New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-14
By THE MIDNIGHT SOrTHERl NAIL
rnING. IN MAsnINGTnN.
VIZ. Ashmun's Motion for Adjournment
speech Of llr. Peuit OF Indiana Debate
la the House.

la the House.
Correspondence of The Tribune
WA,uiNoroN Monday June IL
Mr.. A'HwrS's resolution TO adjourn on the l5th
July, which passed he House to-day. am toli.
wi. be tavoraby received DO the Senate. That
body. however may modify 10 SO rs TO cali together
th, next session early iu November.
lti,weI % avoid the bec, OF the caucuIar DAYS
here. Bilious and intermittent ieyers often then
p.syai TO he prevented nor dissipated by iuleps,
t1iiics nor other medicinal fixtures.
Already 'hc H1usa hos lc,t the influence of Mr
AsHurSs notice. Much progress, was made Co..
day in the passage % the Naval Appropriation:
more would have been made but for .mmatcuM
amendments and inopporruuc speaking
Mr. PERTH of Ia with tie usull ,art of his
party. seized tie occasion of an appropriation
bir. 90 pcrpctratc prepared speech lie delayed
the public business TO crafty bis own vanity. The
speech may have been good-by those who were
J1r enough eg 20 hear It, am told, It r1s good.
Evidently 10 produced au effect Tor tho cravar
o. the distinguished gentleman was carried away
in the tempest OF his olollence, and bis vest
wholly unbutt9ncd.
Mr.LAwREycE Of Franklin aud Essex, follow
have an opportunity 70 do the same lor0ear any
comment.
A somewhat curious debate took place upon an
amendment 20 the Naval Appropriation bill giving
$1,000 per annum, 20 Prot EsPY, for the better
prosecution of his meteorological investigations
some member from OhIo,-wh0se name viii be
as unknown 20 posterty as it is TO the writer
moved % reduce the salary and 20 designate the
appropriation as intended for "the better regula-
non of the weather under the control OF the Secre
ta-y of the Navy. twenty-five innocent L0cOs
voted the amendment
Mr.. STANTON Of Tenn. then rose aad congratu-
lated the House upon the rapid progress 10 had
made toward the proper encouragement OF
science. He belonged % " Progressive Democro-
eve" aud ne was clad 90 find that De was not
alone. Two years ago, he said when he bad ol-
iered proposition similar % the present, ne had
been scOdcd nc. HIS motion had been rid'cued,
an received but cJntemptuOus silence. Vow one |
similar Ia character commanded the general assent
OF the House.
Mr. ArKlvsON Of Va. then appealed 10 the ar
tention of the House. lie represents Norfolk, |
where Tom Moore iTeversutly said Inc could ind
nothing but dogs, cats and Democrats Mr..
ATKINSON seems the embodiment ot the resOlu- /
tons of %. From bis remarks and appearance
one would suppose his political knowledge stopped
there. Evidently lie belonged - no " progressive /
Democracy nor % anything ese progressive. I
lie said the very principle involved ODD the mat /
ter before the House bad destroyed the admilis-
trariOn Of joins QUISCT ADAMS. ia the first
message OF that venerable man.. while Pres- /.
dent be had recommended the establishment OF
obss7at0r.es. Light houses in the skies. such I.
er0ss ulractOu oil the Constitution reused the /
people u all parts OF the country. and Mr. ADAMS /
was prccipitated from the oiIce which he had IN
tended % pery ert o. such unconstitutional uses.
Mr. ATKlNsOS read the very heinous words /.
themselves from the message. much hJTorstrickeu I.
that what called itself progressive Democracy .
should taA back upon such aluquaicd notions. T.
His checks seemed 90 turn pale. and nis voice o. /
la.ter while Bee m0urred over tAls gross departure /
from the immortal resolutions.
Mr. STEPHENS ot Geo. gained the floor next /
be belonged n0t t0 tlc progressive Democracy /
but Dee claimed o. belong % th. party % progress
ia all the arts and sciences, whose object is TO /.
elevate and ennoble human .Le. he went there /
fore t8r this proposition. He c0utended not Oh = I
for the power blt the duty OF Congress o. maze /.
appropriations for such purpose. He illustrated
his argument b. the case Of the Magnetic Tee /
graph. a sum bad been appropriated ior the es-
raolislmelr % a Ta.e1rapAlc line between Barl I.
more and tls city, and It's successful operation had
induced is ex cnslou o. different and remote pOr
tons oi the country. Hs soon hoped % see Do
traverse the whole breadth and extent oi the
land becoming a sensorum by which the whole
Intelligence oi che country could bee brought to-
zetner almost ilstaltaue0usy.
Nr. STEPHENS spoke e.O.lentiv, aud with the
marked attention oil the House.
Even CHARLES BRowS o. Philadelphia support /
ca tle appropriation. II belongs. Ec sait % the
party q. progress, and wished % encourage all /
useful arts. He paid much compliment, O Prof. I
EsPTs scicnt nc character, and believed iu Dis
knowledge o.. the subject before the House. he
did noe compliment Mr. ATKINSON much.
When III. Ro0T Of Ohio caught the eye Of the
Chairman and rose, members prepared ,or a lau ln.
They crowded around hln. having observed Pc
cg isr twinkle iu lbs eve. which seemed o. say.
- Look ou- .0r the locomotive when the behring's.
After INDUCING iu sero-comlc strain ol remark
ID regard % tie d.screpanCies OF opinion winch
seemed 20 govern tie Oh and Yong Democracy
lp0n this subject II. ATKINSON being the leader
ol the Old and NJ. STANTON 0. the Young De SAIL
this as uo original Introduction Ut the lppruD--
alton It had been tried before aud failed Ia
the last Congress ltr.loH7ry Democracy had a
majority. q large majority, in the House. It
was u0t progressive al all IL wanted every
t-i4g o. be stationary, Ike itseE a bin was
introduced tr this same purpose and thrown
out By stationary Democracy. Well Mr. EsPY
leaned of d. failure and whence the failure
proceeded. he said nothing bar shook bis head.
\ shorr time airerward, however, sometime In |
me month g O--00er De- raised such storm n
Pennsyl mania and Ohio that he knocked the De-
mocEacy OF those States al In the head He was