The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-29
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.



Galleries Of the Senate almost exclusively occupied by
strangers in expectation of the resumption by Col Ben
ton OF his great argument on the Oregon question
ELECTRICITY AND rHr FINS ARTS.
We reported yesterday, that Mr. Dix presented peti,
the electric telegraph In this We were not equal to the
extent of the memorial Il was from A. b. Durand and
telegraph be employed by the government in painting
national picture for OF the vacant panels of the
tunda Truly the Professor is a genius and mistake
Not satisfied with introducing agency which is to
revolutonize society and bring the remotest
tion his friends claim that he is entitled as painter to
the patronage OF the government and the OF
his name 10 posterity, in the double Immortality of
weaving his garland of the lightning's wing
And with the thunder talking as friend friend"
the fine under the selection of the Congress of the
United States.
SPANISH CLAIMS
The bill amending the act providing for the adjudica-
ton Of certain old French and Spanish land claims in the
States OF Arkansas Alabama, Missouri, Mississipps and
Louisiana, was read its third time and passed
THE WINDMILL THF TOR OF THE SENATE.
Mr. MAScuM looking very warm, arose TO propose a
Espy's conical ventilaor, during these days had
not sufficient from the atmospheric air to keep in
motion He therefore moved that the sergeanta Arms
have authority employ a sufficient number of work
men TO keep the windmill in operation. The complex.
ity Of this piece of machinery viii perhaps REQUIRE lit
liz Exclamation Over the dome Of the senate are half
dozen large skyghts and over these on the outside
looking like some tremendous astronomical apparatus,
Professor Espy has constructed huge sheet funnel
with windmill inside, with the wings exposed to the
wndward BY the rapid revolutions of this fam
ionic acid gas rising through the kylghts-the pure
air coming in to fill the vacuum from the windows below
the open skylighs above This the whole secret Of
Professor Espy's plan of vsnlaton] Mr. Mangum sub
lied employ the requisite number of keep the
Windmill going and that they be paid out OF the contin
Mr. CALHopN--Whats that
Mr. SEvfER.-Wha is it'll
Mr. SEMPLE.-Read the motion.
Mr. MANouM explained that it was necessary, during
these day sto apply manual labor the venator
in order to render it effective
The resolution agreed to- and several Dutchmen
are immediately TO be set 10 turning. This may be
called new mode Of raising the wind
THIRD iSsrALMESr TOMORROW.
Col BENTON suggested that with the assent OF the
Senate, no would postpone the continuation Of his argu
Inen on the Oregon question till Tomorrow with view
TO the immediate resumption of the supplemental army
bill Agreed TO.
MESSAGES.
Several messages in writing were reported from the
President of the United States, by Mr.. J. X. Walker
INCREASE ARMY
On motion of Mr. DIX the bill was resumed in conside.
ration
Mr.. ArcHrsoS withdrew his amendment providing that
the officers hereby added to the army shall be disbanded
at the close OF the war.
Mr.. MASeuM withdrew his motion to strike out the
hrst section
And, with sundry verbal amendments proposed by
Messrs Dix and Benton the bill was ordered to third
reading.
FRENCH sroLIArross.
Nh. REvEnDY JOHNSON succeeded in lifting the bill
out without action upon any OF the pending amendments
it was again informally laid aside
Mr. SEWER moved an Executive session; but with
drew 1t for a moment
THE STEAMERS.
On motion of Mr.. FAIRFIELD the bill for the ten
steamers was made the special der for Monday next
Messrs ASHLEY and JOHNSON presented petitions and
On motion OF Mr.. SEVER, at FIVE minutes past one
o'clock the Senate went into Executive session upon
number OF messages from the President supposed chiefly
TO DC nominations Of officers for the army.
House Of Representatives.
WEDNESDAY. May 81 1916.
DISPATCHER
Mr.. HARRISON submitted resolution requesting the
PRESIDENT OF the United States the
House, Whatever official dispatches may have been re-
ceved from Brgadier General TAYLOR relating to the
battles on the Rio Grande on the sth and 9th inst
There being no objection the resolution agreed
THE rARifF-A SIMPLE ILLusTRATIoS-rHE
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, MIR Hopkins in the
chair) and resumed the consideration OF the bill ma
king appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses
Of the government for the year ending June go ls47
Mr. McCLErLA,p gave notice of two amendments,
which he designed to submit when in order
The question pending the motion of Mr.. GROVER,
to strike out the clause approprang 5000 for marine
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Mr.. CoLIAMER, of Vermont rose to make few re.
marks in reply TO Mr. Payne who spoke yesterday in
laton t. the tariff The gentleman had often repeated
his spcechit had frequently been heard in this hall
reminded him. (Mr Collamer) of the minister Of the Cos
pei who asked of his flock, how he liked the SER
mon 2 Said the person addressed, "oh, always liked
asked how he liked the speech Of the gentleman
oh, never liked that speech" Laughter.
man m &C. ,o raised point whether the gentle
Of the tariff.
The CHAIRMAN was understood to say, that in Commit
tee OF the Whole the strict limit Of debate not al
ways insisted on-gentlemen generally allowed
Mr. remarked that il il was in order for the
gentleman from Alabama to speak the subject Of the
ply. IA voice: so think u The gentleman's idea is
that the increase of duties dminshes prices" para
dox and involves an absurdity and he says how can
engage in policy which reduces their own prces'
Now, he would observe in reply that whenever high
protective duty has been persisted In for reasonable
where article ofdomestic manufacture has been
duced in price He gave single make shoes
With limited number of customers, sell pair
day, and make twenty cents profit beyond the actual
cost ! thus make twenty cents day IA voce-"You
get eight dollars' Now, suppose we shut out other
producers, and can sell three pairs of shoes day
can sell pair at profit Of ten cents and the three
pairs make thirty cents thus sell at profit of
half and make one third more money After some fur
Their remarks in support Of this position and amid much
Confusion In the hall he resumed his seat
Mr. ANDREW STEWART, of Pennsylvania, remarked, it
had been given out that the bill to reduce the tariff would
been disposed Of He supposed that il would then be
passed under the operation Of tho previous question An
say somethng in reply to the gentleman from Alabama
'ir Payne who insisted that the tariff and other ques
loas had been settled by the resolves OF the Baltimore
Arr. PAYNE explained What he said yesterday, in
distance was this-Whenever a convention was held
curing the presidential canvass and certain questions
ee taken before the people and the elections turned
on them the representatives elected to carry them
Mr. STEWART said the tariff not a party question
BUT great American question; and rises above the mise
raoe low and degraded feelings of party Were gen.
uemen afraid to discuss the question Il was in
respect, party questionable Americans side.
and foreigners the other Which side would gentle
men take twas a struggle between foreigners and
Americans, for the American market The gentleman
from Alabama spoke of the fair being held In this
city Has the gentleman been to that fair Ifhe should
give fair play to his good and feelings he would
view, with patriotic exultaon and delight the result of
competition-the magnificent specimens of American
productions, which honor to the country Could
be look at them and feel proud of the progress
tho iaua
No you would find, among other branches of industry
the plough and harrow of the yeoman. And let the
gentleman go home and say il was all humbug. But
very capitol-aye, this capitol A gentleman
pied one of the lower rooms-that assigned to the
Committee the Post Office and post roads-of which
The gentleman prcsidin9 the Committee of the