Washington telegraph., 1848-02-02
Correspondence Of the Louisrilie Courier.
SENATE.
January l2,

treaties 10 ALLEVIATE the sumo in feu.
Mr. Ashley introduced bill 10 alter and amend
the judicial system Of the uned States.
Alsn, a bill for the relief Of Creed Taylor Of Ark.
Also bill for the reIieI OF Peter Eugels sfof Ark
Mr. Ashley presented the petition of Il. IL.
frathenlone and iaHy.sx other citizens OF Ar
kansas, askiug the establishment Of a mail taute
from Mount Ida the county seat Of Montgomery,
to Ultima Thule, via Dallas the county scat Of
Polk, in said Slale. Referred
Several petitions were presented from Mane
and Massachusetts, protesting against the present
war, and praying orils speedy termination.
Hon, A, II. SEWER, Of Arkansas, reported bin
providing for the settlement Of old Mexican claims,
as the goyemmenl was mol responsible for them.
Mr. Dieknson's resolutions were then oalledup
and after some discussion, the further consideration
OF the resolutions was laid over
The ten regiment bull was called up,
Mr. Clayton opposed the acquisition OF territory
BY conquest Us being at war with the principles
ol our Republican institutions, aud dangerous 10
their prfmananee. III was willing Ia take ter
filofy by treaty, aud nol by lurce, lie deemed
the call iof additional troups as unnecessary Tho
provisions al the nfesent bill, u patsgd, placed IN
the hands OF the Executive a patronage Of great
extent, IN making appointments Of at least 9ao
commissioned olleeist
The Senate then went into Executive stsson.
January IL
Mr.. Maueum submitted a resolution requesting
the President TO lay belutc ,hr Srualr, II not IA.
oonsslrul with the pubic 81 rioe. all the pa!ls,
estimates and calculations presented by Ten s-al,
as IN h,s opluoa bring bfsi adapted 10 altanal
objects Of the waf; aud alsu Grn, Seolls opInIon
touching the military meaus nrcrssay 10 aceom.
pish the objects oI ouf ogurnlncnl ~ any ani al
tl,r alternative WINS that have brrn considered
by the Executive suggested BY ecu scott, 10
bnng the war aIih MeAuu 10 clos,
Nj Miugum oppressed Ni,n TO have tie feau-
luton coa-ideted Al aaes. bot obJgeilu bsi msde,
II was laid over uuduf the rule,
The resolution af Nj Dayton, calling on the
President for copies Of CERTAIN letters ifum tens.
Scott aud rayiaf, upon the subject Of military
contributions N II Aeo was adopted.
The resolution al Mr.. Ba.uwin, calm. on tue
Pfcsdrnl lat eapsz Of the correspondence ufsRsea
Mr lat aud In alH1leau Commissioners. daaug
the aulisiIef. aAa aaeu - aud adopted.
The SFuaIg TIN lgak up the lru regueui bil.
Nc Prafee. 40 Nas entitled " the il1ar, siaka
at cousilrfabe ensIh IA umusliga ~ satiie 81 tie
pos iiuus asaumHa - h.a eul,aglH, .IHH Iiau.
Rryridy IomIsan lie rultitl ,uiu at. 81 +. .a.asHl,
ID quoted maay autaattits i0 sIioN that the lslo
Gfindr nrsrf could has. be,p considered Dc - 10
the boundary Of teaas, aud sas uyt 90 cons dsfsd
hy tic o8Hta iIIaH tat urulaled that boundary.
Ils speech Was WeiI dtlfasicd. aud as iialrata
TO with mafAsd attention. It di.playsl mush
ability aud fesaafeh.
Nc BuitT Hest ieok tie iioyf, aud Tie ceuale
adj Iurned uuil Monday
House Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Jaaaay -
The Committee On Military Ala. fIa.isa
bill proy.dinF fuf suIdtT. baunly wLu Wrfs en-.
.st aH. s4#fH4M
Mr hing. ifam iIis committee on Naval Aliaifs
reported bill aaliiaiisug sundG naval - ~
tuus.
NJ llllasi. iIaui tie fsuiUii,r uu isiska a.
fain, fseOmut I'd ID Ia, -ppaUlmrul oi . minister
10 komr.
The llaass tHra went into Comm tee q Tie
whoc upaa lac rtradtut. Mcs,agc Cautlsta.
blc debate rnsled. When on niul On, the ltouzg -
Joumrd Wilioal anal seIian.
From n, BIltaaofs Sun.
January H..
The reply NJ the President 10 the tcso,u,,vu VI
the House ralHg lor nh Tmaiion aud msiia,lsus
relative 10 Tho Iriuiu Of G,p S.ull Anna u MtA-
c', Was tahtn ~ aud read II t,itra 10 eoupy
with the clIl, inasmucN as lhc President drruss q
Incompatible with the pub.c iHtsf-sl O. luui sn aua
make public iAr Instructions uallrdlof lhy t'frs.
,drni fr'en lo prsc,ucuts duuug wasUugi ous .l.
mni-tiai,au, i9f ,inr afyouaugl utll' uaiIrr
Nrgailauus lur pr.rr might be- inirriupitl by ihr
publication VI Tho documents called ior llr stairs
that although hn h siB pIae ession Oi such ln'u uit.
ton 40 lhr House lrs vacl lvr, yet u Nas oi sugn
a delicate nature thai, iu his ppnlpn, % would b.
Incompatible With The pul.c nigIrs1 iO eoinmuui'
cate Il.
Mr. Truman Smith moved fel,ril 10 the Com.
niller on fofrlgn Relations
Mr John Quincy Adams fose and itJfc,sed tho
. Speaker l'umrdatriy ti, whole lluus- crowded
around him ia hf-allIlcs, attention. IT, moved
that ihr ncfsago be Tci-ned ioa Select Cuu nit
tee ofwhich he WISHED not 10 be a member, aud
hoped report woald be made which would show
the President that he was bound % communicate
iniofmalion Of this public nature which the House
Of Representatives had clilrdfuf
Mr Holmrs Of South Carolina, in a strain Of
fcryof. eomplimenied the President upon b,a iirm.
ness on this occasion. lie hoped be would ia all
his official acts. as he had done IN this act take
Washington for his guide
Mf Schenck replied, md in indignant Terms
asked II the Prcfidrnt wus 10 b. the mhstsf OF The
peop' aud Their rrpftsrniativcs-lo tell them that
although they had called upon him tr information
IN relation 10 soluc ol hs puddle sets, aud he pos.
acsscd Il, yet h. deemed himself niofe capable than
h'y 10 say whether Il ought to Dc made public or
n"l-lhhl hs did consider Il inconsistent wih tho
public Interests 10 make il public aud therefore hU
should not communicate IT, lie should keep il to
himself
Mf Houston, n Alabama, mex, took the Zoos
aud wafnly defended hr President IN the muiRr,
aud r'ped to the remarks of Mr Schrnck.
Mr. Ioomb', Of Georgia, followed aud declared
his preference for lho motion 10 ro'rr the mrssage
TO select committee.
The question was moi whether the President
would be justified In certain cases in Withholding
from Congress Information IN relation 10 public AZ
lalfs' which might be called lor but whether this
was on NJ those cases
MI CharlesJ lngrisoI lthe chairman Of tho
committee on rules. which reported the new rule
l'f member 10 address tho House, Il ho chose.
fom the tribune. Or clerks desk, D next rose 10 de-.
bate the question.
some member suggesting that he should take
The Tribune, he did so and read from the clerks