Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-11
Congressional.
TUESDAY, Feb. 2.

President was requested to transmit to tn,
Senate all information in his possession rela
tive to the importation Of foreign criminal,
and paupers. Mr.. Sewer called up the three
million bill for procuring peace with Mexico
and made q speech in its favor. It's object
was to secure peace. The President and the
government were willing to make peace j
Mexico would give us indemnify for the war
or New Mexico and Upper California. Mr.
II NJ iler replied that now for the first time the
avowed object Of the war was to get New
II Mexico and California. lie could see nc
prospect Of pence by voting this money. The
war would still 60 on, and he believed when
all expenses were paid it would be found
that they amounted to one hundred millions
of dollars for the first year. Mr.. Berrien NOV.
ed to postpone the bill until Thursday. Mr.
Sewer opposed the motion. Mr.. Calhoun
favored it he thought Senators on the
other side had a right to ask the postpone
ment they had shown no disposition TO pro-
long debate or cause delay in the adoption
Of Government measures, aud had consumed
less time than Senators on his side. The
motion to postpone was agreed tO-28 10 ID
After an Executive session the Senate I'D
journed.
In the HoUsE.-The Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Hsmlin in the Chair, considered
the bill making appropriations to the Military
Academy and ordered it to be reported TO the
House. They then took up the Civil and
Diplomatic appropriation bill. Mr. Went
worth (Dem) addressed the Committee in
opposition to the tax on tea and coffee
Andrew Johnson and Columbus Delano, fol.
lowed. Mr.. Delano (Whig) declared that
the war is waged for the acquisition of slave
Territory, and that tho war would end as
soon as it was known that no more slave ter
ritory was to be or could be acquired by it,
Mr. Wick closed the debate for today and
the Committee rose. The bill making ap.
propristions for the Military Academy ot
West Point, was read a third time and pass
ed, and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 3.
In the Senate.-The House resolutions
giving thanks and gold medal to Gen.
Taylor for his services in the war, with the
proyiso that "notbing herein shall imply the
appreciation OF Congress Of the terms Of the
capitua,lon Of Monterey" were taken up
There was quite extended debate upon il,
in the course of which Mr. Webster and Mr.
Calhoun both advocated the striking out OF
the proviso, and Mr.. Webster recommended
the resolution of the last session as being
free from all extraneous matter.
At last the question was taken on striking
out the proviso, which was assented to by a
vote Of 80 to Is, as follows:
YEAs.-Archer, Badger, Benton, Berricn,
Butler, Calhoun, Chalmers, Cilley, Thomas
Clayton, John NJ. Clayton. Corwin, Critten-
den, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Fairfield, Green,
Houston, Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson.
Of Nd, Johnson, Of La, Mangum, Miller,
Morehead, Pearce, Rusk, Simmons, Soule,
Speight, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge-33.
NAYs.-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison,
Bagby, Breese, Bright, Cass. Hannegan,
Niles, Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, Yulee-l5.
Mr.. Webster then moved to modify the
resolution 10 q simple vote OF thanks to Gen
eral Taylor and the men under his command
for the skill, forttude, enterprise and cour.
age displayed in the brilliant military opera.
,ions at Monterey, and this WAS adopted as
substitute for the resolutions Of the House
by q vote Of rs to %. The resolution in
this form was then unanimously adopted, and
the Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,, the
"ten regiment BILL" as it came from the Sc.
nate amended, was reported from the Military
Committee with some further amendments .,
and after brief discussion in Committee Of
the Whole. these amendments were adopted
and the bill was sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Dromgoole, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported bill to amend
the Sub. Treasury Law. and this bill was
read twice and referred to the Committee OF
the whole.
THURSDAY, Feb. 4.
In SENATE.-The SENATE was chiefly Oc-
cupied by private bIls. The Indian appro
priation bill and the "three million bll' were
both postponed until the next day when it
was expected that Mr.. Berricn would speak
upon the latter. The "ten regiment bilp'
was received from the House and referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
In the HousE Mr.. Wentworth Of Illinois.
made personal explanation" in reply to an
article in the Union, reading him out of the
party. In n speech on Tuesday, he had an.
iicipated and almost provoked such an arti-
Gle. by the pungency with which he had
sa,irizcd tho want of consistency Of the demo.
cratic leaders. lie spoke on this occasion
an hour, and the report says that he dealt
out the most violent personal abuse upon Mr..
Richie, the Editor Of the Union.
After this the civil and diplomatic apprO.
pria,ion bill was again taken up in Committee
Of the Whole, it having been ordered that
the debate in committee should close at IL
o'clock on Friday. Mr.. Wentworth moved
to strike ont the appropriation for the Presi
dents salary. The debate was continued by
speeches upon the war, its origin, continue
zion. conduct and probable end.
FRIDAY, Feb. 5.
In the SENArE.-A bill was reported from
the Committee on Claims, to pay Messrs.
Dawson, Schott and Whitney, for vessels
and supplies furnished the late Rpublic Of
Texas.
The Committee on Military affairs made q
report tha, the Senate insist upon its q.
me ndmen, to the ten regiment bill, and dis
agree to those Of the House. A committee
O! conference was ordered.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was taken
up, and some amendments adopted. An a.
mendment to continue the Cherokee Com.
,nissioners for another year was rejected
The bill then passed.
The Three Million Bill was thon taken up,
and Mr.. Berrien addressed the Senate al
length in reference 10 the Mexican war.
The HoUsE spent an hour in committee oI
the Whole on the civil list bill, and then
passed the same. Private bills were acted