Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06
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House of Representatives were adjourned sine die
by their Presiding Officers; and, before this paper
reaches the hands of any of readers, two-thrds
of the Members of both bodies are on the way to
their respective homes.
We have taken unusual pains to obtain the List
of all the Acts passed during the Session, which
will be found on the fourth page. It's hoped that
it is entirely correct; but is certain that act
has passed which is not to be found in the List.
The Annual Appropriation Bills have all become
laws, though not without severe struggle between
the two Houses upon the amendments made to the
Civil and Diplomatic Bill by the Senate, some of
which were agreed to, and others rejected or COM
promised.
The Three Million Bill without the restriction
against slavery in any territory which may be &C
quired from Mexico has become law, but in
form different from what was originally proposed
and as the act is one of considerable importance,
we have thought it proper to place before our read
ers at once copy of it, as follows:
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of The United Sutes IF America Congress assembled,
That whereas state OF war between the United
States and the Republic of Mexico which is desirable should
be speedily terminated upon just and honorable to both
nations and whereas have heretofore been given
to the Government of Mexico that the desire of the
President to settle all questions between the countries
the liberal and satisfactory TERMS according the rights
of each and the mutual interests and security the
tries and whereas the President may be able conclude
treaty of peace with the Republic of Mexico prior the next
session of Congress- if for that object his dis
posa and whereas the adjustment of many complicated
questions exist between the two countries may pos
sby happen that expenditure of money will be called for
by the spuaons of any treaty which may be entered into
therefore the of Three Millions of Dollars be- and the
hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated to enable the President to conclude
treaty of peace limits and boundaries with the Republic of
Mexico to be used by him in the that said treaty,
when signed by the authorized agents the Governments
and duly ratified by Mexico shall call for the expenditure Of
the same, any part thereo full and for
which expenditure shall be by him transmitted Congress
as early day as practicable.
The bill authorizing the appointment of add
tional General and other Officers in the Army has
become law, after a contest between the two
Houses, which ended in rejection of the amend
ment of the House of Representatives for giving
the President authority to appoint Commanding
General ito supersede, of course, the present Com
mander) of the Army now in the field.
The Harbor Bill, Gnvolving appropriations to the
amount of less than half million of dollars, J
which passed the House of Representatives some
days ago and passed the Senate yesterday morning,
is understood to have been retained in the hands of
the President and failed to become law. Its twin
sister, however, the Lighthouse Bill has been
approved.
The Amendatory Subtreasury Bill, reported some
| weeks ago by Mr.. DRoMeooLE, was taken up in
the House yesterday, and amended by appending
thereto the bill providing for the establishment of
Branch Mint in the city of New York. When,
however, it reached the Senate and was read, objec-
ton was made by Senator to its second reading at
that time and single objection in such case is
by the Rules sufficient to defeat any bill. 1t there
fore did not become a law.
The Senate bill to appropriate half million of
dollars, in the name of the People of the United
States towards the relief of the sufferers by famine
in Ireland, met the fate which anticipated when
we heard of its commitment, in the House of Rep
resentatives, to the Committee of Ways and Means.
1t has not been heard Of since and thus the bene
VIOLENT purpose of the and supporters of that
measure has been defeated.
Mr.. WINTHROP having, in the course of the night,
mitee of Ways and Means TO report this bill back
to the House, and having moved suspension
of the Rules to enable him to make such call upon
the committee, the motion to suspend the Rules
was negatived by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott Arnold, Ashmun, Burlington,
Carroll, John q. Chapman, Colamer, Dauagh, Garrett
Davis Dixon, Dunlap, John II. Ewing, Foot, Giddings,
Giles, Grinne, Hale, Hamlin, Hampton, Harper, billiard,
Samuel ID. Hubbard Hudson, Washington Hunt Charles j.
ngerso, Joseph r. ngerso, Daniel p King, Thomas But
Ter King, Lewis Long, McClelland, Joseph ]. Mcdowell,
McGaughey, McIlvanc, Moseey, Perry, Pollock, Ramsey
Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root Runk Scammon,
Schenck, Severance Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb
Smith, Stanton Thomasson Benjamin Thompson, James
Thompson, Vinton, Wentworth, White, Winthrop-53.
NAYS-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Stephen Adams
Anderson, Atkinson Barnger, Bayly Bednge Bell Ben
ton, James Black James A. Black, Bowdon, Bown, Boyd
peterborough Brodhead Milton Brown, VIM. G. Brown
Burt, Augustus A. Chapman, Reuben Chapman, Chase
Chapman, Cobb Cooke Cottre Cranston, Crozer Culom
GSHsf9 DFP 9 FRSs ol 5da ra E
Grover, Hurmanson, Henley, Hoge Hopkins, Hough Geo
). Houston, Edmund w. Hubbard, Hungerford, James b.
Johnson George W. JONES' Seaborn Jones, Kaufman Ken
needy, Preston King Leake, La Sere Lumpkn, Mclean
Mcfenry, Mckay Marsh John p Martini Barclay Martini
Norris Morse, Mouon, Norris Owen Parrish, Payne,
Pendleton, PERIL, Pisbury, Reid, Relic, Rhet Ripley
Ritter Roberts, Sawyer, Seldom Alexander d. Sims Leonard
H. SIMS Simpson, Robert Smith, Starkweather Strohm,
Strong Jacob Thompson, Tredway, Williams Woo Wood
ward, Young, Yost--l02.
The Act for the relief of the heirs Of John Paul
Jones passed both Houses of Congress- was signed
by the Presiding Officers, and supposed to have
been signed by the President of the United States, to
whom il was sent but not having been returned nv