New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-10
xxxth CONGREss....F Session.

SENATE. .wAsrfrNGroN "Wednesday. Aug q.
After the transaction Of some unnportant business,
Mr. ATTENTION from the Committee on Finance re-
ported the Amy Appropriation bill from the House,
with amendments
DAILY RECESS
Mr.. PIERCE Of Nd. submitted resolution for eonsd
Grafton In favor OF taking recess daily rom J. 10
8 O'Clock, Pm, which vas adopted.
POST ROUTES.
Mr. NILS Of Conn. moved 70 take up the o relating
% Post Routes. which was agreed TO- sundry amend
ments were considered and adopted, when AZ II
O'Clock, on motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON OF Nd the senate
went into Executive Session and sa with closed doors
The Senate remained in Executive Session until 8
o'clock the doors were then opened again
PUBLIC LAND GRANT.
Mr.. FITCH Of Mich moved 70 take up We bill granting
alternate sections Of the public land IN Nichsan Tor IN.
ternal improvements which was read third tine and
passed
Mr. BKEEsE Of H. moved to take up the bill suthorz
ing the sale OF certain reserved lands which was read
third time and passed.
Several private bills were then taken up and passed
when the senate took a recess I'll 5. PM.
The senate reassem5led At s. PM Mr.. DOUGLASS Of
H. moved 70 take up the Oregon bill which was, on be-
ing put TO vote negsrved with the general understand
ing that II should come up tomorrow al ii O'Clock
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. ATHEKrON the senate proceeded
to take up the Army appropriation bill reported from
the Committee OF Finance with amendments The hrst
amendment apprOpria,es $4,000 for srrearages for
military surveys west Of the Mississippi
Mr.. UNDERWOOD Of Ky. inquired by whom the sur
vevs continued
Mr ArrrRTox replied by Col Fremont.
After some debate the amendment adopted The
next amendment approprates 100000 for part ex-
penes incurred during the late operations in California
by Com stockton and Col Fremont. After some de-
bate the amendment was adopted.
Sundry other amendments were adopted. At quar-
ter past the Senate, motion adjourned over I'LL to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
"A part of the House proceedings (tho opening has
failed to reach US but from what we have received
we suppose that the House took up the General Appro
pristion Bi-that Mr. Outlaw from Pennsylvania took
the floor, and commenced speech on the subject Of
Internal Improvements-that he gave way to Messrs
Palfrey and Holmes OF sc. Our dispatch commences
follows
Mr.. PMFREY followed and replied TO Mr. Evans. re.
specting the Amstsd negroes He said that there was
nothing OF right due to Spain in the matter As he con
tended.
Mr. HOLMES of :. c. took an exactly opposite view
of the subject
These speeches on the Amistad slaves were taken
from the time of Mr.. OUTLAW, who had yielded the
hOoT but he now Outlawed them and proceeded with
his speech on Internal improvements He made an
able argument on the duty Of Government to protect
our inland commerce by improving Rivers and
Hsrbors.
Mr.. PALFREY again rose and opposed paying for the
Auiistad negroes.
Mr.. Hunt OF " Y. closed the debate speaking ably in
favor of the bill. Several amendments were offered to
the bill, Of which adopted.
The Committee and reported the bill with amend
ments 10 the House. The House then adopted the
amendments and the bill was then engrossed
Mr. POLLOCK moved to suspend the rules that he
might move 10 put the bill on is final passage The
yeas and nays demanded and on being taken re
suited as follows Yeas 10. Nays %. Two.thirds not
voting for the motion 10 suspend the rules it failed.
RECESS.
Mr.. NINroN of Ohio. moved that the House take a re
cess from a to 81 o'clock NJ which was adopted.
LIGHTHOUSE BILL.
On motion, the House resolved itself into Commit
tee Of the Whole the state Of the Union, Mr. SMITH
of Ind in the chair and took up the Light House bill
Mr.. HoUsToN of Del made a speech defending the
Senate Compromise bill and review of the Veto
Message on River and Harbor Improvement
The House reassemhed after recess. The Light
House bill laid aside and the House took up the
Ways and Means Committee Report with amend
ment of the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
The item 20 pay the Creek Indians $4,000 dis
cussed by Mr. NINroN, Mr.. NICHOLS of y. Y Mr. THoMF
son OF Miss. and others.
The Creek Indian Item in the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was warmly discussed by Mr.. ToOMBs
and Mr. Com of Geo and Mr.. BELL.
The Bill was finally laid aside and the Committee
rose.
The House then took up and passed the Light House
Bill
When motion, the House again resolved itself into
Com. Of the Whole and the discussion OF items
resumed and 30 amendments were acted upon and -
were reported among them that paying for the Arm
stead Negroes.
At l0l o'clock the Committee rose leaving three
amendments not acted upon, when the House ad
journed.