The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-02
LATEST INTELLIGENCE,
TELEGRAPHIC REPORT,
CONGRESSIONAL pRooEEDINo..


wAsnrsSros, July ], 1870.
Senate.
voLusTRrRs
No quorum appeared until past IL O'Clock A commu,
nication received from the War Department with q
statement called for relative to Alabama volunteers
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE.
The standing committees were then called upon for
reports.
Mr. BnErsr, from the committee on public lands re-
ported bill to establish the Office of Surveyor Genera
in Oregon
Mr.. cLArroS introduced bill for the relief Of tho
heirs of Robert Fulton
THE HEROES OF rALo ALTO LA PALMA.
On motion of Mr.. CAMERON, the Secretary of War
was directed to furnish the names of officers noncom-
missoned officers and prvaes killed and wounded in the
battles Of the sth and 9th of May
DIPLOMACY.
The amendments reported by the finance committee
the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill agreed
10, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
PATENT BILL.
The bill to authorize the chief clerk Of the Patent Office
to sign patents, came up on its passage.
PATENT
Mr.. ASHLEY corrected in the New York papers
in reference to the profit printing the patent reporta
The whole number ordered by both houses was II 900
copies which cost $1,000 dollars and the profits only
10000 dollars
AGRIcuLTuRAL STATISTICS.
Mr. SEVER moved to ecommit the bill with instruc
to amend to repeal the horising the coec
ton Of agricultural statistics and seeds.
Mr.. CAMERON opposed the recommtmsnt, and hoped
the bill would pass at
Mr. DAVIS suggested that the referred TO by Mr..
Sewer not in force, and Of there NO ne
ccssity Of repeating it,
Mr. BENTON made humorous speech in reference to
the name Of seeds sent out from the Patent Office.
The debate contnu cd at great length by Messrs
McDufe, Calhoun, Phelps, Mangum Hunting ton, West
colt, Atherton, Dickinson and Yulee.
The bill then recommitted by a vote Of 10 to ls.
The Senate then went into Executive session.
House OF Representatives.
THE GRADUATION BILL
Mr.. ARNOLD asked leave to submit endmeut to
the graduation Bill Received and ordered to be printed
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House then resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr. Cobb in the chair, and resumed the consde
ration of the bill to reduce the tariff.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Penn, resumed, and finished tho
speech he commenced last evening" He advocated
continuation of the present tariff great and valuable
Measure He said many funny things, and created much
merrment.
Mr. HUNTER obtained the floor Tin the jump of some
twenty members who tried to get iD and spoke ably
against the present tariff and in favor of free trade
Mr. TooMBs followed in very rapid manner with an
able argument in opposition to the bill under considers
ton He INDUCED in many practical illustrations Of the
fallacy Of all the arguments that he had heard made in
support of the doctrine of free trade.
Mr. Wick ne xt got the floor. He made speech in fa
of modifying the present tariff Notwithstanding he
said he bonin Pennsy he and his democratic
constituents adhe red to the doctrine Of protection Of
classes He spoke of the macontents Of his party from
Ohio New York and the South, and denounced them.
Mr. CARROLL followed and defended the present tariff
IN behalf of his district, which he praised warmly.
II raised 1900 900 bushels of wheat annually and It
sustains the tariff II raises half million Of sheep, aud
sustans the tariff.
Adjourned.