The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-06

"a THURSDAY, January6.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, January q.
SENATE.
There was very little done In the Senate to-day
Turing the morning hour, except the presentation Of
1 great many petitions and resolutions on private
'lans.
Mr.. HANNEGAN moved, that when the Senate
,dlourn II adjourn TO meet on Monday next, which
was agreed to-
An effort was made by Mr.. MASON, of Virginia,
10 restore Mr. Richie, OF the Union, TO his place on
the floor Of the Senate in accordance with the cour
esy extended to theproprietors of other Washington
papers. He offered resolution to that effect but on
motion of Mr.. MANGUM, ii was laid on the table,
having TO lie over under the rule for one day.
Mr.. BRADBURY, from the committee that was
authorised to communicate with the printers TO the
Senate, in order TO know why they had furnished
the Presidents message and accompanying doc,i-
mcnts before this period, said, that the committee
had performed their duty and In answer thereto, they
were informed by the printers that N consequence
Of the magnitude Of the present documents il would
be impossible for them TO get them out us soon as
was generally done, One of-the documents alone
contains 1900 pages, while similar one at the last
session comprised but 700, and SO on in the same
proportion with the others They had promised,
however, to supply 1000 copies by the 10Th Of the
present month.
bill was also called up for increasing the number
Of assistant pursers In the Navy.
Mr.. BADGER proposed to amend the bill by max
ing II the duty Of the President to nominate them 10
the Senate for their concurrence, and not to have
them appointed by warrant The bill was informally
passed over for the present
After short discussion ON the subject Of the Vr-
ginia land warrants On account Of reyou tionary
claims,
Mr.. CASS proposed taking up the Ten Regiment
bill 4
Before it was taken up,
Mr.. BADGER, from the Military Committee, re-
ported bill for the increase in the rank and file in the
service of the United States In Mexico, SO as to fill
up the vacancies in the volunteer corps by granting
to the non commissioned officers, musicians and
pripates, the same bounty that was provided In the
case of regulars last session He pressed the bill
It's final passage, when, after various slight amend
ients Il was reported TO the Senate and ordered to
be engrossed and read third timei which was ac
cordingly DONE when the bill passed without divi
sion.
Mr. CASS then renewed his motion to take up the
Ten Regiment bill
Mr. BUTLER begged leave to present the memo
rial Of the Legislature Of South Carolina for the
ton Of branch mint at the city of Charleston.
The Senate then proceeded TO the special order,
when
sage of the BILL and Of every other bill proposing
raise either men or money for carrying this war,
He expressed surprise that Senators on the floor,
who had denounced II rs unnecessary and unconsti-
tutiona should vote supplies for carrying II on, un-
less they afraid Of the unpopnlarty of doing So
but he was not so afraid, and II he was he never
would sanction the doctrine Of expectancy by sacri-
icing 10 1t his feelings of truth of justice and Of hu-
mainly. When he concluded,
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Nd, moved the Senate nd
journ, but at the request of Mr. CASS, withdrew it,
in order to let motion prevail for the Senate to 90
into Executive session. which was agreed 10, which
the Senate did, and soon after adjourned.
1 HOUSR OF REPRESENTATIVES ri.
After the reading of the Journal, in the House Of
Representative
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that the rules
be suspended in order that the House might resolve
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state Of
the Union .a
| The House divided on the motion; when 1t was
agreed TO. Mr.. SMITH, of lntiana, in the chair.
Mr.. JONES then took the floor. and "peke upon
the subject at Issue boiween the Postmaster General
! and the Richmond Railroad Company was fol-
| lowed by
/ Mr.. MURPHY, or N. York; who said that, If he
could be satisfied that the claims of the Richmond
| Company were right, he would vote for them.
MIR. MEADE said that the difficulty had grown
out OF tho Illegal connection, in the matter of con
tracts, between the Railroad and the Steamboat
Company The Postmaster General ought not 10
have proposed to contract separately for the convey
ance TO Aquia Creek, and from Aqua Creek to Rich
mond. &
Mr.. CHARLES BROWN regarded the conduct
OF the former company that carried the mail part
OF system to extort more than what was right.
/ Tta mi taa ieo.a
adopted to close the debate at halfpast two O'Clock
The House went into committee again when
Mr.. GOGGIN replied TO the gentleman who pre-
ceded him.
desultory discussion then arose upon point o.
order, which occupied considerable time; but be-
fore the question was settled the House adjourned
Lieut.. Col. Fremont, of the Mounted
Rifles, has been reprimanded by the Court
Martial now in session in this city, for asking
what was deemed by the Court an impertnant
question. What else could be expected
when he follows the advice of his senior
counsel, the mighty magnificent three-tailed
Bashaw, his father-in-aw whose vanity is
excessive and whose insolence is no less re-
markable. The proceedings Of the Court are
beginning TO loose all interest, and the sooner
this lingering trial is brought to close the
better
III Sibbet & Jones, Of Pttsburg, have reported a
counterfeit $50 on the Farmers Bank of Virginia.
vignette, reaper sleeping under free, female
figure at each end with SICKLE pay at Wythevile
to s. M Crook, J. G. Blair, Cashier, w. Mararlan,
President Wheeling Times.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Wednesday, says
There was some dissatisfaction expressed yester-
day that the Philadelphia Bank, which is the ngent
here for the State Of Tennessee for the payment Of
the interest on the bonds of that State had refused
further payment on the ground that the Bank had
pose. @
This is certainly bad management; but the State
s free from all embarrassment, the balance Of her
nssets over her liabilities being nearly five millions
and half.