Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-19
CONGRESS-.
Correspondence OF the Bait American.
WAsuisGros, March ~, Il
UNITED STATES SENATE.

UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr. JOHNSON pSssented Resolution enquiring as To
tho expcdiency OF establishing Marine Hospital IN the
United States.
report made adverse to the claims Of the heirs OF
Lord Surfing WIN. A. Duer. OF N. Y. is the principle
heir.
Mr.. BAGBY offered Resolution that the daily meeting
OF tho Senate should be II o'clock after Monday
and that the session OF Friday shall hereafter be
the regulars business VI the calendar
The Senate then took the bill repeal the qui-
ring one OF the Judges f,he Circuit Court st
Alesantrii The bill was advocardb by Messrs. SEWER.
YVES TCOIT and ASHLEY, aud opp tsed by Messrs.
MILLER aud BREESE. Mr.. SPIEGHT of Miss sug-
s'ed as reason why tie bill should ps that the city Of
AleAandria would be coded tbs State of Virginia.
Mr.. ASHLEY sand he thought n.d hoped MT. lie be-
leved Alexandra would not be ceded and should the
measure b. advocated and carried would doubt lead
. removal OF the seat OF Government pon West
Those who were opposed to this would also oppose the bill
c, De Alexandra.
The bill then passed by nearly unanimous vote.
The bill grHnt alternate sections of land To the State
OF Michigan brought before the Senate on motion &
MIR. sPElGHf OF Nissan amendment having been
moved by Mr. YULEE to make the bill general all
the new States should derive benefit from the bill
YuLEE Il Florida
Mr.. SPElGIiT OF Mrs. replied as briefly rs possible
and the bill was then laid aside.
OREGON RESOLUTION AND NOTICE.
TIL, res 'ution ofieiel by MIR. Dayton OF n. j. two
weeks sine, cai"g upon toe President Of the L.
form the Senate whether any increase Of the Army and
Navy ,sary, end what the circumstances are
which made the increase necessary-wa adopted without
opposition
The Senpe ut o'clock resumed the consideration
OF the Special order.
Mr.. BERRIEN of Ga. made an able and convincing
argument upon the Oregon quesionconiuns his sp,ech
mainly to the fact that title tie whole of Oregon
was MT clear and unquestonhbe and destroy
ed any such claim by repeated offers compromise
the question.
Mr.. ARCHER b.ained tho floor at o'clock and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House were IN s'ss las night until quarter past
nNna ali fhn f.sy.n .ff.. L. l.
call of the House. The doors three hours and
the call no, half prosecuted when the House abandoned its
arempt nnd adjourned.
The House o'clock this morning aud the de
bate was at once renewed upon the River and arbor
Bill.
The speakers were Mes,r. WOODWARD offs r
BOWLlN, TlBBATTS, of Ky, aud COOKE of Tenn
Amendments were offered by Messrs. KING and BELL
Of Mass. At O'clock the debate ceased and The,
HsGse were brought to vote on the amendments
The amendment appropuating S25n,010 for the Ten
nessee River aud Muscle Shoals rejected. Also an
am, ndment OF $1,000 iur Thomas River, Conn.
Mr. HOLMES Of s. c., proposed two millions Of dol.
lars Tor the improvement Of tho Harbos OF Texas Reject
ell by aec.aniation.
The entire receipt of the Public Domain was also pro-
posed by way OF amendment Tor the construction OF Rail
For Road to the South West Pass Of the Rocky Noun
tains, 81 100000.
For the removing OF Instructions from the mouth Of the
G, lumbA River. 100000.
For the lsthmus OF DIien, SI,OOO,0OO.
For the distributing ell the Surplus Revenue the Troa.
"'S VI next inllllOn OF dol
lars-which were all re eciei.
The following amendments carried
Providence UorDor, K. l., S5OO1
Newark Bay, ~ j., l5OuO
For Havre dc Grace luuO0
For Tennessee River end Msco Shoals, lOJ.COD
An amendment strike provisions for the Port
land and Louisville Canal proposing the purthase Of the
StocS,fi can be obtaed at reasonsb pice and max
ing tho Canal free from toll saved by otr55 {,
&c.
An amendment appropuating $4,000 for each OF the
States OF ONO. lndianl, and Illinois, Tor the Cumberland
Road, reected-76 to a.
Mr. THOMPSON, at 5 O'clock, moved that the Commit
tee rise The motion agreed TO- aud the bill was left
rs during the many days past, in an uneeraiu sIaie