New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-07
xxx,h CONGREss......Pirss Session

srSArE-wAsHrseros. Jan. s. lsis

~fNAIk-N Ashi>srV> "s4i. y -
Mr.. Dnos L EMS the Senator elect from A'a'
ssma appeared AZ the bar and was duly qaaiheo.
NJ CoRwIs presented petition from the r nenu'
81, p.n,.yivsuis. In fsver OF terminating the war
AID assembling Congress oil al NA''Oh' 'o' '"S
purpose Of psrpetusting peace -,
IL N.soS offered resolution admitting tne
FsIt,r. of the Uai0n TO the floor Of the Senate IL
Al Dicxsso> ssve notice that he should call
40 his resolution on MONDAY.
NJ MILLER announced olil auihouIns -
erection OF monument 70 "AsHiN''o' ID ''e
pabc grounds. ..-
Nj IoHNsoS OF La. offered joint resolution pro
,;Sio, Tor the payment Of certain claims against
Mexic1. Read twice.
Mr. BRADBURY. from the Printing Committee,
raror,ed that thousand copies OF the President
Message and the accompanying documents would
be ready on the 18th inst and would make l'VV
pages ,,..t p.-..-.
Bills for the appointment Of additional Purssrs
snd 70 extend the time for locating bounty 'AnN
were considered and laid over.
Mr.. BADGER from the Military Committee re
ported bill % provide for filing up vac incies IN
the volunteer service and extending the bounty OF
twelve dollars given 70 regulars 70 the volunteers
On motion Of JEFFERSON DAVIS It was amended
50 as - extend the bounty 20 the second req
reDt Of dragons end the mounted riaemen Inc
bin was then passed. IN
on motion OF Mr. CAss. the Ten Regiments oiil
was taken up, read a third time, and the question:
being on its passage
Mr. Hale made speech in opposition TO the
war and % granting farther supplies OF any desciip'
ton for carrying il on. he referred to the desire
OF extending Slavery, as evinced Ia the " ~
Correspondence on the Annexation OF texas as
the original cause Of the war He CRITICISED the
course of the President from the incpent stages oil
the contest TO the present moment tie gave a
history of the Oregon business and eulogized the
President for the meekness he displayed IN It's ter
minHtion.
The Ayes and Nays were ordered on the passage
of the bill when Mr.. REyERDY JOHNSON obtained
the floor and the Senate passed into Executive ses
sion. Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion Of Mr. JONEs the House went into
Committee Of the Whole, Mr. SMITH OF Indiana
il the CHR, and took up the resolution tor renew
ing the late Southern mail Arrangement MI,
JONES addressed the Committee, and was ioilO"e'
by Messrs MURPHY MEADE and BRowN OF Penn
Before the latter had ucsded, the committee
rose to receive a message from the Senate an
nouncing the passage Of the bill TO encourage VOL
unteering.
On motion. the House again went into Commit
tee of the Whole Mr. Brown having concluded
on motion of Mr.. STANTON the Committee rose ana
a resolution was adopted closing the debate IL
Committee at halfpast two A.,
The debate was renewed IN Committee by Mr.
GoGGls, who spoke till the hour fixed for closing
the debate when the Chair decided that Mr. COG
\ GIN had under the rules a right to finish his hour
! as he had reported the resolution
Mr. THOMSON Of Miss appealed from the decls
ion
Messrs THOMPSON C. J. lNGERsoLL STANTON
| SINS, GOGGIS, Boris, STEWART OF Michigan an'
| others discussed the question.
! On motion of Mr.. STEWART. the Committee ros'
without deciding the appeal and the Chairman
reported that they had come to no conclusion OF
! the resolution.
| The Speaker said he was In doubt whether o
not il was his duty to rule the report out OF order
as the House had determined that the debate II
! Committee closed at hslfpsst :.
Some explanations were made by MIR COBB, o
/ Georgia in which the Speaker acqulesced, whe
J Mr. STEWART. Of Michigan, moved to reconsde
/ the vote closing the debate.
/ A discussion ensued between Messrs. SCIENCE
/ Smith Of Indiana. GENTRY aud others on the pro
per construction of the rule when, motion OF Nj
| Coss. OF Georgia. the House adjourned.