New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-01
xxIx.s CONGRESS-. second Session.

sENATL WAsHINS-oN FEB. - lsi7.
The amendment Of the House 20 the Indian Az
proprisriou bill IVES concurred IN, and the bill has
f therefore passed bo,h Houses
Tbs House srnsufnieut q the Paul Jones bill was
adopted
The Senate insisted upon its amendment 70 the
West Point Appreciation bill
Tie bill 70 increase the Marine corps has also
been passed. with an amendment separating the
STAFF from the line ofsaid corps
The House Amendment 70 the Post Otrce bil. a.
lowing the list Of e.-ers &c BE inserted advertised
in any newspapers Fostnssters might choose vas
stricken out
The Senate refused % take up the Graduation
Bill by a vote Of seventeen % tventy-iOur
The Post-once Appropriation Bill wss taken NJ
and several amendments adopted The clause put
il By the House. authorizing Postnssters 20 select
tie papers for advertising without regard circu-
lafion va. striken out-Yess "a News q The
bill passed
Mr BkELsE moved to axe up the Graduation
bill b1. the Senate refuseC-Yess L.. Nsys %
The Civil and DD.Omaril Appropriation bill was
then taken up The an.ndnent to pay Texa.
$4,000 for goods forCi5ly aken from Der Custom.
House by American citizss was modified SO as
70 leave the settlement Of he claim q; the direc
ton O. the President and be amount not to sx
coed eco 0oo and was then agreed to
An amendment . allow be President two mes
seLEtTe a. 49, -dNli vs. rNbt4
An amendment u pay Joas HoeAS, late agent
70 ST Domingo the sum Of $40. was agreed 70.
An attempt was made tostrike out the amend
ment adopted yesterday, topay RITcHE & HISS
certain amount. Deducted rom their accounts Tor
printing bat Ilailed-Ay ESQ Nay, q.
The bill was thenread 1hird time and passed.
Mr CsirTEyDEy moved 10 take u9 the bill re.
ported by him yesterday for the relief Of the suffer
Ing poor Of Ireland and Scotland Mr.. SEvIrR op-
posed the motion and it was disagreed to-yeas ls
all Wings nays q, lsli LoooFocos except Mr.
, DAVIS
The Three Million Bill was then taken up. and
Mr. NILS addressed the Senate ar considerable
length sustaining the and iustfying its farther
prosecution.
Mr. NJ CLAYroS obtained the hcor and moved
to 20 into Executive Session
Mr. SsvIER opposed ,he motion and said he
should not vote for an III ournnea, until the cues
! ,ion ives taken upon the bill
! Mr. CALHOUN thought j. would be better 10 take
the question on Monday
Mr. SEVER said it was evident there was to be &
fight on this bill, and they might as well have il
| now as any time
Mr.. BERRIES then moved to postpone the bill
! until Monday.
Mr. SEVER demanded the Yeas and Nays The
bill was postponed Yeas q Nays ..
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
amendments to the Naval Appropriation bill
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The bill reported by SIR. CAMPBELL Of New-York,
10 carry into effect certain provisions OF the treaty
with China was read a third time and passed.
A number Of unimportant reports from different
! Committees were made, after which the House
went into Committee Of the Whole. Mr.. BoTD in
the chair
Mr. MCKAY moved 10 take up the little Tariff bill
which motion was lost--Yea' So Nays 50. The
vote was then taken by tellers and lost He stated
hs would try to bring up the bill again.
The Houss next took up the Navy Appropriation
bill with the Senates amendment, for thirteen As
sistant Surgeons, with the report Of Mr.. McKAT
| against II
Mr. HOLMES OF South Carolina. made an elo
| quent speech In favor Of the amendment He was
very severe upon Mr.. MCKAY for interfering in the
matter without consulting the Naval COMMITTEES.
| Messrs HAMLIS. ScHTNcK and J. r. INGERsoLL
| ably supported the amendment.
| Messrs MCKAY and SEAMAN made speeches in
opposition 20 the bill and 10 the senates amend
mcnt
After some farther discussion the Committee
rose and reported the amendments TO the House.
the most important having been agreed to. and 9th
ers disagreed to and the action Of the Committee
was confirmed.
The House voted to insist upon i.s Disagreement
70 the Senate's amendment TO the Military Assde
my Appropriation bill
On motion Of Mr. MCKAY, the Revenue bill was
then taken up in COMMITTEES of the Whole. 90 TO
g. Mr. BIcLES Of Illinois ia the Chair. A warm
debate ensued. in which MesMs COOKE, CoBs.
HOPKINS AoOT, -HESLEY, BowLIS, EwIsS Of
Pennsylvania and others. OH a motion BY Mr..
COOKE 10 amend by striking out the first section,
and insert a provision reducing the compensation
Of all civil officers where salaries exceed $1,000.
and can be constitutionally reduced twenty five
per cent. including members Of Congress.
Mr. HOPKINS was in favor OF the reduction. and
should vote for the duty on Tea and Coffee Mr..
RooT was also la favor Of the amendment Mr..
HENLEY was in favor OF reducing the improvisation
Of all from the highest officers down 10 the pages
who carried their newspapers. Mr.. BOWLS said
the proposed tax on tea and coffee should e.
ceive no response from that House, for it was
against the sentiment Of the people As il regarded
the Graduation Bill, whether it passed or not, the
Star OF Empire would be West, and would not be
restrained.
An amendment was adopted 10 the first section
Of the bill fixing the 10Th March lsi7. as the time
for the act 10 so into operation
A number Of other amendments were propose d
and rejected when motion was sde 20 strike out
all after the words 10th March, ts<7. In the FIRST
section 70 the word levied in the line in the second
section being the proposed tax OF twenty per cent.
on tea and coffee which motion prevailed. % 70 90
Mr. HANLIS then proposed substitute being the
bill as reported with additions 10 the sections reat
Ing 10 the manufactures Of silk and OF which silk IA
a Component part 70 manufacture. OF linen. OF fax
and OF which FAX is a component part spirits, cor
dial, wines and cigars, woolen and worsted goods
as articles upon which rne additional ten per cent
al valorem should also be levied and with the sec
ton relating 10 the graduation the prices OF pub
lie lands so amended as 20 conhsed the benefits 20
actual settlers.
On motion. the graduation section was stricken
out.
On motion Of Mr.. wLsTwosTE, the tax on tea
and coffee was also rejected By vote OF 81 70 So
Tn. substitute was then reported TO the House
and motion to lay It on the table was nesstived-
Yeas 7s Nays 1875.
The substitute was then agreed to-fses los ;
Navs l0s-and a motion 10 reconsider this vote ne
zatived BY vote Of loi 10 los.
The vote was then taken on the final passage OF
the substitute and resulted in Ire rejeotion-Yess
Sc; Nays l34.
A motion TO reconsider was laid on the table, and
at O'Clock the House adjourned
we are indebted for the shove proceedings to the
Teesrsphie dispatches Of the Baltimore Patriot and the
! Philsdelphis Ledger
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