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FIRST SESSION of the goth CONGRESS
SENATE.

FIRST SESSION Of the goth CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, June 81, l846.
SENATE.
A communication was received from the
War Department with the statement called
for. relative TO the Alabama volunteers.
MIR. Breese from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill to establish an office Of
Surveyor General in Oregon.
MIR. J. NJ. Clayton introduced bill for the
relief of the heirs of MIR. Robert Fulton.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, the Secretary
of War was directed to furnish the names of
all the officers, non-commissioned officers and
privates killed and wounded in the battles OF
the Sth and 9th of May, in the engagements
with Mexico.
The amendments reported by the Finance
committee to the civil and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill were agreed to, and the bill ordered
TO be engrossed
The bill to authorize the Chief Clerk of the
Patent Office TO sign patents esSne up on Its
passage.
Mr.. Sewer moved to recommit the bill, with
instructions to amend it so as to read, "repeal
the act authorizing the collection of agricultu-
raj statistics and SEEDS
Mr. Cameron opposed its recommltment and
hoped the bill would pass at once.
MIR. Ashley corrected some errors in the NY.
papers IN reference to the profits on printing Pa
tent Reports. The whole number ordered by
both Houses was 1000 copies, which cost
$50, 600, and the profits are only the very in
considerable sum of $4,000!
Mr.. Davis suggested that tho act referred to
by Mr.. Seyler, was not i'll force, and Of course
there was no necessity for repeating it.
Mr.. Benton made humorous speech in re-
ference to the names Of seeds sent out from the
Patent Office.
The debate was continued at great length
by Messrs. McDutiie, Calhoun, Phelps, Man
gum, DAVIS, Huntington, Westcott, Anterior,
Dickinson and Yulee.
The bill was then recommitted by vote OF
&c yeas TO Is nays.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Arnold asked leave to submit an amend
ment to the Graduation bill, that it might be
printed.
The House then resolved itself into commit.
tee of the Whole, (Mr. Cobb in the chair, and
resumed the consideration of the bill to reduce
the Tariff.
Mr.. Thompson, of Pa, resumed and finished
his speech which he commenced last evening
He advocated a continuance of the present
1arit as great and valuable measure.
Mr.. Hunter next obtained the floor in the
Jump OF some twenty members who tried 10 get
it, and spoke ably against the present Tariff and
in favor free trade.
Mr. Toombs followed IN a very rapid man
ner, and offered an able argument in opposition
to the bill under consideration. He INDUCED
in many practical illustrations of the fallacy of
all arguments that he had heard made in sup
port of the doctrine of free trade.
Mr.. Wick next got the floor and made a
speech in favor ofmodifyng the present Tariff,
notwithstanding he said he was born in Penn
sylvania, he and his democratic constituents
adhered TO the doctrine of protection to all
classes.
Mr.. Carroll, of New York, followed and de-
Tended the present Tariff, on behalf of his dis
trict, which he praised warmly. 1t raises one
million six hundred bushels of wheat annually,
and yet sustains the Tarif-it raises half a
million of sheep, and still sustains the Tariff.