The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-04
THIRTIETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WAsHINeror, March 2, le%3.

IMPORTANT rRocE.pKos
Professor Espy in the capitol Northeast snow storm
be heavy fall OF to the North and that the
will extend over broad scope Of country. Few stran
by Rev. Mr.. sicer dossn democrats present in tn,
Senate. Not one whig member In the chamber. eau
oDs % III. wsh % zach other
Bsgoy, MIR flanagan, Mr. Dickinson, MIR. Dix and Mr.
Lewis reading over their letters and papers MIR Bentor
this morning" Mr.. Sewer looking over q pamphlet
which look. like treaty-he marks a passage with q
pencil. Halfpsst twelve. Senate still open. One whis
SENATOR viz Mr. Phelps makes bis appear ance goes to
the secretsrys desk and takes pinch OF snuff. Some
Quarter to one O'Clock whig Senators coming in q
body Mr. Westcott among them somehow.
Gen CAss (asde). You going over Mr.. Sewer to see
what they have done in caucus, hsy'
Mr.. SEVER bows, as he proceeds to the whig
side Of the chamber in bee line for Mr. Johnson of
Maryland.
Mr.. CAs.-Will lie. me know what they have done
won't you!
Mr.. SEVER bows, and sits down with Mr. Rsverdy
Johnson in conversation. Mr.. Sewer draws Mr.. Man
gum also into he talk.
The VIcE-PREsIDENr calls tho Senate to order
While the SEcRErARY Ia reading the journal Of yes
terdsy.
Mr.. BENTON round from his seat on the extreme
democratic side Of the Chamber, and takes position
MIR. BENTON speaks and lifts up his fpger in oxpecta
ton as he looks very knowingly at the Senator from
North Carolina.
Mr.. BADGER replies, in a tone inaudibls to the re-
porter.
Mr. BENTON mods hi, head, Eyes, air." smiles, holds
up his head with enlarged satisfaction, and walks
round outside the bar to his seat again.
The meeting of these two distinguished Senator'S and
the panomimic revelations between them were sigsf
cant enough Of the decisions of the whg caucus which
was thai the wings aforesaid had resolved to vote
the treaty
THE PUBLIC PRINTERS AND THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
Mar BRADBURY moved a resolution, iDquiring into the
reasons Of the delay in the public printers in laying the
Presidents Message and public documents on the
tables OF the Senate; and submitted some remarks in
support Of the resolution
Mr. DIX would not oppose the resolution but one Of
the public printers had Informed him that the reason
the " Pub Doc wers not forth coming was that the
engravers had not finished their work upon them
Mr. BRADBURY thought then that the Committee on
Printing, ought to state the TACT to the public.
Me Wxsrcorr said it was the maps which had delay.
ed the pr nters.
The resolution adopted.
On motion Of Mr. DIX, the Library Committee were
Mr. Alexander Vattemsre, for the government OF the
French the standard weights and measures Of the Uni
ted states aud certain books &c. in the way of inter
nstionsl exchanges
THE YBHERMEr.
Mr. WEBsrER from certain fishermen OF Maesacu-
the present tariff the British fishermen Nova Scotia
New Brunswick and New Foundland, have tie adyan
sge over tho New England fishermen In the trade. Tn.
petitioners therefore ask that the rate Of duty sh
be changed from an ad valorem to specific duty Re
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
With some other incidental morning business.
On motion Of Mir SEVER the Senate went into execu-
tive session; Internationally upon ths treaty
L s-Understand that the vote poe poned on the
treaty to Saturday Wings sad to be against u
count OF s informally STILL there hopes that II
will bs adopted In some modified shape.