New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-22
Thirtieth Congress.
Corre.pcrdsuc nee Of TIE Tribune.
WASHINGTON Tuesday, FEB. %

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES
The order OF business being called tor,
The Committees were called for reports.
/ Mr.. MCKAY. from the Committee OF Wsys and
Means reported the b to authorize the eoiasso of gold
dollar pieces With snestmeri t. provide also for
the coinage Of twenty dollar gold pieces and providing
tha, in weighing 1000 Of the double eagles the variation
10 weight should not exceed three penny ghis and
10 coo 0t the god dollars hall ofs peunySeig1t
! After brief debate. IN which Mr. HUusoN Of
Mas opposed the coinsgs Of the gold dollar n the
ground Of IS liability 10 be counterieitec AMI Aessrs
JoNEs II Tenn and NicoLL Of supported il.
Mr.. ROCKNFLL oi Mass. moved that the biz be
aid % the table which the Ayes snd Noes were
led and 1 resulted Ayes b. Noes II
| The neudment was then adopted aud the bin
passed under zee operstou Of tire Previous Question
NJ. CLINGNtN presented the Resolutions OF the
Legislature Of North Carolina relative 10 slavery the
New Territories.
4 motion "a IS made % 20 into Committee OF the
Whole which vas lost
Mr.. McKAY from the Committee on Wavs and
Means, reported back the Bill to regulate the mileage
Of Members OF Congress and prohibit the tsking Of
constructive Mileage, with an amendment which pro
vded ihs, the mileage should be computed not by the
shortest mail route, but by TIRE shortest d1EffaHed
natl route which is only scotching the snake not Kill
ing H. He proceeded TO make some remarks upon IT,
when
Mr.. AsHNuv moved that the House proceed %
the consideration Of the business upon the speaker
table.
Mr. MCKAY inquired If it was in order to inter
rupt him
The SPEAKER said Mr.. AsHNrN's motion was 10
order. Mr.. MCKAY would have the door first IN the
morning hour tomorrow.
The motion was carried-s2 % 50
a communication from the War Department
with the Army List was ordered . De- printed.
4 communication from the Post Office Depart
ment, with Report upon a claim which had been re-
ferred Tor exam sation Il referred l. the Post
| Ohce Committee
Nj krgNkN moved that the House resolve it
SET into Committee Of the Whole
The Speaker decided that the nays had il by the
! sound division called for. The Speaker still
counted a majority agsinst H.
Mr.. COBB OF ia. called for the ayes and noes
which were ordered and resulted, Ayes -. Moss 90
| 80 the motion was ost
Two or three bills 70 which there was no oppo-
ston, received third reading
Mr. TOONBs of Ga. moved that the House 60
| into Committee OF the Whole, when the saue scene
was enacted IS before ending call Of the ayes and
noes aod resulting-Ayes ~, Noes 49, 20 the motion
was ost
Some Joint resolutions. the object Of which had
been provided for BY other bills, we're laid on the
/ table
Mr.. HuLARD Of Ala. moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee Of the whole
The Speaker decided the nays had 10. di.
vision called io 63 20 - The ayes and noes were
/ called l,r hut refused
| Some bills on their engrossmcnt We're each put
forward ssge, objection being made u their passage
| Mr.. Hi.liard again moved that the House 20 into
| Committee OF the Whole which again negailved.
! The House an this tine was making steady pro-
gross IN the deposition 0f the Of business collect
ed upon the Speakers table, and Intervening between
the bill 20 abolish the slave Trade In the District Of Co
| lumbs, when
The bill % create retired list Tor the Army
came up in order on lie enfrossment
| M NINToS moved that II be- laid on the table,
but withdrew he molten At the request Of
| Mr. BURT oi :. c. who advocated the passage
Of the bi the ground that there great need OF
active officers TO III the places Of supersnualed and dis
abled field officers.
| Mr. ToONBs OF Ga. opposed the bill as giving
rise increased expenditure i0r The Army when t
was entirely unuece ssary lie was IN favor OF d'osnd
ing the whole Army except sufficient number T. take
! care Of the guns and materiel
! Mr Bow LIN of No. also opposed 10 as an open
| Ing wedge o. increased expenditures In every part
men, Of the Government which would amour, 20 mil
| lions anauaily
Mr. DIXON Of Conn moved the Previous Question
NJ McKAy of y. &. moved that the bil BE- isid
upon the table and demanded the Ayes and Noes
which ordered and resulted, Ayes l27, Noes 80.
YEAs-Messrs Bsrrnssr. Bese, BeIcher Bingham. Bird
J sal Blackmar Bocock. Bowlin, Boycen Brady, W q
man, = CLARK. ii Cobb, " Il " Cobb, Collins, Conger
Crowel, Darling, D0nne, Dusr @ Duncan, Dunn Eckrfi
Fmbree Evans Evans Farsn, Farrol y, Fesihsrsion
Ficsn. f.ourBoy, Ffeedley, Fulton, Giddlngs Goggn
G0tt Greeley Gregory, Gnnnel Hale, w hsl, n
| Hall Hammons NJ. Hampton, Hsrmanson, Harm, Henry
| Johnson Kaufman. D. p Kiog Lshm, W t Laurence, =
Laurence Letter Lyon, Lord, Lumpsn, Lyude aeClel
lsnd McCernand Mcdowell, Mckay. mcQaeen. JOt
Mann, Horace Nsnn, Miller Morris MURPHY Nelson, out
Jaw, Pafey Pesslee, reshi, Phelps, Pilsoury Po!ocs
| well Romsn Root. Rumsey Sawyer, shegperd, sheriff
Sylvester shng@rlabd. smsfr, c. b smith, Smith stark
weather C. 4. Stuart Slrohm, suoug, Ia5 lor
| Thomss, Jacob Thompson, J. B. Thompson, Wm Th9mp
sor, Thuiston, Toomb., Turner 'e-an,e' Na,sce Went
w1 wTl1n' "n''S' VICE "A'' "i'i' ''"''' " ''D" ''
N.Ys-Me.srs Bsyly. Bots sowdon, Burt, Csben.
| A. ffsIe ltagI II
| HARRISON. l. p. Holmes J. ". Houston G ; lngenoA,
j z Ingersou La sere, Marsh Meade. MnLin, Newell,
Petrie Rhe Rlchsrd-on J. A. Rockwell, schenck simp-
500, Talmsdse, A Thompson romPsin'' Van DJse'
| Wafren-j3.
Upward Of an hour had been consumed upon
this oil.
The next bill was one providing that II any per-
sons hO entitled 10 Pensions under the Act Of 80
March ls26 snd had relnquished them under the Act
Of ls2 were now alive, they should now be entitled 70
receive the Pensions under the Act Of l725.
| Mr.. HANMoNs supposed the Dill provided for
paying arrears Of Pensions for % years and wished In
| formation.
Mr.. FCLroS OF Va. said the bill only provided
for restoration Of pensions which had been reinq1sh
ed under construction adopted at the War Department
for six years and which Congress had passed Bills 10
restore 70 individuals in several cases and therefore
thi. general bill had been reported By the Committee
as there were now but eight or nine survivors
who would b. entitled to receive pensions under tns
act
Mr.. WESrwORTH moved the Previous Question.
NJ q w. JONEs OF Tenn. moved that the bill
be aid on the table and called for the Ayes and Noes
which we're refused. Tellers we're however ordered,
and the vote bis motion Was Y u 50. 80 u vas
carried.
A Joint Resolution 10 distribute sets Of the Blue
Book b each state passed.
MIR STEPHENS Of Ga. moved an adjournment
Mr.. WENTWORTH called for the Ayes and Noes,
which were ordered ard resulted Ayes 81, Noes q
YEAs-Messu Adams, Alrinsoo, Bsrringer, Bsyy
Bssl- Bednser Birosal, 30 yder {. Brown o Brown,
C1csner. Burt Chapman, Chsse, Clspp. n Cooo, w 7"
Cobt Crozer DJnnsl @. Duncan Farsn, FesihersIon,
W r Hall HsnmOas HaAson, Harmsnson, Harris Has
Iell, Hill Hillart. l. Holmes, O. : Houston }. w
Houston, & J. lnsersoii, Iyepou, K !" Johnson g. !"
Jones w Jon-. Ksgfnsn. Kennop. T B. King, Lahm,
Ligou Lincoln LgmpkiD. Lyude. Nee -anc hcC4ernsnd,
MrDow ell Mckay. McQl--n, JOB Mann, bash, Miller,
Miller Norehs ad Ngrphy OUiiz~ 3Dssls-, Phelps Phls-
barry Pollock Preston, Rsyuolcs, Rchartsori kOcsh,
Romsn snepp-r3 >ngsou sngersnd stanton, siei hens
strong Tnioodesux. T5omas, Jscgo Thompson, K A
Ttom pson WIN THOMPSON, Iomps sLss T0omDs Fels0ir,
Wallace, Williams " lmOi, WOOD SAc-sl.
SAYs-Mess1 Abbott, Ashmun, Barrow, Bingham
Blsrkmsr BOHdop. Bfsty, Candy Csfhcari, Clntnani
Col.ner Collins Corger. Cfs1sion. Crovel Daring,
D.crey, Dixon pger Dunn EckeTt Edwards, kmof,e,
Evans ~ Eysns fsnely, sher, Freec icy, Scfinss,
GOT, Greeley, Gregory, Gr DeL, Haze, X hs4l, J. U
Hampton, " Hampton. Herry, = b Home huD.sd,
Hudson. lrge. ]. r. irxersOI kellogg, z hinf " I
Lawrence Lswrercs. Levin, Lord, AcIlgsne u Asn1,
Mario Morris y1hn Nelson, SieOll, Patty PeeS, Pc
re Robinson Rockwell J. A Rockwell, Root A1rls-y,
schencs - y .er, c b Smith, r smith smith, 7
slsrErealaer, stuar, sroam, Ts.msese. Tsflor T. ".