Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-05-23
ThLrsieah Congress.
WAaHfnaToN. Mara.

WASHINGTON. Mays. {
SENATE.--On motion OF Mr., Johnson,
the resolution demanding of the President
why he had not submitted to the Senate,
for the confirmation, certain appointments
In the army, made during the vacation,
was taken up.
Mr.. Allen, of Ohio, opposed the res.
olution strenuously.
Mr.. Reverdy Johnson replied to him,
and advocated the adoption Of the reso.
luton. He contended that the Senate
had right to know why the President
had not sent In the nomination of Gen.
eral Pillow, Gushing and others. II was
the first time In the history of the gov
eminent, that nominations of this impor-
lance had been made, and continued,
without the concurrence of the Senate.
Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana, rose to
reply, but gave way to a motion of Mr..
flanagan, to take the bill authorizing
military occupation OF Yucatan; which
motion was agreed to. Mr.. Lewis offered
an amendment of Mr.. Davis, of Mississip.
pi, by which the troops now in Mexico
could occupy this territory without vio-
Iation ofthe important principle of nom
intervention. He put it upon this ground.
Mexico was the protector of Yucatan; in
consequence, however, of the present dis
abled and crippled condition of Mexico,
she was ineapacitated from extending to
Yucatan that protection which was need
ed; and as the United States had been the
means of thus disabling her, it was but
fair she should extend to the Yucatanese
that Iprotection of which they by her
agency had been deprived.
Mr.. Davis accepted the amendments.
Mr.. Niles spoke in strong terms In
opposition to the whole bill. He Tidiculed
the idea of being alarmed at the growth
of British influence on this continent.
The Senate adjourned without any
action.
HoUsE.-The bill providing for the
payment of the Texas regiment of six
months volunteers, was reconsidered.
The bill admitting Wisconsin into the
Union, was discussed in committee of
the whole, MessEs. Bovlin, Tweedy,
Vinton, Wilson, McLene, and others
participating in the debate.
The Committee, on motion, rose and
adjourned without final action.
WASHINGTON. May IL.
The consideration Of the resolution of
inquiry relative to the nominations with.
held from the Senate, was postponed un.
til tomorrow.
On motion, the Yucatan question was
taken up.
Mr.. Davis of Mass. opposed the bill.
Mr. Miller has the floor on this ques.
ton tomorrow.
HoUsE.-The Bill admitting Wiscon-
sin into the Union, was passed.
Mr.. Bocock addressed the House on
motion introduced some time since, to
reconsider the vote on the bill regulating
the compensation of Postmasters. He
opposed the amendment to the Senate
bill. They deserved, he thought, an in
crease of salary.
The bill was referred to the committee
on post Offices and post roads.
On motion of Mr.. Vinton, the House
resolved itselfinto committee ofthe whole
upon the revolutionary pension bill.
Mr.. Rocky we'll of Conn. spoke warmly
in defence ofthe bill, and In justification
of former speech, in which he exposed
the blunders in the report of the Secreta
~ of the Treasury.
The bill was further discussed by
Messrs. Vinton, Strong and Sawyer.
Several amendments were offered, but
the House adjourned over TO Friday with.
out action.