New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-05
uor.T OF REPRESENTATIVES.

d Nr h0cKwELL % Conn C1- red Resolution % eLc
debate the t.l 10 provide for me s1ite neat Of
claims sesilsi ihs United states a two hours sfer 20
ing into Committee, which was lad On he table.
/ ~ -rANro. cs4.sd f. the reading Of the Messs.e
/ from The President received yesterday, sheh
. The srEAgEr decided no, 70 be IN order VIXEN.
/ Mr STANTON sPpeaied ir,in tee dec.Iion and made
some rcnaIxs upou me corttiutoaai cu;y Of the Pres
ident 20 counluuicste Information 70 the House md
s.sed EoE tie House wo.li act if the President were
TO Il The House % deliver verbal message %
/ he Presidents If oi did.
The srgAsEa said he was the servant Of he House
aud boull 20 oniorcs Is rules which provided cer.
tain order Of lasaess sui last session an appeal very
fin % ne prescnt lad been taken when re olse
sustained iae Speaker's decision
SIR. g. J. lNcKHsoLL said il a very important
question: and be did not wish 70 be pressed to vote
Low and be therefore hoped the sPPes. would BE-
w.ihdrasn, VT "a done.
The State were called for petitions and arnou- 9th.
ere ST. GoectN presented one from hcF York 10 favor
~ cLeap posfsge.
Mr VlNrcv presented resolution granting the zee Of
hs Hal Q, re annual meeting o.; ~ Colonization sccl-
/ ETY. the lh net Whch objected w, lot 0eins
/ ia order md was nai Therefore considered
TIE Committee were then called flr rep -rts
fr. J. X lNC~RsoLL from the Com Mite the Ju-
dietary, reported resolution directing tie Clerk 81
tn House 70 purchase the usual num1er o. the Con
stituiI0n oi the United stat e. with Illustrations BY
! HICKEY which ~ adopted by l1o Ayes o. Noes.
/ Nr g.. Z. SMITH from .ha Committee Oh Territories
reported ril o. establish A Territorial Government
n New Nexico, which was read twice and referred %
tho ConHiiiee of the Whole and ordered % be print
Mr. ROCKWELL % Macs from the same CoGimiitee
ked thai hey be- discharged from the confederation
Of resolution respecting the division Of Jppc' Cali
foroia. whI.h was ordered
Mr. plLisluY OF Texas. from the -snc Committee
made minority report 10 ref renee o. the establish
rnert OF A Territorial Government 10 Ne@-Mrxico.
The SPEAKER said toe House knew such thing ~
r min 1rity report They could make statement -
the p-rilission ~ Tho House.
Mr. Burr q =. G. about to make speech In Fl
vor Ar PiLLsBrEY being allowed 10 make minori-
y Report when
Mr. C. b s-firu faid there vas uo objection on the
part Of The COmmiuee on Territories % the gentle
maus statement being received and tiey hoped there
would be none IN the part Of the House.
There being objection, the Minority Report was
received snd ordered 70 be printed.
A Joint Resolution offered 3 repeal the Joint
Resolution providing for the Printing Of Congress being
performed by contract
Resolutions calling for Information from Heads Of
Departments which had laid one day being in or
der,
Mr GnEErEys resolution calling on the Secretary o.;
the Treasury communicate 10 the House the advan
tsges resulting from the imposition by The Tariff u -it
OF duties Of and 10 per cent, certain manufacture
o! Wool and Hemp more than was imposed On the
raw material aud n they not advantageous then
to state v Lat action was required, came up
Sir WENTWORTH objected 70 the Secretary OF the
Treasury being called upon for such Information IT
the gentleman from New-l ork would apply - him
Mr. W be would give him his reasons but he objected
10 this reference 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury lie
moved % lay II On the table but Withdrew u ~ 'he fe-
quest OF
NJ GnErLrY who .sid il was well known that the
Tarii OF 1916 prepared BY the Secretary he had
been IL culueis and defender AID he wished Tor
his views the particular points spec.aed lie hai
unofcirlly ihsn 80 mes called on the defenders
OF the Isrif Of lao TO explain these things but hsd
never been able 10 get one aud now he wanted 20 co
20 headquarters.
Mir WENTwoArH was not satisfied with this q, Al
and asked Why the gentleman from New-Nork DID not
call upon him. He ready TO give him any inlorua
ton he bad
Nj GhERLEY-Thst cal IS not in order-la laugh
MIR W-but he objected TO the passage Of Resou.
ton lmpung that the secretary OF the Treasury hsd
dictated rsfif bill to the House
Mr.. WASHINGTON HUNT.-Doss not the gentleman
from Illinois know that the Committee Of Ways and
Means called upon the Secretary for IsIif aud that
he prepared aud transmitted this Isfit y them
MT WFNIwoRTH-l do not kHOD anything about T.
Mr. HrNT-Wel, the gentemans ignorance u re-
marksbe, Tor i was very generally Known
Mr. WENTWORTH renewed bis motion 10 Jay TIE reso-
luton on the table on which the Ayes and Noes were
demanded and resulted, Ayes 60, Noes -, as follows
YE.s-Bsyly, Bedlnser, Binghsm, Bowin, Boyd. Boy
don, Brodhead, William O. Brown, Charles browni
Albert Q. Brown, But, CabeA' Chase, Capp' Clhs'
W. r. W. Cont, Collins, Cummins, Darling III. s.ns'n,
Dunn, Fsrsn, Fessterson flea n, Fousoy French Fnes
Fulton, Gogsn, Green, hsumors' haimsn'9a, hu'
Hilsrd, + Holmes. @ Houston, Cnss J. lagers0l,
J n Johnson R W. Johnson. q W. Jones hennon,jI
McClernsni, Mcdowell, J Mann, II Mann, meade Miller
Morris, Murphy, Outlaw, Psfrey Pess,ee, PeiHs Peli
Peyt1n, Phelps, hlcharcsoni hchey, hocklll ssNyri'
smart sui b. sts-tOn, sl.rkweailer, slsTt strong
Tfonss. J. &. Thompson, A, Thompson W Ihomp,on'
TAurslon Turner Wallace MertwO rih Wick, Wiley, VII
unfus NilInoi MOod gofih-6 1.
Ntys-Bsrroy B a. kmsr b archsrd Bococs Boils Bfs-
d. Butler Candy Chapman, b. Clsrk. Chugmsn. Cccke
Copssr Crsnstos Crozer Dicsy Dixon D0nnelG Dsnesn
Ecker EdW ard, Embree. Evan. y Eysns, tsfrellyi
grero-v Grnu.iL Hsle. " r ban. y X Hal. 81. Hsmp-
ton l.rus HerTy T. b. Homes,J W Houston Hubbard
Huai fneeJ ln ger,o irwin anlrs sins Johnson
.nf k-llurr T h ktu.. D. r hirE. Loco o. mel
vsle Mckay, McLsne, Msfsh, Asnll M9frheea
j. Rsekwel.JA Rockwell. Rose, Rumsey, Jr. s. Joh1
schercs. ShsppeId, Sheriff, Sylvester, {. Smiih l.
SAITH Taylor TomPk.ns, Toomo' Tuck 81 y! ke' ven
Mr. FIcK1rN OF ll offered an amendment calling upon
Abbot Lawrence for information IS q the benefit arts
ing from miuimums aud specifics In the Iarf o.! l-i2
The Speaker said the amendment was not IN order.
Mr.. FIckLIN modified u by substituting Secretary VI
the Treasury fer Abbot Lawrence.
Mr.. HuRiEY moved 20 amend the amendment by
inquirng something about the wages OF factory srs 81
Lowell
Mr. NcIANE of Nd moved 70 lsy the resolution on
the table which was carried vote by teers The
Ayes and Noes being refused Of = IN favor 50 against
The House tnen 70 the cons o. ine
business the Speakers table the nrst Ia order beng
The Presidents Message. which was IN reply 10 tn
resolution oi House calling for Information as 70 TIE
power 10 levy duties in Mexico on goods imported II
hevirg been resd
Mr. Toowps Of Ga moved is reference 70 Special
Committee. and said he thought IL ought not 10 be
printed until j. had undergone the examination OF
Committee.
Mr. {. J. iNGERsoIL expressed bis hearty concur |
renee ia the motion refer i 10 Special Committee
tie thought most important question deserving
of thorough examination, but lie hoped i would Dc
printed.
Mr. YlNroN opposed 70 printing until the Com
mit.ee reported that an examination o. the coctraes
euuuciatea msht accompany o. lie proceeded o. Say
that the right % levy contributions vas derived IRON
the ghi d plumber and then arose the question
Whom had they q right 70 plundcr Jnq1esronsoy /
their enemies and NOT neurras nor American citizens
Had they right 20 levy Contributions on American e!t
zens or American property Tue question also arose
What we're contributions tals .eyylrg Of Gu
TIES wa. contribution
Then beside this there the question whether the
president OF Congress had the r.gtt % declare what
we're contrbat and how they should be levied snd
dl.oursed The doctrine laid down by the President
would make Rim sbso.ute desp0, he had no doubt
whatever tbs, the order ssled BY tee President which
authorized the levyns of these duties, was u1eonsu
,urioral-rot justified by the .av Of ua;ous. lie be-
leveG iha. II scuon were brought sgainst TIE ocer
yao collected these duties from American CITIZENS or
neutrss or against the President who Issued the order
verdict could be recovered against them.
Mr. STANTON proceeding 20 make Al argument
Ina, the olciA commanding had tee rghL Ard that Il
wa hs duty on taking possession Of he pors . collect
the duties there levisols, when
Mr. & J lNgERsolL sad tcai the President was 81
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