New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Treasury Department in relation 10 Chemical
experirnearsby Professor Bache, IN sugar
Ar. Fairfield presented me resolu'aon "i w, ",
Maine Legislature, in favor OF the passage OF an act
bv Congress 10 indemnify the sufferers by trencn
s3oiiations prior TO the wear l-00 which was read
and ordered 70 be pnnted -r.-
ton be made the special order OF TIE cay al u
O'Clock until 1t be disposed oi came up lor cG.S4-
Grafton, anC was ceuatea ioi s"iIie '.i1i0' win "
Mr. Eyars moved that the general appropriation
hill making appropriation tor the naval pensions
for 1916, be taken up, which was agreed TO, when
/, was read third time and passed
Nj Miller asked and was grahitd leave 10 = miro
juce bin for the relief Of the Washington Corpo-
rstion. Also bill authorizing the Washington
CORPORATION to occupy part Of the pubic sroand
for the use Of public schools 10 be restored when
ever the Government may cal on them Tor It's res'o
ration.
ing the jurisdiction OF the District Counts 10 certain
cas.s noon the lakes. and navigable waters leading
| INTO and connecting the same; winch, alter some
| slsht amendment, wasread third time and passed
The Joint resolution, authorizing the Secretary OF
! War 10 examine and make experiments with a
dredging machine lately invented, was read ihlTd
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration
nj the ioirt resolutions Tor the annexation OF Texas
Mr. Simmons OF Rhode Island, having The floor
| from Yesterday. concluded his remarks IN oppos-
| ton 10 the annexation CT Texas. Mr.. Simmons Is
not very brilliant orator. bqt as spetcn was Il
| strong one: If he does not talk ei0iueniy he ust-
| aly talks good sense and good argument in the
opeainc part of his speech he made an able defence
| o his State against Observation-Disclosures against her
| MI Merrick of Maryland then took the floor, and
| spoke in favor OF annexation can bear 10 near
| Loco-Foco. or a Wing from a Loco-t oco state,
talk in favor of Texas: but ialthless v hlg IRON
strong Clay Wing STATE, talking on Texas against
his own vote formerly given, and against The voice
Of his State, and the rest II his state delegation, Is
what never could listen TO with patience, so !
| left the Senate.
In irving TO avoid the pain OF listening 10 recre
| ant Whig, los; the pleasure OF hearing the OPEN
| ing part OF speech from MIR. Huntington ui Con-
necticut | understand, however, that there was
| quite n warm controversy between Mr.. Huntington
and Mr. ColQultt OF Georgia, who had made vio-
lent anti Northern speech YESTERDAY II was hard
lY fair for = Methodist preacher (Air Z. TO use
Such language but the orthodox Deacon, (Slr H.)
though inferior in clerical orders TO his opponent,
rot the best of the argument. MIR. Huntington Their
y. nj into tic institutional ur5ufient on AnneXc-
ton. His speech was ore oi the best, III point OF
argument which we have yet had. lie contended
tha; Texas vas an old STATE, long established. with
+ Republican form OF government, and therefore
could not be admitted as a nelc State. That the
Consiu,ionneverCO COntempat admitting foreign
State or II would not have provided that RdpreSrn
aiives and Senators should be citizens OF the Uni
ted States ior certain number o! yesrs. II Texas
be admitted as SAFE, the people OF Texas cannot
represent themselves. They must send 10 The Un!
ted States and import Senators and representatives
We could not even make the people OF Texas c!ti-
zens oil The United States by the act OF admission.
Congress can establish unly uniform laws ot natl
| rslization-thlS would be a special act OF naura-
zatlon
He also contcnded that Congress could not act be-
yond the jurisdiction OF the United States. Con
gress can only pass laws Law l. rule OF acton,
but ii can only be rule Of acton 10 those who are
within the jurisdiction OF The Unlied States.
| Mr. Huntington spoke about two hours, when he
gave way to "A motion 10 adjourn.
HOUSE or RErRESEVrAT,vEs-se sevaral bills from
the Senate were re4d twice and appropriately re-
| erred
Mr.. R. Chapman asked the unanimous consent
of the House 10 take up the bill granting to the Ten
nessee and Coosa Railroad Company the risht Of
way through the public lands in Alabama. There
being no objection, the bill "as read, when
Mr Hopkins moved aa amendment-that Il shall
| be the duty Of the Company when the road snail
have been completed, 10 transport the United States
! mail so long as a charge may be made for irdye,
| when required To do 50 by tho Postmaster-lienera
according 10 his schedule, and ior which con.-
lenSaljcn shall BE- paid by the Department, not eX
ceediag that paid for the mail service for the time
! being, in the States of Tennessee and Alabama
and IN case o refusal on the pa.t OF the company 10
comply with the laws OF ihs section, the right OF
way shall be abrosaled and anuuled.
Agreed to-Ieas l3S, navs 22
And the bill was read third time and passed.
The bill allowing drawbacks on tore On merchan-
die exported IN the original packages TO chihuahua
! and Santa Fe, in Mexico, and 10 the BRUSH North
,uerlcan Provinces adjoining the mite! StateS
was read third and passed.
| The House resolved Itself into a Committee of
the Whole on the state % the nioH, and resumed
The consideration OF the general appropriation hill
Mr.. Pratt submitted an amendment. making an
appropriation Of i've thousand dollars for ldyin HE
foundation OF an addition 10 the Patent Office. and
a aoF;h-,vss wing 10 the Treasury Department
llr Pratt moved 10 strike out from the bin the
appropriation iarTebuilcus the branch Minial Char
otte, Y C; but. atsT explanations, the amendment
was disagreed 10.
Mr. Dodge. of Wisconsin. moved an amendment
aPloprIa;ing S2l l+a5 for deireying the expenses OF
the Legislative Assembly OF The Legislature OF Wis
conSln, the printing OF the laws, etc. Adopted
Seyersio;her amendments were offered, una! the
hour OF TWO, when, according 10 The resolution
adopted Yesterday, all privilege OF explanation and
reply ceased, and the committee proceeded 10 dis
pose OF the remaining sections OF the bill.
Several amendments were accepted among
;hem one appropraiHg So 900 for outfit OF foreign
Ministers. This woud appear as i a clean sweep
were 10 be made IN The offices. TIE vote on this
was yeas 30. nays IS.
An amendment was carried. aPpropriaiing 5000
for outii and SS01 for salary tor Minister FeEl
po'enudiE 10 SLHHt, ana SA-Nu LOT an Interpreter
and Secretary.
An amendment reducing the number Of clerks in
the Land Office from 81 10 90 was adopted
Several amendments were -ej-cied, among
Others, tor paving 10 O! il,0eJ dollars for Mr.
a. H. Everett, ior expenses while Minister 10
Spain.
Another amendment, appropnatirg SIG69 - TO
Benjamin (. Green duff : Sonl while Charge al
Mexico, while trying 10 invov- Us in war. was re-
jected, aud properly too. Il is bad enough to have
The hot IRON OF war T'ia into Is, without having 10
pay for heating the poker.
The bill was then reported to the House, and the
House soon after adjourned.
ss The following Is an extract from letter re-
ceiyed in this CITY, dated
SAYDw1cH IsI-ASDs, Sept %, 1874.
This government have requested OF Ike United
States government, the recall OF Nr. Brown. our
commissioner. The founer have refused TO citizens
ot The United States the same privileges granted BY
treaty 70 The English and Frenct-taklng tse ground
TINT since Their independence was acknowledged
the United States have formed no neir treaty. with