The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-03
TIKIHTlETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

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The Senate convened at the usaal hour, when the
Vice President resumed his seat called to order
Several petitions presented duly received, and
referred.
coMrENsArINe COLONEL JOHNSON FOR BUILDINGS
On motion. the Senate took up the bill in favor Of
compe nsating Colonel Richard NJ. Johnson, of Ken
lucky, for buildings used Choctaw Academy.
The bill was then read a third time, and passed.
REPAYING ADVANCES MADE CALIFORNIA
Mr.. WEscoTr, of Florida. moved take up the bill
In favor Of paying advances made in California, by
Messrs. Ward and Smith, for the use of government
A debate grew up on this measure between Mr..
Wescott, MIR Dix of New York Mr. Johnson Of Mary.
land Mr. Mason Of Virginia, Mr. Benton, and others.
The previous question called fer when the yeas
and nays were taken. and the bill passed.
BALTIMORE VOLUNTEERS.
Mr.. MANGUM OF North Carolina, presented the peti
ton of Charles Lee Jones, in answer to memorial Of
the Baltimore Volunteers which was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION hill.
After the transaction Of some other unmportant
business on motion of Mr. Atherton Chairman Of the
Committee Finance. the Senate took mp the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. ArHERroN offered amendme mt, in favor of
buildings for the use Of the War De partment, which
was adopted
Some other unimportant ame q dments we're rejected
ment Of the Savannah river postponed until to-
(The adoption of the latter, reported yester-
day, was premature)
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. MANGUM moved that the Senate go into Execu-
tive session, which motion rejected when about
O'Clock the Senate adjourned till to morrow,
Thursday.
House OF Representatives.
"WEDNESDAY, August 2.
The House assembled at ten O'Clock. A. Nj, when
the Speaker resumed his seat, and called to order
The journal was read and approved
The Speaker signed several enrolled bills.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message was ecei ed in writing from the President
Of the United States by the hands his Private Sec
reiary in reply to call Of the House for the number
Of officers and the strength of the army after It's
ducton. He repeats his former opinion that the ar
my should be the 1t before the war; that
is, sixteen thousand men, exclusive of officers The
message was read and referred TO the Committee Of
the Whole
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The PRESIDENT at the same time MT in another
sage refusing to communicate the instructions he had
given to commissioners Sewer and Clifford which had
been called for by the House the ground that he
deemed it to be incompatible with the public interest
The message was read, and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
SETTLEMENT CLAIMS OF cHERoKEE INDIANS.
The House then. notion took up the bill for the
settlement Of the claims of the Cherokee Indians
MIR. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, moved to reconsider
the whole question and opposed the bill most urgently
and defended the bill.
Mr. GENTRY moved to lay Mr.. Thsmpsons motion
the table, which carried so that the House re-
fused to reconsider the BILL
EXPEDITION or AMERICANS INTO MEXICO
Mr.. HOLMES of South Carolina, said that he wished
to offer resolution asking the President If he had any
knowledge that any expedition Of Americans fit
ting out for Mexico.
Objection made to the resolution and it lies
over.
The House then took up sundry Senate bills, which
were read twice.
MAIL CONTRACT.
The House took up the Senate resolution in favor of
restoring the mail contract to the old contractors
tween Washington and Richmond
After some brief remarks by several members Mr..
Jones, Of Tennessee moved to lay the resolution the
table. The yeas and nays we're ordered this ques-
ton, and decided in the Affirmative as folows-yeas
122, nsys71.
OREGON BILL.
Mr.. VNToN, OF Ohio said that he wished the House
to act on the Army Appropriation Bill but would move
that the House take up the Oregon Territorial Bill,
which was agreed to-
The House acted on the mendment respecting the
veto power, which struck out by yeas 1872 nays
The motion to strike out the ordnance Of 1857, was
lost by yeas 49, nays ia.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BfLL.
On motion Of MIR. VINToS the House resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole the State Of the
Union. Mr.. Ashmun, Of Massachusetts,, chairman,
and took up the army appropriation bill.
After an explanatory speech from Mr.. Vinton and
an administration speech from Mr.. Johnston Of Ten
nessee, the committee rose M. Marsh, Of Virginia,
has the floor on his question: for to morrow
Mr. Vintons resolution in favor Of stopping the de-
bate on Saturday, at 10 O'Clock, adopted When,
ON motion, the House adjourned till tomorrow,
Thursday