New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-24
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Limit for rexas-The Appropriation Bill.
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Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON Monday, Jan. %.
Monday is the only day in the week when it is
in order TO move Suspension oil the Rules so
as to take up business out OF its turn and oil
course there is great struggle for precedence
with such motions. This morning,
The bills creating regular Territorial Govern |
mspts TO- New-Mexico and California were thus
made special orders for the 30th inst-thatn alter
the Appropriation and Postage Reform bills. The
opposition was quite faint, indicating an under
standing on the other side that il would be as well
10 let these bills move ahead IL was settled that
nothing else could be made special order TIL
they were.
Mr. HLLIARD OF Ala. brought in a measure OF
amazing modesty-one scheme, though in two
pieces The frat fixed the boundaries Of Texas
and pretty nix it was. Texas is by this bill ex-
tended North to 36o 80, 80 as to swallow the bet
ter part Of New Mexico and then run West TO the
Pacific Ocsan 90 as to include the lower half Of
our California clear through to the Pacific Ocean
You may, laugh or stare, but this was the PROPOSE
ton. Itwoud trsnsmogrify Texas into the shape
OF Q carp4nters square, the longer end being ad
ded by bis bill The House didn't come very
near suspending the Rules to let in such bill
the Yeas being 60; the Nays ll2. l observed no
vote from the Free States for it but that of Mr.
Ficklin Of H. while several from the Slave States
either voted No or sat silent The Siamese to
this was bill organizing California so as to in
GLIDE only the territory above go 80. leaving all
below to Texas as aforesaid But Mr.. Hilliard
concluded after the vote on his main proposition,
not 10 press this just at present.
Maj GAiSEs Of Ky. got out Of Committee by
Suspension of the Rules bill giving Capt. Dan
Drake Henrie bonus of $4,000 and ,2so acres of
Public and for his gallantry in escaping from the
Mexcans after the capture OF Maj. Gaines, Capt
c. NJ. Clay and troop at Encsrnscion The House
pushed the bill 70 its third reading and through it
In short order--Yeas l22. Nays S. thought that
1880 acres of land more than mans share, but
the House took different view OF it, 1t is not
often man gets well paid for standing, as
Capt. Henrie will for running. However, let 1t go
Mr.. CoBB Of Ala. got up bill to pay Aiaosma
interest on certain advances made by her IN resist
ing Creek hostlli,ies some twelve years ago. mn
personal popularity carried the bill through out Of
its turn. and it only needs the sens,e's concur
rance in an amendment and Mr.. Folks signature Il
make 1t a law. No doubt oil either
--ltwas o'clock before Mr.. Nintons motion t,
go into Committee OF the Whole prevailed, al,
then came up the never ending Civil and Diplo
matte Appropriation BILL and the fire Of amend
ments reopened by platoons The Committed
were Just about In the middle OF the bill, and no
body could remember the beginning forese'
end. Very few amendments were adopted, sn'
these few mainly additional items moved by Mr.
vinton himself. Among them were $4,000 70
continuing the survey OF the Great Lakes an'
$4,000 for engraving and printing charts of the sur
veys already made. The Committee on Com
merce tried To get in an item Of $4,000 for
public edifice to include the Post Office, Custom
House, l. 5. Courts, &c. at Portland, Maine bu
this was quickly overland with amendments pro
viding for similar edifces at St. Louis Cincinnati
Chicago. &c. and so defeated A great number o
propositions TO amend were served in hike manner
Mr.. vinton on going into Committee, express
ed hope that there would be no coming out agar
at any rate till hsl-past O'Clock Before ;, how
ever, motions to rise began to be made from th'
wrong side Of the House, and, these failing, Mem
hers began to refrain from voting on the moment
ly occurring divisions. so as to have the Commit
and drumming, however, quoruns were generally
obtained, though not without serious loss of time
and on one occasion the Chairman, Mr. c. b
SxIrH.) took the responsibility OF refusing to de-
clare the House without quorum, although the
vote implied it, seeing tia, there quorum
palpably in the seats before him. Motions to rise
come pouring in thicker and faster after o clock
but the Whig Members heartily responded to Mr.
Vinton's appeals. and on two divisions not I
Wing rose in support Of the motions 10 break NJ
the Committee on other occasions two or three
only. The other side seemed pretty generally Il
sing out Ay, but when Z division was cslleS
only tw enty tive to forty stood up. The Chairman
exercised little sslutsry despotism. and wher
only some thirty rose to sustain motion 10 rise he
would declare il lost without calling for the Noes
snd kept pre- ssing the consideration Of the bill
item BY item, steadily forward. Il W. the h's'
time this Session that il has beenresly made mani
fest that there is Wing majority In the House, and
that said majority holds Itself in some measure
responsible for the due transaction OF the public
basness and tn at to this ead some sort OF discipline
and authority is indispensable. T-e was aocon-
plished in three-qusrters Of an our alter this
spirit wa evoked than had been in all day before,
and il was not till after half past that the Com.
mittee yielded 30 a motion TO rise, and then BY q
not very decided vote. l am confident it viii do
better yet tomorrow.
The Speaker having resumed the Chair,
Maj. CAMS Of Ky. rose and asked susPsn'