New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-12
From Washington.
TwEsTY-sINTH CONGREss...First Session.
reported Specially for Tae Se-s- Tort Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9th. lsi6.
The SENATE did not Sit to-day, having adjourned
over from yesterday tll Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House OF Representatives spent the morning
hour in receiving reports. notices Of bills. &c.
Mr McCosSELL gave notice OF his intention 10
introduce bill 20 repeal the black Tariff Of 1872
Mr.. CULVER of y. y. gave notice uf bill 10 be
introduced by him on ufure occasion for the
prospective abolition OF Slavery in the District OF
Columbia.
Mr.. Mcconnell gave notice OF motion TO gran:
every white man 100 acres OF land who may be vii
ling to work il
Mr.. j. G. ADAMS gave notice Of bill to abosh
Custom House os,hs and also abolish capital pun
ishment under [. 5. Laws
The Committee of Ways and Means reported &
bill making appropriations for Revolutionary and
Navy Pensions
Mr. BswLIy of No introduced bill to establish
Territorial Government over Oregon.
Mr. HoGE of III. introduced bill for the improve
uent OF the Mississippi River.
After some other business OF this kind. the House
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole Mr.
GILES Of Md. addressed the Comrlitte in favor of
the Natives. He was followed by Mr.. LEVIN OF Pa
on the same side Nothing remarkable in either OF
the speeches.
M r NJ T HuxrrR of Virginia obtained the
floor. The Committee rose and the House ad.
journed.
WASHINGTON Jan. 10, 1915.
No Session OF the Senate to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was occupied for nearly two hours 20.
day on question of privilege, by Mr. HUDSON OF
Massachusetts
After some unimportant Reports from Commit
tees, Mr.. HUDSON sent copy OF Thursdays Union
10 the Clerks desk where il was read. The attack
was signed by j. P. HESS, one of the Editors
Mr. HUDSON made some remarks defending him
sell in the remarks he had made, on Thursday about
the delay in printing the Public Documents. He
was frequently interrupted by Mr. Mcconnell OF
Ala. Mr.. HUDSON said he would leave his case 10
the House whether an officer OF the House should
make such charges upon member OF ths House
MIR DAVIS OF KY introduced a resolution thar j.
P Heiss person employed IN ihe service OF this
House having made an attack upon one OF It's mem
bers, be dismissed from said service.
Mr.. DAVIS was proceeding 10 speak on this ques
,ion when Mr.. MCCONNELL called him to order
This was dirty business in dirty hands. The
Speaker called him 10 order.
Mr.. DAVIS said that ne would not reply to a
drunken backsuard
The Speaker called Mr. Davis to order
Mr.. DAVIS said he asked pardon from the Speaker
OF the House
Mr.. McCo.SELL here left the House in company
with Mr.. SINS OF Mo-
Here some points OF order were raised whether
this was question OF privilege
The Speaker submitted the question to the House
Mr.. AsHMUS of Mass called for the yeas and
nays-Ordered. Yeas lls-Nays 81.
Mr.. BAYLY of Va. then defended the Public Print
ers and concluded by moving to lay the question on
the table
Mr.. DAVIS asked whether this conduct was wor
thy of Virginia.
Mr. BAYLY refused TO withdraw his motion. Yeas
and Nays ordered. Yeas lol-Nays 50. so the
question was laid on the table.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Oregon Question.
Mr.. Il. NJ. T. Hunter of Va. then addressed the
Committee in opposition TO the Notice He con
tended that the Notice would be inevitably war
with England. He was in favor Of all Oregon 10
5io iO but if notice was given we should compro
mise on l92. He pointed out the advantages OF a
Peace policy in securing 10 Us the whole OF Oregon
He dwelt also a, length on the power OF Eng and
and the probable chance of war. He would de
fend the country if she must go 10 war; he warned
this House not to precipitaie war. II took more
courage often 10 resist than To encourage a feeling
Of war. IF war came the South would be with the
West, in that war, but he hoped that every Peace
measure would be tried first
Mr.. KENNEDY of Ind got the floor, said the peo
pie of the w est grapped with Indians and wrestled
with bears and thus they got their education; thai
being the case, this scholar of bear proceeded &c
give a noisy lesson 10 the other Cubs.
His speech is q pretty able one, however and cal
culated 10 have lis effect.
Mr.. TooMRs of Ga. having obtained the floor the
Committee rose and the House adjourned.