American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-24
Reported for the American Republican,.
sAth CONGREsS--SECO SESSION.
WAsHISCToN, Feb. 9

Communications were read, from the Trea-
s1ry Department, and among them the annual
report upon the commerce and navigation OF
he country, of which 1900 extra copies were
ordered to he printed.
MIR. Walker presented the credentials OF
Eesss Spe,ght, elected Senator from Ml'sis-
slppi for six years from the 18th of March next
fins gentleman was formerly an NJ. T. from
North Carolina.
Mr.. Buchanan presented petition from
John Hall who asks for a pension, and repre-
sens that he is So years of age, and iough' Oh
several occasions under Paul Jones.
.Morss's Telegraph. MIR. Choate, agreeaoiy
20 previous notice, introduced a OIL ior the eA-
tension of Morse's Magnetic Telegraph from
Baltimore 10 New York, which was referred 10
;he committee on commerce.
Bills, &c. Mr. Evans reported The Military
Academy bill with an amendment.
The bill providing for appeals in cases OF
nankruutcy came up in order, and gave rise to
= brief but complicated legal discussion, which
uos mt an end to by an understanding that
kIeSsrs Woodbury. and Bcrrien would confer
,ogo,her and make the bill mutually satisdcto-
y. A.,
taken w, and MIR. Huntington resumed his
speech at the point where it was broken OFT by
adjournment Yesterday. He said that he had
reGciycd letters from many OF his constituents
N connexion with this Texas subject, asking
MN what were the probabilities OF war, &c,
and whether they would be safe in sending yes
sells upon long voyages.
NIr. Ashby, of Arkansas, spoke next, and,
q. course, in favor Of annexation, which the
Constitution, as she understood it, plainly au-
l.!crscd
Mr. Dickinson followed on the same side,
and made a speech which exhibited no high
der Of abilities.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the usual preliminary proceedings this
,3orninp, Mr. Hamlin of Maine, rose to offer
resolution for allowing the Congressional Tenn
perance Society to hold a meeting in the Hall
Of the House of Representatives. Objection
ueing made to entertaining the resolution, Mr..
II. moved suspension of the rules. The yeas
and nays were ordered and the rules were not
suspended Yeas 65, nays 62,-not two-thirds
N the affirmative.
The Civil and Diplomatic appropriation bill,
which was yesterday, along with the amend
:nents, reported from the committee of the
Whole, was then taken up. Those amend
,nents, to which no member objected, were
voted on and concurred in collectively without
/ division.
The amendment allowing 900 for the
purchase of certain books for the members, was
.,ncurred in by yeas and nays, SO to GA.
an amendment increasing the sum granted
for tho Congressional library, from $500 to
5000, was concurred in-yeas 90, nays 80.
An amendment granting 1000 in addition
70 the proceeds of the sale OF the old furniture
Tor furnishing and fitting up the Presidents
house, was concurred ln-yeas 100, nays AZ.
The amendment approprating $4,000 for
Keeping up the Magnetic Telegraph between
Washington and Baltimore was agreed to
yeas lI2, nays GO
An appropriation of $50, 900 for the erection
cf a firc-proof building for the use of the War
and Navy departments, to be constructed after
= plan to be furnished by a skilful architect to
he employed by the President for that purpose,
was agreed to-yeas 95, nays 81.
An appropriation of $50, 900 for the erection
G. Custom House at Savannah, Ga, was
agreed to-yeas SO, nays SIS.
An amendment authorizing the payment of
$1,000 for the support of lunatics of the Dis
:rict of Columbia in the Hospital at Baltimore,
from the 10th of March lS43, to 10th of June
ls44, was agreed to.
The next amendment was that appropriatng
sI& 900 for outfits for Ministers to Great Bri-
tain, France, Spain, Russia, Austria, Prussia,
Mexico and Brazil, or so much thereof as shall
DC necessary. 1t was passed by the following
yote--yeas 1903, nays SO.
The appropriation of $3.50 in favor of Hen
y Ledvard, late Charge to France, was agreed
20; also that of Ss24 for Wm. l.. Goggin,
whilst contesting the seat of Thos. Gilmer,
-ast winter, by the following vote; yeas lis,
nays SO.
An amendment for computing the mileage of
members hereafter by the most direct mail
-oute, was passed, 1876 to Is.
An amendment prohibiting the confinement
oE the purchase of articles for the Presidents
House to such as are Of domestic manufacture
unless as cheap as foreign, was rejected; yeas
IS, nays 50.
This makes it necessary to furnish the Presi-
dents House of domestic articles.
= Several other amendments were agreed to,
when the bill was put upon its passage and it
passed.
Shortly afterwards the House adjourned.