New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-05
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srstTF. 800 WASHINGTON, Thursday, nay 4.
NJ HtyyyeAy Of I1d. Chairman Of the Commit
tee ca Foreign Relations reported ON % e1Ao-s
t5e President % take military possession OF 4nca-
tan Mr.. HaNsEGAS moved % make the colsidef-
atom of the bill the special order OF the day FOR TO-
morrow.
Mr. BADeERofN. G. thought tomorrow 70 bel TOO
early day Tor a calm consideration Of Gso0lect Oh
50 much importance.
Sir CALaoUs expressed his desire that more
distant day might be fixed for the discussion Of the
bill lust reported Senators had 10 time % ez-
anime the subject. He was not disposed % press
the pOstOOnemeut and especially 50 81 Immediate
action was necessary. Bat was the case one Oh
such extraordinary eXigency thst a le" GAYS oeiay
might be fatal o. the white lnhaDta1ts OF 1Qcatah
Mr. HALE0f s. IT desired % know whether the
President had answered q resolution a10pted i'ur
weeks sincs requesting him % communicate % Lne
Senate proposals from Yucatan for annexation 20
the United states.
Mr. HASSEGAs said that the resolution rss,errea
b other states Of Mexico east oil the sierra Madfe'
and south OF the RIO GraDde.
Mr Hale said be reported the resolution. and
thatit embraced Hucatan
Mr. FoorE OF Miss urged immediate action or
the bill reported by Mr.. HAtsEeAs, and complained
that SIR. CALH0Us always wanted delay, on npor
tant measures Of lnis kiod though he was ready
enough lest Saturday 70 discuss the merits o. The
Presidents Message on the subject
NrCALHOUy said that he saw enough DID sne
Mefaage % induce great caution he ieIt muen
and would yield 90 none ON the score 81 humanity
and vas ready t0 grant relief in the iarS 81 senfc
II IL could be done consistently With our obligations
10 the Consultation and with our duty 20 our own
country H. said that the President himself hid
been in TO hur-y-that Senior Sierra, the HQcatan
Minister wrote to him on the 7th of March com
planning If previous notes not having been answer
cd IT the President could take from the ''h OF
March o. this time surely the Senate might De
allowed q few days Tor deliberation 0u n subject
which had been so suddenly pressed upon ifs COM
siderat0u. One 0retched WRr, " 10 all the past.
attendan. and prospective disastrous consequences
which have grown cut Of D. should make US careful
boz w. get ito another The FIRST vas precpita-
ted by h7sty legislation. No time was allowed I1r
calm deli6erati0n. We nov have another case re-
qadng grave de'iberstion and reflection presented
10 rs. upon which our immediate action 10 de-
nsudeo.
Mr. FooTE briefly replied, and defended The
Administration and the Mexican war. iis exped,
ency and necessity throughout
Mr.. CALHOUg briefly r-ioiued. The debate was
warm and animated, being continued az much
length by dr HALE. Mr. CAss, Mr. CALHoUN. NJ
HANNFGAy. Mr. NILES ana others. Tne blll WAS
ioaIly made the special order OF the day for o.
morrow
Mr. 6ruRGgoS Of Pa submitted n reso luton in
struc,iug tine Committee on Foreign Relations %
inquire Into the prOprety Of paying Com. BioDLE
which Was adopted.
Mr JEFFERSON DAVIS. OF Misc. moved TO take up
the bin relative fo the retired army list which was
agreed 10. n was read twice Bud made the order Of
the Gay for Monday next
After tie transaction Of some other unimpOrtant
business the suate adj Jurned over TIL 70 morrow,
Friday. -
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES
Sundry bills were reported. which were read.
twice aud referred o. the Committee Of the Whole.
discussion was introduced respecting the
right Of members o. order documents printed. DO
which Mr.. CoNoER of n. Y. Mr. ROCKWELL oi
Conn. Mr. JACOB THoNPsoN of Mas and others
participated.
Mr. VNroN of Ohio moved that the House 70
solve itself into = Committee of the Whole On the
State Of tho Union. and ,akc up suudry Executive
communications which was agreed 20. They were
chen read and ordered TO be printed
The House then tooE up the Senate bills Tho
Erst caiiedup was the Ten Regiments bill
Mr. BOYD of Nv. moved O. refer tne BIN 30 Che
COMMITTEE on Military Affairs On this motion
tho Yeas and Nays were demanded nuj resulted
in the Affirmative by close vote The resolution
wss then referred to t6e Committee on NJ ilar
Affairs
The House then took up the amendment O. the
Senate 90 the biI d repeal the at respecting the
reduction Of the number OF Generals serving ln the
War against Mexico. at the conclusion of peace.
The Eens and Nays We're demanded oa the
same, and resulted in the affirmative by Yeas Fl.
NAYS Go.
Tho Speaker presented a petition numerousy
signed, IN favor of Congress making an Gppropris
ton for the purchase Of the Mount Vernon estate
on the Potomac, which was duly referred 90 the
appropriate Committee.
After the transaction of some other business of
no leading interest on motion the House adjourned
over