New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-04
xxxth CONGREss.....First session.
sENATE. .WAnmsoroN Monday July 3.

SENATE. WAsmSGroN Monday. July ..
Anumber OF memorials and petitions we're preseuted
received and referred
Mr UNDHEwooo Of Ky. presented the credentials Of
H. newly appointed colleague M. METCALFE. wnO
went forward. was duly qualified and took his seat
After the transaction of some unmpOrtant business
the Senate resumed the consideration Of the Joint Reso-
luton from the House n favor Of fixing the ltb inst
AZ the period for the adjournment Of Congress.
Mr MAScUN of \. q. resumed the speech which he
bad previously commenced fie .s.d tat be should b.
able 10 demonstrate that Gen CAss iand- no where on
the shectof the WmOt PrOyl-O and that b. tas AIDED
the only real ssue this question re bad ZEN the
public wholly IN the dark. Mr. N then went on 10
make quotations from Gen CA7ss speecne' letters ana
other documents 90 sustain hls position.
He was here interrupted. and on leave. Intercepted
by Mr. HANNECAN and Mr. FoOTg.
Mr. MANGUN replied and then proceeded - speak
for upward OF hours and stated that two deTeni
.e,. Of opinions bad been produced by the Democrats
one for circulation a. the South and the other a. The
Norib.
When be- had concluded Mr. HANNEeAN obtained the
door and made brief and eloquent reply Tie de
Tended Cen CAes and explained the charges pre-
ferred against him and showed that the apparent de
crepancy Of bis opinions made both before ana aei ms
nomination were recOnoilsblc.
JOHNSON ObtsIned the dOOr and produced the ulfd
edition Of the Life OF Gen CAss.
Mr. HASNECAS reioued, ard expressed surprise ~
the disclosure made by the Senator from Maryan
and discaimed for every LocO-FOcO member III me
House any partic patton in the transaction.
Mr Foorr Of Miss followed ~ length in defence OF
Gen CAss and in reply az the attack made upon hh
his opinions and principles.
When he had done Alr NILES OF Conn. said THIS
news was very much ike ratification meeting wtn
great decOrum 20 be sure There were no groan- ana
no Misses All the speakers had been very successful
in assisting opposing and IN damaging their own can
ddaics ~ least none had been very successful ID de
Tending their respective nominee Tie supposed the
next thing would be Il resolution ratilyns both noml
nations and dcnomnatlng ~ candidates the l"o "ene
rals-ficu SUCCESS and Gen. AVAIL lBiLIii+
without taking any question: the senate ADJOURNED
TN "wednesday, the 5th OF July
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After the transaction OF some routine business. Mr.
BURT OF = C. moved that the Committee OF the Nhoie
be discharged from the farther consideration OF the
biz in favor Of Increasing the efficiency Of the army
Regiments snd providing for disabled officers. &c
which was carried and the bin laid on the Speaker
table
Mr. CoL1ANEn Of W introduced jont resolution IN
favor Of delivering two cannon al the Washington sfse
nal 20 the State Of Vermont whose people captured e
in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. VrNrov Of OHIO moved that when the House
I'd 0urns j. adjourn over rll "Wednesday the pm INST
lie also moved that the Hou-e resolve tset INTO a
Committee of the Whole ON fIe State OF the Union
which was agreed TO- Mr. Root Of Ohio being called 70
the Chair when the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Mr. FrourNoY OF Va being entitled 70 the floor re-
-umed speech which be had commenced ON saturday
and concluded
lie Wa. followed by Mr. WoowARD Of : c. IN a con
stitutlonal argument against the Wilmot pro- i.o.
Mr PREsroN Of Va then obtained the floor and rc-
Piled o. Sir BAGLY recent speech ON territorial rights
and warmly adv Ocatcd Gen. laylors election
On motion the bin was laid aside, and the Post vhce
bin was taken up when the Senate's amendment re-
spectnq the mt 10 Havre was discussed, and then ON
motion the bin was laid aside and the Committee rose
and reported progress.
Mr. JONI, Of Tenn moved TO take up the resolution
calling for sl the pay received by Gen CAss Tor all ms
services
The motion was objected TO- when on motion the
House sd ourned over til "wednesday the 5th met