The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-01

| rese $50 s"ss s.0 NOmmtCtoo on wv
Judiciary report to the House bin Ahrogating all il
fine State Of Maryland In force IN this Distr
any runaway negro; and providing that no negro hal
De Imprisoned except ON due complaint the
v'sson OF crime He ncvsd the previous question.
Tn. srEAKER Debate 10 not In order; the previous
Mr. McKAv-l hope there will not DO forced upon the
House subject OF which We have no knowledge.
The srsA.Ea- DsbAts is not in erdsr.
disposition was intimsted to discuss the resolution;
and II lies over under the rule.
| Personal EXPLANATIONS.
member shall be permitted to make personal explsna.
ton to consume more than ten minutes time
Objection being made, on motion Of Mr. DUER, the
Mr. c. IrerRsoLL-wm the gentleman furnish tho
| Committee on rbs Rules vito his amendmsntf
| Mr. DuEK-I VIII IL the House approve of IT,
On motion Of Mr. Co.'s he resolution referred to
The Committee on the Rules.
| MEXICO AcocIstTloN rERRIroRv-ANrI sLAyrRy
| dr. PUTNAM of NsN York moved the previou. un~s-
tion aud introduced prssnbs, that, whereas in toe
settlement CT difficulties, when territory Is acquired
where slavery does not exist, Congress- at an early
period eStsbi,hsd principle which should be imitated
Resolved That in suy territory which may b. acour.
ed from Mexico, and over which may be established
except for crime which the parties snail have been
convicted, shall forever be prohibited.
table W. '"'
Mr.. CUMMINGS remarked that he desired to discuss
The srrAxEn replied that that would not cause III.
TO lie over - the question to lay the table
was pending.
The yeas and nays called Before the result was
Mr. CD lsorR'sLL asked leave to VOTE not being pre-.
sent when his name called.
Mt AvSrsv made . similar request
Objection was made In both instances
Mr. lsesh'ol. moved to suspend the rules, to allow
him and the gentleman to record their votes; but the
motion did not prevail two-thirds acquiescing
The result Of the call WAS spnouncsd-ysss lo5 nays
% And 90 the resolution was laid upon the table.
| pKSIcIKSciEs IN ArrRorRrArIoNs-MILrrA GLORY
SANTA ANNA.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
whole on the state OF the Union (Mr. HUNr, Of New
York, In tbs chsir) aud took the bill to supply
deisnci.s in the appropriations for the year ls4s
appropriation for public funds place
to place. And he alluded to the resolutions which
Department for information, but which hsy. not
yet bsss answered He had voted against eoins
inform them TO act on
the business before them They were asked to 20
that ofoers had returned from Mexico and had been
here for weeks They could not be Toasted enough We
see 90 the s sssa,: from the general to the
oesrs drawing their salaries why they here?
Ismsy b. that their l-avs Of absence richly deserved
IL an innocent enquiry for members Of Congress to
know whether the appropriation shall DO made.
MIR MULLEN moved to strike out so much of the same
section as relates To eupcrueHdens Of light houses and
made few remarks He replied to by Mr. Mckay
Mr. J. ISexRsoLL--I voted against going into com
SO fsr had the honor to agree with the gentleman from
Ohio The Independent Treasury not before u.s. and
vote against the de98cate0 MIN 10 the
as voting against any other item necessary carry any
other Law into operation.
land but to the transfer Of funds from point
TO another under the sub Trs asury scheme
Mr. ISeKasoLL believe the title ofthAt act is to pro.
vide for the keeping transfer and disbursement
Of the public moneys.
MIR scHnNcx--Ws were well advised that It would be
an exceedingly cheap plan believe that it has been
ascerts,ned not to be peculiarly cheap plan The
money has to be csrtsd from time time aud from
place to piece, to make payments My appeal to the
House to the -lv hill. N Ia
take up the business which would throw light on the
supply bill or other measures so that when We came to
sgsste wsud have the facts and information before
Us to legi-lats und-rstsn dingy
Mr lSerR'oLL-lsubmtitto you and to the common
sense OF every member whether your motion il
guar Why not move that the committee rise? Do
move 10 stop the supplies OF the government
be done In opiulon, the Independent Treasury
s one Of the bst acts passed II mistaken
has redeemed and established its character in tn.
ng tn fiscal Affairs of the country sst the gen
tem woeher he tho maj riy in the last Con-
g.ss ever refused the minority portuntty inter
rogate thu Ex-cutive7 clut rscoisct case I d.nv
/, don't believe IL isto.
Mr. ScHgNeK-Does the gentlemen remember We
~sn,sd TO know something ABOUT General Santa Annals
pass?
Mr. IseERsoLL Santa Anns's pass Really, I don't
recollect (Lsusner)
Mr. scHESck could give long string of oalls for in
ormston, which we're voted down by your majority Of
seventy
Mr. IrGKRoLL-As TO Santa Aupa's pHs, pas. that
do not reeoLscs that word f,li from the gentleman
shoh astoDish-d ne-tbat ii,e military stock fallen
Whss Is 1t tbss Virginia h.s just done military gen.
eman has been named the Of the present
incumbent OF the presidential chair Virginia. sir 10
the most influential States " the u nion The
sock has not fallen rn. far above the mark, not
Tnsis fac. don't Know but it may be- IN yosr
great State 10 Mr.. STUNT, who occupied the chair y
fad that this military stock i. MT quite 40 hiss
seems to that the gentleman Is mistaken. (Lsuyh
teri merely designed il rising, TO enter my protests
(Hs haD
Ma sAwrER's CONCENTRATION
Mr.: SAWYER COZ graduate the House and the coun
trv fhrf nnna fAf~ Cab.
has read severe lecture has passed GA
his own party for not taking up the business properly
calendar have not been taken up and acted
on He says that, in the 6rst place. the wings
snd say that bin, and resolutions are not taken up
and talk about goag blind and lespng in the dark
You have the majority. How do you use It? You
move an adjournment. 1t comss from that side You
adjourn from Friday to Monday, and the time Of
the House ia debating the other questions You
offer resolutions for the consideration Of the House
looking to putting down the President, and elsvatue
another man You suffer them to lie the table two
months, without endeavorug to take them up You
come here to com plain that nothing Is done! c.l
on wing constituents to note the fact, that the whtgs
have nsjorty in this House, and yet complain that
nothing done and when they are called upon to vote
supplies they ipterpose barriers Call I'D thess ques-
zion. We the democrat are not responsible Ny
streets There !. one officer goIiaed throughout
The county, and Sa,l nothing is said about it. But
talk about. One Of them General shislds) va al.
most mortslly wounded yes, and wounded four Eve
uWes luoy come mere 70 recruit strength ana
yet dsnouncs them altogether out Of their line Of
duty congratulate the House on the change to take
place In trsnsactng business What have YOU a. yet
done You have granted registers to three or four
sarks Look at the acts you have passed. Not pub
t. the out h. Ens Of y. Il
Means (Mr. Vinton) will not thank my colleague.
sLAvERY-THE wHIs PARTY-THr
TIoN- QUESTIONS AND ANswKRs-rHE PREsIpENTIAL
CANDIDATES, AND THEIR OPINIONS.
Mr.. GipDINos, OF Oho-By solemn vote this morning
there wa. majority of thirteen Qaughter gentlemen
laugh, but feel deeply what saymy sssociatesost
the great line of demarc alton 1t is truth IRE
fsrr,pg to the vote Mir Putnsm's anti slavery rssou
tioo.] We have neither WING nor democratic party
Gsntlemen OF the demoora 10 side lett their seats and
into the in front of the clerks desk lis
to Mr. Gddings a he SPOKE far over on the Whis