The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-02
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Passage Of the Army Bill.
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WAsHrr0rox, Feb. !, ls47.
Senate.
The House bill establishing post routes ia Texas was
taken up and passed.
The Committee on Naval Affairs reported bill to So
parate the staff from the line in the Marine Corps
The army bill was taken up on its passage.
Mr.. HoUsror moved to recommit the bill to the Militia.
ry Committee with instructions report back in con-
formity with his amendment for.volunteers which was
before offered and rejected He also spoke at great
length in favor Of the volunteer system.
Mr. HUNTINGTON moved an amendment to the instruc.
tons by striking out Mr. Houson's instructions and in
sorting instructions to strike out the provso authorizing
loan certificates This not agreed to-yeas 49, nays
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then negstived.
The bill finally passed-yeas 80, nays 3-Messrs Gil
ley, Cullng, and Davis voting in the negative.
communication was received from the Secretary of
tho Treasury in answer to Mr. Camerons resolution o,
the 7th January recommending increase on duties
olows-On coal per cent? iron 10 per cent; cloths
and cassmeres. costing 81 per yard 10 per cent? on
brown white and refined sugar. 20 per cent; on cotton
prints costing 30 cents per square yard cents on
cotton goods not printed costing cents per square
yard, per cent; white and red lead 10 per cent
These increased duties he estimates will produce 81 4s
ooo Diminished duties of per cent are recommended
goods costing not cents per square yard which
will produce $55 0Oo The tax on tea and coffee ogan
recommended reduced to Is per cent and some few ar
ices on the free list to be taxed but Of any conse-
quence.
The Senate, after going into executive session, i'd
journed.
House OF Representatives.
Mr. THoMrsors resolution, calling for correspondence
with General Taylor was again taken up.
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lativs to Santa Annals return to Mexico was rejected
76 to 80.
motion to lay tho resolution the table was mega.
ved 30 to 1875 The resolution was then adopted lel
to 90.
The bill from the Committee of Foreign Relations re-
ported by Gu Ingersol, then came up Mr.. ngsrsoll
moved to postpone the consideration Of to Monday
Mr. Passion KINo proposed an amendment prohibiting
slavery in territories hereafter acquired This
amendment was declared not in order, and Mr. In.
gersolls motion prevailed.
Mr.. REUBEN CHAPMAN submitted resolution calling
for information why the Alabama regiment was retained
the Rio Grande and not marched to Monterey to par
tcipate in that battle, and why Capt John McDu6 was
deprived Of his command by Gen Shields, at Tsmpico
and ordered homo, without court martial. The reso.
luton adopted and then after spirited discussion
between Messrs Chapman and Douglass il was recon.
sidered and laid on the table.
The bill for the reduction of courts of adni
rally against ships or vessels in certain cases. was
passed also bill to regulate the carriage of messen.
gers in merchant vessels
Tho bill to authorise the reinquishment Of Govern
ment stock in the Chesapeake and Delaware canal was
referred to the committee Of the whole
A communication from the President in reply TO the
resolution calling for Of the members of Congress
serving in Mexico. was ordered to bs printed also,
Communications from the Treasury and MAR denart.
ments.
The bill making appropriations for revolutionary and
other pensioners was taken up in committee Of the
whole.
Tho committee rose, being without quorum, and 10
ported progress. Adjourned.