The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-30
TwENTY.aTNTa CONoREss.


TWDNTY.NINTH CONoREss.
In Senate.
WAsHrsGros, Tuesday, April %, l046.
WsSsssy " sat coSlsS dan me GsaS =,
by Rev. MIR Milburn.
Petitions by Msssrs spsisht Archer Bresss johnson
By Mr.. MiLLrR-Resolutions from the Legislature oil
New Jersey against repeal Of the tariff and for new
Mr. JOHNSON, Of La, reported several private bills
Mr. ArcHIsoy withdrew the papers oil Elijah White
who as sub Indian ssens from Oregon. had asked com
pensation for q robbery committed upon him by the
Pawnee Indians in his journey across the great prsirss
DO derng the Rocky Mountains.
TREASURY COMPILATION.
The resolution Of Mr. sEvER sugge sting the printing
if expedent, OF compilation of the operations of ths
Treasury Department. from 1879 down to the present pc
Mr.. ssvrsa moved that it bs informally laid aside.
ST SnrTos desired to say somsshiEg about th
book of the operations OF the treasury from
the year 1889. For whose benefit Is it done D
FOR what object u It printed Il will take year
or two to print 1t, and who will then know any thing
atoutn have seen volumes, sir. Of thousand pages
to be printed and every body would forget what
not man read them-not one, sir. The way tina,
these motions to print these useless volumes often
senator from Arkansas asked by somebody IN this
case.
Mr.. sEvIER-Yes sir, / was.
Col. BENTON The Senator says he was asked bv
10 to be derived from this experiment The only bene
@ win 5.
this mass Of natter and byand BY, when shall have
these paper. coming up here in wheslbarrow loads
shall ind out that We have undertaken job.
Mr. AscHsa explained that the work was already
transcribed and tina. the COMMITTEES Of Finance could
spok. Of ns,y ?, o ,Ss
posed compilation, but he would waive debate upon II
Tor the present and move that be postponed to Thurs
day; which notion however was withdraws at the re
quest Of
Mr.. ALLEN, who was Of opinion that the work nigh,
ator from Missouri in his opposition an indisc rim
nate printing OF masses Of useless papers.
The debate was iurther continued BY Messrs Evans,
for the compilation was postponed to Thursday next
INDEMNITY TO NEW HAMPsHIRE.
fortnight since the Senate rejected bill allowing
to the State Of New Hampshire SIT 900 for
incurred in the defence OF portion OF the American ter.
1,,osy 'Ssa;t British ssgrss.ions pending the dispute
to reconsider the vote,
Mr.. AraEaror argued for the bill Of indemnity, and
expressed hope that with better und erssndag Of the
case since the speech Of Mr. Webster the bill would
passed
Mr. THELrs moved that the BILL owing to the thinness
Of the Senate be laid informally aside which was
to, with notification from Mr. Atherton that he would
call it up at an early day.
The bill Of Eve Millions at the instance of Mr. j. M
Clayton was postponed till tomorrow when he pro.
poses to reply to the strong appeal Of Mr. Dix yester-
This case was resumed, having been last up several
weeks ego II s simply a. follows: Nathaniel Goddard
CO.. during the last sent ship from the port
Of Alexandra below, to Cadiz in Spain with cargo Of
MEL Goddard Co. procured British license and while
on her voyage was captured by American privateer
and being found under British license, condemned
and and the appropriated according the
usages Of war The owners Of the ship and cargo sp-
peal for restitution, and this bill provides to graft the
Mr.. TuRSEv led of in an argument dead against the
claim
MIR. JOHNSON. of Nd, advocated the claim.
MIR. DAVIS followed on the same side
Mr. ALLEN Indignantly opposed the proposition, and
the act Of the party OF sailing under British license
General CAss, Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON, and Mr.. srrIoHr,
upon the opinion OF Mr. Pnckusyn this before the
Cen CAs earnestly contendsd against the passage of
TT measure.
MIR. CoLaulrr opposed it. with his accustomed ANNA.
ing under British license.
Mr. sImMoss appealed for tho equity of the claim.
who had opposed this claim knew nothing Of the facts in
the case Some Of them seemed think that she sailed
out under British nag, and British papers. when she
Mr. ALLEN said that he supposed the Senator referred
'hip sailed under the American nag with a British
then the imposture was double, and the crime
Mr.. NJ. CLAYTON resumed the defence Of the claim
itng various authorities precedents and cases. and
ontendinE that the proceeding Of taking the British H.
snse was esa! and charitable and that there was no
: Mr. CALHOUN was unequivocally opposed to the bill
his was no to him. At the time of the var
his whole class Of British licenses to American ships
aad excited the highest feeling OF indg in Con-
yrsss Such licenses are all wrong He would 60 far
her. he not only considered the receiving of such L.
cense as ths by American ship illegal act; but
hat was act not very far short of and
Mr. C. read from the federal consttuton the definition
Of trsa.on being In part against American citizens the
adhering TO their ensmies giving them aid and suc
fell short of he n
m en- TO decide. The Senator from Della ware he Knew
ould scorn such license under such circumstapces
ment defended the claim citing the opinions Of Chief
Justice Marshall and MIR. Pnckney, and others.
with such marvellous ssnaciiy to this bill He opposed
il without Offering the slightest apology for the act of
the British license He argued that the act was with.
out apoogy-.hat those men did not discharge their
duty a. good and honest citizens The whole affair
looked suspicious He further commended that gentle.
perhaps might be traced in their advocacy Of this
BILL their connection with federalism during tho iast
war The whole transaction upon ts face said he tells
its own condemnation MIR Niles became eloquent and
st animated in his denunciaons Of this measure and
OF these innocent men," who engaged in time Of
war in feeding the enemy The decision Of the Supreme
Court was conclusive against this claim
MIR. CoLaUITT DE- fined the illegally Of the license
Mr.. ALLEN thanked the senator from Tennessee Mr.
Trney for calling the attention Of the Senate to the
bill, and demanded the ayes and noes
Mr.. BERRIEr elucidatcd the principles upon which
the remission of forfeures msds embracing this
Lowndes and William H. Crawford, that the taking Of
the B sh license an act OF treason AZ char9sd
by the Senator from South Carolina.
The ayes and noes were called upon the passage of
the bill. and the result wss-ayes ~; noes, 40
Title of the bill-A bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Goddard < Co.
House OF Representatives.
WAsHtSoroN, April 20, ls46
APPOINTMENT THE IrvksrIaArrro coMMrrryr
By the reading OF the journal morning il appear.
ed that the following named gentlemen wore appointed
BY the Speaker In pursuance Of the resolution of Mr.
5chenck to inquire how the seal Of confidence imposed
BY law has como to be broken-how c. Ingersoll OBJ.
ained certain information, ETC. viz :-Msssrs schenck
Dobbin Mctlvane, Thurman and Jno. A. Rockwell
The committee inquire into the truth Of the charges
made BY Mr. c. J. Ingsrsol against Mr. Daniel Websier
with the view to founding impeachment against mi
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