Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-08
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WASHINGTON, May G.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

UNITED STATES SENATE.
Tho Committee Finance made a report in favor of A.
greerg with Of the mendmenl. the House 10 the
bill providing for deficiencies the appropriations for the
fiscal year ending Both June 1885, and ndng that
the Senate reeede from some oi lie amendments and insist
upon Others.
The report read and adopted and the bill, as a.
mended, ordered to be returned to the House.
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF La. leave, Introduced bill for the
relief OF the Mexican Rail Road Company.
On motion OF Mr.. LEWIS, the Senate took up the For
thcaton BILL and after the adoption OF or two amend
nents IL the request Of Mr. YULEE land over un
al Tomorrow
An Intellectual effort made have bill relating to
presumption rights taken up.
The regular order VI the calendar then proceeded
with.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. sPEIGHT.
changing the hour OF meeting O'Clock was rejected
AYES L. noes ~.
The Senate up the bill to provide for the set
Element Of the claims Of New Hampshire upon the Gene
raj Government, which had been rejected but
wards sgreed to be Teconsdered.
MIR. ATHERroN explained the merits OF the bill a
length which then ordered to a third reading a
which the Senate dJourncd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House into committee of the Whole upon
the Bill confirming certain duties imposed upon Java Cof
Zee.
Mr. WINTHROP said in opposition to the Bill, that
Java Coffee be made exception by the Bill the
Cohse imported from every other part world. The
motive for bringing bill in consequence
Of the violation OF treaty. Some sklfu Dutch Dipo-
mausi had convinced the COMMITTEE Foreign Affairs
and by treasury circular, DETERMINATIONS had been made
Soiee imported united states IN Dutch
vessels.
MIR. w conplimened Mr.. Kennedy OF BALTIMORE in the
course OF his remarks, having had knowledge Of
and making able reports upon, subject
commercial relations than had any Exscu-
tive or any member Of Congress who held office from the
people.
treaty between the United States and Holland. Secretary
Bibb had violated the durIng nearly the whole OF his
term ohce, by circular, and the Secretary OF the
Treasury had done nearly the same thing for year.
MI Winthrop stated that the treaty, which IL had been al
legged was yOlhted point OF fact violated This
treaty afforded advantage TO u.s. There was profit Of
70 per cent export duty this Java Coffee and the dis
elimination extended so per against United
States merchants. The American merchants could not
compete with duues imposed ON coffee imported from Java
in Dutch vessels
In 1850 there thirty ships employed in the Java
trade, and there Than three four Il
was now proposed IN the Bill before the House make
further discrimination against the L. This was the
reciprocal oetrade proposed by the bill and defended by
friends OF free trade in the House. II discrimination
against American vessels both by the Dutch Government
aud the American Government. Mr.. Winthrop said he re-
GREETED that the Executive had paid little heed this
subject He had know that the subject had been
brought 10 the attention Of the Treasury Department and
important Information laid before the Department. which,
thus far, no heed had been given.
Mr.. JONES OF Va. speak upon the question be-
fore the Committee, when Mr.. DR0MGO0LE Of Va rose
aud said that he had important question Of privilege
bring before the House. and he would therefore move that
the committee rise. The motion prevailed.
Mr.. DROMGOOLEs said that he understood from an au-
thoriy which he could question: that colleague of his
had been subpgnaed before The Circuit Court He wish
ed that the witness thus summoned should be guided by
the OF the House, and introduced Resolution de
clang that the members OF tho House who should be
summoned should have leave to attend.
Mr.. WINTHROP moved to add provided that they
thought proper attend lie held that the Courts had
rghtto members witnesses unless they thought
proper They might be called upon attend Court at
a distance when they engaged upon an important
question OF peace war, other public question.
Mr.. SIMS, offs. c., Mr.. THOMASSON, Of KY, Mr.
HOLMES, of s. e., and others hoped the Resolution
Mr.. GORDON of N Y moved to lay it upon the table,
which lost II to ~.
Mr.. ADAMS said he regarded the question before the
House Of delicate character The privileges
ofmcmbefs Of this House sacred and the pr
veges Of the Courts of law. HIS practice had been
always obey the OF the Court, and he had
supposed that he violated any rule by doing so.
Mr. A. faid ho preferred that the question before tho
House should be OF leave unless attachment should
be issued by OF punishment. in which the
Der against whom the aachmant issued should bring
the subject before the House.
Mr. BURT Of s. G. offered a substitute for the Resou-
ton giving authority George W. Hopkins obey the
summons Of the Circuit Court Of this District
AZ amended, under the operation Of the Previous Cues
tion, the Resolution adopted.
Several Executive communications were laid before the
House from the President Of the u s. and their reading
called for
One was in relation to the Slave trade and covered
correspondence from Mr. Gordon Consul at Rio Do Jan.
eiTO.
Another was in relation to the Cherokee Indians and
the third statement from the Adutant General in an.
Resolution of the House to the deserions from
the Army.
Gen. Taylor, in his Report to the Aduisnt General,
that have been four deserons from the Army
whore the dcsorters drowned and where
shot while swimming. They old often.
der aud their punishment had deferred others from doier
ting.
Mr. ADAMS moved to refer this communication to five
members.
Me- DROMGOOLE moved to lay upon the table, which
wss sgrced 90.
The Bill from the Senate. in regard 10 defoien, appro-
paons reported. and the House insisted upon is
amendments from which the Senate had not rcceded.
DUTY ON JAVA COFFEE.
The consideration Of this Bill resumed In Commit
Of the Whole where after debate between Mtssrs
JONES, Of Ca, TlBBATTS, Of Ky, &. ]. NIGER
SObl,' and others, II passed without division, az
ter which the House adiourned.
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