Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06
TFRoM OUR DAILY PAPER OF TUESDAY

Yesterday being the last day but two OF the pre-
sent Session, both Houses of Congress sat from
eleven o'clock in the morning with each short
recess) until late hour, the Senate to late time OF
night As far practicable, brief account OF
what was done in each House will be found in the
preceding columns.
Some important Appropriation Bills yet in
suspense, either upon disagreeing votes, or upon
conferences between the two Houses. The great
Army Appropriation Bill, however, after confer
ence, finally passed both Houses last night.
The Three Million Bill as tits called-being the
bill to place three millions of dollars at the disposal
Of the President in contemplation Of negotiations
with Mexico-was debated up to we know not
how late last night. About nine o'clock the ques-
lion taken on the prouiso offered in an early
stage of the bill by Mr.. BERRIEN, disavowing the
policy and purpose of conquering territory from
Mexico, which was negatived by majority Of
some six or eight votes. A substitute was then
offered for the whole bill by Mr.. JOHNSON of
Louisiana, mot varying its object, but embracing
some declaratory preambles,) which agreed to
by general consent; when Mr.. UPHAM moved the
adoption of a proriso prohibiting slavery in any
"Wilmot proviso,') which proviso was earnestly
advocated by the mover, and was strenuously OPP
posed by Mr.. CAss and Mr.. Dickinson, of New
York, the latter Of which gentlemen was speaking
at midnight, when our paper was closed.
The bill which passed the Senate on Saturday for
making donation, on the part of the People Of the
United States, to the suffering population of Ire
land, met with strong opposition in the House
of Representatives, and, after contest to what
would be done with it, was referred to the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, which is understood to be
equivalent TO rejection of it. Had it passed the
House, it seems to be generally understood that the
President would have placed his veto upon the BILL
IL lac been pretty plainly limited IN the omcla pa
per that he would do SO.
In the course Of the morning and evening yester-
day. expectations were entertained, and movements
apparently concerted for the purpose Of gavanizing
into new existence the Treasury project of an adj
ditional bill for taxing tea and coffee and
other articles and reducing the sale price of public
lands)-bu, both in the morning and evening, what
ever purpose to that effect existed, il failed alto
gether. So no additional taxes will be laid at this
session.
Two O'CLOCK A. M.-We stop the press to an
nounce that the Senate has just taken the vote on
the Three Million Bill, which was passed by ma
Jority of five votes the amendment which proposed
to prohibit slavery in any territory that might be
acquired under the provisions of the bill having
been previously rejected by majority of ten votes
The following are the yeas and nays on the anti
slavery amendment:
fEAS--Messrs Allen. Anterior, Cameron Ciey John NJ.
Clayton Corwn Davis Dayton, Dix Evans Fairfield Greene
Huntingdon Miller, Miles, Phelps, Simmons Sturgeon Up
ham, Webster and Woodbridge-2I
NAfs.Messrs Archer Ashley, Achson, Badger, Bagby,
Benton berren Breese, Bright Butler Calhoun Cas Chal-
mers Co9u Crittenden Dickinson Hannssan Houston,
Jarnagn johnson Of Maryland johnson of Louisiana Lewis
Mangum, Mason, Morchead, Pearce, Rusk, SEWER Soue
Turney, Wcscott--3l.
The following are the yeas and nays on the pas
sage of the bill
lEASMessrs. Allen Ashley, Atchison, Aterton Bapby
Benton, Breese, Bright Butler Calhoun Cass Chalmers
Colqutt Dickinson, Dix Fairfield, Hannegsn, Houston,