Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE-WAsHINGroN, Feb. S,h, 1845. The President Pro. fem. laid before the Senate a communication from the Post Office Department giving the of the failure of the mails between the North and New-Orleans for the last twelve months.
 Also, memorials asking for two cent rate o postage
 MT. Buchanan presented memorial pray ing Con- gress to reject all propositions for the annexation o Texas.
 Mr. Archer presented memorial asking for an a. . nendment of tie Naturalization Laws.
 Mir. Bsrrien called mp a Joint Resolution from the Committee on the Judiciary, providing for appeals certain cases of Bankruptcy. Mir B. regarded the bill urgent, and pressed it's claims upon the mme diate consideration of the Senate.
 Mr. Haywood opposed the bill, and general de- bate upon its merits between Messrs. Berrien Choaie, Dickinson, and others. The bill was finally informally laid upon tbe table, and the Post Office bill was called up by MT. Merrick.
 Two or three corrections were found necessary in the bill, and these heinz made. the bill read through previous to taking the question upon its 6na passage.
 The bill was no sooner lead than Mr. McDnfie, o s. C., bounced upon il as a Northern measme-a InanufactuI ing measure, &c. His own constituents did not complain 1.-the Post Office Tax-and in point of fact did not regatd il us tax. The bill he con sldered dangerous inroad upon the Treasury, and as calculated To concentrate and immense power in the Post Office Department.
 or the people required cheap postage, and would have it--that the experiment had been tried in England, and had succeeded In regard 10 the North, he said he had never heard any thing from the Sena- tor that did embodv d fling at ,he North and Northern manufacturers. He thought experience would prove it the bill was as beneficial 10 the South as 10 the North.
 Mr. McDuffis continued the debate and denounced the bi expressing his belief that il would be bur- den upon the treasury, and that the deficit ing the first year would be two millions of dollars.
 Mir. Merrick said he would have preferred the bill as it passed the committee, hut as it was he would cordially support il. because he believed that with five cents postage in short time the revenue would be sufficient to place the Post Office Department up- on permanent fonnC aion.
 Mr. M. said that a million from the Treasury wouli perhaps be necessary make the experiment perfect, but the Treasury in condition 10 bear it, and the bill would in his view nee. public expec iaiiOn Besides, II was necessary to do something The people were clainorous for reform, and the De- partment under the present law was not able 10 sup port it's t.
 The yeas and nays were then taken upon the final passage of the bill, and it was passed by vote of 38 yeas to l2 nays, as follows:
 AYEs-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley, Atheiton, Atcbison, Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Bayard, Benton, Breese, Buchanan. Choate, Critenden, Dayton, Dickinson, Dix, Evans, Fairfield, Foster, Frances, Henderson, Huntington, Johnson, Merrick, Miller, Morehead. Miles, Hives, Simmons, Sturgeon, Tap pan, Upla n. Walker. White, woodbu'y and Wooi- brdge-38
 NAys.-Messrs Bagby, Clayton, Colquit, Hay wood. harnagan, Buger, Lewis, McDutie, Man gun, Phelps, Se,icr, Senple-l2.
 MT. Huntington then moved an Executive ses- sion, winch was carried and the doors closed.
 HOUSE or REPREsENTArivEs.
 Jo'nt resolution of the Senate, suspendi ig the act Tn relation to sites for Hospitals, Naval De- pots, etc., was passed The effect is to authorize a commencement Of the Naval Depot at Memphis, Teunessee. N
 MT. Fish, of New York, gave notice of bill af. fecting liens in the United States Courts win view of making the liens of the State and United States Courts the same.
 A billin relation to Virginia Land Warrants and