The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22
aHIKTiETH CONGRESS-.


WARRINGTON, March a.
The Senate convened at - o'olosk The Woe Pres-
dent resumed his seat and called It to order, when
Prayer was offered up by the Rev Mr. Gurlsy.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIoNs
Various memorials and petitions presented which
wore duly received and referred
DISSOLUTION UNION.
Mr. HALE presented petition from citizens Of Penn
sylvania in favor of The mmedists and peaceful Disco
luton Of the Union, which, motion, laid tho
table.
THE coRREsroNpEHcE OF Mr. WISE.
Ga motion fifteen hundred copies Of Mr.. Wise's cor
respondence relative to the slave trade ordered to
be printed
MAIL STEAMERS BETWEEN NEW YORK AND MARsEILLEs
Mr. Dix presented petition from the citizens Of New
York, in favor Of line Of mail steamers between New
York and Marseilles. 1t duly received, ordered to
ONCE
On motion Of Mr.. YuLEE, Of Florida. the committee
on Naval Affairs instructed TO inquire into the
pediency Of establishing retired Navy List which
adopted.
THE APPROPRIATION sLL-MIsnoN TO ROME.
Mr.. ArHERToN, chairman Of tho Committee on FL
nence moved to take up the bill providing for dincient
appropriations, which agreed to. The first thing in
order was the Of tho previous
ly offered In favor Of striking out the mission Rome
This gave rss to exciting debate in which several
Senators participated. Ia the Of the debate
Badger of North Carena, to yield him the floor while
speaking and desired to know whether he intended 1t
as person al insult.
Mr. BADGER replied that he did not intend it a. per-
eona INSULT az he was at the time engaged In
ing the areuments Of another Senator He did not
how any inquiry the Senator from Mississippi nigh,
have to PROFOUND could enligbten him the subject
the question pending his r. Badger amendment
When he had concluded the question was called for and
Mr. HANNEaAN, of Indiana, then moved substitutes
o Rome rpp Ws TAKEN sT 81
nays and decided in the negative. Yeas I9-nays23
After several slight Amendments proposed and
adopted tho bill then read third Tins passed.
when, on notion the Senate adjourned.
HE Lo an BILL
the special order Of the day for to morrow.
House OF Representatives.
The House assembled tho usual hour; the Speaker
took bis seat called 70 order, and prayer offered
by the chaplain.
THE coRRE.PoNpENcE BETWEEN GEN SCOTT, TRIsr,
AND THE GOVERNMENT.
MIR. CLISoMAN, of Nerth Carolina, rose to a priy-
legged question: and mtved the Of yeser
days vote respecting the Presidents Messale in re.
ference to the corrs.pondcnce &' He proceeded briefly
to address the House the subject the treaty and
correspondence His remarks directed against The
treaty, and in opposition to the administration Hs did
not wish the correspondence CARRIED by the administr
ton to suit its views and purpo He wanted the
whole published none at all Without full pubica
on the merits Of the correspondence could not be
derstood Light was wanted, and the best method Of
obtaining It was BY full publication OF the documents
MIR. JAcoB THOMPSON, Of Mississippi followed in de-
fence Of the administration. He said tn, correrpon
dence had not been garbled The passages omitted
left out they referred the assembling Of
would be premature and detrimental to the public ser
vics They wcfo BESIDES irrelevant to the chief por
ton OF the correspondence called Tor
Mr.. HAsKLLL Of Tennessee followed Mr. Thompson
and commented with very great severity upon tho con-
duct Of tho standardization in relation to It's entire
course, In the commencement and management Of tho
Mexican He charged 1t with Ill treatment towards
General Taylor and also charged and held 1t rsepon
sble oil the blood which had been shed in our con.
ics with the enemy aud said he went Tor the whole
correspondence unabridged.
When he had concluded,
Mr. Mckay rose and defended the adm nistratiou and
aessiled tho conduct Of the wings He particularly d
rected his remarks in reply to Mr. Haskell He charged
the wings with gross Inconsistency They had voted for
a. it commencement and for the nscesssry means
to carry 1t on and were as party responsible the
blood spilled In Its prosecution anybody else They
also the unhoy snd unjust yet prais
ed the heroes, aud proposed making Of them Pres
dent
MIR CLINcMAS proceeded briefly to rejon In reply to
Mr.. Haskell and toM Thompson, well as to Mr Nc
Kay. When be had concluded,
Mr.. Samuel w. Inge, Of Aiabilns, obtsued the floor
when, on motion, the House adjourned