New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-09


of his acquitta for the murder OF John Castner
would not be received in bar.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Ry THE REPORTER OF THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE.
WAsHrsGroS. Thursday, March 1914.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day,
Mr.. VI. BRowN of Ten. made an intellectual effort to
suspend the rules, to enable hlm to introduce
resolution insructing the Committee on Military
Affairs to whom had been referred the bill to
divide the United States INTO two military dis
tricts, to report whether any communication has
by them been received from Major General
Scott in reference to the merits of SAID bill, and,
if SC, to report the communication.
Mr.. KING of n Y. from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the bill to provide for
the better security of the lives of passengers on
steamboats,
Mr. PRATT of N. Y. Chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, reported q bill apProprl-
ating for the erection of an additional building
for the use of the Navy and War Departments.
Various reports Of minor Importance were
made
MIR. BURKE Of n. H. Chairman OF the Select
Committee, appointed on his motion on tne sub
iect of the memorial of the 26 8 Democratic
members of the Legislature of Rhode Island,
asking an inquiry INTO the porr rebellion, into the
legality of the existing State Government, nc
reported a resolution authorizing the Comnlttee
10 send for persons and papers; which gave rise 70
spirited remarks by Messrs. CAusIN OF Nd GRAMS
TON of r. l. and other gentlenen; the former mo
wing 10 discharge the Committee from the iurlher
consideration Of the bill, not knowing, he SAID,
yhatrloht this House had to act at ali upon the
matter-to interfere with a regularly constituted
State Government when there was neither lnsur
rection nor war within It's limits, and assigning
various animated. and forcible reasons for opposl
ton to the long examination proposed, ending III
nothing, proposing nothing, involving time and
unnecessary expense matters OF no import what
ever to this House, and now become SO stale to
the nation as that the repor: OF the Committee
could hardly impart 10 them any interest, NC;
and Mr.. CRASsToN IN opposition to the resolution
briefly olaneing 1T some of the details OF the IN
b]ushing frauds brought to bolster Up the "Peo-
n)e,s Constitution" in the importation OF voterS,
&c. Who would the gentleman bring before the
Committee? he asked. Would he dig up the
bones Of those dead long before the pretended
adoption of this Constitution, or OF those III Ire
land and elsewhere at that tlme-hundreds ana
thousands of whose names were nevertheless
found registered in its support Would he call
the &c membefs here? Would he bring Dorr here!
1t would not be Convenient for mm to come
Where the gentleman got this matter up, II pre-
sent, Mr.. c.. would put some truths to the gen
tleman and his friends, connected with these
transactions, that would make them pull their
hats over their eyes
The subject was laid over at the expiration OF
the morning hour.
The rules having been suspended for one hour
for this purpose, the bill fixing uniform day for
Presidential elections came up, and Mr.. CLlNGMAN,
of N. C. spoke eloquently and with power in relu-
tation the loose and fimsy charges Of Mr.. Duncan
against the Whlg party, running rapidly over
some of the points of contrast between the two
parties nobly vindicating the Wings and their
principles, and confidently predicting their triumph
ant success at the coming election-the spirit and
strength of the nation being with them, and they
being headed by the ablest man of the age. Mr..
C. paid a just tribute to the name and talents of
HENRY CLAY, glancing at some of the prominent
points in his history, and dwelling upon that
magnanimous, self-sacri6cing devotion to the best
interests of his country that hadunformly charac-
terized his long public service and which called him
as if with the acclamatlons Of the people from one
end of the country to the other, to the highest
gift in their power. But my limits preclude any
thing beyond lalnt deScrlpt OF Tue matter OF
manner of this thrilling discourse, which COM
manded the profoundest attention from all quar-
tiers Of the Hall.
Intellectual attempts having been made further
to suspend the rules for this debate, motion Of
Mr.. MKKAY, Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means, the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole on the Union, (Mr.
DRoMGooLE in the Chair,) and took up the bill
appropriating for the support of the Military
Academy for l644.
series of amendments of Mr.. HUNGERFoRD,
from the Retrenchment Committee, were re ect-
ed AIR. HALE then moved substitute for the
bill to abolish the Academy after the Both June
next; which was debated by himself and others
until adjournment.
In SENATE, after miscellaneous business OF the
morning hour, the bill appropriatng certain lands
for the improvement of Fox and Wisconsin NV
ers was further discussed and again lald over.
The resolution of Mr.. SEMpLE, looking towards
the termination of the joint occupation of Oregon,
was opposed by Mr. MILLER IN an argumenta-
tive and able speech of upwards of two hours.
The Senate adjourned. ARGUS.
COURT CALENDAR. THIS Day