The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-10
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senate.
aiLIrAEr NEGOTIATIONS
Mr.. Dn OF New ORR. irom the COMMITTEE ON .siiii-
tary Ana.rs reported bill in favor OF recognizing
the Pay Department which read the first and sec
ond time
MIR. DArroS of New Jersey from the Committee on
the Judiciary reported back the bill providing for Ia
king and certifying oaths, and Acknowledgements by
notares public with an amendment.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Maryland moved to take up the
solution which he had previously offered, asking the
President to inform the Senate whether there Off
GERS employed in the military service of the United
States whose nominations had not been sent into
the Senate, and If his reasons for Withholding
them. MIR J.. in making the motion addressed
the Senate in favor of the resolution He strenuously
contended that the Senate had . right to know why
the President had not sent in the nominations of
Gideon J. Pillow and Gen. Caleb Cushing with the
names Of other officers. He said, it the first time
IN the history OF our government that nominations
have been thus unreasonsbly delayed
Mr. NILES, of Connecticut, commended that the Pre-
sident "a an individual was not subject to the Senate
or ITS mandates but that he, as the executive was n
coordinate branch of the government, and that as
such was beyond the power or control of the Senate
and that the Senate had power to inquire into or
to call in question rights granted to him by the cons
tuition.
Mr.. JOHNSON rose and was about proceeding to re-
ply but
YrcATAN
Mr.. HASNEoAN, of Indiana moved to take up the bill
relating to the relief proposed to be supplied to Yucca
tan, in the way of military occupation, &c.
Mr.. LEWIS Of Alabama, moved to lay the resolution
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, of Mississippi, said that the
bill should be framed not TO violate mporta
principle and considered the ground of the proposed
Intervention was wrong He said We could not base
our action upon the score Of humanity II We To
proceed upon such pretcxt. there WAS no knowing
how far that ground might carry in interfering with
other nations under the plea. He preferred to
put 1t upon the ground that ton
Yucatan and that we have put down the ability in
Mexico to afford that protection ii to the peo
pie of Nucatan to substitute ourselves for Mexico
their probators until Mexico shall be able to perform
duty she has hitherto exercised.
Mr. DAVIS accepted the anne ndment
Mr. MILLER. Of New Jersey. spoke in strong terms in
opposition to the orgins bill which he characterized ~
tho most extraordinary measure of war and conquest
Mr. Niles ridiculed the idea of alarm being manifcs-
ted at the growth Of British power on this continent
He contended that we had nothing to fear from any
power on earth, and we had more reason to fear
England than We had TO fear Mexico. He concluded
by saying that whatever could possibly be done for
eatan, he ready on his part to do cheerfully On
motion the Senate then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House convened at IL A. NJ. when the members
were called to- order The journal read and ap-
proved.
PAY OF TEXAN VOLUNTEERS
The SPEAKER announced that the first thing in order
on his table was the motion previously pending TO re-
consider the passage of the bill for paying the regime mt
of Texas six months volunteers which carried. So
the Dill again came up before the House for considera-
ton.
MIR BUR-, of South Carolina offered an amendme MT
to the BILL upon which considerable debate ensucd, in
which Mr. Burt, Mr.. Mckay Of North Carolina, and
Others, participated
the amendments to the Committee Military Affairs
and went on to speak at considerable length in its
favor. After concluding his speech he withdrew his
motion, and the bill up its passage, when it
was read third time and passed.
ADMISSION wIsCoNsIN.
MIR. CALEB d. SMITH, Of Indiana moved that the
House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole
the State of the Union. which agreed to- Mr..
Cobb. of Georgia. in the chair when the House took
up the bill for admitting Wisconsin u State in tho
Federal Union.
Mr.. BowLIS moved the reference of the bill to the
appropriate committee Lost
The debate upon the merits of tho bill con-
tinued by MIR. Vinton. of Ohio, Mr. Wilson, of New
Hampshire, Mr. McLane, of Maryland. and others
when the committee rose reported progress and on
motion adjourned over till to- morrow, Wednesday.
Three Children Run Over by q Railroad Train.
PHILADELPHIA, May ..
The Reading railroad passenger train this afternoon,
when near Reading. run over three children. killing
one and severely inuring another who not ed
to recover; the third escaped unhurt They the