American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-24
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Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the %0th COHUk EsS
SENATE.

conference, consisting VI -i'90lo D'4'"'ii A'"''
and Lewis, was appointed on the army APPFo-
priation bill.
The committee on Printing reported against
the printing of sundry antI-Tarlti' memorials
referred to them
Mr.. Cameron presented large number OF
petitions from various counties of Pa, against
The repeal of the Tariff Of AZ MIR. G. made
variety of statements connected with these, and
spoke of one of the signers as having 900 work
men engaged last year and 1900 now. lie also
said that the counties from which these peh-
tons came gave an aggregate democratic ma
Jorlty OF 1866, nearly three times the amount
Of Mr. Folks majority in the whole State.
NJ. Sewer said that the Senator from Pa
presented these memorials with a smile, and no
doubt considered them good Joke. Now we
have every morning in the first place prayers,
then the journal, and then these petitions fol-
lowed with funeral dirge. He asked how
long before the blacksmith who had 900 labor
ers last year and 1900 now, would, going on at
this rate, control the whole State? He heard |
the Senator from Mass, Mr.. Webster) ask the |
Senator from Pa. some questions the other day, |
and he really expected the next thing to see the
Senator from Pa, go over to the Wings alto
gether-he was with them on this question,
Mr.. Cameron replied. If he smiled, it was
at the irresistible wit Of the Senator from Ark.
but he would not permit that Senator to assall
his State, or treat the grievances other citizens
as Joke. If he (Nlr. g. was with the Sena-
TOT from Mass, on this question, the Senator
from Ark, was with that Senator upon another
great question.
Mr.. Sewer. What's that
Mr.. Cameron. Oregon; upon which the Sc
nator from Arkansas voted away a large por-
ton of the territory of the United States. With
regard to the blacksmith who employed so
many laboreIs, he begged to assure the gentle
man that he did not control his laborers. The
laborers Of Pennsylvania were not slaves, like
the laborers of the south--they were ireemen,
and stood erect before their God He moved
10 refer the memorial to the committee on
printing.
The discussion was further continued, and
The Kane letter, Sc, SC. was introduced.
Mr.. Speight moved to lay the petition on the
table.
The yeas and nays were called, and the mo-
ton was rejected. Ayes %, noes 25.
The discussion was renewed, and continued
1t some length by Messrs Crittenden, J. NJ.
Clayton and others.
Mr.. McDuffie again moved to lay the sub
ect on the table.
Again the motion was rejected. Ayes 25,
noes &c.
The memorials were then referred.
Mr.. Anterior, from the committee on print
ing, reported against printing the various me-
MORALS referred to this committee.
This report was non-Concurred with by the |
casting vote of the Vice President-the vote |
Of the Senate being 25 to 25.
The memorials were then ordered to be print |
ed.
Mr.. Lewis reported the naval pension BILL |
and it was at once considered.
Mr.. Fairfield moved to amend it by adding
$4,000 for paying invalid pensions.
After considerable debate, this was adopted
ayes 20, noes Is. The bill was then passed.
The Char presented a letter from Mr. But
Ter, Commissioner to the Texas Indians, ask
ing for a committee of enquiry upon his ac-
counts.
The joint resolution from the House, in ref
erence to giving out the public printing by con-
tract, was twice read, and referred TO the COM
mttee on contingent expenses.
Mr., Cilley presented resolution, passed by
The legislature Of New Hampshire, in favor of
Incidental protection.
The special order, the tariff, was then taken
up, and Mr.. Upham addressed the Senate at
length, in an argument against the bill.
Mr.. Simmons followed on the same side, and
spoke until aboat A o'clock, when, without
having finished, he gave way to a motion to ad-
lourn, and the Senate adjourned.
P. S. Mr.. Webster will address the Senate
tomorrow, and the final vote on the question
will not probably be taken this week.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House having adopted resolution to
terminate debate at one O'Clock on the bill re-
lative to the duties of the Attorney General,
resolved itself into committee Of the whole, and
debated the bill until that hour, and then pro-
ceeded to vote upon amendments, some being
adopted and some rejected. Finally at Ia
o'clock the committee rose and reported the
bill with the amendments.
The previous question was then moved and
seconded, when
Mr.. Roberts, of Miss, moved that the bill
De laid on the table, which was carried with
out division.
The House then again resolved itself into
committee ofthe whole.
Mr.. Butler King, of Ga, moved that the bill
TO establish certain lines of ocean steamers be
taken up, which was lost, 40 only voting in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Seaman then moved TO take up the bill
making appropriations for certain defensive
WORKS at New York Narrows and other places |
winch was agreed to, and 1t was discussed |
and several amendments offered until 8 o'cl'k, |
when
The committee rose, and
The House adjourned.
HE OREGoN TREATY. The Philadelphia
North American has published what purports
TO be the correspondence which lead to the
Oregon treaty, accompanied by a copy of the
treaty itself. How that paper obtained il is a