New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-10
xxxTm CONGREss..Fir.t Session.
sENATE....WAsmSerOs, Tuestay, Mays

sENArE....WAsuSeroS, Tueiisy, Mays.
NrDu ofNY. FROM the C0mzttse on Military
Affairs reported bill la favor Of recognizing tie
PAY Department, which was read the Hrs' and
sec0ls time.
Jao.,.srv. reported back the bill providing for
taking and certifying osths Acknowledgements ~
Notaries Pubic, with an amendment.
Nr JOHNs0N oi Mary aud. moved 20 take up the
-,so.ution which he had previously offered. asking
tho President % inform the SeEste whether there
we're officers eApoycd 10 the military service OF
the United s,stss whose nominations bad sot been sen
sent ir,o tie Sets aud if so, ais reasons Tor with
holding them.
Nr. Johnson In making the motion, addressed
tba Senate In favor OF tue resolution. III strenu-
ou.lv contended that tie Senate had rigat 10
know why the President had not seni 10 she MONT
nation Gen GmL0S j. PILLOW and Ien. CALka
CUSHING vith th0 names OF other officers. Il said
it VAS the Grst time in the his;Cry Of our Govern
ment that nominations had beer TINS 1nreoson-
ably delayed.
9r Mis- OF c. contcnjed that the President.
a. an individual, wss roI subject 81 tine senate or
its mand atet but that he, IS the Executive was
d co6rdicate branch Of the Government and that,
% such vas beyond toe power or control OF ths
Senate. and thsg the Senate had no power % Ia
auire into or 70 cal in question rights granted 70
him By the Constitution
NrJoaNsoN rose. and vas about proceeding 10
reply bat Mr. HASsFGAS, Of Tod moved TO take
the bi relating % the relief proposed to BET sup
piled to Yucstan Ia tn' way o' military oeouPa'
tiOn &c
Mr. LEWIS Of Ala moved 70 lay the resolution on
the table, which was lost
n JyvrrRsoS DAVIS Of Miss said that the Bill
should be- no framed as aot 90 violate an Important
principle. and considered the ground oi the propos-
81 intervention was wrong. He said We could not
b.sa ou- action upon me score Of humanity l. We
were TO proceed on such n pretcHt there Vas 10
knowing how far that ground might carry as IN in-
trrferiug with other nat0ls under the sane pisa
He preferred 10 pat upoa the ground tnst AeXleo
ewes protection - Yucstsn, and that as we have
put down the ability OF Mexico T. AFFORD protection,
us owe it % the people Of Hacatan 30 substitute
ourselves for Msxoco rs their protectors anu
Mexico shall be aba 30 perform duty she ass
hitherto exercised.
Ar. DAVIS accepted Of the amendment.
Mr. NuLER. Of New Jersey. spoke iu strong
terms IN opposition - the original Bill which 80
characterize rs tao MOST extraordinary mossare OF
war ard conquest.
Mr. NuEsridculed the idea Of alarm being ian.
ifa.tea at toe growth of British power On this CON
tnent de soltended that we had nothing 10 fear
from any FOwer on earth, and we had no more fea
son - fear Esyland Than Wa hsd TO lear hozico.
n o conc.eded sy saying that whatever could pos
siby be done for Yucatan, no was ready on bis part
70 do cheeriaiy. On mo.ion, sae SESArE thsa I'd
joufnoa -
HOUSE or REPEESESrATlYts.
The Speaker announced that the frst thing IN
order on bic table was the motion previously pend
i1g q reconsider the passage of tho bi Tor pay ing
fl. Rerimuat Of Texas SIX months volunteers,
zaich vas carried. So the bill agsin came up pc
fo5e the House Tor consideration.
Mr. BgEr of 5 c. offered an amendment ~ the
bill upon which considerable debate cusued, IN
which Nc. BURT, Mr. MCKAY Of Y. c. and others,
participated
Nr KAUFMAN of Texas, moved - refer tn1 blu
with the Amendments T. the Committee on Militia
~ Affairs, aud went on 90 speak at considerable
length Ia It's favor. Aiter concluding his speech,
he Withdrew his motion, and tho bill agaia came
up on its passage when it was read third time
add passed
NJ CALEs B. ssIrH Of la. moved that the
Hoase resolve Itself into Committee Of tho " hole
ON the State of the Union, which was agreed 10,
~ COGB Of Ga 10 the chair when the House took
q p the bill Tor admitting Wisconsin as state IN
ths Federal Union
M BowLISE moved the reference Of tho bill 10
tha appropriate COMMITTEES. Loaf The debate
spon the merits Of the bill was continued by Mr..
ViNrss Of o.. Mr.. WfLsOS Of N. II ar. Lane OF
Nd and others when the Committee rose reported
progress and 90 motion. adjourned over TIL u NOR
row, Wednesday.