American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-22
Reported frr the American Republican,
2stn CcNGI2 F!Ss--SEGCOND SESSION.
WAsHrNGroN, Jan. 81, 1916.


SENATE.
The ice President presented the credentials
Of Messrs. Sturgeon, Of Pa, and Clayton, of
Del. Senators elect from these States for six
wears from the 18th Of March next.
Communications were received from the Post
Office and Navy Departments.
Mr. Urham presented Il strong remonstraace
against annexation from Washington, VT.
MIR. Feurce presented a petition from -
Gay, ioT pension.
Mr.. Berrien, from the judiciary commttee,
reported a hill to amend the judiciary act of
SO, sc as to award the writ of "habeas cerpus''
IN certain cases where it is now withheld.
Mr. Brien submitted IL resolution, which was
adopted, that the judiciary committee be in
Structed to inquire into the expectancy of in
creasing the salary of the U. $. District Judge
Of Illinois.
The bills yesterday ordered to be engrossed,
were taken up and passed, with the exception
OF those relating to the Cumberland Road, the
Massachusetts claim, and the bonus to G..
Shaw-all of which were passed by informally.
On melton of Mr.. johnson, the bill to re-
organize the District Courts in Louisiana was
taken up, aud its cngrossment ordered.
The resolution respecting the engraved plates
Of the Senate, after brief debate, was laid on
the table Cor the present, and the Senate on
motion Of Mr. Tappan, took up the bill to es-
;absh the Smithsonian Institute, which was
read
mr. Woodbury. rose to move an amendment,
which hc briefly advocated. His amendment,
in effect, gives the control of the Smithsonian
Sand to the National Institute Of this city.
Mr.. Choate objected to any alteration of
the bill The board of managers, as the bill
uow reads, is made up of the Vice President
and Chief Justice of the L. S., six members Of
Congress, three from each branch, and the fol
lowing named seven gentlemen: Totem and
Bache, of Washington; Kirkland, Of Ohio;
Wilde, Of Ga; Tucker, of Va; Bancroft, of
Mass, and King, Of Mo. He was glad the
Senator from n II. expressed his satisfaction
with their names.
Mr.. buchanan opposed Mr. Woodbury. S
amendment.
Mr.. Allen utterly objected to it, and secuted
The idea of giving this half million Of dollars
10 the thing called, or calling itself, the Ma
;ional Institute. A high sounding title TO be
sure, but that was mere trick, which all cor
poratons understood. He saw on u tavern in
This city, "Nuticnal Eating House." This
National Institute was no more than an asso-
citation such as might be found in almost every
town and village in the country, but by taking
- iGNiC IL W dIIOhC Coiisc-
quencc, and, like all other corporations, it was
now greedy for money. We wanted no Ma
tional Institute to give laws to the country
ike those societies which gather about the
thrones Of monarchs abroad. The American
mind was free, and the people wanted no dc
tstion as to how they should write, or think,
or speak.
After considerable debate, Mr.. Woodbury's
amendment was rel eeted.
An amendment, by MIR. Foster, of N. York,
with regard to the future election of the Board
Of Managers, was rejected.
Also one from Mr.. Allen, to strike out the
words members of the National Instituted
he did not object to the gentlemen named, but
saw no propriety in the allusion to their men,
bership OF the Institute. This amendment was
rejected.
The bill was then reported, and would have
passed, but for suggestion of Mr. Berrien,
that there was no provision TO protect the pro-
perty. The bill was then laid aside, and the
Senate passed into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met to-day, for the FIRST time, at
/ O'Clock, and as the attendance was very
hin, it may be presumed that the change was
not cutie so congenial to the feelings of mem
Ders as their votes for it would seem to ind-
cate.
Mr.. Dromgoole submitted some amendments
10 .his Texas bill, which were ordered to be
printed and referred 10 the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Levin Boyd submitted resolution to
close all debate on the Texas question in COM
llitten of the whole on SATURDAY at o'clock
4 motion was made TO lay this resolution on
The table, and the yeas and nays were ordered
,,pon j.; the result was yeas SO, nays lOd. The
ISOLATION was agreed to.
Mr. L"vy's resolution setting apart three
DAYS in February for territorial business was
also agreed to.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole, and Mr.. Rhett, Of S. c., addressed the
Iiou He began by relating the manner III
..L -, ms iii the hnttlc of San Lacinto was