New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-13
tuesday In Consress-Eentom on Texas.
WAsIlSnrnN, December IL. 1911

HOUSE OF REpaEssNTATIvEs.-Mr DOUGLASS
gave notice Of bill to establish the Territory of
Nebraska. Also, notice of motion to author
lie the purchase of certain copies Of the History
of Oregon, California, &c.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the State Of the Union, MIR. CAVE
JOHNSON in The chair.
Eir. DuscANs Presidential Election bill was
taken up and discussed. Several alterations and
amendments were offered, by which the entire
original bill is scratched out.
The Public Land bill of last session was also
taken up, and discussed at length By Messrs
CoLL.MgR, DAVIS of Ia, SAMPLE and YINToN,
when the Committee rose and reported progress.
MIR. HALE gave notice OF bill to abolish the
Office of Commissioner OF Public Buildings.
The House then adjourned, al 20 minutes be-
fore 3 o'clock.
Your Representative, Mr.. MAcIAY, has not yet
arrived believe he is expected tomorrow.
In THE SENArE.-A communication was an
nouoccd from the Navy Department.
Petitions were then called. A petition was
prsscnted from the Bank Of Georgetown, for
renewal of iis charter.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented petition for the re.
lief of Mary Reside, and proposed It's reference
to The Committee On the Judiciary.
Mr.. MERRIcK opposed the motion, arguing
that it should be referred to the Post Office
Committee. This was followed by some sharp
shooting between Mr.. BUCHANAN and Mr.. MER-
RICK about "the last word" Mr.. BucnAHAN
said it was hard to get the last word of Mr..
MeRRicK, and Mr.. MERRIcK rsto;ted that it wss
impossible to get the last word of Mr.. BuCHAN-
AN. Mr.. B. gave history of James Reside.
His fortune, which he had made, he gave to the
Post Office Department. His wife has not now
a dollar; she has large family and something
ought to be done for her. He was opposed TO
committing the subject 10 the Post Office CON-
mittee; their minds were made up against this
claim it would tie ''0gnum committers lupo"
to refer the case to that Committee. Mr.. MER-
RICK suggested that the Judiciary Committee had
their minds made up in favor of the claimant.
TINS aIr. BUCHANAN denied.
Mr.. BEaRIEH hoped it would be referred to the
Judiciary Committee
MIR. NILES was understood to speak in favor of
lis reference to the Post Office Committee.
Mr.. BucHAYAN's motion was then put and car
ried.
Mr.. TArPAY gave Notice Of a bill for the estab-
lisbment Of Smithsonian Institute.
M. JOHNSON presented resolution relative ts
tho Naturalization Laws
Mr.. BENTON introduced his bill for the Annex
alton OF Texas, which was read twice by Its title,
end, on motion of Mr.. Archer, referred to the
Committee On Foreign Affairs 1t is substantial
ly the same as his bile last Session. Itprovdes
for the consent of Mexico and for the present bal.
ance Of power between the Free and Slave States.
Mr.. ALLEN moved that the President be re-
quested, if consstentwilh The public good, TO fur
nlsh the Senate with copies OF the instructions of
our Government TO the American Minister 10
Great Britain relative to O.egcn, since the 4th of
March, l64l.
Mr.. ARCHER opposed The rnotion-yeas and
nays called-Yeas "a, Nays is. So the molten
passed.
The Senate then went into Executive Session
with closed doors.
Mr. ROBERT TYLER arrived in this CITY last
night where he vii! remain for z few DAYS.
am infoimed-not being present myselGthat
motion was made in the Supreme Court to day
relative to the Imprisonment of Thomas w. Dor.
No argument nor action, believe, was taken
on it.