New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-15
THE TRIBUNE
Congregational Proceedings.
WAsHryoroy. April Il, is++


ceived and referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
resolution of the same Legislature request
ing their Senators and nstructing their Repre-
sentatives to use their exertions for the passage
of law by Congress declaring the abduction or
enticing away of slaves from their owners to oe
felony, was referred to the Committee on Dist
of Columbia.
The Pension Committee reported on various
applications before them, and asked to be dis
charged from the further consideration Of large
number of others.
The bill from the Senate asserting to an Act
of the Legislature of Virginia respecting the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was reported with
out amendment.
Mr.. PHGSIx made report, accompanied BY
bill, on the Warehousing System.
Some resolutions providing for the printing and
circulating OF Catalogue ofthe Inventions, &C
in the Patent Office, was adopted.
The bill to incorporate Georgetown College IN
the District Of Columbia Catholic was debated
at some length and referred to the Committee OF
the Whole. Mr.. ADAMS, in regard to this bill,
said
willing 10 REJECT for especial This College hid been
in existence Tor many hs e s Csp
gres Incorporated College al east this District ana
e ,o 70 him G lint o. ie would BE- ibef mana,op q re
eous partini,y on The par 81 Iongss 70 Ieoe Ie
cd thnt the bill would pass b; that disposition would
rst be made Of would allow II TO undergo the proper u
The House then then went TITO Committee Of
the Whole and took up the bill making apProprla
tions OF certain moneys in the Treasury tor the
Naval service.
1.-THE bill appropriates to the general service OF
the NAVY the sum Of Sll6,972 19, now in the
Treasury the proceeds Of the sales Of certain con-
demned naval stores.
After some searching discussion the Commit
tee rose and reported the bill, which was then
read third time and passed.
The remainder of the day was consumed with
the private calendar.
In SENATE petitions from Pennsylvania, Dea-
ware, New York, &c. and the proceedings Of
meeting in Pittsburgh, against any alteration OF
the present Tarff-with several petitions in favor
of reduction of Postage-werc presented and
appropriately referred.
The resolution of Mr.. TAPPAN, calling upon
the President for copy Of the proceedings OF the
Court Martial, in the case Of Commander Mac
kenze was called up and, after most exciting
debate, negatiued.
The Tariff Report Of the Committee of Finance
coming up, Mr. CHoATE obtained the floor and,
after speaking over three hours, gave way,
without concluding, to motion to adjourn.
From the Reporter of the New-York Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Saturday, April IL.
The SENATE was not In session To-Day.
In the HOUSE, the private claimants were again
thrust aside and on motion of Mr.. MCKAY the
House went into Committee Of the Whole on the
Union and resumed the consideration of the Ar
my Appropriation Bill.
Mr. MCKAY moved to increase the approprla-
ton of 81 05S 52l, 81 for the pay of the army to
$l.273,279 in order to conform the bill to the Re
trenchment Army bill of the House, (requlrlng
for this purpose an increase of this item and
reduction OF others-the reductions exceeding the
increase by about half million dollars.)
Messrs Mckay, Houston, HALE, OWEN and
other gentlemen advocated the amendment ana
the other amendments; and Messrs. WHITE,
BARNARD, J. r. INoeRsoLr. and others opposed
the departure proposed from tho uniform course
and the adoption of the policy Of apPropriating TO
conform to u bill which had merely passed the
House and was by no means certain OF becoming
a law. Mr.. WHITE objected TO the provision OF
the bill making the PitIul reduction of the pay
the common soldier from 81 to So per month
and the dispensing with the allowance OF rations
as productive Of many inequalities, as tending to
drive out from the army all highminded officers
who were able to support themselves othcrwise-
and thus to substitute in place OF our present
army set of vagabonds and worthless fellows,
by all these means making the reduction so much
harped upon at this time Just antecedcnt to the
Presidential election in fact an expenditure oil
millions to the country when the hour of danger
came.
The debate then assumed political character,
conducted by Mcssrs. ATKINSON and DRoMcooIE
(Locos,) and Messrs. WHITE and MORSE (Whgs)
taking the usual course of mutual EXAMINATIONS
and recriminatons of the respective parties OF the
9th and of previous Congresses, &c.
The Committee having risen, MIR. CAVE JOHN
soN moved resolution to terminate debate upon
this bill in ten minutes after again resumed, but
pending this, at about two O'Clock, the House ad-
journed, in order to afford the Members opportu-
nifty for witnessing tho experiment of Colts Sub
Marine Battery this afternoon. ARGUS