Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-13

vour attention. On the 9th Of February.
1903, an uct was passed nppropr,allng two
millions 0f dollars " for the purpose Of de-
iraylng extraordinary expenses which may
be incurred in the intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations" TO be ap.
Piled under the direction OF the President Of
the United States. who shall cause nn ac
count of the expenditure tlereoftO be laid be.
fore Congress as soon az may be-" and on
The l3lh Of February, 1906, an appropriation
was made Of the same amount aud IN the
same terms.
IN neither case was the money actually
drawn from the Treasury and ] should hope
that the result, IN this respect, might be slml
lar on the present occasion, although the ap
preparation may prove to be indispensable in
accomplishing the object. | would, there.
fore, recommend the passage OF law appro.
prating two millions Of dollars, to be placed
AT the disposal of The Executive for the pur.
pose which have indicated.
In order TO prevent oil misa apprehension. il
is my duty TO state that, anxious as ! am to
terminate the existing war, with the least
possible delay, it will continue to be prose-
cuted with the utmost vigor, until treaty OF
peace shall be signed by The parties and rali-
fed by the Mexican republic.
JAMES X. POLK.
Washington, Aug. 8, 1876.
The Senate then, on motion Of Mr.. Sewer,
went into Executive session.
After the recess the Senate passed the
House bill for the purchase OF certain defen.
sive works. including those on Staten Island ;
and then went again into Executive session.
In the HOUSE, after the reception Of nu.
merous bills from the Senate, and sundry re-.
ports from committees. the civil and diplo.
matte appropriation bill was taken up. the
question being on coDcurring in the amend
me Mt agreed TO in committee of the whole.
The amendment for paying the missing
instruments of the Mexican indemnl6cation
was disagreed 10 by q vote OF 60 to So.
Sundry other amendments were disagreed
TO.
A message was received from the Presi.
dent, the same az that received 10 the Senate,
asking an appropriation oftwo millions Of dol.
lars, 10 enable him to purchase peace with
Mexico.
The message having been read. Mr. Drom.
goole moved 10 refer 1t TO the committee Of
the whole on The state of The Union, which
motion was agreed TO.
The House went into committee OF the
the message.
Mr.. Mckay, from the committee of ways
and means, reported bill appropriating 80,
600 COO, for The object Indicated in the mes.
sage.
Some debate here took place, in which
several members participated, and The com.
ml.tee finally rose without coming to any
conc lusion.
The House then. went into committee Of
the whole and took up the bill making ap.
propria,ions for the support Of the Military
Academy for the year ending the 30h Of
June, ISI7, and after a few minutes spent in
the consideration Of the amendments made
thereto by the Senate, the hour of three hav
ing arrived, the House took a recess until 5
o'clock.
[Afier the recess the House went into
committee on the Mexican peace bill, which,
after an eager debate, was passed in commit
tee and in the House, the latter by vote of IS
to 20, with an amendment prohibiting slavery
IN California.
In the SkNATE, Monday, Aug. 10Th, the
Senate met at halfpast o'clock. The reading
Of the Journa was dispensed with.
The Smithsonian bill was taken Up, amend =.
ments were rejected, aud the bill passed as
u came from The House.
The following gentlemen have been sp
pointed Regents Of The Institution:
Rufus Choate, of Mass.
Gideon Hawley, New York.
William c. Preston, South Carolina.
A. Dallas Bache and Col. Tolten, Wash
lngton.
The report Of the Committee Of Confer.
ence on the Civil and Diplomatic Bill, was
agreed to.
The Veto Of the French SpolatIon Bill was
read.
Mr.. J. Clayton said it was the first time
private bill had been vetoed Such an exer
else Of the veto power, If sustained, placed
the claims OF our citizens in the hands of one
man without appeal. Ancient democracy
sough, to restrain executive power, modern
democracy seeks to enlarge il.
Mr.. Webster protested against the veto,
and said he should take an opportunity to dis
cuss It before the people.
Mr. Benton and Mr.. Dix supported the
veto. and after some remarks from Mr.. Hun
lingdon, Clayton and Morehead against it,
the question was taken on the final passage
of the bill, and resulted as follows: yeas q,
nays Is, not being two,thrds, the bill is
therefore lost.
All the appropriation bills have gone
through.
The appropriation for the Naval School at
A nnapois is retained IN the Navy bill.
At ia o'clock, Mr.. Lewis moved 10 take
up the House bill, appropriating two millions
Of dollars to negotiate peace with Mexico,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Lewis moved 10 strike out the proviso
rels,lne 10 slavery in California.
Mr.. Davis took the floor in opposition TO
the bill and said that il it passed, it would
give the sanction of Congress to prosecu.
ton Of the war until California was acquired.
Mr.. Lewis asked Mr.. Davis to give way TO
enable him 10 Offer a resolution TO extend the
hour Of adjournment.
Mr. DAVIS declined, and spoke until within
enc minute Of twelve o'clock. when he gave
way to n motion for executive session, and
after few minutes SO spent the Senate ad.
lourned sine die.
ln the lloUsE, on motion, the 18th rule
was suspended, to allow bills passed this day
10 be presented TO the President for his sigma
ture.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Mississippi, offered res
ulu,ion for the Secretary Of War to report n,
the next session OF Congress, the papers and
reports Of the Indian Agents who recently
brotpht ON de putatioDs of Indians from Tcxas