American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-16
AmtrirGU Rtpnbitron,
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the goth CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON, June Is, 1916.


Nv AIon rosa and having been recognized
by the chair, read paper wherein NC gave MS
reasons, succinctly, for asking to be excused
from serving any longer as chairman OIL t'ie
committee on Foreign Relations
Tho chair was about to put the question,
when ,.u .r,;-t,
Mr.. Cass rose and spoke in terms OF high
commitment of Mr.. Allen.
The Senate excused him.
Mr.. Webster moved that the vacancy be filled
bv the Senate tomorrow at O'Clock; agreed
to.
Mr.. Webster presented resolutions of the
7 legislature of Massachusetts,, in reference to
dissolvinr processes, issued from the Supreme
Court of the United States, in the same manner
as those from State Courts;-reterred to the
committee OH the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Dix the Senate took up
the Supplemental War bill, insisted npon their
amendments, and the chair appointed Messrs.
Dix Westcott and Mangum, committee OF
conference with the House.
The Joint resolution from the House for pay
inc the troops called into service by Generals
Gaines and Taylor, was referred to the COM
mittee on Military Affairs.
The resolution of MIR. Hannegan, for adjourn
inc on the Goth of July, was taken up, and
scattering discussion ensued thereon, accom-
panied with variety of propositions; finally
the subject was postponed until Monday next,
by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs Allen, Archer, Ashley, Ath-
erton, Bagby, Benton Breese, Calhoun, Cass,
Chalmers, J. NJ. Clayton, Colquitt, Dix, Evans,
HAYWOOD Houston, Jenness, Johnson of La,
Lewis. McDuiiie, Mangum, Pennybacker,
Phelps, Rusk, Sewer, Speight, Turney, Web
ster, 'Westcott, Woodbridge and Yulee-Sl.
Noes-Messrs Atchison, Berrien, Bright,
Cameron, r. Clayton, Corwin, Davis Dayton,
Dickinson, Fairfield Greene, flanagan, Hun
tngton, Jarnagin, Miller Morehead, Niles,
Sempe, Smmonds Sturgeon and Upham-2l.
Mr. Dix gave notice that he desired to call
up the Warehousing Bill o.morrow-that he
wished to occupy about one hour in giving his
views, and then the bill could be postponed, if
desired.
The resolution by Mr.. Niles, to meet hereaf-
ter at l. o'clock, was rejected-ayes %, noes
%.
On motion of MIR. Lewis, the prior orders
were postponed and the Post Office AppIopria
ton Bill was taken up.
The pending amendment IS, for S25, 900 for
mail to Bremen, and like sum for one to
Liverpool,
Mr.. McDuffie briefly opposed the scheme.
-hIs laws duFOCdbCu IL u LShs'H'
After further discussion the Liverpool ap-
preparation was struck out, and that for Bre-
men adopted by ayes p, noes "a.
The bill was then ordered to its engrossment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Levin, of Pa, rose to question OF prl-
viege. He called attention to an article in
the Union of Saturday evening last, on the
subject of Dry Dock at Philadelphia Navy
Yard, in which was imputed to him personal
and political corruption. He pronounced the
entire article from its first letter to its close an
array of unmitigated falsehoods.
The amendments to the Navy Appropriation
Bill, reported from the committee of the whole
on Saturday, came up in order.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the compila-
ton and publishing of a Nautical Almanac was
rejected by vote of yeas Sc, nays l0l.
The appropriation for Sectional Dry Dock
and Railway at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia,
ofSl50, 900, was agreed to by yeas 50, nays 81.
For a rope walk at Memphis, Tenn, the ba-
lance of the 100000 heretofore appropriated
for Naval Depot at that place by yeas 95,
nays 10, The unexpended amount is about
$4,000. The act establishing the Depot is
repealed and the same to be given up.
The vote making an appropriation of $780,
900 for Sectional Dry Dock at Philadelphia,
was reconsidered by vote of SO to 81.
The question then recurring upon agreeing
to the amendment, it was lost by yeas SO, nays
lO5.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed by
yeas 81, nays ?, and was then passed without
division being called.
On motion fMr. Mckay the rules were sus-
pended and the House went into committee of
the Whole by yeas 100, nays 81.
Mr. (Nohh If (NoO was called to the Cn mir
and on motion of Mr. Mckay,
THE TARIFF BILL
was taken up by ayes lis, noes II, and was
read by the clerk.
Mr.. Hungerlord, of n York, offered a sub
sttute for the whole bill
On motion of Mr.. Mckay, the tariff bill was
laid aside, and Senate amendments to bill ma
king appropriations for the support Of the In
dian department taken up.
Mr.. Mckay, from the committee of ways
and means, reported in favor of concurrence
with certain of the amendments, and non-con
currence with certain others, all Of which were
designated.
Mr. Thompson, of Miss, moved an addition
al amendment
Mr.. Culver, of N. Y, having secured the
floor, enqured if the question before the COM
mittee was debateable, if so he desired to say
something
The chairman deciding in the affirmative,
Mr.. c, proceeded to remark that he was full
charged with a speech upon the Mexican war,
and desired to deliver himself of the same be-
fore the tariff debate commenced. He had the
honor of being among the illustrious fourteen
who voted against the War Bill, and he now
proposed defence of his own vote, and those
who voted with him, from the charge of his
colleague (Mr. Gordon) of want of patriot
ism.
The debate on the Indian Bill was closed at
O'Clock, and the same disposed Of
Mr.. Hungeriord's substitute Tariff Bill was
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