Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-02-27

ter OF course. lie spoke OF ner uetus, uHu
said that her people were not in the hab, ot
saying n great deal about what they had
done, but wiling to let history record their
deserts.
Without concluding, Mr. Simmons moved
an adjournment.
| The motion was Withdrawn for a few mo.
ments to enable the chair to submit sundry
communications from the President, one OF
which was a message relative to despatch
from the Hon. Henry A. Wise, our Minister
a, tho Court Of Brazil, informing his govern
ment Of The various schemes and plans re-
sorted to in tha. section Of the world by
British vessels and subjects to evade the
rules and regulations agreed npon by Eng
land and The United States to suppress the
slave trade and recommending Congress to
take more suitable steps 10 remedy the evil
Ordered to be printed. and referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Another Of the communications from the
President was a veto of the bill regulating
the building Of steam revenue cutters.
| After the reading Of the veto message, Mr.
Huntington moved to postpone the considera-
ton of the message and bill until to. morrow
at half past ] | o'clock. Agreed to.
The Senate. without further public busi-
ness, adjourned.
| HOusE.-The committee on expenditures
in The Post Office Department were ordered
to send for persons and papers. II is aledg-
ed that the Post Master General has been
making an improper use of the public money
Civil and Diplomatic Bill.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Maryland, made an un.
successful motion TO prolong action upon the
civil and diplomatic bill until Saturday, and
to limit the debate upon The amendment to
| Is minutes.
The motion was rejected, and the House
went into committee of The whole.
The amendment pending was to prevent
Mr.. Selden, Treasurer Of the United States,
from receiving extra pay for signing Treas
ury Notes,
Mr.. Hale Of N. IT., moved The amendment,
and accompanied it last nigh, with some re-
flec,ions upon Mr.. Selden, which Mr.. Bailey
of Va, repelied this morning. Mr. Drom'
goole, OF Va, came TO the rescue of Mr. s.
also, and pounced upon Mr.. Hale like tiger
A true VIrginian, never suffers n Vlr.
ginian TO be assaulted, and Mr.. SedeD, there
tore, had friend in every Virginia member
of the House. Mr.. Dromgoole SAID the mem.
Der from New Hampshire was resor,lng to a
system Of reprisals against worthy public
officer The debate upon the amendment
went no further. and was rejected.
Mr.. e.. J. lngersol moved that the com
nli,tee rise, in order TO adopt resolution j.
lowing each member five minutes TO explain
each amendment he may offer.
The committee rose 10 receive the resolu'
ton, and the yeas and nays were called upon
The motion to suspend, The vote was lOl
to "a.
A motion was now made to lay the resolu-
tion upon the table, aud the motion was lost,
l04 To 50.
The motion was agreed to, and the House
went into committee of the whole on the state
Of the Union.
Mr. Hunt, of N Y. moved that some lilnita-
ilon be placed on the small Custom House
Offices in the country. The merits OF this
question were soon lost sight Of in debate
upon Railroad Iron. introduced by Mr., Black,
Of Ga, Mr., Black was for getting Railroad
Iron free from duty, and the members from
Pennsylvania, in sparring with him, tod HIM
thu, they would furnish Railroad Iron cheap
er than it was furnished in England to us
when there was no duty imposed upon the
article.
The debate became warm and personal.
terests OF Pennsylv gave war
in return-contending that the Railroad iron
could be furnished cheaper from The home
manufacturers than from the foreign manu-
taciurers- that the article Of Railroad IRON
was purchased at a cheaper rate now than
when The foreign article was admitted Tree
from duty, and that The expenses of lmporta
tion, duty off, would make the domestic arli
cles as cheap as the foreign duty off,
The amendment in regard to Custom House
officers was then rejected.
Mr.. Ra,hbun, of N. Y, offered an amend
nent aimed at Commodore Morris, the head
of The Bureau Of Naval construction, that
none but regular naval constructor be APP
pointed. Mr. Ra.hbun said Commodore
Morris, in his opinion, knew no more about
naval construction than he did,
AT this stage Of proceedings, message
wos received from the President the United
States, which the committee rose to receive,
and which Mr. Bailey pronounced to be most
important, and upon the subject of our for.
egn relations. The message was read, and
was found TO be in reference 10 the foreign
slave trade on the coas, of Brazil. The mes
sage was made in consequence of commn
nicatlon received from Henry A. Wise, our
Minister TO Brazil, and the communication
charges American citizens with being con
cerned in this infamous crime. British bank
ers and brokers arc also implicated in the
trade.
From the facts given, il would seem that
American vessels are sent to Braz,l for the
purpose OF engaging in the traffic, and That
when there the crews taken out and disch
ged, and the flag changed a crew isl put in.
and the vessel becomes a regular SLAYER
The President commends Mr. Wise for the
vigilance he has displayed in fereilng out
this subject, and asks the attention of Con
gress and the British government in relation
TO II.
The pending amendment was lost. G6 to 81.
The next amendment was for continuing
The magnetic telegraph for the next year,
and the sum Of $4,000 was appropriated, by
vote of 73 10 A, for continuing The work in
operation for the next year.
A sum Of $500 was then appropriated
for the lunatcs Of The District OF Columbia,
who are now in the Baltimore Asylum.
In SENATE. Friday, Feb. 2l Mr. Fairfield
presented resolutions of the Legislature "f
Maine, insisting upon the justice Of the
claims for French spoliations prior To 1900.
Mr. Allen's resolution, making Texns the
rider oi the day. each day, at l2 o clock, un-
pl disposed Of, was considered.
Mr MIllpr hnneI tha, A mnuld nnt ho .b,,