The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-29
TElIRTIETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

WARRINGTON, Feb. %, ls4s.
At II O'Clock, the VrcE-PRrsrDEST called the Senate
to order.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. SLIcER.
The Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, who has been for some
days absent caused by domestic aioton appeared and
took his seat.
THE PILOT LAWS.
Mr. MILLER of New Jersey, presented the resolutions
Of the Legislature of that State against the repeal Of the
present pilot laws The ordered printed
REGIMENT BILL
It was then moved that the Senate resume the special
order of the day. which the consideration Of the
ton regiment BILL but before proceeding to ac another
subject was brought before them.
RECENT COURT MARTIAL.
Mr. BENTON submitted for consideration resolution
requesting the President of the United States to
ncate the Senate the proceedings of the recent Court
Martial, which tried and condemned Lieut. Col FIRE.
mont, which was laid over
HEMP FOR THE NAVY.
Mr.. BENTON also gave notice that to morrow he would
ask leave to introduce joint resolution in relation to
the purchase Of American hemp for the Of tho navy
PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO ALABAMA.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance, report
cd bill to pay to Alabama interest on tho advance
made to the general by that State during
the Creek war.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
SOmo porb'u6 eApl3nAtlObb pabseu peJWeeu heoekb.
FoorE, Of Mississippi and YuLrE of Florida. The latter
called attention to the report In the Nev York Herald
Of the debate Dichinsons Slavery resolutions, In
which Mr. Foots Is Represented charging him (Yu-
lee) with misquotng the authorities which he cited on
the occasion.
Mr.. FoorE replied, generating the reporter He
the h bot ct a mt ss
presented.
A sharp discussion somewhat personal. followed.
Mr. HANNAaAN rose to point of order, aud said the
discussion was personal in It's character amounted
to nothing and hoped gentlemen would settle such dis
putes out of the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Several messages received from the President BY
the hands Of his private Secretary, Mr. Walker, in
writing.
Executive Session and supposed on the subsc
Of the treaty with Mexico.
House OF Representative.
The House convened at the usual hour and after
PRAYER by the Chaplain and the of the usus
routine Of business
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE TO MRS. ADAMS pu-
LIFE.
MI. CHAs. IToERsoLL, of Philadelphia, asked and
obtained leave to bring in bill granting to Mrs Adams
widow OF the late distinguished President the frank
Ing privilege during life.
PocScu without
sion.
PRINTING THE SERMONS AND srEEcHEs ON THE DEATH
MR.. ADAMS.
Ash NUN, of Massachusetts,, offered .
resolution that twenty thousand copies Of the eloquent
sermon, delivered In the House Of Representatives by
Rev Mr.. Gurey on the occasion Of Mr.. Adams funeral,
be printed. The resolution was adopted.
On motion of the same gentleman copies Of the
speeches Of Mesms. Winthrop and Hudson, of Mssss-
chusetts; Mr. Holmes, Of South Carolina; Mr. vinton,
Of Ohio; and Mr.. Mcdowell, Of Virginia, announcing
the death Of Mr. Adams in the House also ordered
printed.
RESOLUTIONS FROM sIATEa
The Speaker then announced tho first business In or
der to be resolutions from the different States be-
ginnisg with New York. very large numbss ives OF.
fsred.
EXPENSES OF THE
resolution adopted, instruotng the committee
on expenditures to report the expenses, Of the war
as far as practicable, give the items Of the same
sLAvxN
MIR. II. PUTNAM, Of New York offered n resolution In
favor Of excluding slavery m all territory to be
quired from Mexico.
On motion, 1t was laid en- the table, by yeas lO5,
nays %.
RAILS ING FUNDS.
On motion OF Nh. VIZ TOM chairman of the committee
OF ways and means ID house resolved itself into
mtes of the wholse the state the Union the bill
for supplying deS enci.s in the appropriations for the
present fiscal y~ r.
MT SCHEME 4, Of Ohio moved to strike out i've
tnonand dop pay the expenses for negotiating tho
loan and relation to substituting Treasury Notes, 60
"a went alto heightened argument to show thesound-
mess OF lis views and the inexpedenoy Of adopting the
bill as reported to the House. and dsscanted upon the
bad operation of the sub-treasury laws, &c.
After which, the House adjourned.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
ALBANY, Feb. %, ls4s