New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-08
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The senate WAS called to uTder nj = u.",s "
the Vice President, The Chaplain h'T- M' WI
lyY. dictated ms usual .,.i
sundry pe,itlors snd mem'Hs' "'''
a nstitiou was presented t. 81 DN from s'n
- I,,;vsns and rr,piertsUf New \ orh cousS0t''
81 foreign vessels pray ing iJr the ps"asc o, nv
las Authorizing goods t. be sent y t,e N.'''ii,
n use Immediately on tie ar1'a Of ue 'os.e'
WITHOUT the necessity u waiting Tor the term d ~
d.. they are required 10 do at present believe
genera order can be Obtained
Tbis petition Was referred q the committee o."
Commerce. 49, -.
Among other petitions prefcnted "" one .!
Mr. Doyy>s Of Louisiana from citizens OF 'na' en-
nrs,tog for the establishment OF nlted Sts't'
fnticisl Circuit. north Of Red River m SAID state
WHICH yssrcceIyed and on motion. reicrreh u
the Committee On the Judiciary :
NJ JGFFLR-OS DAVIS presented the Pe'''tn -
Ms BOhLANp. praying ioF an sON a. -. -.
regular amount OF pay % those ohl.'rs an' ~,
VINO were taken prisoners By the Mexlcahs NJ IN,
r,roscion and thu. prevented for a long period
from engaging IN active service Inc pe'i.'o',i
u,ged the grant on the ground oi igstice the ms
fortune II the parties ought not 1, he any psr 1"
their rcrciNng the same "a! rs u we! uA" '''
met with such misfortune. This petition was r'-
erred H. the Committee on Military AhaHs
NJ. BREEZE Of III prcien re',' '''.'n -.
consideration. instrgctlng the Judiciary 'onn''eo
10 Inquire into the expedIency oi establsninS a
tariff of til fees which the Atornt! ~ the Hitei
states may receive Adopted
Finally, after ,rai sacting very little business
he senate on motion of Nr cLviEk. went ut" tx
ecutiva Session.
HOUSE or RgPRESE NATIVES
The Speaker announced as the first thing IN ~
der the business on the Speakers table t. Mt
the reports fr0m Committees Of 1trh there were
several
~. W,.uI,aroS Hvsr OF We. ORR tom the
-, 80 htiI IN fayt az
r, hitting the duties goods destroyed IN the ny
Of New York during the great tire 81 1875. ~hirn
was read twice 10 Committee 81 the Whole
Sir EvA,. Of Nd from the Committee on Public
Lands reported lJlnt resolution providing ior n
bounty Of land 10 soldiers who nave cOntIn1ed ~
serv ice during the not outstanding they may
have been promoted cot o the rauks aud thus az
officers NAV not b. entitled to such a bounty
Messrs EVANS and RIcH,Krs": spoke briefly
and with considerable carncs,ncss. IN support ut
the resolution.
Mr. BoYp remarked thu It vss not altogether
necessary at tue present time inssmuch AZ there
was blll already before the House providing ior
precisely the same object.
Mr. HAsRslL Of Tenn spoke atty IN support Of
Il object contemplated 10 the bill whether pro
vlded TOR by the present resolution or by former
bill, II should not be- lost sieht Of Justce
to the frecmen who hal perIed their lives IN de
fence Of their countrys honor. imperatively de
msnded such provision
Mr. GIpDIsGs thought that while they were talk
Ing Of Justice 10 those who had been engaged IN the
present they might properly take Into con
sderatcn the '-se OF those Who were engaged IN
the last one. war. lie would venture To say "a t.
as honorable to the country. and commenced and
carried on with quite high. patriotic and noble
purposes as the present Gentlemen whp were 81
Jealous in the present case might perhaps be vii
Ing. while they were doing an act oil such prompt
Justice. 10 do on act pf tardy Justice also. He
81 .lr.t
and Just demand OF the one class Of soldiers quite
as readily and faithfully into their keeping as tat
of the other.
Mr. McCLrR>ASD Of III spoke ably in support OF
the bill.
Mr. HARALsoN Of TIA proposed that the subject
be referred Ia the Committee on Military Affairs
with instructions to report proper Amendment
Mr. POLLOCK o. Pa supported the views adyo
Gated by Mr. GIDDlSGs and trusted that the House
would take course 80 obviously commanded by
considerations OF common justice.
Finally on motion the subject was informally
laid aside.
On motion, the House resolved itself into Com
mittee ol the Whole on the State OF the Union
and took up the bill Tor supplying tire deficiencies
IN the appropriations of the current year.
the irst thing IN order was the amendment o
Mr. THIBoDEAUN OF La offered previously propo
sing to strike out the live thousand dollars to pay
the salary Of a Minister 10 the Court Of Rome
WnlCu was hmcuutu W pIoPosbB hiso W bti'h'
out appropriations for similar outfits to Bolivia
Gautamala. Ecuador. Nc which it was moved
should he adopted.
Mr.. NIsTOS moved Rn amendment for inserting
All appropriation of twenty thousand dollars Tor tn,
relief aud protection Of American seamen IN for
eisn ports which was carried
The amendment formerly offered by Mr. Brow
was Withdrawn by its author
Mr.. ToMPKIss OF Miss. appealed against this step
He was followed by Mr. DIcKEY ofPa. who NOV
ed to strike out all appropriations for new mis-
sOns.
The question on thus motion was taken by telleri
and decided in the affirmstve--I cas- 6l-Nays Sc
Several other amendments Of minor importance
having beeu adopted, the Committee rose, wher
the various amendments were adopted by the
House.
The Amendment striking out all appropriation
| for new missions was however lost the vote on i
being taken BY Yeas and Nays aud decided IN The
I negative. Yeas 63-Nsys 95.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
Mr. G. j. lSGERsOLL then moved to reconsider
| the vote. as he wished ~ make speech upon the
merits oi the question. He then moved al nd
iournment, which was carried and the House al
! iourned