The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-25
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
TELEGRAPHIC REPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


WASHINGTON, July %, 1886.
In Senate.
EHPLANArIoS
Mr.. SEWER made personal explanation. When speak.
ing of laborers being the everywhere he did not
mean to include slave labor
THE
Mr.. DIX presented memorial from surgeons and drug
gsts of New York, against the duty foreign eeches
REGULATIONS CLAIMS.
The bill from the House. requiring agents for claims
TO produce duly aested powers of attorney before draw
ing money from the Treasury, was rassed without
amendment
DUTIES JAVA
The bill from the House in relation duties Java
coffee and refundng certain Spanish tonnage duties il
legally exacted, was passed with unimportant amend
mens.
MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.
The bill from the House extending time for locating
mill tary land warrants, passed without amendment.
TREASURY
The bill to provide payment for cancelled Treasury
notes puroined from the New Orleans Custom House
and put in circulation. was passed.
RIVER HARBoR
On motion OF MIR. DIX, the River and Harbor bill was
colt BePrsn Johnson D Of Ma Msnsum cass Hsnns
gan Crittenden and others all the amendments proposed
The Bill then reported to the Senate precisely in
the shape In which passed the House. and after speech
from Mr.. Bagby in opposition to it, it ordered
third Ieadng-yeas 81 nays IT, The bill was then read
THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and Mr. Simmons
sumed and concluded his remarks in opposition to it.
He spoke with great force, and was listened to with
attention.
Mr. WEBSTER then obtained the floor and gave way to
motion for an executive session, after which the Senate
adjourned
House OF Representatives.
INVESTIGATION OF INDIAN Accounts
The House took up the resolution offered yesterday by
counts rendered for expenses OF the Prairie Indians and
Mr. BowLIr moved that instructions be given to the
Committee and the motion was discussed vehemently by
Government should ask for an investigation II member
OF Congress happened to find fault with the account Of
expenses.
MIR; Burt made happy reply. If Mr.. Mckay meant
that the anmadversons Of himself and others upon Gov
eminent, Butler and Col Johnson and the Agents
OF no account, why there the matter might drop.
Mr.. BRoDHEAp moved reconsideration of the vote
passing the resolution. Carried.
The whole subject then laid on the table
MISSION MEXICO.
Mr. INGERsoLL offered resolution upon the propriey
of sending peace mission to Mexico and moved sus
pension Of the rules that might be considered Motion
The committees were called upon for reports.
sundIy bills mostly Of private or local nature, were
reported some were rejected and others passed Re-
potts adopted.
EMoLuMENrs OF MEMBERS
Mr., KING, Of Mass, from the committee accounts,
reported resolution allowing each member $50 for
long session. and SIS for short one, in lieu OF sta
tienery except envelopes paper and ink. Laid the
table-yeas ia, nays49.
THE WAREHOUSE BILL.
The Warehouse Bill from the Senate taken up and
postponed to Monday next.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR
The House next to act upon the bills on the
private calendar.
The Committee of the Whole considered private bills
until o'clock when it and reported large batch
for passage, and then the House adjourned.