The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-08
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
TELEGRAPHIC REPORT

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7, lsa6.
In senate.
PATENT OFFICE.
The bill from the House defining the duties of Chief
Clerk of the Patent Office taken up and amended
and passed.
THE HUDSON
Mr.. CAss submitted resolution directing the secrota-
ry Of the Senate to procure and publish the charter and
privileges Of the Hudson Bay Company, with view of
showing the people that the free navigation of the
lumbia River granted to that Company and British sub
jects by the late treaty. Laid over
Mr. WEBSTER submitted resolution from British sub.
jecs trading with them in pepetuy by the late treaty
Laid
TREASURY NOTES.
Mr.. WEBSTER also submitted resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Treasury to know whether any
Treasury had been issued under the late act il
not the cause of delay Laid over
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The bill from the House providing for territorial gov
eminent for Oregon, referred to the Committee
/ Territories.
| POSTAGE LAW.
The bill to amend the postage law and correct the
abuse Of the anking privilege then taken up and
sundry amendments were adopted-among them pro.
hibng the enclosure Of letters for different persons
one envelope, with view of avorting the payment Of
postage, under penalty of $40, and the bill then
passed
The Vice President sgnifei his intention Of leav ing
the chair to-day to afford opportunity for electing
President, pro tenn.
LAND OFFICES
The bill to establish additional land office In Iowa
was passed.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The bill to aid the Improvement of Fox and Wscon
sin rivers was passed yeas 90, nays IL.
NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Mr.. PEARcE offered resolution, which adopted
authorizing each Senator to subscribe for IL copies of the
Congressional Globe Gales and seaons Register Of
Debates, to be paid for out Of the contingent fund.
HOUSE BILLS.
The Senate then proceeded to upon the House bills
which not contested in their order upon the caen
dar, and large number passed
MARaUE REPRIsAL.
Mr.. McDuyvIE, from the Committee Foreign Rela
tions reported bill to authorize tho President to issue
letters Of marque and repsal in the Of any being
issued by Mexico, which read third time and
passed.
At quarter to a. the Senate took recess until 8
o'clock.
The Senate re.assembled at six O'Clock.
REGULATION TERRITORIAL BANK cHARrERs.
The bill to break all banks chartered by territorial L.
gislatures gave rise to spirited debate and finally
laid upon the table.
BILLS.
! A large number of private bills have been passed.
| The Senate still in session at nine o'clock.
House OF Representatives.
communication from the Secretary of the Treasury
received giving the number Of bankrups under the
late bankrupt law.
TREATY WITH PRUSSIA.
The bill to carry into effect certain spulaons in the
treaty with Prussia, was taken up and passed.
pIsAGREEMENTs SETTLED
Several reports from the Conference Committee, and
on dsagreements the two Houses to sundry amend
meats to bills, were agreed to.
VOLUNTEERS.
MIR. MCKAY reported joint resolution to pay volun
eers that had called but not mustered into the
service of the United States which read third time
and passed.
Tho House ne xt went into Committee of the Whole
Mr. Boyd in the chair and took up the post route BILL
and sundry amendments made. After agreeing to
various amendments the committee and reported the
bill and amendments for passage.
Several amendments reported to the Post Route bill
considered, and several adopted. The
authorispg letters in post offices to be advertised in
such newspapers posi-masters might select without
regard to their circulation, agreed to-yeas 81
nays 81.
The bill was read third time and passed.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House again went into committee, Mr.. HOPKINS
in the chair, and took up the disagreement between
amendments of the two Houses to the civil and diplomatic
appropriation hill
APPROPRIATION PRINTING.
MIR. Mckay opposed the large appropriation for the
printing by the Houses nearly half million. The
sum was enormous.
At three o'clock the House took a recess until five
O'Clock.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION hill.
At few minutes after FIVE O'Clock, the House reas-
sembled in Committee Of the Whole, and resumed the
consideration of the amendments the Civil and Diplo
matte Appropriation bill
call Of the House made but all further proceed
ings under it were dispensed with.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Various amendments for appropriations rejected in the
River and Harbor bill, offered in one shape or ano
Their, but were not adopted.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
On an amendment for internal improvements, Mr.
ScHENcK made speech for hour of great force and
sarcasm. in review of Mr.. Folks veto message
A resolution made to close the debate and the
committee proceeded to vote upon various amendments
NINE O'CLOCK They are now voting upon the amend.
ments.
The Southern mail is in. Nothing from the army
One county in North Carolina Northampton has been
heard from, which gives increased whig majority.
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