New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-17
BIZ Telegraph 10 TIE Tribune.
xxxrh CONGRESS. .Fir., Session.
srNATE. wA,nIlcrox. Tassiay- Nay

SENATE. .wA5HveroN, Tussiay. Nay iA
Numerous memorials and petitions were pre- 'ni9a
which were duly received and appr praey req 10
Mr. DorcLAss OF ~. from tie Committee on Tern
torics rep1rfed The bin from the House fCr the adns
sion Of Wisconsin into tle Federal tnion- "l'''''
amendment .. o..
M DouGLAss gave notice that d. would move %
take up thi- DIN on Thursday next ana MAKE Do - ~
Mr. BAepy of Ala. moved 70 take up the resolution
he had previously offered declaring that neither ION
gress, any Territorial Government nor pcoitl1 .r,,
Territory have any power 20 prevent slavery in'i
IL was moved 70 law the RESOLUTION on me table tn'
gave rise 20 debate in which VI. bAcbf Pr. fo,-tL
Of Miss. Mr. BADGER Of y. G. and Ut. WEST oi ~
psrticipated The Yeas snd Nay. on toe motion were
hnsuy demanded and i was decided in The a-irnAti'e
By Yeas ~. Nays g.
on motion the morning business then laid aside
and The BIZ IN favor Of extending aid % fucsan by 'ne
military orCipaton Of the country. taken up
Mr. BacnY Of Ala being entitled 90 the io0r rose
and addressed the senate AZ length lie spoke for some
time in support % the biz. ami urged Dr. fpeels A.op
lion le replied 20 the arguments advanced i' -i.N
that the country would not prove valuable to 1rtai
Britain. When be- hal concluded, me qut-l.A "a
taken the amendment prcriousiy o-,ted ny -i tt
rERso> DAVIS Of M-s. % The effect inst me ff N'
be authorized send troops 90 lucsan from N' slco
aud 20 supply their places with fc-h volunteer liI
amendment was modified NJ the fng-esll.h Oh VI,
LEWIS Of Ala ON putting Toe same 20 'oie ne enc
ment and modification were rejected ny lea. o. gay ~
Mr DIX Of - +. offered an amendment % ine u-Ii
proposing 90 place the Army snd Navy % ne disposal
Of the Precedent scr under the direction ol me lu
tan Government
Mr. CLAYTON Of Del hoped the farther consideration
Of the subject would be postponed a. the attendance Oh
Senators very thin.
Mr. HANNrGAN Of Ind ssid he concurred with the
Senator from Delaware, but that he should press maj
seton upon the question tomorrow.
The subject was then laid aside ull tomorrow.
Mr. BRfcHr Of Ind moved - take up the bill surren
derng Indiana bonds held hy Government the same
conditions ~ private bond-holders had done.
Nh CLAYTON offered An amendment % the BILL winch
was agreed %. excepting sxiy-one thousand dOAar-
the state Bank loan OF l-j6. The bill a. amended
WAS carried without opposition.
Mr. HASNEGAN moved that the senate 20 mo Ike
cutye session which agreed Co. Ater snort unle
spent therein the doors were opened and the senate
adjourned over til tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The first thing taken up the bl from the Senate
extending certain privileges 20 American trading YES
sels which wa. read the third time and passed.
The SPEAKER stated that reports from committee
were then in order. whereupon sandry bills were
reported which read twice, and referred 10 ma
Committee of the Whole.
On motion OF iir VINrON Of Ohio, the House resolved
itself into Committee OF the Whole on the state o
the Union Mr. CoBB of Ga. IN the chair, and took uI
the Pension bin in favor OF utonary soldiers
which was engros.ed for a third reading.
The Committee rose and reported the Bill as amend
ed for the action of the House when u was read Tue
third time and passed.
The House resolved itself INTO Committee Of the
Whole Mr. king Of Mass. acting as Chairman and
took up the Naval Pension bill.
Mr. BAILEY Of Va addressed the Committee, not on
the bill but on the rights Of Territories
Mr. JAS :. WILEY Of Ne. followed in speech, IN
which he favored the Mexican War, and defended the
Administration. He read his speech. When he had
concluded, the Committee rose, and, on motion, me
House adjourned over I'll tomorrow.