New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-13
Congressional Proceedings.


In SrNArg various petitions IN favor OF and
against the Annexation Of Texas, and against
any alteration of tie present Tariff, were pre-
scented.
Mr.. MANouM presented the petition of Henry
Smith. asking permission to bring his slaves into
the United States from Texas. Mr. Smith, &C.
cordnp 10 ms own statement, moved slaves IN
1887 10 Arkansas, which, alter the running OF
the boundary hnc, was found 10 be IN Texas
Finding MS property placed within the Jurisdic-
ton of u foreign Government he asks that he
NAV be permitted 10 bring back his slaves and
their increase into the United States
MIR. SEVER sad that he had under his control
cases of d somewhat similar nature, which he
had ofbprnc 10 press because he thought that
Texas would become part of The United States
He ,bouoht 1oxts had better be taken into the
Union al once, aud let the slaves remain
The Committee on Commerce reported the bill
10 remodel The Consular establishment of the
United States, ana reccDtlehueu lidl 1t W H.
definitely postponed.
apainst the bill 70 regulate the pay Of the Army
and Navy.
On motion of Mr.. HuGER, it was resolved to ap
point a. Committee TO inquire into The expedlcncy
ri remnvinp the Naval Monument on the West
aide of the Capitol to the Navy Yard and erecting
IN lis Mace G,enough's Statue Of Washington.
Tho folio: ;ing bills were read third time and
passed. -.
soc,n3 brI.itr and third division Oi Vermont NIL
Ina. for services AT the battle OF Plattsburg.
hill for the relief of citizens of towns upon
the lands of the United States under certain clr-
cumstancts. ~
A bill 10 praIt to the State of Illinois the right
of wav through the public lands Of the United
States and Tor ether purposes.
bill for the relief of Christopher w. Nor
bill supplementary to the act entitled can
act TO regulate trade and intercourse with the
Indian tribes. and 10 preserve peace on the Iron
tier" passed 30'h jane, 1881 -,
After an intellectual attempt to get up the Dill
10 rechartcr the Banks oil the District OF Colum-
bia, the Senate went into Executive session.
In tie nouss Or REPRESENTATIVES,, MIR. STE
pHRS CARY, new member from Maine appeared
and took his seat In the course of the day, Mr..
WI. Goco,x, the member elect from Virginia IN
Mace of the late Mr.. GILMER, (resigned) appear
ed and took his seat.
Tho SPEAKER, on the suggestion oil Mr.. NC
KAY. and by general consent, laid before the
House letter on the Speakers table, from MI. u.
H. Lewis, of Aabama, resigning his seat as a
rnen,ber of this House. Laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
After some other unimportant business, the
Speaker announced the special order OF the day
being the bill on the Speakers table to modify
and srnend the act entitled IAN act TO provide
revenue from imports and for other purposes"
The pending question beng on coneurrIng IN
the amendments reported from the COMMITTEE vi
The Whole on the State OF the Union, and on
ordering the bill to DC cngrossed for third read
Ing ...,.s ,ho soo- And he
$50 and said tina; IS he understood that the gen
tlsmap from New York, DIR Barnard,) mem
no, Of the Committee of Ways and means, when
the hill had been reported, was DESTROYS OF address
;no the House, he (hlr Mck.) would yield tc
that gentleman, in the hope that tho floor woult
h. awarded to him after the'gentleman from New
York had concluded.
So Mr.. BAsNARp took the floor, and addressed
the Committee during the allotted hour, IN oPPo
sition to the bill. IN
NJ B.,s hour having expired in the middle o
he soeecb. Mir. Mckay replied, and was inter
rpn,ed also by the hammer oil the Speaker
For the remander OF proceedings upon tbs b! see edoIa
IL :" .rbe Question Shall the bill and amendment:
bs laid on the table 2" was then taken and deci
ded in the affirmative. AS follows:
tSee vote analyzcd. in another conmn.l
So the bill and !ts ainendInen'S were laia Oh lnt
table.
A motion was then made to reconsider, and
after a great many efforts 10 evade, by moving
ad;oyumeut. &c.-feiea;ed: yeas 99, nays l03
On motion oi Mr.. STEWART, OF Pennsylvania
fwho remarked III q death had just occurred IN
the House, and that il WAS usual such occa-
mons TO a,iiourn)- The House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Saturday. Nay II.
In the tiousc OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day,
Mr. j. CAMPsslL OF South Carolina, called Tor IN.
order ofthe ooy land OF the TWO succeeding days
viz: business relating to The District OF Column
bia Mr.. DUNCAN pyuesSed great anxiety to get
up the bill f1'ng an uniform day for Presidential
Elections, which upon its first entrance into the
considerations Of the House received its death
, blow at the hands Of this very Mr. D. by
, ouening wade the field OF infiamma,ory party de.
hs,e opon II. After equally strong professions ii
desire for action upon this bill by Mr.. HAML1>
fvho has also Inflicted upon the House pol,tica
s,sech upon this bin aud By some other Locos
,hs motion To reconsider the vote making this III,
o,.o,.l order of business was laid on the table
ye,s 81 NAYS 16-and tins business under th'
.,.,;ces of the distinguished, courteous, ant
e,;,ei,,, Chairman OF The District Committe
INT Campbcll) was proceeded with.
Nit r. i>ogRsoLL having been called to tn
g., of The Committee Of the Whole on III
Union. the District Courts Bill was refused to b
The bill appopriating for the furnishing an In
zane Asylum in this City, and for the support
Innatics, was considered at some length.
Mr.. RArABux moved to amend by strislnf
out the compensation OF the three Directors OF I'M
Asylula, aud spoke at some length against I'M
IN Mess.s. WHITE, ELMER, and others, warmly