29
CONVERSATIONS.

| CONGRESS-FRiDAY.
| In the Senate the morning hour was occu-
pied in the presen laton of memorials and pet-
tons which was all the business that was
done, up to the time our paper went to press.
10 the House, after the reading Of the Journal
OF yesterday, Mr.. DRoMcooLE rose and asked
the consent ofthe House to make an EXPLANATION
in relation to the report in the papers upon there
solution calling for the reasons why Lieutenant
Bragg had been ordered away, when he had
been summoned before the Committee on Public
| Expenditures TO give evidence. In the report
il appears that Mr.. WELLER said, in support Of
the resolution, that he had been ordered away;
wien, perhaps, The conduct of the Major &c
neral in the Florida war would be Investigated.
| Mr.. DRoMGooLE said that General Scout on
| ly commanded in Florida about forty DAYS, and
al the time he was in command there, Leute-
nant Bragg was then a Cadet at West Point,
! which seemed TO him required an explanation.
Mr.. WELLER said he did say, in the course OF
his remarks, that perhaps the committee wished
TO examine into the conduct of the Command.
ing General, but The chairman of the commit
tee informed him that such was not the fact,
and ne then said he was satisfied but he in
tended no censure or disrespect whatever TO the
Commanding General A desultory debate, Of
an explanatory character, took place, in which
Messrs. ADAMS and CLINTON took part
After which, Mr.. CLINcu rose and called for
the reading Of the papers in answer TO The call
of the House, and said General Scott had met
his enemies out OF the House, and was ready
to meet them in the House but he would not
discuss the subject at this time. The SPEAKER
informed him that they had not been received.
Mr.. HUNGERroRD moved a suspension of the
rules to go into Committee of the Whole, and
the yeas and nays were demanded, and the fol
lowing is the result: Yeas 80, nays 81 Not
being two-thirds, the rules were not suspended.
The orders Of the day were called for, and Mr..
CoBB called up his resolution authorizing the
printing of extra copies OF the Report Of the
Committee Of Statistics, which was agreed 10
Mr. McCLERNAND moved that 10000 extra
copies of the report OF the Committee of WAYS
and Means in relation 10 the issue of Treasury
notes, made yesterday by Mr.. Dromgoole, be
printed, and demanded the previous question.
aud upon division there was a second. The
question then REQUIRED on The main question
when Mr.. WHrrE, Of Kentucky, demanded the
yeas and nays, and the following is the result
yeas 50. nays 81. So the motion was agreed
to. Mr.. HuNcERroRD moved TO print 2 900
copies OF the report from the Committee on Re.
trenchment, made yesterday by Mr. Deane, re-.
ducing the expenditures of the Navy, which
was agreed to.
The SPEAKER then called the committees for
reports, and large number of bills were pre-
scented aud read first and second time and ap-
propriately referred This wa. all the business
done, up TO The time our reporter left the House
Mr.. BlDLACk presented three memorials from
citizens Of Luzerne and Columbia counties against
any change M the Tariff law, until the necessity Of
change is demonstrated by established facts. Also,
/ one OF similar import from citizens of Huntingdon
county, Pennsylvania.
! Mr.. CLINCH presented petition Of Robert Gang
and Others, citizens Of Georgia praying for an alter
alton a the Pilot lass to exempt coastng YES
sells from paying pilot license. Referred t. the
Committee on Commerce.
| Mr. RUSSELL, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, TO whom referred the petition Of Tho.
mas Pierce made report favorable To the prayer o..
petitioner, and asked leave to introduce bail for h
| ftHeis Leave was granted, ana on hrs MOTION, Tie
bill was read second time and the bill end report
ordered TO be printed and made the order Of the day
! for tomorrow.
| Mr.. RUSSELL, from the same committee made
also report on the petition Of James Gee, sdverso
TO the prayer Of petitioner and ordered the report ~
be printed and LAID upon the table.
Mr. RUSSELL also made a report on the petition
OF Lyman N. Cook, adverse TO the prayer Of pet.
toner, and ordered the report to be printed and land
upon the table.
| Mr. RUSSELL also made report on the petition
uf Daniel Sprsgue, adversely to the prayer Of tH'
petitioner, and ordered the report TO be printed aud
laid upon the table.
Mr.. RUSSELL also made report on the pet ton o
Oliver Herrick adversely to the prayer Of pettioncr
and ordered the repor, to be printed and dupon 90,
table.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE,
Rev. Mr. TissJEy will presoh'in The Hall Of Rel.
rcsentsti'es on Sunday, al the usual hour.
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