New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-18

ByGnf ruth the cfrtce and consent Cj the senate
JOSEPH EEDuE, re-appolnted Surveyor OF The Re
venue al Chester, Maryland,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
FROM TIE REPORTER or TIE HEwyoRE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON Tuesday Jau. Is.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day. Mr..
J. R. INGERsoLI presented Petition. numeroaSlv
signed By citizens of Philadelphia, (and brought
on by Committee thercoi,) for the Reduction OF
Postage. Hir. l. remarked that it was subject
on which the legislation of the Country was
clearly behind the are and behind the public sen
timent.
On motion of Mr.. ELMER, Chairman OF the
Committee on Elections, that Committee was
allowed a clerk for 90 days. In reply to an IN
tcrrogatorv of Mr.. BARNARD, Mr.. f. SAID the
Committee would be prepared, arithin four or
fre Gaus at fartkest, to report upon the validity
of the certificates of the General Ticket Members.
On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Ia, the rules hav-
ing been suspended for this purpose, numerous
bills were reported from the Standing Commit
tees, among which are the following:
Bv Mr.. MckW from the Committee of Ways
and Means further appropriation bills for the pre-
sent fiscal wear, viz for the payment ofrevou-
tonarv and other pensons for tortitications; and
the Committee of the Whole on the Union, and
ordered printed.
Bv Mr. DAVIS of Ia from tie Committee on
Pubic Lands, to repeal the distribution act.
By Mr.. WILKINS, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, to increase the salary of the District
Judge OF Ohio.
By Mr. WISE from the Committee on Naval
Affairs. an adverse Report on the expediency Of
Of
the Ohio, at present.
BY Mr. c. j. lNGERsoLL, from the Judiciary
Commtte, TO regulate the allowances for extra
services OF Secretaries Of Legation an Cousus.
by Mr. iIARplN, Of H., from tie Committee on
t,ostofiices and roads, q jon resolution author
i2nc the Postmaster General to contract with
Railroad Companies for the transmission or the
mail. without advertising for bids. Alter some
conversation. in order TO perfect the resolution, 1t
was re-cCmmitlcd.
By Mr. HOLMES, from the Committee on Com.
mcrce resolution for the printing Of 5,jG0 ex.
ira copies of the House document Of the present
session, relating to the commercial systems OF
foreign countries. Adopted.
The motion of Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON, to recon-
siGer the passage Of Mr.. ThomasSons resolution
instruc,ing the Committee of Ways and Means
to report an appropriation for keeping IN operation
on the Mississippi the snag- boats now IN use and
building there, came up and was opposed by Mr..
BowLiN of Mo-, who improving the opportunity
afforded by the recent steamboat disaster near
St Louis appealed with much warmth to the
House to grant appropriations TO prevent these
continually recurring disasters. He was a strict
constructonst but contendcd that the Mississippi
being great national highway, and the hlo
even, although running through the territory of
Missouri, did not come within the scope OF the
constitutional objections. Hcrcterred to rumorcd
determination of the Committee of Ways and
Means to omit these Western appropriations in
the appropriation bill.
Messrs ]. r. INGERsoLL and SEYMOUR Of New
York, from that Committed said they knew of
no so determination.
Mr. WELLER (also on that Committed said
the Committee at one Of its meetings had come
to such conclusion.
Mr.. STEWART Of Pa. made an admirable speech,
replying with much power to MIR. BowLlN and
other gentlemen, and exhibiting the absurdlty
and inconsistency Of Western Locos IN denying
the power OF the General Government over inter
nal improvements in all cases except the Mlssls-
sppi or some river in which they are particularly
intercs ted That party denied the power of IN
terual improvements, and were bound to deny 1t
or TO abandon the standard of their Presidential
candidate who denied it percmptoriy. On proof
of this Mr.. S. quoted from Mr. Van Buren.)-
Either it was "A Constitutional power or it was
not if it was it could not be restricted to one
river, but must apply to all.
He referred to the question that had been ask
cd whence the money for these Improvements was
TO DC derived, and replied from the present Tariff,
which admirably combined the objects Of protec-
ton of revenue and which in lc43 had yielded
as was shown by statistics 81 100000 more than
the Tariff of 1871, which was (what gentlemen
were so vehemcnty in favor Of revenuc-tarii1..
BE would also find the money for although not
Western man, he was in favor of appropriations
for this object, as well as lorothers deemed ncccs-
sary by Congrcss) by retrenchmg from the cs-
mates Of the Secretary of the Navy for the army,
the navy and Notifications SIX or seven millions
and referred to the fact that during Van Burcns
administration the average expenditures Of Gov
ernment had been over $50, 49,, 900, while for the
last wear they had been less than 22,OO0,O00.-
During these remarks and the preceding on the
Tariff which were little relished by the Locos,
but which were listened to with much interest by
all portions of the House, he was several times
called TO order by Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON and others.
Mr. j. insisting on his stopping and taking his
seat a very summary way Of dispensing with
disagreeable truths Mr.. S. was finally allowed
to continue his remarks in order.
Mr.. J. X. INGERsoLL, with his usual ability and
eloquence, advocated the cause of Internal I'M
provements-confned not TO one particular sec
ton of the country. bat extending in proper de-
gree to all the portions Of the country. and sus-
tanned by iudic.ous revenue and protective Ia
riff SC