The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-14
BY Electric Telegraph.
LAST NIGHT.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
The War Bill Passed, Signed by the Presiding
Officers Of both Houses Of Congress, and
Returned to the President.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
WAR MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.

This morning, III the Senate, the Vice President,
Mr.. Dallas, signed the War Bill.
The President transmitted letters received from
Gen. Taylor.
Memorials and petitions were presented, and
bills REF orted.
The House bill, making appropriations for for
tfcations for the next fiscal year, was taken up.
The Committee on Finance had reported an
amendment to the appropriation, assigning two
instead of one hundred thousand dollars, for the
fortiacation Of Florida Reef, at Key West and Dry
Tortugus. This was discussed in the Senate by
Lewis, Evans, Yulee and Westcott.
The Hon. Mr.. JOHNSON, of Louisiana, offered an
amendment for repairing forts below New Or
ieans-which was rejected.
Hon. Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland, proposed an
appropriation far Sellers point-whch was also
rejected
The amendments of the Finance Committee,
We're all adopted, and the bill was passed, this
despatch closes. The Indian appropriation bill
is now under discussion, and Sewer is speaking.
In the House, the Speaker signed the War bill,
which was Immediately sent to the President.
A communication was received from the Secrc-
tary OF the Treasury, stating that the steam reve-
nue. cutters would be completed this fall, and ask
ing authority to appoint Engineers. The bill on
this subject was then taken up and discussed by
Messrs. Rathbun, Gordon, T. B. King, Holmes,
and others and it was recommtted to the Conn.,
mittee of the Whole, with instructions TO amend.
The West Point bill was taken up in Committee
Of the Whole, and reported TO the House with
recommendation that pass.
As this despatch closes, Mr. Brockenborough is
speaking in favor OF fighting Mexico, while dis
cussing the army appropriation bill
Stocks improved in Baltimore to-day.
There was the largest meeting ever witnessed
by any one. ON any occasion, convened nj Pha-
delphia this afternoon, to respond to the proca.
nation Of our worthy Mayor Swift, upon the pre-
sent condition Of affairs here, and on the protec-
ton OF the country.
Mayor Swift presided, assisted by the Recorder,
Presidents Of the Councils, the Mayor Of the
Northern Liberties, the Presidents of the Board of
Commissions, and the Chief Burgess of West
Philadelphia, rs Vice Presidents.
The spirit of the meeting may be seen by the
principal resolution, which was follows
Resolved, That while this meeting deeply re-
erets that negotiations Of a friendly character
have failed to effect pacific settlement with our
sister republic, we deem il duty to make known
10 the nation at large, and particularly to the gov
eminent, that our full and entire sympathles are
with our country, and that should the exigencics
of the nation require it. our services, our lor-
tunes, and our lives, are hereby pledged
for the preservation OF the integrity of the
national domain the security OF the lives and the
conservation of the rights of our fellow citizens,
and the honor of our beloved country.
The meeting was ably, effectively, and eio-
quently addressed by many distinguished citizens,
among others by Josiah Randall, Mr.. Page, Gen.
Peter s. smyth, Judge Conrad, Mayor Swift, r
A. Browne, nB. III. Brewster. Affair sprinkling Of
wings, democrats, and natives.