Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-19
CONGRESS.
No session Of the Senate to day.
uAnSL. AE REpR ESENrATINES
WASHINGTON, Jan'y i6, lSiG


No session Of the Senate to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Communication were received from the War, Nav
Treasury and Post Office Departments, which refer
| red aud ordered Tn be printed.
| Mr. HAMLlN, Chairman Of the Committee on Flee
TONS and remarked the CH,IR that this the da,
assigned Tor the House consider the Florida Blu
he understood that the member holding the sat
absent from the city, and expected Ia return tonight A.
he should Mr.. II. would call the subJec
Of the election for consideration Aud IT he die not return
| by Monday next. then Mr.. II. would make proposition
the House the subject uf that grnteman's Absence
The CHALK now called on the Standing Committees
| for reports.
| Mr. MCKAY, from the Committee Of Ways and Means
reported bill Tor the support OF the Military Academy nj
West Point tor the year ending the 30ih June. lsi7
| Mr. LUMPKIN, from the Judiciary Committee, report
ed a bill To settle the title to Pea Patch Island.
Mr.. c. J. lNGERSOl.L. from the Foreign Relations
reported bill regulate allowances for extra by
Secretsrie' OF Legation and Consus
Also. bull o repeal that part OF the Tarh Act OF Au-
cent Java Coffee, and To refund the discriminating ton
duties levied Spanish vessels except those from
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Several bills OF private nature were reported aud read
twice.
Mr. DARRAGH, from the Naval Affairs, rep uted a bal
authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy take the prelm
steps for the erection O Dry Dock Philadelphia
Mr.. j. r. lNGERSOLL introduced ball a. abolish
oaths n Custom Houses OF the u. 5.
Which bills were read twice and referred.
The House now went into Committee ol the Whole on
Mr.. ROC Vel L. of Coma, made speech Sgninst
giving the England present, and against the
adoption ol measures that would bring At the
conclusion OF his remarks lac offered amendment 10 the
resolutions under consideration, directing the
be before the adjournment OF the present
Congress.
Mr.. POLLOCK, OF Pennsylvania Obtained the
floor aud addressed the HUu hour OF the
tice being gwen peace lie did believe
that would result from the giving Of the notice.
could not The interests at bOh were against
it-and could be brought upon except by the
bungng Of our Administration IN its crusade for popular
W Ia tina. case he would hold the authors OF
sponsbe tor It's horrors. But he believed there would be
The Administration although u had declared
goliaions end did auticipsIe II had pro
posed no measures On the contrary It haL
estimated the that would he IN the Treasury for
three years come, and made OF any proba-
biy OF war ia tile tie ready make pr para
tiUns for any emergency. lie would tomorrow iOi
the building OF twenty sieSmers-and that Of Penn
sySania lrnn but lac did sh believe there would
be war. The To avoid war, lac said. it
| here lac wSs cut short by the expiration OF his hour.
Mr.. WOODYEAR, OF New York, got the Il ,or and
spoke IN ay"r OF giving the notice When he concluded
! Mr.. PENDLETON Of Virginia, obtained the floor I,
folIowbut the CO mmee Use and the House adjourned
So he will speak first on the question To- morrow.