New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-16
xxx,h CONGRESS. First Session.
SENATE. ..wAsHrxoroy. Monday Nay l5


Nr YULrE Of Pa moved % take up the oil relating
70 the Public school Lands 10 that state. which waa
agreed %. IL was then briefly discussed, read me
second and third times and passed
On motion, NJ. JOHNSON resolutions calling upon
the President Tor the Of O-ers serving ID the
army with others whose nominations were Withheld
from the senate, were taken up.
Mr.. BoRLAND Of ARK. poke 40 some length against
the resolution He commended that u was !nquls.iora
and unc Constitutional De argued that the Constitution
doe not require that appointment made during NE re-
cess o. Congress should De unlimited Dut vested hei
soely n the President AID thai when they were once
rnsde By him they were even beyond lis control and
military commissions thus conferred cannot be taken
from officer except by sentence o. Court Martial ior
misconduct When Mr BoRLAND had concluded, the
subject with the morning business was formally laid
til. bill providing FOR the extension Of aid to Yues-
tan was taken Up w-cn M CALHOUN rose ana al
dressed the -eune ~ length. ia opposition ~ the
bn and entered into argument 70 show that the case
Of iucstn. stated by the President doe nor
come within the declarations OF Mr MONROE, and tnat
these declarations DO not afford the slightest ground Tor
the adoption Of tle bin reported by the Commute
on Foreign Relations. lie said That We had no proof
that England contemplated assuming sOfeTgnty over
Yucatau, and even If she ll i would not be case
within the declaration Of Mr. MoNRoE az y would Do
voluntary on the part Of iucat4n.
These declarations too n the broad sense now given
10 them had been most emphatic sly disayOwed By me
republican party think three years alter beng made
and challenge any one 10 produce single instance
when they had been carried INTO effect ln tancc- ln
which they had been disregarded were numerous
There might be cases. DE would admit OF chtroa'h
mcnfs that would require Gun utmost oppolton.
Ile would instance Cuba. which should never be- per.
mfcd 70 pass into the hands OF any other NOR power
iul natonihan those OF Oid spain no formidable power
should be allowed 20 super-cde Old SPAN Do the posses
sion Of the bland
He had been asked whether he would interfere i IL
was proved that England was cDOut 10 take possession
OF Yucafan He would not, because the occupation OF
Yucatan would add nothing 10 her power. II would
al Inc
West Indies Iic adduced other reasons against me
military occupation of lucatan which would De cN-
pcnsige. The state Of Europe admOnsnes us 10 nus
band our resources so that We may be prepared Ior
any emergency that may ari-c He opposed the bin
and sll the amendments that had been offered Nhch
he had conc udod Mr.. BACBY Of Ala obtained the hoor
but gave way 10 motion tor adjournment lie ha.
the floor tomorrow.
ON motion the House bin providing for the better
vcnulnton of passenger vessels was taken up ana alter
being read third time was passed
A message was received from the President by me
hand of his p waite Secretary, Mr WALKER. transmit
ting the correspondence between the Navy Department
and Commodore PERRY from which It appear mat a
detachment oil marines had petiOned 10 Doe ordered 70
Laguns lucaan 10 repe the Indians but not TO mafch
into the interior. II received and ordered printed
when on motion the Senate adj Iourncd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The first thing in order was the BAL for fciundlng
moneys advanced 70 Volunteers in fitting them out for
Mexico, which was taken up, read third tune ana
passed
The bin for continuing the Charter Of me tity ol
Washington taken up read third time and passed
Mr. THos. j. HENLY OF Ind. moved reconsideration,
and -poke against the bill
Mr., McLANE OF Md. made spirited speech IN reply
to Mr. HENLY. After some farther discussion
Mr.. Cooke Of Tenn moved 70 lay the motion on the
table which was carried
M. ANDREw SrEWART, Of Pennsylvania. submitted
resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for
a report Of the amount of bread-tuis and cotton eX.
ported 10 Eng land during the two last specified periods
showing whether they were increased 10y the tariu OF
1916. On this motion debate sprung up IA which Mr.
CHARLES J. lNCERsoLL, Mr STEWART, Mr. BAILEY o..
Virginia and Others participated. Nj. BAILEY moved
amendment 10 the resolution in favor Of including
specie and breadsuh for the last twenty years. The
resolution then adopted and motion the House
adjourned over TIL tomorrow, Tuesday.