New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-11
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prc.iaea, pAlt.s punc,oally at noon. Rev. Mr.
GvRt.r oiacistcd as Chaplain
A petition was presented by Mr.. DAltAs' pray
ms Tor tho purchase OF the estate OF Mount Yer
non by the Government and is preservation ana
Improvement as National property
4, motion IL was referred 10 the Committee on
IA, D,.,rlrt at Columbia and ordered 20 be printed
A',re,Ably 10 notice Mr.. NuLEE OF Fla asked
,,a obtained leave 90 bring In a bill. which was
renl the fr.t and second times by unanimous con
se,t and referred 10 the Committee on fuoho
Isul. IL referred to the School Lands IN the
State OF Florida -, c,.i,.,.
tied bill for the relief OF STALKER HILL.
~ A1cplsus OF Mo. from the COMMITTEES on
lnl.n Affairs. reported for the relief of Ii. b.
GAirutR
Al, ByRRigN OF Ga moved TO take up the bill re-
H.yia 4 the Justices of the Supreme Court from DO
inc duty as Circuit Judges until the present accu-
mn ation Of business before the Court shall be DIS
posl 4 Of.
Mr. ASHLEY Of ARK. opposed the motion OF Mr..
BsRRlEN. The subject was one that required ma
tur, confederation IL was an important change IN
the Procedure Of the Corr which was proposed oy
the tin and ought not 10 be made without que oe
liberation Ia the present circumstances oi Ine
Senate such dolberstion was Impossible ana ne
trus,, that the Bill might be allowed to rest unit
the more pressing business NJ" Oeioie '"''" ""
been disposed OF. ~.
Inconseauence ofthese suggestions MI bEhhihN
with rev his motion .
Tim on motion OF Mr. SEVER the Senate went
into Executive Session.
HousF or REPRESENTATIVES.
R,v Mr. GuRLEY made the pray er PfeiHinaiy
IA IN, business Of the House this morning.
N, SAWYER of O moved 10 reconsider the vote
of The House relating to printing the Report oil the
Commissioner OF Patents Lost
On motion OF Mr. CROwELL OF o. the House re
/ solved itself into Committee OF the Who'e upon
Private Bills Mr.. BRODHEAD OF Pa IN the Cna'r
After some time spent without actiOn tue OOhl
miro rose there being no quorum present
twas then moved TO adjourn, aud the House
divided upon the motion.
While the tellers were engaged in the taking o.
the question. a quarrel between Mr.. HAhALsON
,eof Ga and Mr. JOINS OF Tenn. broke out ia the
shane OF fight, in which the parties employee
the weapons with which Nature had endowed
them, with much industry and effect
The difficulty spreng up IN the follow lng manner
when they came 10 vote JOINS charged bAkAL
SON " tn Inconsistency. Some hasty WORDS lOi
loved until JoSts gave the lie. o.,
Enragcd at this HARALsoN returned the lie WIN
a blow after which they clinched each other with
great fury ,.
The confusion at this moment was indescrloable
The ,.aker in VAN endeavOring 10 restore oroer
| members overiurnng their desks as ihey started
! from their seats those In the immeola'e NiC'n
inv OF the belligerents crOwdlDg around ana az
tenpliog to stop them, added to the noise OF .ne
contest combined TO render the whole supremacy
dissraceful; only the fear lest serious harm mlghl
he done 10 one or both of the combatants, saved
IL from being disgusting
Atlast. by the exerti0Ds Of the other Members,
the Drawing Legislators were separated. w men
the heat of the quarrel was somewhat cooled on
they returned to thei- senses and manifested de
4 ~ f,rt he RAG they had committed
Each of them then proceeded ~ make al apology
10 the House they affirmed that up 10 the mo
rnent Of the quarrel perfect friendship hah eN's'
ed between them; but Of course such shaneiu'
affair conld not be suffered TO end in that manner
Mr. PALFREY moved that when the House ad
iourped it should adjourn to Monday. ia order that
perfect calmness OF feeling might be restored be
fore business should be resumed. The motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. JACOB THoMPsoS of Miss submitted reso.
luton for the appointment OF Select Committee O'
five 10 inquire into the nature, causes audclrcum'
Of the renconter and to reportto the House
thereon.
Mr. STEPHENS of Ga. opposed the appointing mt
Of such a Committee.
Mr. HUNT of N. Y supported it
Mr. MoLArE find. announced 10 the House that
the gentlemen involved in this unfortunate difficulty
had already apologized TO each other, and that as
far as they were mutually concerned the affair as
AZ All tuu.
Messrs HARALsoS and JONES, the recent bell
gerents, then shook hands in the presence OF the
House.
good deal Of discussion of the subject followed,
in which several Members participated They con
tended that the dignity Of the House required an
inyestis alton, with view to censure or expulsion
Of the offending parties.
Finally Mr. STEPHENS Of Ga. proposed a substl-
tute for the resolution OF Mr. THOMPSON dispensing
with the Committee. This having been adopted,
the apology OF the parties was entered upon the
Journal of the House, and so the matter ended
Then, on motion, the House adjourned.
BALTIMORE, March 10.
FLoUR.-The market continued dull, and sales
Of only 200 a 300 bbls. were made, including How
ard st. at IS sli and City Mills do at Sc. WHEAT
We note sales of 1000 bushels, including Maryland
Red at 81 80 49, and extra family White
at 81 40 CoRN-Sales of $50 bushels made includ
ing White at 43 cts and Yellow at As cts PROVISIONS
were Inactive and prices exhibited slight Decline