New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-19
From Washington.
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS-. First Session.
reported Specially for he ye~-TorE Tri5uns.
StNAIt,
WASHINGTON, Feb. Il

StNaIt,
WAsR,ycroS, Feb. l7th. lsi6
The Senate has been s1ritten with the house
fever, in modified form, and OF slower nature
The hearing o; one speech will generally occupy
day. Thus it was with CoLQUrTT today, M Z An
sEeAs yesterday. &c Nj DIX got The hoor Tor
tomorrow when Mr.. CoLQUITT got through to-day
and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. KING moved that the Committee OF me
Whole be discharged from the further CONSIDERS
ton OF the bill introduced on yesterday by MI CQ
yer OF y. Y appropriating six millions OF doiiaFs 'oi
the construction and erming Of ten iron steam yes
sells CT war, and that the same be referred 10 the
Committee on Naval Affairs which was agreed TO-
Mr.. BOYD OF Ky. moved that the rules be sns'
pended aud that the Chair proceed 10 cal Inc resi-
due OF the states Tor resolutions that were not caie
on yesterdav-agreed 10. The motion pending vas
on resolution introduced By M thompson OF
Miss providing that each Of the Reporters OF me
House for the Washington CHyp0PsTs De furnish
ed with copy OF all printed documents that are
laid upon the toble Of members. This morning me
mover OF the resolution changed II so es 10 inciuoe
all tie Reporters. and upon denonc TOR cas- ana
Nays TIE resolution was adopted By vote OF IL 10
SO.
Had the design OF some persons been carried out,
this favor Ior act OF justice would only have been
extended 20 the papers in this city. put ine IN
justice was so manifest that upon the trst susges-
ton 10 Mr.. Thompson, he at once altered the form
OF his proposition TO embrace all. II the mem
bers feel desire 10 have the reports correct they
should as they have done furnish the means oil IN
parting correct information.
Mr. " ES1woRTH OF III. introduced bill, In pur.
suance Of previous notice, establishing genera!
Warehouse system. which was twice read, referred
10 the Committee on Commerce ard ordered TO De
printed
Mr. JONES OF Ga in pursuance Of previous notice,
introduced bill TO amend the Judiciary system OF
tie nited States, which was twice read, referred
10 the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered 20 be
printed.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the
Pension Appropriation bill, upon which somewhat
prot-acted and interesting debate ensaed The ais
custom arose upon the amendment offered uy AIR:
Tibbatts OF Ky. that no widow shoald be required
q furnish any other testimony 20 entlte ter 70 a
pension than the fact that she is doe widow OF the
pensoner, where he- husband .; The tine 81 ais de
cease was receiving pension from tho UnIed
States. The amendment OF Mr.. Tibbatts was agreed
TO- and the House then passed the bill rs amended
without any division.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole OF the state Of the Union, Nj. BoWLIN OF
Mo- in the Chair, and took up the bill making eppro-
priaiions for the support and expenses OF the indian
Department. Without coming 10 any determine
ton, and pending point OF order raised by Mr'
TIBBATTs Of Ky The Committee rose.
Mr. HARRISON gave notice that tomorrow ne
would call up his bill for the ruising Of the two regl'
men.s of Rihemen for the Oregon scT-ice. The
House then adjourned.