New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-25
Proceedings of Congress.
REPoRTEe FOR TIE TRIBUNE.
nv ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON July n, 1916
NJ. SrvIEz made personal plantation When
speaking of lsborers being the same every where
be did 10, mean to inciode slave labor
NJ. DIX presented memorial from surgeons and
druggists of Gew.Yo,k, against the duty on toreig7
leeches
The bill from the House, requiring agents for
claim. to produce daily attested powers OF attorney
before drawing money IRON the Treasury, was
passed ~itbou, amendment
The bill from the House in relation to duties Oh
Jaws coffee and refunding certain Spanish tonnage
du,es Illegally exacied vas passed with unmpor
tan; amendments.
The bill from the House extending time 10, To-
eating military llnd warrant, passed wi,hou;
amendment.
The bill to provide payment for cancelled Treas
ury Notes purloined frol1 the New Orleans CUs,om
House snd pat in circulation. was passed.
On motion OF NJ. DIX the River and Harder bill
xss taken up aud after debate by Messrs. DIX,
B.GBY, WEsrcorT. BEERIgS. Johnson OF Nd.
MA>GCM C,ss. HASSEGA>, CSITrENpEN and 9th
ers all the amendments proposed were voted down
The bill xss then reported 10 the Senate precise
" in the shape in which II passed the House, and
after speech from Mr.. BAssr in opposition 10 it,
il; ~as ordered 10 third readlng-yeas "a, Nays IS
The Bill va- then read a third tine and passed.
The Tariff Bill was then taken up. and Mr.. SIM
MONS resumed and concluded his remarks in oppo-
sion 10 II.
He spoke with great force, and was listened to
with attention.
Mr. WEBSTER then obtained the floor and gave
way to motion for Executive Session, after
which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House took ~ the Resolution offered yester
day By Mr. BURT. for Select Committee 10 investi-
,ha -erf..-a1 far If HI.
Prairie Indians. and passed the same
Mr. BOWLS moved that instructions De given 10
the Comnitt-e and the motion ras discussed vehe.
n,enty by Mr. MCKAY. wno ridiculed the idea that
agents of the Government should ask for an investi
CATION i; Member OF Congress happened &c ind
fault with the account of expenses.
Mr. BURT made happy reply-if Mr.. MCKAY
meant that the animsdv-rsions Of himself and others
upon Governor BUTLER, and Col. JOHNSON and
the Agents were uf account. W by there the mat
ter might drop.
MIR. BRoDHEAD moved reconsd GRAFTON OF the
vote passing the resolution: Carried.
Tue Whole subject was then laid on the table.
MIR. I>oERsoLL offered resolution upon the pro-
prety of sending peace mission 10 Mexico. and
moved suspension OF the rules that II might be
considered Motion lost: yeas 81. nays95.
The Committees were called upon for reports.
Suudry oils, mostly OF a private or local nature,
were reported some 10 be rejected and others pass
ed Reports adopted.
Mr. KING OF Mass. from the Committee on Ac-
counts reported resolution allowing each men,
Der $50 Tor long session and SIS for a short one,
in lieu OF stationery. except envelopes, paper and
ink L aid on III. table; Yeas ia nays i9.
The Warehouse bill from the Senate, was taken
up and postponed 10 Monday next
The House next proceeded 10 act upon the bills
on the private calendar
The Committee OF the Whole considered private
bills until O'Clock. when it and reported 8
large batch for passage, end then the House ad-
journed
TIE SorTHERS MAIL is in bringing advices from
New. Orleans to the l7h instant but no news worth
reporting.