The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-21
THlRTiETH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

| MIR DOUGLASS appeared ia his place this morning,
| havips just returned from popular electionesrng
tour In the South and Southwest, OF about ten weeks
| duration.
| THr COMMITTEES EIGHT.
| Mr. CLAYTON rose to explain What he said on In
PRODUCING the bill yesterday not to be understood
as report from the committee. They only reported
the BILL and the remarks he had made upon his
own account TWAS the unanimous opinion OF the
committee. however that they had hit upon the only
plan by which thi, difficult question could be settled
He would. perhaps, call up the bill to-morro
Mr.. CALHous was glad to hear the declarations of
the Senator. The bill did speak for itself 1t was the
only measure that could secure settlement of our
existing difficulties. He concurred entirely in the
ton Of the committee.
Mr. PHELrs, also of the committee expressed himself
In favor of the BILL but would give bis some
future occasion.
| THE CANNON OF SACRAMENTO
The House 'oution coming up, giving to the State
of Missouri the ten pieces Of artillery captured of the
Mexcans. by the command of Col. Dontphan, at the
memorable battle of FL sacramento,
| Mr. BENTON rose and submitted few pointed re-
marks in support Of the resolution, speaking in high
terms If the Missourians and their long, exhaustng
but triumphant, march to chihuahua of the privations
ready and ragged" and of the desire the of
Missouri to have the trophies which they won in her
The resolution was adopted
l.,
The resolution of Mr.. Jefferson Davis allowing from
the npgent fund Of the Senate So per day to Lieut.
Col Fremont for the time during which he has been
may be- engaged in the preparation of his official maps
charts. &c. and OF late explorations OF
Oregon and California
NAVAL BILI.-ocEAv STEAMERS.
| On motion of Mr.. ATHERroN. the Senate resumed
the bill for the annual appropriations of the navy.
MIR NILS moved to strike out part of the bill.
The bill mai es an, of some 1874 GOO for the
| Ocean st, am navigation mes fcom New York to Eng
land and to Chagres via Havana, and from Panama to
Astoria, established under the act of March s. 1877,
and authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to advance
upon each vessel when launched, the sum of $4,000
advance pay. to enable the contractors the more
be pledged as security for the completion OF
said contracts. Mir Niles moved to strike out
this proposition for the advance pay of s25GOo It
was extraordinary that such proposition should
have been adopted by the other house part OF this
bill No principle Of this kind could be sanctioned
with any safety whatever. If we should once adopt
this principle of furnishing tho capital for enabling
to fulfil their obligations, where will it
stop! 1t ought not to be adopted in under
any circumstances whatever. Already the Bremen
line, hearing of this proceeding, have come forward
here ask tho privileges those under the
control of the Secretary of the Navy. The furnish.
ing Of this capital would be grossly uni ust to the
petitors in these contracts for air this thing had
been made known while the contracts yet open.
should have had the ships furni' he'd to us at
considerable reduction upon the present terms.
Why sir two of these contracts have been sold out
speculation they were taken a speculation and
the persons who have made the purchase. who
also spectators, desire this boon means Of meet
ing the premium which they have to pay the original
contractors. 1t has been speculation all round,
therefore sir because of the evident mpolicy
| and unfairness Of this advance pay Of s25 000 to
strike it from the bill; and ten years too long
to be expense which will the policy of the
treasury to sustain move YOU further sir to reduce
| the term of these contracts to five years.
MIR HALE spoke in support of the amen dmeut. The
security of the ships was sufficient guarantee Of
months advance pay; and if the Bremen line desired
MIR Hale here asked leave to offer resolution asking
of the navy n return of the number of doggngs per-
ptrated on board the several vessels of war belonging
10 the navy .f the II ned states: but on motion tho
whole subject, including the naval bill and the amend
ments and the resolution of inquiry we laid over till
tomorrow.
And, on motion of Mr. BENTON, the Senate went into
executive session.
House OF Representatives.
| WASHINGTON, July TO- 184S.
| ExTRApITIoN.
Committees called for reports, and large num-
Der, of general public Importance, made.
MIR. j. r.. INGERsoLL asked the consent of the House
to take the bill to give full effect to the treaties Of
extradition. He said that the State Department
exceedingly anxious that it should pass.
MIR. FIcKLIN objected. There business the
Speakers table which had precedence and equally as
important.
Mr.. INGERsoLL remarked that a treaty was made
with England in 1872 and = similar with France
in lS43 for delivering up criminals who escape from
one country to another that they may be tried in the
country where the crimes committed
MIR. FcKLIN said that his objection not with.
drawn.
rated and legated the subject, and II is obvious
that the bill is not to be acted upon during this
| sion
AcRIcuLruRE.
MIR. SUNDERLAND, from the Committee on Agricul-
ture made report he first within the last ten or M
teen years..
The Clerk read synopsis of its contentsthe cult
And motion. the report was ordered to lie upon
the table and be printed.
STEAM NAviaATIoN-THE TRANSPORTATION or THE
mAns--THE slow AHEAD-A-rIvESEss OF THE HOUSE
ENTERPRISE.
Mr. T. b. KING, from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported joint resolution, proposing,
l. immediately its passage shall be the duty of the
Of s. es %s o ur % or New me-
twenty five hundred burden EACH and su;a
and the least practicable ino OF the first
% ss aS e aaa per suI shin
b during the rs five ssa and o as many
e % %in so each &c ss sy Of s1s
he :, !. The UTa STATE: mail from
in Belgium to extend to Gluehstadt at the mouth d
Ncra may considered safe All the said proposals to be
to this Ouse at sS next session lie ssl ao ad
States nail from haysna to Ta%peo AND Vera Cruz, AMI back
NV York, AID rice rcrso.
upon y NE House the the Navy sha contract with
Charles Man shall and his Tor the tanspors.on Of
fr,m New YorA to month each ay provided the
Collins Sc AID S sS for s
%sS y sGs HsS the to The GRADE
tenant and TO receive four past on board as watch
tie and ,ad officers to be sol cted ny the
Of said ship with the consent of the Secretary of the
Mr. KING, of Georgia the chairman of the committee
! on Naval Anairs advanced to the clerks desk and
there procst ded to explain the whole drift of the
luton We heard him but imporfecty. He
derstooa how ever to give history of the steam ms.
riue Great Britain, and to say that the trauspDra-
tion Of letters passengers and freight by means of
steamships, CONNIE need in 1888 or $40 England has
twenty fve steamers, eighty seven ships of the
largest class and besides this she has rty-eight
ships to carry the mails along her coat; making
altogether hundred and fifty steamships ready Mt any
moment to be converted Into steamships Of war. To
| show what strides had been made on our commerce
be read a statement, which he had received from the
post office aud the custom house at Boston, by which
it appeared that the Cunard line from Liverpool by
way Halifax Bottom, from lSil to 1871, inclusive
received fol mail natter 81 $50 500 This was la five
steamships and onehali of the postage was paid in
| America Mr. King also read n statement 10 show the
ee this steam service the carrying trade; and
the fact made known that from 1871 to
| ls47, six wears, tho freight brought by