New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Thursday Dec. >


The bill to rechsrter the Washington, Alexandria and
Georgetown Steem-Packet Co was put on Us passage
Mr ALLEN called for the yeas and nsys, which were
ordered and the bill passed by 20 Ayes 10 ID Noes
Joint resolution repeating the provision OF last Gen
ers Appropriation law reducing onehslf the mileage
OF the bearers OF the Of Presidential Electors 90
as IN allow them 2j cents per mile was taken up
Mr BAfGHr said that 25 cents was the former rate
under law of ls95 and reduced by the law OF last
year 70 u; cents This retrenchinent too small
scale and out Of place IN the General Appropria
ton bill.
Mr.. JOHNSON Of La. said something bu, no one pro
posed % put Limitation in another and better place
or 70 make any other beginning at retrenchment and
the resolution passed 20 restore the mileage to p
cents per mile
Mr. NUS offered resolution calling for information
about the number OF persons employed on the coast
Survey. It's cost &c and the fund of which they
paid, which was passed
The senate then passed 10 the consideration oil pr'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER proceeded 10 call the states in the or
der for the presentation OF petitions. number OF
which were referred.
Mr. GAYLE Of Ala rose 10 privileged question which
ia reference 20 the publication OF the list OF Mile
age In The Tribune lie said be had made no cacula.
ton rs 10 what his mileage would be, but believed that
he had been paid the As his predecessor. He
was satisfied that he did not receive enough however,
and intended apply TO the Committee on Mileage for
an enlargement OF his mileage -. Laughter
The Committees being called for Reports.
~. NINroN. from the Committee OF Ways and Means
reported the Indian Appropriation bill, and the Ciyl
aud Diplomatic (aiiss Omnbus) bill which on his mo.
ton were made the special order Tor tomorrow Ffi.
day. week. Mr.. Y. expressing his anxiety 70 get
through with them in all the month Of January that
the Senate might have sufficient time % consider them
Mr.. CoLLAMER from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported bin granting to certain states, the right Of
way across the Public Lands and the disposal OF Public
Lands % aid In the construction Of Railways Refer
red % the Committee OF the Whole
Mr. C. also reported bill which had been referred
fFF.4 &C.
therein named aid In the construction Of Roads and
Canals and the improvement OF Rivers with instruc
tons from the Committee 10 move that be laid on tue
table which carried. Yeas -. Noes 70
some other Reports were made from Committees, Of
no general importance
Mr. GAYLE Of Ala. introduced bill granting the
Right ~ Way and donation Of Public Lands tor the
construction II Railroad from Mobile 10 the mouth Of
the OHIO River whlch Was read twice and referred 10
the Committee on Public Lands.
A Message from the President read cOmmuni
eating report from he state Department with copies
OF correspondence relating o the imprisonment VI
American cuzens In ireland, which was ordered b be
printed.
The House then resolved Itself into Committee OF the
Whole on the state Of the Union. and, on motion Of
Mr yNroS took up Tor cOn.iderationt the Deficiency
Appropriation bill
81. pollock then proceeded 10 address the Commit
tee entering into examination Of the Report OF the
Secretary OF me Treasury conteudlng that the Score
tsry had made some egregiOus mistakes In his repre-
sentaGOns that the exports for the past year had eN
ceeded the ports for that the real state OF the case
hat the imports had exceeded tue exports by some
twelve millions VI dollars
SIR. HOLMES of 5 G asked tae gentleman ~ point
the section Of the bill under consideration b which
h-s remarks spilled "A laugh
Mr. Pollock said be- would proceed without giving A
specific reply t. toe gentleman from south Carolina
be then proceeded with cXamluati0u % Mr. WALK
EEs statements demonstrating their inaccuracy, and
maintaining The superiority " the Iarin " l-f2 over
tnat IF l-fo Naen ne concluded,
Nj FtNroN moved that the Committee rise, tor the
purpose Vt passing resolution % cad debate Inc
COMMITTEES rose passed resolution T. end debate iI
i've minutes. and resumed when
Ar. JAMES thompson Of Pa occupied the i've min
utes n the discussion Of m.niinums specific and sd
sd 0rem.
The Committee then proceeded ~ consider the bill
which contains the appropriations for the salaries Of the
Governor. Judges. Secretary. District Attorney and
Asrshal Of Oregon Territory aud sgudry other email
appfo OPERATIONS. srh OF So 90 for Contingent
penses u the House Of Representatives. aud one Of
$1,000 u pay tor the books ordered DC supplied 70
Members OF the House Among other amendments,
Mr. HorsToN Of Del offered One providing that such
PAT u The furniture II the White House the Presi
dent might direct after the 81 VI March should be sold
and the proceeds and s20O00 additional Appropriated
- b. expended under The Presidents direction IN fur
nisna. the Waite House. some opposition being man
iiestrc. however.
On motion, the Committee then rose and reported
the OIL, and the House al i8urned