The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-24
THIRsIErH CONGRESS.
FIRST SEES ION.
WARRINGTON, March %, ls4s.
Senate.

WARRINGTON, Marcn ~, 1915.
The Senate convened at the usual hour: Tho Woe
President took the chair and called r to order Prayer
then offered up b. the Rev MIR Gurley
PETITIONS REVOLUTIONS.
Mr. DICKINSON, Of New York. presented petition re-
the Legislature of the State of New York ION what sub
ject Congress reporters telegraph omit to state
which duly received. Ordered to be printed and
referred
BOUNTY LANDS
A message was received from the House relative TO
satisfactory evidence Of applications for bounty lands
which it had passed.
LUMBER DUTIES
On motion, the Committee on Finance were instruct.
sd to Inquire into tho expediency of admitting lumber
manufactured in New Brunswick British province into
ports Of the United States free of duty.
MI. ArHERToN chairman OF the Committee on Fl.
nance moved to take up the Loan Bill which agreed
Mr.. WEBSTER having tho aoor, he proceeded to al
drers the Senate at considerable length He sad the
country supposed that they had been engaged for a
woud givs substantial at enduring peace btauach
tho wounds inflicted by the warstop the .Husion Of
return Of our friends and children If yet living from
the land Of slaughter. But hardly had these hal
cysn 1,,s G.ssd ere were summoned fl,S.r to
secuion CT this WARRIOR the purpos, Of carry
ing this war into the vital parts of the one
my's country, and pressing home BY fire and sword
the entire claims insisted upon in this treaty of g
noble pesce Mr. cbster alluded to the singular and
unusual circumstances in this instance Of reversing the
usual order of things We proceeded to rofy treaty
first and then to negotiate afterwards We sanction or
set treaty, and then send out two ministers to me-
gotiate It He then proceeded to express his repug
nance to the treaty in strong LANGUAGE He ead that
he was opposed to the acquisition OF territory He was
ject He supposed that he should be caleda Mexican
whig He did not like the Mexicsns but he considered
greatest Mexican he knew OF in this country to be
the Senator from Michigan Ga lsugh)
Mr.. CAss, Of Michigan, here interrupted Mr. Webster
and said he would like to know how the Hon. Senator
would reply ard reconcile his statements. previously
made, with bis present argument and whett his for
declarations had not Afforded comfort end aid to
Mexico when lie had admitted allow that the Office,
Of the Army Bill only intended to brighten and not 10
Ny WEBSTER continued ard said in reply to tie Sc
naior from Michigan, that the great ofjset proposed
be gained by raising these thirty regiments, to
obtain patronage Should such measure he peAsed by
Congress it would greatly extend nd the he sphere Of En-
Der Of seekers for commissions He hoped, how
ever, that i. would never pass--and that those
turn 10 th.irH homes, in good health, where ,Leir
kind friends would be rejo'csd to zee them We did
not want war-and 10 territory, it was neither
the people wanted more territory and they would
not support war bsun, continued and now prosecuted
for the cq1istion II territory. No-let Mexico keep
her territory which do not want and let keep
swn, our money an men, and put stop to this war
When Mr. Webster had concluded Mr. flanagan
expressed his desire to speak when notion the Sc
nat, ADJOURNED Mr. Hannegan being entitled to the floor
Tor tomorrow.
House or Representatives.
The House convened according to the hour o. adj
ouInnent. The Speaker sumed his seat and Gale
tho members order. Prayer offered up By the
cbsllain The Journals then ad and approved;
when after the transaction Of other routine bust
ness
THE PAY or A DECEASED MEMBER.
My HUsH WHITE, of New York, III oyed that the
OF pay due the Hon. Mr.. Jno NJ. Holly, his col
eag ut the time of his death, might be paid TO Mrs.
Holey. the widow of deceased
Mr. KING NOV ed an amendment, that Mrs. Hornbeck
DO allowed the of pay due her husband at the
time of his decease.
MIR. RuMsEY, Of New York mo we'd to include the sum
Of five hundred dollars for pay lug the funeral expenses
Of both, which lost.
A less then proposed and discussed.
The resolutions then voted On, and carried
nimously.
UHiMpoRTANT BILLS.
Sundry bills, Of leadn g importance, reported,
read twice, and appropriately referred
The APPROPRIATION BILL.
MIR ViSToN. Chairman OF the Committee Ways and
Means moved that the House resolve itself into
nee OF the Whole the state Of the Union, and take
up the appropriation bill. which was agreed TO
Mr.. STEPHENs Of Georgia. was called 10 the chair
The announced the rst thing in order to be
the Senate amendments 10 the bill prov ding for de
cent appropr tions Tor tue present FISCAL year, which
en- Up, when several amendments were pro posed
and several addressed tue House in
Aprstty warm spsrrIng took place between Mr. Rock
well, OF Connecticut, and Mr.. Houston, Of Alabama,
about parties and partz IN action, &c
The comLpittee and rep the bill 10 the House
without auiendment- the Senate am ndments the N
agreed TO; when the House, Oh motion, adj burned.