The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-01
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WAREHOUSE BILLS.
SCENES In CONGRESS-.
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SCENES In CONGRESS-.
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TELEGRAPHIc REPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDIrGs.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.
wAsHrSoros, July 81, 1886.
In Senate.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr. BRIGHr gave notice that he should ask tho Sc
nate to devote tomorrow to unconested private bills
STATE coLLEoEs.
On motion Of Mr. TURSEY, the bill to surrender GER
tain lands to the States, for the purpose Of endowng
State Colleges, was taken up and passed.
RAIL ROAD OREGON.
Mr. BRErsE from the committee on public lands made
report, accompanied by BILL granting to Asa Whit
ney and his associates for theconsrucon Of railroad
to Oregon, all the public lands within thirty miles each
side OF it. and asked that they be printed
Mr. BESros astonished that project so ridicu-
lous should have found its way into the senate. He
should not be surprised after this if individuals should
offer to administer the government for stipulated
annually, and TO see the proposition entertained.
Mr. BREEsE defended the project as one of vast i'm
portance which the committee have reported unani
mously.
Messrs. Chalmers, Woodbridge and Moorehead were
in favor Of printing the report for information
Mr. BENTON said he would produce large map made
by Mr. Fremont, morrow, which would show the road
to be impraccsble He moved to lay the whole subject
on the table.
The Senate refused to lay on the table, and ordered
the report printed.
THE COLUMBIA
Mr.. BENTON presented letter from an officer of the
exploring expedition giving the result of survey of the
mouth Of Columbia river differing essentially from the
report made by Capt Wilkes, and asked that it be print
ed Referred to the committee printing.
THE TEXAS
The Senate then took up the Texas Navy bill
Mr. HousroS spoke at length in its favor appealing to
the honor of the Senate to redeem the pledge given in
thA ~t1fo
right, and did not ask il as q favor.
The bill was further advocated by Messrs Rusk Cal
houn and Yulee; and opposed by Messrs Huntington,
Breese Fairfield and Dickinson, and then indefinitely
postponed-yeas 81, naysls.
WALKERS LETTER.
Mr. LEWIS moved to print 5000 extra copies Of Secre
tary Walkers letter of the 23d July Laid the table,
THE sUB-rREAsuRy BILL.
The SUBJ Treasury Bill was then taken up. The ques
ton being its final passage, Mr. Lewis desired to cor
rect an in the teegraphic report of Wednesday
upon the BILL in which stated amendment to the
2lst section the object of which to authorize the
issue of paper money by the government without limit
in the shape of Treasury d RATS in of $50 5000
$500, and strongly opposed by Mr. Benton changing
the whole principle of the BILL and making the Sub
Treasury nothing more than mammoth bank of issue
Mr. Lewis defended the amendment, which was offered
upon the of the Secretary of the Trea
sury and said without the bill would be carried
out He said this report represented him as defending
the amendment the ground that its object to au.
thorize the issue of unlimited amount of Treasury
Drafts for circulation He had advocated it upon no
such grounds but had expressly denied that such would
be its effects
A few words passed in an under tone in which the
latter understood to say that the Secretary of the
Treasury did not deny it.
Mr. EVANS then spoke at length against the BILL as
wholly unnecessary imperative and inexpedient.
Mr. HUNTINGTON made some brief remarks in oppss-
tonic the BILL which he thought could do no good but
great deal of mischief
Mr. WEBSTER obtained the floor but will not speak un
til tomorrow.
NAVY APPROPRIATION.
The Navy Appropriation Bill was then taken up and
after discussion and the adoption of some amend
ments, at o'clock the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
THE wAREHousING Bills.
Alter call of the House had been made il was re-
solved to go into Committee of the Whole and take I'D
the warehousng Bill from the Senate.
The Speaker called Mr. Hopkins to the chair
The CLERK read the bill through.
Mr. HLIAap took the floor and embraced the occasion
to define his position the Tariff question He for
a medium course of policy and would go for Tariff
that should be, as it ought he said strictly financial
measure. Politics should have nothing to do with it,
MIR. TRUMAN SMITH replied with great warmth and
much severity, much that MIR. billiard complained
that personal attack which the gentleman had no
cause for making.
Mr. BAYLY next took the floor, and made speech Like
the other on the tariff
Mr. PAYNE followed and defended Mr. billiard up
right man. with heart in the right place. and ridculed
the idea that the new tariff law would be repealed.
Mr. STEWART next got the floor, and made animated
speech in favor of the protective policy. The Commit
tee then and the House adjourned.
No Go tharr lafR