The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-21
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
THIRTIETH co sGRNss.
SECOND SESSION.
House OF Represept.,,x..

-ria ., lndianH asked for suspension OF thu
Itching territorial governments for California ana No
MEXICO be tho special order immsda
now pendipg for the payment Of the instslmsnts dr
to Mexico under the treaty. shall have been dsoo.sS
Of that 1t continue to be the special order from a. -
H. ru.. =. o'ner SPECIAL orders be postponed
Intro duced
Mr.. srANror-I ask for the ss>ding of it.
Mr. BURT demand the yeas and nays
Mr. vIrTor-lt Is proper that should inform tie
House that the bill making appropriations for the Post
fore | move that that bill BIZ excepted
The SrTAxER-It Is the opinion Of the Chair, that -
ths rules now stand, 1t will require two thirds ass
Mr.: v,sIos-I move to amend the resolution, by or
oepting the Post Office bill
only appropriation bill,
this House. the approximation bills have passed
for the support Of the Post Ufos Dsnsrtm.nt nut TN
lndlan appropriation bill! has come back from the
SENATE Sen; with VII, and the oroprs
baoty Is that day or two will be devoted to thu CON
hdsration of tho amendme nts made to that bill.
ME- kAUFMAN-I would suggest to the gsntIam.r 4.
except all the appropriation bills. w
Mr.. WENTwoRTH-I don't believe that there 4, any
been for some days that there IA no S,ra..
to act ON the territorial bills this session. thsrs NAV
be- however to satisfy the people, to vote before
Mr.. BUar-I inquire whether debate bs In order,
The SPEAKEn-It is, within certain limits And
after referring to the rule that no order OF the Hou,e
shall make any reports bills preferable over the
general appropriation bills, the Chair said that it
would require vote Of two thirds to make the terrific
r!al bills supersede the appropriation bills
Mr. SrANTON-Is 1t in order to move that those bills
be the order OF the day for to morrow
Inc SPEAxER-Undoubtedy,i ii passed BY two thirds
MIR. VINroN-l move to amend, BY excepting ali the
general appropriation bills.
pass the appropriation bills l believe that they can
be passed even If the resolution of the from
indians prevail see nothing to prevent action on
any Of them give this merely as my opinion It is
due to the country to know whether We are going to
pass the territorial bills not. intend to do
any thing lot us do it eff otually Let us not pro-
iesedy approve OF the resolution but defeat the action
Of Congress.
Mr.: WErrwonrH-I don't believe that they will be
acted on. ' WV" w
Mr., Roor-The gentleman from Illinois says that he
has not seen disposition to act these bills; but
exceptions suggested, you will say, that we will
act; but that We VII not act on these bills.
made the order Of the day for to morrow,
The SrEAKER-lt will be in order, after the pending
amendments shall have been acted on.
MIR BRoDHEAD-l move the previous question.
MIR SiANroN-I desire to know whether my amend
ment is excluded or adopted
The SPEAKER-It Is excluded.
Mr.. STANToN-I move to except the bill which has
been made the special order for to morrow.
Mi SrANror-Ths bill to establish a commission to
eettle Mexican claims
Mr.. SAITH Was not the motion Of ths gentleman
PepnsylvAni mia moving the previous question!
The SrEAKER-The Chair THINKS not
S fsa that sss sss
with amendments and that the general appropriation
bin will soon be back with amen dmsnts Ths Army
bill has not been acted by that body aud the bill
making appropriation for the Post Once Department
has not yet been acted on by this House.
Under the operation of the previous question, the
amendments of Mes Vinton and Stanton we're
dissgreea to.
The resolution OF sr Smith was then adopted
sMITlsoNIAN INSTITUTION.
Mr' HILLIAnD prerented report from the Board Of
tn fh,a aft from
committee 1t will be that the institution is pro-
sressing two wings and the connecting range will be
buildings will be completed within three years from
March next After paying all expenses the improve
ments OF the grounds the purchase of books and sp
paratus etc. the expense greater than the amount
appropriated when the bill establishing tho institu-
tion was passed The report laid the table and
ordered to be printed
WIDOWS AND oRrHASs
MI KAUFMAN asked and obtain leave to introduce
bill directing the bureaus Of the cover nment the
tettlemen OF claims growing out Of ths war with
Mexico to give a preference to widows and orphans
and their authorized agents. He asked that the bill
ero from widows and orphans complaining that their
businees has remained untrsnsaoed for three or four
months. He believed that the House and the country
would give their unanimous voice for the passage Of
this measure
The BILL under the operation Of the previous ques-
ton, was passed.
MEXICAN INsrALMENrs.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the State OF the Union, (Mr Csbell In the
chair and resumed the consideration Of the bill to
provide for carrying into execution, in part, the
twelfth article of the treaty with Mexico concluded at
Guadalupe Hidalgo. IL provides for payment of the
instalment and interest which will fall due the 3Oh
OF May, 1s49 So 600; and for the second install
ment, with interest Sa540O0O, payable year there
after.
ION Saturday after our report was sent off, several
gentlemen addressed the Committee on the subject Of
slavery
MI. DoSNELL, OF North Carolins, this oing OBJ.
Jected to the bills prepared to admit California as
State int the Union and said that there would be
difficulty In settling the agitatipg question: If ths Will
mot provso should be stricken out Of the territorial
bills which had been reported The reason why It oan-
not be settled, fany h because there Is not enough
OF and Independence the part of men,
beers North and South How can the question be set
tied, unless gentlemen meet some common groundy
He complained Of the remarks Of several gentlemen,
and referred to the gentleman from Ohio, (ar Gid
dipg) whe he raid, charged the Speaker with having
formed the committees to suit the South That officer
had acted with dignity and impartiality, and this
placed him high above such base and calumnious
imputations.
MIR. GIpDINcs-Win the gentleman permit me to ex-
plain
MIR. DorrELL-I ssk for NO explanations
Mr.. GIDDINes-l imputed such motives.
MIR. DoNNELL-You did not charge him In words with
bs.e motives; bat you did assert that he put 9 ma
jority Of Northern men, who were faces the
committees
Mr.. GIDDrsos-I only ask to set myself right.
He expressed himself a. opposed to the Southern
venton, recently held In this CITY he did not take
carried out it would have tsndsnoy to distract the
Union. He commended, in conclusion, that the pro-
toco ola, In elect, alter the understanding OF the
treaty.
Mr.. CsowELL inquired when the debate to Close.
The CHAIRMAN informed him at two O'Clock.
Mr. CRowELL merely for the purpose Of saying
that he would avail himself Of the earliest moment to
address the House the subject of the territorial
bills and he should pay his respects to the gentlemen
who has just taken his scat.
Mr. GRINNKLL offered amendment to the bil-a
provso-that the money shall be paid With the under
standing that 1t 10 In accordance with the treaty with
reference to the protocol He said that the treaty
should be understood according to tue language and
not according to the explanations.
Mr.. BoYDoS, Of North Carolina, wished to reply to
the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. StephensJ whs
said that in voting for the appropriation in
the bill, We sanction all the aggressive policy of the
President towards Mexico He took this occasion to
say that he took directly contrary view Of this sub
ject He admitted that the President commenced the
war unnecessarily and enthusiastically, for the
purpose Of conquest and that IL prosecuted from
beginning to end With that view; and although he
intended to vote foe the appropriation he disssned
from the inference Of the gentleman In his judgment
be who refused to vote tor the appropriation 10 mot
only payiceps criinis In the aggressive policy, but
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