New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-27
THE TRIBUNE.
congregational Proceedings.
WAsmyoroN, May q, ls44

resolution, (prefacing it with some remarks
showing the importance of its passage; y which
was read, and adoptd, viz:
Resofred That Secretary the Navy be directed 10
By the Secretary Of the Navy IN 1873 with Fitch B'oters &
together with change notification Of the same Inch
may have subsequently, made and that he inform the
SENATE whether has been terminated By the order
Of the Navy Department. and. II the reasons tot Such or
der and that he inform the senate whether durng the exit
ence OF such contract any other mode adopted remit
said squadron and. the reasons and
the Senate copy Of any contract entered the
purpose trce termination Of the SAID first naned contract.
anaons Of the accounts Of said Fitch Brother, and Co.
s &c to se saa Of e. e BE- be d
which have been made undo, is SIde together wiz tbs
department having reference said contract
On motion Of MIR. HANxEoAN, the Senate TOOK
up the following resolution offered oy hun yes
terday:
-Tha, message be sent TO the Houe requesting tina, the
NAV s isulned 10 The Senate of Is
The resolution was rejected-2l TO l6.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, the Committee
ON Commerce was instructed to enquire into the
eYpediency of making an appropriation 10 re-
move the Instructions in the mouth OF the river
La Fourche, placed there by Gen. jackson during
the invasion of louisiana in 1914.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE submitted a resolution, which
lies over one day, relating to the Survey OF the
Straits connecting Lakes Huron and Enc.
The Joint Resolution from the House relative
to paying certain claims for extra services in con-
yeying the mail, &c. was taken up and passed
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
amendment of the House to the bill making ap
preparations for certain notifications Of the Uni
ted States for the fiscal year ending Goth June,
1845, and concured in the same.
On motion of Mr.. ARCHER, the Senate then
proceeded TO the consideration of Executive bu-
sness; and, after some considerable time spent
therein, the Senate Adjourned.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES some Texas
resolutions from Louisiana, offered by MIR. LA
sRANcHE, were, after considerable debate, laid on
the table by vote of yeas 1913, nays 49,
Mr.. VANCE, with the magnanimity character
istic of the man, moved that when this House
adjourn to-morrop, it adjourn to meet on Wednes-
day next ION account of the Baltimore Loco-Fo-
co Convention.
The motion created as much sensation among
portions of that side of the House FOX whose ben
eft it was made, as if some fragrant proposition
had been submitted; and the yeas and nays were
Indignantly demanded.
With view 10 reference on Monday next and
thereafter, the Reporter places the names on re-
cord.
The yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs.
DUNCAN, BURKE, and others and were ordered
and taken.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs Atkinson Edward }. Black Augustus A. Chapman
6sh DsaRa. Ge4 VHa nHs Diam a
din Harper HOLMES Joseph r. lnse;G rv9 Gave { John
asssy
Smith, stephens homnssOn. Tdden. Vance, Vunmer Vim
Those who voted in the negative we're
Messrs. Abbott. Adams. Anderson. Arlington, Ashe Bar
rnGer Bayey BeeT Ben9n Bdack' ne Bafk ne
Brown. William j. Brown, Jeremiah Brown, Burke: Bur-
Ssai Ss%pSf %Es SsRasa Cam S.F c
lon Dana. Daniel Darngh Garrett Dgyis Richard D DAVIS
Bsaes ba9 DfESy c sSs
GaSRs' s W 5ss H Rs ce a: us s
Hasb; Ha%selod Ghaf l"ss!.s qj@e' PM. Js9k:
$sssy fE R
h nsss t%ss tfTSs S sF
ply Me- Newton NGn Owen p Sss poScs
Reid RsdinS Relic Otter, Robinson Rockwell, Rodney, Ro
gers ST. John Saunders sener. Severance, Thome. H. Sey
TSons. sm!h csieP ): s@s Robe smith, s,eo a.
SeT TR a sI yfe ee
WetheEed Williams, Woodward. Joseph A. Wright. Yost.
So the motion of Mr.. VANCE was rejected, and
the House determined that it would not adjourn.
Mr. DUNCAN moved that the House resolve IT.
self into Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, with view, should that motion pre-
vail, to move to take up the bill extending the
tory Of Oregon.
The motion was negatlved,
After long time spent on private bills, &c
the House in Committee went into a debate on
the bill relative to widows pensions, which lasted
until adjournment.
BY the Reporter OF the New-Yotk Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Saturday, May %
In SENATE, the bill authorizing the State OF
Illinois to tax the public lands within her limits as
soon as sold, was passed.
A resolution to employ the steamer Michigan
during the summer to visit the ports on the Lakes,
was laid on the table
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented a petition from Penn
sylvania in favor of Annexation.
Mr.. EvANdcalled up the Joint Resolution for
adjournment sine die on the 18th June. He SAID
in consequence of the backward state of business
in both Houses, he would withdraw his amend.
rnent to substitute the Sd, and he hoped the reso
luton would be concurred in.
Mr.. SEVER was as anxious any one to get
away but if they went on the 18th they would
leave half the business undone. He moved TO
postpone the resolution until Friday: agree ito
by nearly q party vote--the Locos mostly W .ig
for postponement Yeas "a, Nays 81.
At the expiration of the morning hour-the
Texas treaty, for some days past the ordinary bu-
siness at this time having been postponed TIL
Thursday next-the arm oli OF MT. McDuf-
rIE, TO reduce the duties to 20 per ct0 with the
report of Mr. Evans adverse both to the e1pedi-
ency of the bill and to the constitutional right Of
the Senate to originate it, once more came up,
Mr. ATHERroN inflicted upon the Senate re-
vised edition of his old speech upon the Tariff,
Distribution, Banks, sc. and opposed the exist
ing Tariff:
In the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, 4 reSolu.
ton of Mr. SLIpELL to terminate debate on the
bill for the adjustment OF private Land claims in
Missouri, Arkansas, &c. on Thursday was pas
sed.
Mr.. PRATT from the Select Committee on Sta
tistics, made report OF all the Expenditures OF
the Government upon this District.
Also-the rules having been suspended for the
purpose-a Joint Resolution from the Committee
on public buildings to fence and lay out the
Square in this city, the site of the projected mon
nment of Washington.
Also mint resolution TO remove the building