The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-15
TEalHTlEH CONOREDD.
FIRST SESSION.


Senate.
WARRINGTON. April IL, ls4s.
called to order by tho Woe President.
Numerous memorials and petitions were presented
relating to various subjects, which we're duly received
and referred.
PREsipENr's MEssAoE-ooLr's RErEArERs
A message was then received In writing from the
P5s;idsat By ths hands Of h private .sc,stsry. Mr.
PROMOTION OF ARTS AND INVENTIONS
Agreesbly to notice, Mr. DAVIS, ofMassachusetts from
the Committee Patents asked and obtained leave to
bring in bill amending the of Congress for the
promotion arts and Inventions which was read
THE POWERS OF AMERICAN coNsuLs.
Mr. ASHLEY Of Arkansas. moved to take up the blu
the special order Of the Day for wednesday next Which
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
On motion, the Senate then took up thu bill providing
for the repair Of the dam at tho mouth of Cumberland
Island in the Ohio river.
Mr. BAaBv, Of Alabama, spoke ct considerable length
in opposition TO the bill He said he opposed It on con-
provem-nts BY the general government and considered
that Congress had no right to make appropriations for
sdsnt: veto message and considered he vas right
iuterposing his executive authority in sustaning tho
constitution When he had concluded,
MI CRrrENDEr, Of Kentucky, rose and addressed the
Ssuste in favor Of the bill He conteudsd that the mea
sure in Itself not only consttu oual and expedent
but bet tho duty Of the under the
stituton repair this safe navg
ton the Ohoriver This had been construct
ed years since under tho authority of the
ment at Considerable expense and had served valuable
In ling steamboats, at low stage Of water
to psss very ugly shoal sand BAR at which they
previously detained, aground often for days TO-
gethsr The dam had been injured BY foods and with
out repair would become useless Like any other
public work, without repair It likely to TO ruin,
aud the money spent In its rst construction lost In psr
mansnt benefit to navigation on the river.
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third time and passed, by yeas 81 nayBs.
PRIVATE BILLs
The rest of the day devoted to private BILLS whom
the Senate adjourned.
House or Representatives
The House assembled ct the usual hour The mem
bers were called order by the speaker The Rev MIR
scer ofacisted ss Chaplain The Journals were then
THE PRIvArE CALENDAR.
Mr. ROCKWELL Of Connecticut, called for the regular
order OF busness and moved that the private calender be
taken up.
The SPEAKER announced as the hrst thing in order
the business on the Speakers table, which the
Of the
JACKSON, OF NEW YORK.
Mr.. VAN DYKE Of New Jersey being entitled to the
door proceeded to address the House, and advocated
Mr. Morroes claim to his seat and endesvored to show
by evidence that Mr. jackson elected by illegal votes
In SUFFICIENT numbers when deducted from his apparent
majority, to give Mr.. Monroe his sest
Altar Mr. Van Dyke had finished his speech the sub
ject laid aside for the purpose Of proceeding with
the regular order OF the day.
The House accordingly resolved itself into committee
Of The whole the state Of the Union and took the
private calendar Mr Morse Of louisiana in the chair
Several private bills from the Senate taken read
the third time and passed whom, motion, the House
adjourned