The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-08

sition will be overruled
Nothing of wonde rfu importance in the House.
See reports.
TVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
In Senate.
WnHrScror Jane Q, 1915.
Very pleasant morningafter the rain OF yesterday.
Remarkably thin attendance in the galleries, and large
proportion Of Senator'S chairs unoccuped SO unusual
is senatorial council Saturday, there only having
been before during this session before this Of to-
day
DIX, from certain merchants Of New York praying the
refunding Of duties said to be illegally collected.
PrAaL nIvER--ALr gRsArr srcrioSs
The bill granting alternate sections Of land both
sides of Pearl river in the States of Mississippi and Lou
sana for the Improvement of said river coming up
MIR Mus called for the ayes and noes
Mr.. srEIcHr had hoped 9fter the ayes and noes had
would have been pursued in waving the call upon the
passage Of the bill He did know why-and Il was very
extraordinary that this bill should 30 singled out for
this sort Of opposition If there any constu-
onal doctrine involved there would be some apology
Of the chamber should go directly appropriations out
Of the Treasury certain improvements while they OPP
pose the grant of waste lands to improvements in my
State.
Mr. srrlcnr-No. sir don't alude to any Senator.
nary in the opposition to this bill There
mighty good democrats here who 60 the whole figure
for appropriations Of the Treasury, when their
particular interests to BIO carried out who
up tho whites Of their in holy horror at the
have been the market and nnsold for forty years and
is unconstitutional for the government to dispose
should talk plain The gander should have the same
az the goose Uanghter) Yes, sir, remember
chamber who voted for million and half of tho
Treasury for harbors and rivers sort of nocturnal VOTE
horror Of this bill have Been democrat ali my iiis
and hope consistent and now say that II gen
the harbor bill comes up they will find a rough and
troublesome customer. Naughter) can't tell what
Senators are laughing at for they know am telling the
truth
Mr. NILES disclaimed any erpar,e opposition to this
bill But he must say that there had been most extra
ordinary forbeaance in regard to it. The bill itself was
clearly regarded as an act OF grace.
Mr.. spEicHr.-You do not show much grace towards
Mr.. NILES expounding tho Constitution next.
when
MIR. SprIeHr interposed some side remark
MIR. NILES said that the doctrine against internal i'm.
might be very good in the abstractit might
also be good to carry it strictly but when
10 Mississippi it is to be set adctherc to be
act Of dspensation. suspension OF the rule He did
not take any notice Of the Senator'S remarks upon him
such thing in the constitution as alternate seciions
He supposed turned upon that It might be constu.
tona take every other section when would
be a violation to take the whole He did not know yet
how he would 80 upon the harbor bill lie might per-
improving harbors and giving away alternate sections
This extraordinary bill, and the Senator from
sections thinks it strange that should oppose tho
second grant Suppose we have some rule about this
l.
session every State which will be doing pretty
we'll Mr. Niles passed to the vetoes Of jackson, and
said that they were applied against e doctrine 81 inter
nal whether IN the act he struck IL friends
or Toes
trouble to discaim what had been urged against other
Senators, and not against himself MIR, s. had always
been in favor ofgrans Of land for internal improvement
He was OF those hide-bound democrats. whose
narrow and contracted views could not suffer them
to cede away upon any preext one acre Of the public
Mr.. BAcsv inquired whether the Senator's remarks
against Senators this side of the chamber i'm
Mr. srrcHr-Did you vote for the harbor bill
Mr.. BAcBr-I don't know what that has TO do with
Mr. srroHr-I you voted the harbor bill Of last
MIR BAopr persisted that that was not the question
He had intended to let the bill pass wthou, remark But
since called out, he would say, disguise you
may Of the most extraordinary bills pass
ed through Congress II had passed on its progress
here through all sorts Of phazes First said the
lands Of value having been in the market for
fact the grants desired would be Of advantage the
Improvement Of the river The next idea was that tho
hall would enhance the price Of the other. Mr. Bagby
here Iccted the anecdote of the which saved
aely bought Of them TO the expense Of fuel
tirey This anecdotc would apply to these alternate
away onehali we may Fave still sseater erin in giving giving
away the whole In the third place, the river repre-
% d why ss
upon Of all these legs On the of demo-
cracy Mr. claimed to be better democrat than the
Senator from Mississippi, because, said Mr. Bagby,
shall go neither for the alternate sections, Tor the
harbor bill. will have nothing to do with either Of
them
Mir. SPrIeHr-The Senator from Alabama, need not
have ccturcd because my remarks did not as aP.
a speech and he must let it off any how With
marks on constitutional scruplcs Mr.. > gave way
MI, Mi G neither ~. Mas eg or .'e WIN speech.
In my rights this floor. Big little long short
shall not PERM, my right to speak to be inercrsd with
ApAs ha hRtrlA In IN maui ha hrh
terfered at all with the gentlemans liberty Of speech
The bill under the ~ es md noe: was y Is
MIR. srsicHr--taside)-l am satisfied now. The bill
yet to pass the ordeal Of the House
The Joint resolution, authorizing an examination, by
the Attorney General the patent issued by Secretary
Bbb to the spanish Houmah lands, In Louisiana
Johnson OF Louisiana and Atchison, was on motion VI
MIR. yerren postponed till Tuesday next
mir. J.K Waller brought in large budget from the
PRESIDENT
The bill Of five millions for satisfaction Of claims
arising from French spolations was taken up
Mr. CoLquirr, in a speech upon treaties with
Franco, resisted the passage of the bill
Mr. j. NJ. CLAYTON, with few remarka, proposed q
verbal amendment which was agreed to.
Mr. declared that from the instructions Of tho
Arkansas Legislature he was bound to 60 for the bill
Mr. McDuss,s opposed the BILL said that in the in
structons TO minister's they do no in
their negotiations with france that would make this 20.
vernmen responsible TO the claimants.
MIR SEprR explained that he should 60 for the BILL be-
OF the instructions Of the Legislature Of Ar
kansas.
The bill was ordered to third reading nays
a. as follows -
YEAs-Messrs Archer, Ashley, Bsgby, Barrow, Ser
rien, Thos Clayton, NJ. Clayton, Corwin, Crtehaen,
Davis, Dayton, Greene Houston Huntington, Jarnagln
Johnson Of Md Johnson Of La, Miller Morehead Niles,
Pearce, SEWER, Simmons Surge n, opham' Wescott'
W Woodbridge a. 60
NAy.-Scssrs. Allen, Atchison, Aiherton Breess.
Bright Calhoun Csss, Chalmers, Colquitt Dickinson,
DiA Haywood Jenncss Lewis, McDuihe, si,ngum, Pes
nybacker, Rusk spcight, Turney, YuIee-ai
The bill has yet to run the gauntlet Of the House,
where Il will stick fast II will be passed ON Monday
next by the Senate
rHg RfoHr VISITATION.
message was reported as having been received from
ths President, relative to the search of American msr-
nt vessels time peace by British cruzsrs, with
all correspondence the subject Laid the table,
and ordered TO be printed.
Mr. CAss desired extra number. They would only
cost 2e cents piece and there was other way of
getting this important information before the pub
lie and at q suggestion he moved 900 copies extra