New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-11
xxx.b coNGRRss......Fir,, session.
sENATE....wAzysrOs, Friday, April :.

OF the record OF the General Court Martial IN the
case Of Lieut. Col FRfnoSr.
Mr. BEsroS moved that the document be printed
which was agreed to d.: be then presented the cor
respondence between Col FREsosT and the Adla,
tant General. with Col FREsoSTs acceptance oil
his commission. which were ordered 70 be added 70
the document and printed with Il,
Mr. CAss then moved 70 take up the oiil PROVO
ing io- an additional military force OF 2OVOo voian
teers which after some little discussion among the
members be surrendered.
On motion Of Mr. CEIrTEsDES. the bill tor ex-
tending the sittiugs Of the United States Supreme
Court through the whole year was taken up
Mr. BUTLER advocated the passage OF the ohL
on account Of the great amount Of business before
the Court
Messrs WEsTcorT and AsHLET. from the mi
nonty Of the Committee opposed the passage Of
the bill
Mr.. DAYIos spoke in it's favor. he said there
were one hundred and sixty-iour cases lying now
before the Court and 10 act upon them, even WITHIN
Two OF three years would require an extension OF
the sittings Of the Court.
Mr.. ALLES opposed the bill. considering Il equiv
alent to q life session Of the Supreme Court
which, in connection with the lie tenure OF the
Judges. would be dangerous 10 liberty. Inc HE
principle Of the Judges was inconsistent with our
Institutions, and should be superseded BY the cleo
tive system.
for any such dreadful anticpstons IL merely pro
vided Tor additional session during the year IN
order 70 enable the Supreme Court - get through
with the amount Of business on its hands. The de-
bate was a simple question OF the necessity tor
this TEN porary measure Of relief.
Messrs. BESToy, CALHoUs and BADeER spoke
in opposition IA the BILL after which the Ayes and
Noes were called upon the question Of engrossment
Rejected by Il Ayes to 10 Noes.
The Senate then went into Executive Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A message was received from the Senate, in
forming the House that they had passed resolutions
rendering the congratulations OF the United States
70 the people OF France, aud asking concurrence IN
the same.
Mr.. CUMMiSs moved that they be taken up for
consideration. n which objection was made.
Mr. VlSToS, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported bill making appropriations for
payment OF Navy Pensions, bill making appro
priations for the Post Office apartment, and the
bill, with amendments for the support of the Navy
Department.
Mr. GRISsELL said that as 100000 passengers
may arrive in this country during the present year
It was OF grea. Importance that the bill heretofore
introduced by him should be considered. IL was
taken up and passed without debate. The pro
visions Off are as follows, viz:
l. That sl vessels whether Of the United States any
other country having sufficient cspa-y according TO law
for fifty passengers oher than cabin passengers
shall when employed 10 transporting sush passengers be-
tween The United States and Europe have on upper
deck for the Of such passenger house over the pas
way Leading 10 the apartment allotted 20 such psssen
gers below deck not less than urest by rive feet on the
deck aod hve feet hgh, firmly secured TO The dect or
eombngsoi the hatch with Two doors me s- o. wnlch
shall be least foot above the deck ana sso with tso
Windows Constructed that door window IN such
house may 81 all times be left open for vsntiaton and
all vessels - and having the capacity TO carry
two such houses sud The stairs ladder leading doTn 20
the aforesaid apartment shall be furnished with hand
rail OF wood or strong rope.
Every such vessel employed, and having the ca
pacty for more thsn one hundred passengers shall have
at east two venulaos to purity the sPstmsnts, &c
All vessels employed Aforesaid, and carrying more
than fifty such passengers shall have esmboose cook
lagrange deck housed and conveniently arranged for
ths use Of the passengers and If carrying more than
hundred, ana not than three hundred passengers,
then two such csmbooses or cooking ranges, Gc
T. All vessels shall have board for the ofsuch pas
a. he time Of leaving the port whence such YES
SCI shall ss. well secured under deck for each passen-
At es. fifteen pounds Of good bread ten pounds
pounds Of peas snd thirty i've pounds Of potatoes
one pint Of vinegar, sixty gallons Of fresh water ten
pounds Of sed pork free Of bone all 20 be Of good quail
~ and sufficient supply Of fuel for eookngi but at plsess
where either nee oat meal, whsst tour or peas lna
b-sns cannot be procured OF GOOD quality and on rsaons
bic terms the quantity Of either Il the other last
named articles be increased and substituted there
f1 .nd In potatoes cannot b procured on easons
bic pound Of either Of ssid articles sy be sub
stitut-d In lieu five pound OF potatoes sud the
tans Of such shall deliver 10 each passenger a.
least oneeuth part Of the Aforesaid provisions weekly
day Of sailing aad daily AZ least three
qa.rts o. w.'er with sufficient fuel for cooking aud II
the passenger on board Of shy such yss,e which the
pFoysoas fuel and water hersD required shall not hsye
been provided Aforesaid shall any time, be put
short spU during soy voyage the master owner
Of any such vessel shall pay each sna every passenger
who shall have been put on snort allowance, the sum on
three cOsTs for each snd day they have been
such short allowance 10 be recovered 10 the same man
ner as seamensw.ge are or may be recovered
g. The captain Of sny such vessel 90 employed Is su
thorzsd to maatsn good discipline, and such habits Of
cleanliness among sach ~ will tend 10 the pre-
servstion and promotion OF health
number Of Specifications follow.
g. Ths master and owner owners Of soy such vessel
employed, wac shall not comply with the directions
forfeit snd p.y 10 the United states the sun Of two hun.
dred dollars for each and every violation Of neglect
conform TO- the provisions Of each Of ',d sections snd m
u the provisions Of the hnh section Of this set
Requires the collectors Of customs 90 appoint 40 o
Ger TO examns EN- grant vessels
g. Amends the act regulating the carriage Of psssen.
In merchant vessels" 10 allow sixteen super
sal feet deck Tor each passenger when hs height be-
tween decks i less than six feet when sss thar i've feet
twenty-five feet are allowed.
This act shall take effect, in respect TO such vessels
sailing from ports in the United States In thirty from
the time Of m approval and In respect to every such
vessel sailing from rors IN Earope, IN sixty days after
Of give notice 10 port. Europe Of This act
10 such manner e. be may deem proper.
10 So much Of the hst section Of the act exited An
act regulating passenger ships and vessels approved
March 1913, any other act that limits the number of
passengers to two for every i've tons. /. rspealed.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee 1
Of the Whole and proceeded to the consideration |
of private bills upon the calendar
A motion was made 10 take up the Senate reso-
lutins, congratulsting France, but objection was
made. The House then adjourned.
WAsHIsGroS, Saturday April g, I34s.
The Senate was not 10 session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House convened at the usual hour, when 1
Speaker WINTHROP took the Chair and called it |
10 order. After the transaction Of some ordinary |
routine business, Mr. ROCKWELL, OF Connecticut.
moved to take up the consideration Of the regular
business Of the Gay, when, on motion, the House
esolved itself into Committee OF the Whole on
he state of the Union, Mr. GoGGIS in the Chair,
IN several private bills which were duly consid-
red when me Committee rose and reported 10 the
House and, on motion, adjourned.
wAsHISGroy, April g, is48.
The Court, today, positively denied farther
tearing from the counsel for Nugent, the Herald
correspondent The Senate will probably release
him on Monday.
SHIPwREcK-The following is an extract OF
s;ter dated san Miguel West Coast Of Mexico FEB. H.
rom an American gentleman residing there
ships yavl, schooner rsged, came In here lev osys
ince having on board six mostly Ameresns, y no
,ated that they belonged 10 lhs ship Adea wrecked