The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-12

expense shall not exceed $4,000 IA voice-"Thats
Mr. DAVIS said that the profits on this document for
the two Houses. would amount to $4,000
MT wksrwoarH shook his head as Il 10 dissent, and
smiled. A voice Oh, cary il through"
The SPEAKER repeated that the provso was not In
der A voice-"vote down the previous question"l
Tellers were appointed who ascerta ned that the
ton for the previous question was seconded-ayes 49,
nays o.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the amendment
to print 900 copies of the reports and the question
decided in the negative years 80 nays ls3.
Mr. @ DAVIS made an Intellectual motion to lay the
solutioa the table.
Mr. MARIN was not disposed to be captious, but
The SPEAKER remarked that the gentleman not In
order.
Mr. MARTIN wished to inquire whether II had been a.
certained what IS 600 copies would cost
The yeas and nays TAKEN and the resolution was
adoPted-yeas l27, nays rs.
THE HARBoR BILL
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union aud resumed the cops
oil the Dill making appropriation for rivers and
Mr.. FARaAN addressed the committcs taking the
ground that the rivers belonged much to one section
Of the Unioa as another He looked on their improve
imports would come in through the Gulf the South
ern and Western waters instead of going round to the
Aanuc states, and running the risk of capture by the
Mr. GosDor protested against any appropriations, d.
recuy or indirectly for the construction of roads and
canals or for the improvement of rivers not
within the law that universally recognized as public
Iversas arms of the and where the tide Gibbs
Our title was good tn 81 40 under no circumstances
could i ne surrendered "a voice, Good ~ He would
this he would say: il they concluded treaty for any
thing less than 81 40 be would arrign them before the
Oregon, whether England tnkered with her tariff or
not suppose above 49 the privilege of send
ing our bresdu into her ports, the day might
run up ner tarh OF duties again We would thus be be-
guied and cheated We bound to do
tence; and
Mr. GENTRY obtained the floor
Mr. GoRoos.- Let me finish the sentence Voices
Go on go on and "oa no!" Then win write it
a m ton was made that tho committee rise. (crss.
"Oh no." "G, ahead."
the House ha passed resolution to terminate the de-
not rise, but 60 on with the discussion.
NO quorum voting. the commte arose, and reported
that fact to the House.
Mr. YANcEY moved that the House again 20 into com.
mittee lCries OF ADJOURN "ajjourn "
The srEAkER laid before the House several Executive
communications.
TRANsroRTATios OF MAILS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
among the communications received, was one from
the Postmaster General dated the 9th inst in reply to
resolution OF the House. adopted on the ga inqnirng
whether had been MADE for the tram:
pofston OF the mails between this and foreign coun.
tres-if So on what terms &C. The Postmaster General
says that he became satisfied from that in
monthly line across the Atlantic, Of four Steamships
costing nearly 100000 each. would be required,
try already employed in constructing sean.ers capa.
BILE of being enlisted in the enterprise Of dove.
Steamships than had yet been exhibited and that the
success OF the enterprise depended placing il
proper Limits In Interviews with Mr. Mills. the Pos.
ing at some point in England and making Bremen tho
terminus Of this line on the Continent He
70 tnis cnange owing to the commercial relations be-
tween some OF his associates and Havre and proposed
to extend monthly line to Bremen in another vessel
OF this question: the Postmaster General became salts.
lied that by touching at Cowes, the Isle Of Wight
tinent the public interest we'll the mail service
would be best promoted to give him annually $500 900
to the suggestion as to agree 10 make
the line semimonthly by Cowes to Bremen reserving
the right to go to avre from Cowes alternately, the
rate proposed b the Postmaster General to Bremen and
that OF his own bid to avre which will make the line
cost annually $35oooo proposition embracing these
the direction ofthe Postmaster General with the guar
anee for the faithful performance OF the SERVICE
CURED BY the act of the Sd March last executed
in the presence of the Postmaster New York and the
proposition was accepted by the Department on
dton that the should look for payment to
appropriation by Congress II is Understood that the
Contractors have already the building Of
ready for service by the first of January next.
In tho further execution of the law, the Postmaster
General has made contract with Charles Morgan for
me transportation OF the mails from New Orleans to
Galveston In steam ship in every five days. and
nave to give him for the service seventy per
Of the distribution to Texas to on the frat of
July next for the term of four years The service is
will continue till July, when the contract commences
On another highly important branch, MIR. johnson
in steamships twice a month between Charleston and
Havana and once in two months Chagres, to
connect an overland mail to the Isthmus with
line OF sail vessels from Panama the Oregon, for
which reasonable bids have been offered The promo.
sal Of the former is at the rate OF sos year.
the latter Sl60o0 and by accepting the proposal
service from Chsgres by Panama and the Sandwich
Islands to the mouth of the Columbia the bid for which
Is Ssoooo AS this requires money to be appropriated
master General to submit the to the dsberaop
Of Congress.
misous but the above will give idea OF the contents
OF the highly valuable communication.
that the House viii mse. az ooocs
until the harbor bill shall have been disposed of.
Objections being made,
Mr. YANcy wed his motion that the House agree
10 go into committee.
Mr. HESLr moved that, when the House adjourn, it
adjourn to meet to morrow at 10 O'Clock.
The SPEAKER decided the motion 10 be out OF order
lCIies OF Adjourn, adjourn "" TeLers :" and "Let
US have the yeas and naysr'1
ArEpIors PaocEss TO ADJOURN
Inc yeas ana nays were taken on a question Of sd
JouTpmen and was decided in the negativs-yeas 49,
On motion of Mr.. HrsLv, 1t was resolved that when
the House adjourn, il adjourn 70 tomorrow at II
Another motion was made to adjourn at 25 minutes 70
4ocloSk and Il was negstived-yeas 81, nays 90
cali OF the House was made, but not ordered.
ana yet another motion was made for adjourn.
moot and the yeas ID nays ordered and taken. The
result was yeas so, nays 54
so the House adjourned.
The calling Of the yeas and nays on the three mo-
tions TO adjourn, occupied just forty five minutes
PHiLADElrHlA. March IL, 1916.
Vays Of the City-Narisaiion Of The Deiaware-Nsw J.r-
sey Eiections-Stocks, &c.
Notwithstanding the mild weather of the last few
days. the snow and ice have NOT yet disappeared from
carriage ways 1t 10 foot thick in Chestnut street.
ana worn INTO deep hole and rus by the travel Some