New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-31
REPORTED FOR THE TRIBUNE
BY ELECTRIC TELEG RAPH.
PROCEEDINGS of Congress,
land GraduatIon-pubiic Printing-sub-Treas
urv-French SpoliaIions-Rafes OF Poethse'
U.sursGToS July 80, $50

SENATE
The Committee on Commerce reported heso!u-
ton that the subject Of the expediency OF requiring
,,....s navigating the Delaware 70 carry lights 70
.vo;d collision be referred TO the Secretary OF the
Treasury with directions TO report TO Congress at rs
next session. upon the exped!ency o: enacting a
general law upon the subject
After some remarks from Messrs. j ". CLAYTON
and DAVIS the Resolution was adopted.
After rralsacting some unImportant business. Mr..
BRErsE moved to take up the Land Graduation Bill
and consider The House amendments thereto Car
RED Yeas ., Nays %.
Mr.. BARROW wanted time to examine the bill as
amended.
Mr. SIMMONS submitted an amendment which
was ordered 70 be printed The bill was then post
poned Until tomorrow.
The special order being The House Resolution. re
gulating the prices and manner Of executing the
Public Printing, that was next taken up. One or
two motions were made TO postpone the subject
til tomorrow and take up the Texas Navy Bill or
the Tub-Jreasury Bill. but the motio; 70 postpone
was lost Yeas %. Nays 20.
The Printing resolution was then debated by
Messrs. WEsTcoTT PESSTBAcKER, Evans. AIN
ERToS CANERoS, J. NJ. CLAYrOS and MASGCM. nj
ter which the resolution was passed: Yeas %,
NAYS l3.
The Sub-Treasury bill was then taken up for
farther consideration. After long debate. in
which Messrs. ALLEN, BESToS. CALHOUN, W EB-
srER LEwis. SPEIGHT R. JOHNSON and others
participated, the amendment authorizing the clrcu-
lation of Treasury drafts was reiectet-Ieas u
Navs 40 One amendment offered by Mr.. CANE
Ron was adopted. requiring the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO publish the amount OF specie at the
several places OF deposit, the amount OF treasury
notes or drafts issued and the amount outstanding,
al the close OF every month.
An amendment was also adopted requiring the
consent Of the public creditor to his payment IN
Treasury notes or drafts before he shall be paid.
number OF slight amendments Were also
agreed to- The bill was then ordered 10 third
reading without division, and on motion OF Mr..
EVANS, who designed 10 speak against II, II was
ordered that the third reading take place tomorrow
Mt o'clock The Senate was then adjourned,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr. REID in the chair, and resumed the considera-
ton OF the Post Office Bill. In short time it was
found there was no quorum present, whereupon the
Committee arose.
Mr.. HOPKINS now moved substitute. for the
whole bill
Mr. RArHBuy moved TO lay the whole subject
on the table, and the yeas and nays were ordered:
Yeas 60, Nays 81.
The previous question was then called for.
Mr.. HAMLIS moved TO amend Mr.. Hopkins 8
amendment so as TO advertise PostOihce letters In
such newspapers as the Postmaster may select
lcKL0ut regard 10 circulation.
On This the Yeas and Nays were ordered, and
stood-Yeas "a, Nays 90. So tie amendment icaS
rejected.
Mr.. HoPKGNs's substitute next put to vote
Yeas 81, Nays 96i, aud rejected motion to re-
consider this vote was made, and motion 10 lay
this motion on the table was made and on 1t the
Yeas aud Nays ordered They stood-Y cas- a.
Nays $3.50 the motion 10 reconsider was laid on
the table This closed the progress Of the bill
The House then resolved itself INTO Committee,
Mr.. Houston OF Ala. in the Chair, when great con
fusion prevailed on the question as TO what bill
should first be considered.
Finally the bill from the Senate to refund duties
tonnage Of Spanish vessels in certain cases, was
taken mp, agreed TO, and laid aside to be reported
to the House for passage.
The French Spohation bill from the Senate was
next taken up
Mr. GILES of Md. advocated the claims as Just
Mr. THURMAN OF Ohio opposed the bill with
great warmth. The Committee then rose and the
House took up and passed the special bill, making
provision for redemption OF certain Treasury notes
that had been stolen altered and put in circulation
at New Orleans. Adjourned.